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One last thought. All things considered, conversion or no conversion, is the Saiga rifle with the Russian receiver better, the same, or worse than most of the AK's that are out there? As I said earlier, I've seen a number of AK's over the years and I like my Saiga as well, if not better, than most of them. Certainly, I would rather have a rifle made with a Russian barrel and Russian receiver than most of the stuff I am seeing now made with so-so American parts. Based on what I have learned here over the last few days, I would say that the 7.62 Saiga, converted to AK style, is one of the

Thanks, guys. Interesting to know all of this.

I wasn't quite sure how to answer your question, so I took a photo in hopes that it will show you what you are looking for. Of course, since it has been several years since I picked up the rifle, my memory of the event may not be 100% accurate. I guess for my purposes, the bottom line is that I have a rifle that I am very pleased with. Thanks for taking the time to look this stuff over. Hope the photo helps.

I've been a member continuously since 1984 when I was 21. I've never seen any political organization which is as effective as the NRA, and even though I don't always agree with its tactics or policies, it generally has served gun owners very well. Because of that, I signed up for a Life Membership via extended payments. Once I got through with that, I gradually upgraded the membership when special offers were made and today I am a Benefactor. All this really means is that I get to wear a hat that says, "Benefactor." Actually, in some ways the NRA is a little bit of a disappointmen

I have a Saiga 12 gauge shotgun that I purchased around 2006. It is a nice shotgun, especially considering the very reasonable price it went for. I would, however like to make a couple of changes. The first involves some way to hold the bolt open. I know everyone here has experienced this, but it very difficult to make rapid magazine changes, especially with full magazines. It seems to me that this problem would be solved if there were some way to hold the bolt open when changing magazines. Does anyone sell a kit which: 1). Addresses this problem; and 2). Can be installed by a relat

I think I need to clarify my original post. I doubt that the rifle came into the country in this configuration (with a hi-cap mag well and with a pistol grip stock setup). However, I had my dealer order the rifle from an ad in Shotgun News, and in the ad it was in its current configuration--accepts hi-cap mags, pistol grip, etc. I am almost certain that whatever modifications that were done to it were done by EAA. That is, they added the appropriate number of American made parts to comply with 922r and then modified the mag well. I was there at my dealer when the rifle arrived via UPS,

Here's a photo of the entire rifle.

Around 2003, I purchased a Saiga 7.62x39. I mostly shoot Springfield M1A's, so until recently this rifle has mostly been a "Safe Queen." About six months ago I pulled it out, replaced the stock with a K-Var with a longer length-of-pull, and proceeded to start shooting. It is now one of my favorite rifles. While researching it online, I've gotten the idea that that it may be on the rare side. Most of the Saigas I see are either: 1)"sporterized" with a single stack mag well and "sporter" style stocks; 2)have been worked over by the final owner to accept traditional AK mags and stocks; or