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The forward assist is there so that the bigwigs can have their guns run the way they think they should be run - no matter how they were designed. Again, I think it's a needless addition.

Ah yes, the myth continues. . . You do realize the Draco is only imported by Century, and they don't do anything to it besides log it in and out? It's a pistol and not subject to 922r. It is imported in the same condition you buy it in - no monkeying done to it by Century.

Have you even looked around here a little bit? Every subforum has a stickied picture thread. The nice thing about Saigas is that the same stock fits all of them, so you can look through ALL the different picture threads for "the right stock". Here's the S12 thread to get you started: Picture Post, Lets see your Saiga 12! - Saiga-12.com

Your list would be a lot shorter if you'd followed instructions. The M16 came along and all the other weapons designers jumped into the "Let's add a feature to crumple cartridges into battery, because - you know - the fact that the round won't chamber normally doesn't mean anything to us." Dedicated forward assists are unnecessary, IMHO.

Don't call me - call Uncle Google . . Your search term here site:saiga-12.com

HOLY GUACAMOLE You shouldn't pay more than $10 or $15 for a US made gas piston for a Saiga rifle. I think you're overlooking the fact that the parts count is assumed to be done with a mag in the gun. You count the 3 mags parts along with the other countable parts. If you don't have a mag in the gun, a factory saiga has 11 countable parts. With mag = 14 an AK with a muzzle device has 13 countable parts. With mag = 16 an AK w/o a muzzle device has 12 countable parts. With mag =15 Easiest way to compliance is stuff you've gotta change anyway (during the conversion) US Fire

The "forward assist" is a sop to the military's "doing it their own way" instead of the way the weapon was designed. When the AR was run with the powder designed for it, it supposedly ran fine, and no forward assist was needed. It was only after the military changed the powder that the problems started, which led the military to tack on the "Forward assist" instead of fixing the root problem. Please list any other battle rifle besides the M16 (that isn't designed after the M16) that has a forward assist. Yes, I know you can "forward assist" the Kalashnikov pattern rifles, but they do

The gunwiki includes the 3 mag parts by default. Unless you deselect them, they're part of the count.

If $1999 is a "dramatic" price drop, I'm gonna wait until the price drops to > $1000 and causes a massive wave of coronaries across America before I even consider it. For Pete's sake, it's supposed to be cheaper to produce than an AR. . .

He's telling us that he's going to add a Tromix brake (which is 5.8" OAL according to him). This means (to me, anyway) that he wants to know if he can cut his barrel down to 12¼" and permanently attach the Tromix brake to bring it to a legal 18" w/o having to futz with the gas system.

You don't find it funny at all that all the hard evidence "disappeared" or "failed" while in LEO custody? I mean, c'mon now, how many of you are cranking old hard drives? Nobody finds it amazingly coincidental that this one failed for this particular incident?

Guess we should make a sticky out of this: Willing to help with conversions - Saiga12.com

If that's the case, ain't nothing wrong with the one being read right now. . . (Pssst, Saigas are Kalashnikovs)

A form? Like a kata? A piece of paper with lines on it to write down how cool it is?

If you need a flashlight for some reason that doesn't involve gunplay, you're not going to make any friends pulling your pistol. Sheesh, it was an example.

My point was that a hand light offers more versatility than a weapons-mounted one. Any flashlight that sticks out of your closed fist is a sh**load better than a fist alone as an impact instrument, and is unlikely to be lethal. This is a Surefire E2D: When the lights go out in your office and it's pitch dark, I highly doubt folks are going to take kindly to you drawing your pistol to use it as a flashlight.

No need to drill anything (haven't you already fu****d it up enough with the drill? ) I used steel wedges between the trunnion and receiver and hand-hammered this into place: You'll want the rivet head to be on the bottom, with the shaft coming up through the hole in the trunnion and the hole in the bullet guide. At that point, you can get happy with your ball peen hammer and punch. . . . Yeah, it's ugly - but it works just fine

I prefer a separate light (such as a Surefire E2D Defender). This gives you a "less lethal" option, and a more usable source of light (not pulling out the gun to light the path, etc)

No reason except you can't disassemble your rifle with it mounted.

As usual, K-Var is bending their customers over. Buying just a few Saiga parts costs about the same as a new Saiga rifle. Caveat Emptor

They're usually laminated beech.

No. The Hunter utilizes a milled receiver with a slanted back end. All Saigas are produced on stamped receivers. He'd need to get with a custom stock maker to achieve his goals.

What about barreled receivers being on the restriction list? Apparently, the ATF classifies them as neither a pistol nor long gun if it has never been built into a gun. Any reason why xyz company can't import russian barreled receiver incomplete guns and once they get here finish them into pistols if they never were officially a long gun? Just curious. They probably could - BUT - guess who marks the form 6 "yay" or "nay"? Hint: the acronym used to have 4 letters and then went to 5. Now that they've been rolled into DHS (and no longer handle two of the initials), who knows how many let

Sure. I believe they use the same receiver shells as the standard rifles.

It's usually not a "consent" thing, but something the agency does after it impounds a weapon. That way, they can get "expert consultants" to look at it.