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Check for handguard retainer notch and see if the chamber is not stepped
These two things increase your chances greatly. Although it sounds like you know this...the only way to tell is hack the shroud off
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Havnt seen this before. Cool post!
Looks like the woman is inspecting import saigas in one of the pics!!
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It could be your mainspring, or, although it's less likely, it might be the overall length of your firing pin. Those casings show clear evidence of light strikes.
Yep. Def light strikes. My spent tulammo cases have deep deep primer dent that are actually wrinkled up around the dents. And I have shot more than 2000 rounds of tulammo with never an issue.
Id go with a new oem ak47 mainspring and see whs happens then
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I think I'm out of options locally.
I have a Saiga that I've converted the trigger group to a G2, installed the trigger guard and moved the FCG forward, installed a pistol grip and buttstock.
I am tool-less and need to get some one to do the rest of the restoration:
* Bullet Guide installed, any modding needed to accept AK mags done.
* Retainer installed for "traditional" AK hand gaurds.
* Muzzle thread shroud cut off, if barrel isn't threaded, then thread the barrel and add a detent for the cleaning rod.
So basically, a mock up of the SGL-2161. I may want duracoat or some similiar finish depending on price and which finishing process they offer.
I'm trying to find someone who would do this for a reasonable price, IMO. I'm a little curious what others think this would run, too. I have none of the parts yet, either.
All those things are quite easy with hundreds of threads on and can be done with minimal tools of you use a bolt on retainer.
But if you want the most efficient and cheapest route without you getting your hands dirty...sell the saiga and buy an arsenal. Between back and forth shipping and the parts, and cost of gunsmith doing the labor. You'll be at the price of an arsenal from atlanticfirearms.com in no time
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Those rifles never see any use
Check out that finned 74 muzzlebreak!! I want one!!!
First time I've seen dimples on a military AK.
Awesome picks! Thanks for posting!
I believe all the ak100/century series are dimpled receivers.
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Magpul afg on the first pic!! Ha!!
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The really really sad thing is. Anyone that, god forbid, did have to defend their life or families lives will probably be in same damn shoes as Zimmerman is and be labeled racist,gun toting, murderer. Regardless of the situation leading to defence of his life or family
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Started out as grocery store clerk at 15, then started driving forklift for the same chains warehouse at 19, and now, at 22, handle outbound shipping logistics for delhaize America(company that owns sweetbay, foodlion, and Hannaford grocery stores along the east coast)
Movin on up!
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May I ask why you are looking for a milled ak?
Is It to add to a collection?
Or becuase you've been misled into thinking they are someway superior to a quality stamped rifle?
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Placing my bets on (assuming its a converted rifle) no disconnector spring
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I think that we have been infiltrated by a group of JB weld sexual deviants! Must be the only way they can get it hard!
And once it's hard, it's unreliable at best, and breaks off when you need it most!!
And FYI. What you're talking about using to secure a rifle together are bolts. Screws cut their own threads into softer materials, bolts thread into precreated threads such as nuts or tapped holes.
No wood screws?
Seriously though.
colloquially, a bolted together AK is refered to as a "screw build"
If a duck is colloquially referred to as a chicken, but you know it's a duck.
Do you call it a chicken ??
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I think that we have been infiltrated by a group of JB weld sexual deviants! Must be the only way they can get it hard!
And once it's hard, it's unreliable at best, and breaks off when you need it most!!
And FYI. What you're talking about using to secure a rifle together are bolts. Screws cut their own threads into softer materials, bolts thread into precreated threads such as nuts or tapped holes.
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Rivets only. do it right, do it once
Your constant jb weld references are bordering on the annoying side too
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Please tell us that's not a UTG mount you have? I've heard some were tweaked baaaad from the factory. Belarus on mine, and solid as a rock.
The mount in the op pic is a utg so I'm assuming that's what he's using. My Belarus bp02 is rock solid and straight as an arrow too:)
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...FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT AN INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE Ultimak Gas Tube Rail... THIS WORKS VERY WELL!
And, for those of you who still want to cry "foul,"... my Saiga's equipped with a Black Jack Buffer!
I'm glad to hear that your JB Weld job held up through an entire range trip, but what does the presence of the buffer have to do with anything?
