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I purchased a crush washer with the 74 style brake. Unfortunately the brake is not exactly centered when I tighten it down. I would have to add a 2nd washer in order for it to be correct. I don’t like the look of one washer let alone 2, so I decided to drill a plunger hole in the FSB and install a pin with a spring to index the brake. Check out the blog for the step by step with pictures! http://saigaconversion.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/drill-and-install-index-plunger-in-fsb/

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Thank you! I picked the brake because it hides the flash a little better for follow up shots.

I just received my replacement mag today. They must of hand picked it because it is definaty an unissued mag. Very impressed!

No the rail does not show at all.

You can have the best of both worlds. IMHO AK's look best with wood. I went with Bulgy wood and a TWS rail to mount a red dot. Now there are going to be many people with many different opinions. This is just one.

Its kind of hard to see in the pic. You can see the whole sight. And the red dot is co witnessed right on the top of the front post. Its awesome

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Couple of pics. Review to come soon.

Apex has bulgy wood that has the trap door. And its only 25 bucks

+1 on getting a saiga. I paid 289 bucks for my 7.62. Converting it is a blast and you learn all you need to know about how the gun operates. Plus in the end you know you have a true Russian ak.

Look up MARKW1 on this board, I got my gas tube from him for a good price. He also has the FSB you need to attach the cleaning rod

+1 the hogue grip. Super comfortable. And i believe TGI is who originally imported the rifle.

I agree with grim. I could totally see the start of the threads on the muzzle. There is quite a large gap.

Thanks man. Actually I kind of felt the same way lol. I just started it to track my progress, but now I kind of enjoy doing it. I have a lot more planned for it. Thanks for the kind words.

I received an email for Apex today: Hello Tim, We are sorry to hear the item you received was damaged. Everything we ship should function properly. We will be shipping out one replacement AK47 30rd Steel Magazine today. Thank you for allowing us to make your order right. Regards, APEX Gun Parts They seem to be a great company to work with!

I plan to have a full review but I was too excited not to post! Check out the unbox http://saigaconversion.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/bushnell-trs-25-red-dot-unbox/ Anyone else have this Red dot?

I don't see why you couldn't run it without the top HG. I think it would look better with a different bottom however. With wood I think it would just look incomplete.

Ha ha yeah right. To bad it isn't one of those rare Russian 30 rounders

I just got 4 30 round mags from Apex. One of them was missing. the front "mount". Check out the pics on my blog. http://saigaconversion.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/surplus-ak-mags-from-apex/ I hope they agree to replace it.

Thanks man. I wanted a more traditional look

I went with the 74 style for my factory threads. It will do for now.

Future plans are just that. For no though I wanted to utilize the factory threads and I love the look of this brake.I will also need to find a US made "real" brake to maintain compliance.