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I never received my 4 mags. I emailed ft about it he said he would send replacements after 10/10. Never heard from him again. He has not responded to my last 2 emails......live and learn.

You can use the optics specific mount with a Saiga gas tube, You just have to pop of the factory heat shield on the gas tube, it's only held on by 4 spot welds. I did it, it works great.

I'll buy 4. Please add me to the list. Thanks.

"Great looking conversion. I had a question about your handguard. How is it attached and is it on solid? Thought one would need a retainer... Also, is it heavy and does it do a good job blocking heat?" I had questions about the hand guard too. I called MI directly and spoke to Troy. A handguard retainer is not needed for any of the AK rails. The Saiga version top cover is a little longer to cover where the rear top hand guard stop (close to the rear sight block) is on a normal AK. US palm topcover is not available in the Saiga specific version, so there will be a slight gap from the Rea

Just finished it a few days ago. Ive got about 100 rounds through it. Sweet shooter. It turned out better than I anticipated. Thanks to all of those whose have contributed to this forum, it is a great resource. Gun Specs: Base Gun- Saiga IZ 240 5.45x39 Stock: DPH Aluminum Folding Hinge: Stormwerkz Aluminum Receiver Block: CSS Basic Conversion Kit: CSS Bullet Guide : CSS Gas Tube: Stock Saiga with heat shield removed Hand Guard: Midwest Industries Universal AK with US Palm T1 top cover RDS: Primary Arms Micro FSB: Bulgarian 24mm Muzzle Brake: Manticore NightBrake Finish

I have bought several of these...All of mine have been brown, circle 21's in great shape and functioned flawlessly. One I got recently had "war carvings" on it. I can't tell what is says, but it's not English.