More evidence of Haphazardly sticking worthless Bullshit bandaids to the rifle?!?
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Wow....you guys are brutal.
Anyway I enjoyed the post. I noticed on my .223 the fire pin is spring loaded but on my 7.62 the pin is floating. I was just thinking about this very problem after I hand cycled a few rounds through the 7.62 after I finish the trigger/hammer/PG conversion. Everyone of the rounds I hand-cycled has a firing pin dent on the primer. It's a little bothersome. I wish the 7.62 was spring loaded like the .223.
Wow....you guys are brutal.
Anyway I enjoyed the post. I noticed on my .223 the fire pin is spring loaded but on my 7.62 the pin is floating. I was just thinking about this very problem after I hand cycled a few rounds through the 7.62 after I finish the trigger/hammer/PG conversion. Everyone of the rounds I hand-cycled has a firing pin dent on the primer. It's a little bothersome. I wish the 7.62 was spring loaded like the .223.
If I saw dents in my primers I would be a little more than bothered. I might be down right concerned.
Ahhhhhh why? I've seen many primer dents on rounds I've cycled trough my rifle. Just don't cycle the rifle in place you wouldn't be ok with it going off. Simple. So simple infact that I believe the four rules point to this. If your gun was "always loaded" you certainly wouldn't point it at something much less cycle it in the direction of something you weren't ok with destroying. Correct?
That being said I've shot my fair share of ak platform
Rifles and have never never, I mean never, seen a slam fire. Really. It's not
Something to get butt hurt about. The lightweight of the firing pin contributes to it not having enough inertia to ignite a primer.
Now If you've got a completely gunked firing pin channel or a lead weight on your firing pin then there may be cause for your concern.
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+1 saving ammo for calibers you don't have.
I keep ammo from guns I've sold.
I recently sold my 1911 but I kept the 250+ rounds of ammo and misc. spare parts as I will likely own another, and because .45 could be very handy/valuable post SHTF, same with a .308 I sold, rifle is gone, but I kept the ammo.
We find a lot of misc ammo at my work, a few .223, half a box of 7mm mag, 30-30 etc, etc, so I save it all in my "assorted ammo" box becuase you never know when half a box of 7mm mag could be important.
Small gun parts and magazines are another nice thing to hang on to.
I wanna work somewhere that I stumble upon ammo!!!
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If you want to spend ~$70, then RSA adjustable. Red Star Arms.
If not, then modify a $30 G2 Double hook forover travel , and ad a spacer to limit pretravel. Polish everything that needs polishing.
It is not necessary or beneficial to remove the second hook as shown here. mainly, cut the step in the front, and use a washer on your trigger guard screw to control the pre-travel where it shows to add material by welding.
Most people here use a tapco G2 and haven't tried anything else, so that is what most are going to say.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the g2. Actually it's leaps and bounds better than 95% of other assault rifle triggers.
Saigas arnt meant to be bench rest rifles, a g2 is an excellent combat trigger.
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Sounds like something is loose.
True story. I'd check for consistency. Did you tighten down the rings all nice and even and use blue loctite?
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If anyone is interested Sightmark was super cool about the warranty, emailed me back within a day, and a tech guy actually answered the phone and listened to everything. He even asked questions and told me he converted a 5.45
That's awesome!
It could be the mount though couldn't it? Manufactured with an incorrect angle on the top tail??
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I don't have Either of those but I have a Belorussian kalinka bp02 which sits very low and is very stout. But I just dont like the weight.
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That was great Dad2142Dad... Sorry it took so long... Good news the magazine is out... bad news the relase is bent, not horribly. but it is bent...
The release is a pretty stout piece of metal. Post a pic if you can please.
Ya I don't see how you could bend the release if it was filed enough to get the mag to lock in the first place. If you didn't file enough the mag wouldn't lock in becuase the release would be caught on the tab on your mag. Something doesn't add up here
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I would like it better if it did not fold.
agreed. seems like an interesting idea though.
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Some inspiration for you
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replacement 24mm front sight block for iz-332 ?
in Saiga 7.62 X 39
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Yep Just the two pins.what you are looking for is an ak74 fsb. Kvar has them from time to time and they are a forum sponsor. Also someone else has them. PM me if you want his email, he is not a forum contributor so I can't list it here