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If you are uneasy about cutting off the tang, check this out. http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/75814-got-tang-introducing-the-ultimate-folding-stock-system/page__st__30

Cool. I will try that.

"I see !", said the blind man. Do you happen to know the thickness of the plexiglass by any chance?

Look at this gorgeous piece of hardware............. http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/storeproduct1221.aspx

Malcolm spelled it out pretty well. It's not an issue until you get a shell that is too short and drags and hangs on the hood. It's a combo of magazine, shell and hood. I think I've REDUCED the chances of a hangup but not totally eliminated them. My internals are all polished thanks to Pauly. Mags have been widened and smoothed out on the inside. Only factors now are the shells and hood. It will be a couple weeks till I can get to the range. Below are 5 different 2 3/4" shells. L to R : Winchester Super X slug, Winchester Super X 00 Buckshot, Remington HD Ultimate Home Defense B

Could you post a picture and give a little more detail. I thought I read where some put a shim on the back of the follower to keep the nose of the shell from coming up too high.

I widened the mouth of the SGM as per your instruction, Pauly. Also removed some material from back of magazine to ensure no part of rim drags right before reaching the top. Hand cycling each magazine several times has not replicated the jams that plagued me at home and the range. Evl, that is nice work. The last thing I will do is get some dry silicone lubricant. That should make the magazines as silky smooth as the rest of the firearm. I just want it to be reliable with all ammo. If need be I'll get some 3" but am not a huge fan of it. The added recoil, at least out of a pump

I would love to have that done. If anyone knows who can do this in the greater Austin, TX area, I would appreciate it.

Carolina Shooters Supply is where I got my parts.

You cannot have more than 10 foreign parts from "the list" once you take it out of the sporting configuration. There is a 922r section on this site. You cannot add a US part and have it count towards compliance if it did not originally come with it. Pistol grip on S12 does not count towards compliance. When I did mine, I wanted to make sure I was compliant even without magazines, which count as 3 parts. Buttstock, Forearm, FCG (3 parts), flashhider, puc, and heavy duty op rod. Not too long ago, the parts count was changed.

I did the spark plug thing and dremelled some material from the back of the magazine right before the shell reaches the top of the magazine. I'll also try some dry silicone spray for good measure. So far everything seems good. Won't be able to go to the range for awhile. Thanks for all the help.

Was sent this link about competition gun http://www.guns.com/izhmash-new-saiga-12-for-competition-multigun-uspsa-ipsc-8427.html

Here is the factory 5 follower. Obviously the follower is longer as there is no tilt. 1. The mouth of the SGM is a little tighter. Widening it will help things. 2. The back of the inside of the magazine, right before the shell seats in it's top most position is not properly shaped. The factory mag is shaped and finely finished so the rim doesn't scrape the back and drag. The SGMs do drag the shell and are not shaped the same. I will have to deal with that. Here is a shell hung up right before reaching the top of the SGM. Damn. I spent so much time on the gun, the

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/54450-the-problems-just-keep-coming/page__p__513795__hl__+magazine%20+follower%20+shim&do=findComment&comment=513795 This is a thread I found. Pauly actually PMed me the socket trick and it makes sense to me. Wonder what dremelling down this ridge on the back of the follower would do?

The next thing I need to try is loading a 5/8" spark plug socket into the mag and dipping the mouth into boiling water for 10 seconds and letting it air cool. I'll try finding the shim thread if the socket doesn't work. Barely any fore and aft movement. Slight side to side. The bottom shells are obviously dragging or getting upset during firing. But it's not all of the time. That's what's pissing me off. Looks like I need to sample some different magazine makes.

I staged a jam like I had this afternoon. The edge of the shell is completely over the edge of the hood. It's not a matter of a burr or anything like that. Now that you mention it, I started noticing this happening since I had the ability to load on a closed bolt. Also this mainly happened on the 6th or 7th round. Obviously not in the video where I loaded on a closed bolt. My buddy brought along Federal 1 1/8oz #8 shot and had no issues until he started trying to load on a closed bolt, come to think of it. Perhaps the shells are getting shifted where the nose is pointing too high

Having jamming isses on the hood with everything I've tried except Rio 00Buck. Have the Glassbolt, HD op rod, CSS puck and MD Arms V plug. Have put right at 800 shells through it. Action is smooth as butter. Use mainly Wally World Federal 7.5. Have four SMG 8 rounders/ Sometimes it will run no problems, then I'll get a shell to hang. Sometimes every mag, except the Saiga 5 rounder. Has never hung up with Rio 00 Buck. I think it's the ammo. Any other bulk ammo out there that is slightly longer? Was told Estate 1 1/4oz loads are the way to go. Here is a video. Ho

Sorry, I didn't know what your gun looked like. I guess I was showing what I really want. 74 Brake http://www.dinzagarms.com/brakes_hiders/74brake1220.html

http://www.dinzagarms.com/saiga_12/aks12.html This is what you want for the ultimate AK look.

I lightly filled the end of the extractor slot like in the included link. Also lightly touched the opposite side where the "fixed" extractor seats. Also noticed the area in green in the attached photo was pretty bad on mine. It was mushroomed, and I filed it so that the edges were smooth again. MD said not to touch it, but I didn't change the shape. Also put the regular recoil spring back in. Had the light one from CSS which was included with the CSS puc and MD Arms V plug. Also had Glassbolt and heavy duty op rod installed. Everything was smooth except that last 3/4". Now with th

I'd probably buy one if someone could spell the name correctly. Or does it attract too much DEA attention?

Thanks for the info. I was first thinking of swapping out the extractor spring, But this thread seems to point out some problems I sometimes have. Smoothing out that edge can only help.

Glad to see the confidence in the Eotech. If I ever get another S12 I would seriously consider the Kushanpup.