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Are you talking about the IO inc. pistol grip? That comes standard on a lot of their rifles and is a good way to distinguish if it is one of their builds/conversions.

I am using a Polish FSB, and a Bulgarian HG retainer and GB. APEX was nice enough to measure the FSB for me to ensure it fit.

I keep getting conflicting answers (my forum search not much better) to my question of which parts i can utilize to complete a front end conversion on my rifle. It has a factory threaded barrel so i don't want to use the Bulgy threaded FSB. What is the most economical way to get a FSB, GB and HG retainer for this rifle? I plan on pressing everything on, so no bolt-on parts. An acceptable parts list from Apex or another surplus site would be great. Kvar's prices are way too high. Thanks!

Disregard post, sorry!

Have blown doors with det cord, but nothing like that. Got his butt rolled though Not something you want to do every day i bet.

is that pistol grip as comfortable as it looks? Very comfortable. Got it from CSS.. Actually, got all my parts from CSS

Same. The bit from CSS chewed right through the metal with very little pressure. It's all in the bit you use. I used titanium and Kobalt bits to do the trigger guard and it was much more difficult. Wish i had used the bullet guide bit to drill a tap hole for the trigger guard rivets and spot weld.

Took my new PSL and SAIGA to the range this Sunday and had a blast. The PSL isn't as polished as the SAIGA, but i could hit a steel plate at 550m pretty consistently using iron sites. Terrible trigger pull!!! The SAIGA on the the other hand was a pleasure to shoot. Very accurate and had no feed or firing issues. Little recoil and almost 0 rise with the JTAC brake. The only thing i need is a cheek pad of some sort. after firing 60 rounds or so i could feel my cheek getting a little sore. At 25 yards free hand, rapid fire, i could put them all in a 4-5 inch area. I was consistently hitting an 18

Agreed, modify the catch. Wait on your rifle to come in to know which bullet guide you need (flat or round) and remember you'll need a T handle to hold the tap. There is a thread on this forum about grinding the catch. Can't remember the name, but i've linked it in one of my responses to another member asking the same question. Found it, but it's in another forum. catch

I just did my conversion on a 7.62x39. I used the one from CSS. However, i had to modify it because it won't go around the PG nut. It will need to be cut down and filed to fit the bottom of the receiver. The one from MS looks like it wouldn't need as much work (maybe none at all?). However, i would get the cheaper of the two if you have an angle grinder or a Dremmel. It wasn't that hard to mod. See my thread in the 7.62 area.. "I think mine is threaded". I used the standard Tapco FCG and had no issues, although, i DID file mine down for the BHO.

Maybe i am confused. I just used a Tapco PG nut in my 7.63x39 conversion without a problem. Well, i had to modify my ACE internal block, but if it weren't for that.. no problems.

Roll Tide!

Awesome job! Makes me want to buy another and do wood.

Longer than it should have I bet i spent close to 2 hours in the garage. I'm sure a Dremmel would have saved a lot of time, but i've really had good luck using my files. I just seem to have finer control using a small file. My arm did get a little tired though.

Just finished...

I just finished ventilating the hand guard on my rifle and thought i would post the process. I found a template in the .308 section that i used as a basis for the cut out. I printed it and cut them out as well as i could. After eyeballing the location i wanted them to be cut, i took a small drill bit and put a hole at each end of the cut out right where the lines cross. Not all the way through, just enough to make a mark. That plastic is tough and a nail with finger pressure did nothing. After i did one side, i made a small pencil mark above each hole so that i could see it

Gratz on the rifle! If you are still using the stock trigger group, i can see why it would have an awful pull. There is a thread in here somewhere about polishing the areas needed to lighten or make the pull smoother. Got to be careful though, too much and it gets to be a hair trigger New pics! Finished the hand guard modification. I used a template i found in the .308 section (thread was called ventilating synthetic hand guard i think) It didn't have the right hand guard, but i just needed the pattern. I'm going to create a new thread and link it HERE as i didn't see a detailed post in

here you go. 922R Also, look in the tech section of this forum. It's a sticky.

I've been reading this topic with interest, but I'm still trying to understand: - How does the factory install the threaded spacer in the first place? (and why can't it just be heated a bit to expand its size and then unscrew it off the barrel) - How do you "cut all the sight sleeve off" but then re-use part of it (won't it now have a slit in it from cutting?). Sorry, my elderly brain just can't picture it... Yeah, if you look at the second pic in post #33, you'll see what looks like a cut piece of pipe on the table. That was the part of the shroud or sleeve that i cut off to expo

post some pics

Thanks, but a ballistic arc is an arc - it has a midrange high point before beginning to drop because the sights put an upward launch angle on the barrel which is not parallel to the ground at firing. That's why a 25 yard zero for .308 equates to a 200 yard zero, because the bullet hasn't reached midrange at 25 and then peaks and drops back to POA at 200. So the bullet is "rising" before midrange and will strike targets at higher and higher points at increasing distances from a fixed position until it reaches midrange. Correct. I've just seen people that use the word "rise" because th

Sounds like i was very lucky. Shame is, if it hadn't of been, the cost of the project would have gone up at least $40. Wish they just sent them all over here threaded

Had several issues during this conversion. Process No Dremmel definitely made it tougher. However, my new file set saved the day on more than one occasion. All parts except the brake and magazine ordered from CSS. Tapco FCG with self modded hammer for BHO CSS BG kit ACE Internal Receiver Block self modded to fit the PG nut ACE 8.5" stock ATI (i believe) ergonomic grip Tapco screw and nut PG set TAPCO retainer plate self modded to fit the ACE block JTAC brake I left the BHO in. I still plan on venting the hand guard. Reading up on that now. I saw someone had templates for

Cool, thanks for that info. Well, i found another pipe cutter in the truck box and attempted another cut. It made it about 1/16th of an inch and broke the blade The small hack saw i bought wouldn't even get a bite on the metal. So, i once again turned to my handy file set. I have a small three sided file that made a nice angled cut. Since i had an even starter cut all around the barrel, i just used that groove and filed evenly all around. When i got close to what i though was the thickness of the shroud, i got some channel locks and twisted the end.. no go, little more filing.. again an

Sounds like an awesome day at the range! I'm envious. Thanks for the report on the POSP scope, you reminded me i need to download the english version of the manual before i take mine to the range.... if i can find that link. Also, if i understood your comment correctly, bullets don't actually rise. People tend to think that because of the arc shown on bullet trajectories though They should really show the gun angled up in those things