SwedishLaser

It's only "fishy" if you have no personal responsibility. Otherwise, by your logic, it's "fishy" that we can buy a car that can kill a person (or people) with just a small press on the accelerator pedal. Or, sporting goods houses selling golf clubs and baseball bats (which can also easily kill people). You just keep up with this attitude, and you'll end up with a whole lot of others with no personal responsibility. I don't think you understood the question or the logic, so I will forgive you for being rude. If I didn't have personal responsibility I wouldn't care to research

Yeah, I think I will. The only thing I care about is having a reliable firearm, I don't care if it had bert and ernie on the stock. Thanks to all for the replies.

Is there any reason, other than aesthetics, to change the factory handguard/gas system to the AK-style? In other words, does it improve reliability/functionality? Thanks in advance for your replies! I'm just trying to figure what the most necessary changes are for budget reasons.

Mine's the 7.62x39 with the 16" barrel. I haven't even shot it yet, but I love it already. Can't wait to get it converted. It doesn't look too hard from the video I saw. The only thing I'm not sure I'll do myself is the bullet guide and threading the barrel to install the ak-74 muzzle break. After inspecting it though it looks as if the barrel is already threaded, but has the piece of metal welded over it. Would it be hard to take that piece off somehow? Just wondering.

Boy do I feel dumb! Can you tell this is my first Saiga? lol Thanks for the insight.

On this video there are 2 screws drilled to install the new stock, but on my saiga 7.62x39 there is only one. With only one supporting screw on the top it seems it would not be very secure. Is there something I can do to improve the security of the stock, or is the one screw sufficient? Thanks, Swede

Good idea...I've been researching it and it doesn't seem that hard. Is this viedo pretty right on you'd say?

So the consensus is AZEX I guess? I was hoping there would be more AZ residents here.

Who is the best in the Grand Canyon State for a Saiga rifle conversion, both for quality and price?-Thanks

It's only "fishy" if you have no personal responsibility. Otherwise, by your logic, it's "fishy" that we can buy a car that can kill a person (or people) with just a small press on the accelerator pedal. Or, sporting goods houses selling golf clubs and baseball bats (which can also easily kill people). You just keep up with this attitude, and you'll end up with a whole lot of others with no personal responsibility. I don't think you understood the question or the logic, so I will forgive you for being rude. If I didn't have personal responsibility I wouldn't c

"At any rate, it is not necessary to alter a Saiga for 922® compliance unless it has ceased to be a sporting rifle. Adding a pistol grip or folding stock to one absolutely triggers 922®. However, it is not certain that converting one to accept AK-47 magazines automatically triggers a need for 922® compliance." http://thegunwiki.com/Gunwiki/BuildSaigaVerifyCompliance ® It shall be unlawful for any person to assemble from imported parts any semiautomatic rifle or any shotgun which is identical to any rifle or shotgun prohibited from importation under section

What is a "magazine conversion"? I should have clarified. I mean by simply installing a dinzag bullet guide and filing the mag catch to accept mil-surp AK mags, and nothing else.

Having studied the code and related codes, I can't find anything to tell me otherwise. The only websites that say magazine conversion by itself is illegal, as if it were a certainty, are the websites that sell compliance parts--which seems a little fishy if you ask me. Any thoughts?