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I have the Ultimak rail and have found that it really only works well with the standard KVAR style handguard. Unfortunately this puts my support hand too close to the receiver for comfort. My support hand elbow is cramped. Is there any other lower handguard mount that works with the Ultimak rail? Alternatively, if I were to sell the Ultimak, is there another rail system that would allow cowitness with my Aimpoint micro the way the Ultimak does? The Midwest industries rail with aimpoint top cover looks intriguing.

A muzzle brake on a 223 is not a "must have", like it is on a 308. But it does make a substantial difference. I used to have straight barrel target ARs. I picked up a Colt M4-gery and realized there was definitely some muzzle rise in a lightweight (~5lb) ar. The Surefire muzzle brake made a big difference getting back on target fast.

I have a SureFire MB556K on my Colt 6940. While it may be obnoxious to those unfortunate enough to be standing to the side of me, it does an excellent job of nearly eliminating muzzle rise. Followup shots are super fast. I want to put the same brake on my Saiga 223 but have some questions about my options. At first I was thinking large. Since the muzzle would need to be threaded anyway, I was considering having the FSB moved closer to the gas block, and shortening and recrowning the barrel to 14.5", so it would be just over 16" with the comp. I don't know anyone who does that kind of work, e

I have been Googling and scouring through the forum and it seems that most of the info I see is a few years old. I would like to have a Scout setup on my Saiaga 308, and throw an Aimpoint T1/H1 on an Ultimak gas tube rail. The question I have is about the Ultimak rail. I have read about people using the standard tube/rail and just dremeling out the inside of the U-bolt to account for the thicker barrel profile. I see that Ultimak has VEPR tubes though. I owned a Robarms VEPR and know the barrel had a thicker profile. Can I use one of them? I would think the U-bolt would be bigger to accomodate

Thanks for the help guys.

I was looking at BudsGunShop and saw they had two different Saiga 308s on their site. One was listed as the standard IZ-137. That one wasn't a mystery to me. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/81154/RWC+IZ137+SAIGA+308W+16%22BBL+BLKSYN+8RD The other one though was listed as 170290. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/78696/SAIGA+170290+308+16IN The descriptions are the same (i.e. plastic furniture, barrel length, etc). The only difference i saw was that the second one cost more and had a 10 round mag instead of 8 round. Doe

Sold pending funds.

I bought this Saiga-12 back in January and have put about 200 rounds through it. It is the IZ-109 model with 19" threaded barrel with beaded rib. The gun is unconverted because of New Jersey's retarded gun laws (i.e. pistol gripped semi-auto shotguns are considered assault weapons). I sent the bolt and trigger group off to Pauly's Custom Fabrication for his glassbolt special (http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/61900-paulys-glass-bolt-special/). The gun is now much, much smoother than it ever was. It will cycle with light target loads and the trigger pull is night-and-day better than it

He may have patented his own method of creating a doublestack magazine, but I can't imagine the patent covers ALL doublestack mag designs. That would be like Ford being the only company that could make a convertible because they made the first one. MD Arms makes great stuff, but I hope others try their hand at doublestacks too. Competition is never a bad thing.

Sorry about the bad info. I have HK sights on my PTR32 and I assumed Chaos worked the same way.

The three holes are for different distances. The notch is for 100 meters. The other holes should be numbered. I prefer the 200 meter peep to the 100 meter notch. Also, you need a special tool to adjust elevation. I am not sure how much it matters on a shotgun though.

That is my big question. Their peep sight for the AK sits really low on the rail. All the other rail mounted peep sights I have ever seen are for ARs. I would think that they could not be adjusted low enough (many don't even adjust for height), even with raising the front sight post as high as it will go. I am waiting for a call back from TWS to see what the max rear sight height is.

Thanks. Good stuff.

One of the things I always had problems with on AKs is the mid rifle rear sights. I was thinking about going with the replacement peeps, but decided to buy the Texas Weapons Systems railed top cover for my Saiga 223 because I am dying for a true rear sight at the back of the rifle. From what I have seen and read, it stays on there nice and tight. At half the cost of the Krebs cover, I am willing to take the chance. Also, I am planning on using the AR stock adaptor and it requires grinding the rear trunion tang off. The Krebs top cover uses the rear tang to lock into place. The Tech Sights prod

Saiga as a good first gun? Depends on how handy you are. Some of us get lucky and have a great running shotgun right out of the box. Others don't. You could send it back for warranty (assuming you haven't converted it), or try to fix the problems yourself. There are a lot of sticky thread to show you how to smooth out the operation. If you want a plug-and-play gun, a Mossy or Remmy pump might be a better bet.

I take mine out for trap once in a while. I bought a 2 round mag for it and plan on going for pheasant in the fall. Throw a polychoke on it or have the barrel threaded for Rem chokes. It's still a shotgun after all, just a super cool one.

I believe MD Arms is not selling directly any more. They are going through Copes Distributing. http://www.copesdist...roducts_id=3486

Any post you see from him, click on his name and you will go to his profile. From there you can send a message.

My fiance says I am overgassed.

I am no expert, but I would say yes. If your gun cycles weak ammo on the 1 setting, it means there is enough gas going through the system to really pound your gun with the stouter ammo. The MD Arms gas plug is a cheap solution, since you are not going to be plugging any gas ports or making them smaller. The plug gives you five gas levels. The low gas settings should be enough to compensate for too much gas. I think other people's advice will be close to mine, but wait and take it all in. Good luck.

Sporting clays by me wants a 24" barrel. Take up bird hunting and you'll have a good reason to own a 2 rounder. That's why I bought mine.

Vlad, Imagine seeing you here. I have heard nothing but good about the Chaos rail system.

Depends on whether you live in one of the retarded states, like mine (New Jersey). Here, any more than six rounds in an autoloading shotgun mag/mag tube makes it an illegal "assault firearm". Check your local laws. I use Russian five rounders and a Carolina SS 2 rounder for bird hunting.

CSS sells two round Saiga 12 mags.

Take a look at Pauly's Glass Bolt Special for $99 shipped. He smoothes out yourwhole fire control group, eliminating friction that can slow the action and cause low brass not to cycle. Get that done and see how it works. After that you shoul consider the MD Arms V plug. It hs a much wider range of gas settings that can help if your gun is undergassed. Lastly, if he other measures haven't fixed the problem, you could consider the MD Arms reliability gas puck. It is lighter and will help reduce another source of friction. You don't want to put this plug in if everything is running OK though beca