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Themajickman

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  1. Absolutely perfect, just ordered two of them, thank you so much for the information
  2. I have a couple hundred 2 1/2" shells that I'm interested in shooting in the Saiga 410. I haven't tried shooting them out of the factory magazines which are designated for 3 inch shells. Does anybody know if they will work in factory 3 inch magazines? Are there any 2 1/2 inch magazines available? If so, please let me know were I can find them because I have looked extensively and not found any on the Internet. Thanks all.
  3. I just purchased the kushnapup kit and I have to admit that I don't see any way to make it work. The screw hole for the front forearm does not line up with the screw hole in the kushnapup. So there's no way to attach kushnapup frame to the barrel. See attached a photo. Any suggestions? I just found a thread that addresses this same situation so, it looks like I have a lot of grinding and fitting to do.
  4. I want to do a bull pup conversion and it requires a unconverted shotgun to start with. I want to use the 410 because it's primarily going to be used by my wife for home defense. At the moment I have a converted 410 but it is awkward for her to maneuver in tight spaces. I'm not interested in buying a new one because the prices have skyrocketed from the mid-300s to the mid-600s or more. If anybody knows of a bullpup conversion that can be used on a converted shotgun then that would be great.
  5. I know this is an old thread but, ATI has this one available Sorry apparently I can't post the picture of it
  6. Here's a short video of our converted Saiga 410. I posted some pictures earlier. It ended up costing a bit more than I expected but considering how well it shoots it was really worth the effort to do the conversion.
  7. I'm looking for a 20gauge for a project that I'm doing for my wife. The 12gauge is too much for her and the 410 that I put together isn't quite enough. Since I am disabled, She did most of the work converting the 410 and I'm sure she'll do most of the work this time also. Hopefully I can find something. Thanks all
  8. Finally got to shroud back with the holes drilled in it! Looks great I think, here's a picture the only other thing I might consider doing is drill some holes in the forearm
  9. I've seen this advertised in a few places and I'm wondering if it will do the job for the Saiga shotguns. I'm tempted to give it a try but was wondering if anybody has any experience with it. http://www.froglube.com/roothome.htm
  10. I'm going to try shooting some stronger ammunition and see what happens. I definitely agree that polishing-reprofiling the internal parts will make a lot of difference. I don't believe I can put it back to the sporting configuration even if I wanted. I don't believe converting it has any effect on how it cycles. Anyway, I thought I was putting it back to 'normal' when I converted it.
  11. So what you're saying is the factory plug has no relief cut for the #1 one position? We checked the ports with a paperclip and they seemed to be fine. I am pretty sure we followed the instructions correctly and a settings were easily readable. Per the instructions the puck has to the letters facing the piston. I suspect that either the ammunition was not 'hot' enough, or it needs to be broken in more. I am going to order some OOO' or OO' shells and hopefully that will do the trick.
  12. I might have a problem with my 410. On the first outing we shot 40 rounds in Remington #6 express long-range and 50 rounds of Winchester #6 expert game loads (all 3"). Nothing would cycle on the #1 setting. So I chalked it up to it being a brand-new shotgun needing breaking in. But after putting 90 rounds through it it wasn't happening. Everything shot just fine using #2. I removed the plug-in checked and there seems to be plenty of 'powder residue' in tube so the ports are not clogged.When I removed the Factory Gas adjustment knob I noticed that there was no notch for setting #1 I'm attachi
  13. Hello all, Not sure where to post this but here goes. I've never done this before but I decided to give it a shot. I am paralyzed Vietnam veteran and basically bedridden due to an automobile accident in 2003. I look for projects to keep my mind occupied and in a positive place. My wife and I work together, she does most of the physical stuff (and takes care of me) and I take care of everything else that I can using the computer. Thanks to a voice recognition program I can navigate my way around the Internet and do research and get information from various sources, i.e. this forum! We
  14. Yes all the failures were FTE. Worked extremely well on setting 2. I don't think I had any real powerful 3" shells so I'm going to try again with some hot loads and see if it makes a difference. I'm also ordering a MD ARMs adjustable gas plug to see if that helps. It's real hard finding any 3" shells around my area except at Wal-Mart, and their selection sucked. It's becoming more obvious that the 410 ammunition is both expensive and hard to find. If you buy it online the shipping makes it ridiculously expensive
  15. My wife and son took the 410 out to a friends farm this weekend for its maiden outing. Very impressed with it. Nothing seemed to cycle correctly on setting 1. Everything worked fine on #2. We shot about 90 rounds and hopefully once it's broke in it will begin cycling on number 1. Here is a short video of it that I have posted on YouTube. Enjoy
  16. It seems like a lot but, I chose the 410 because the 12 gauge was just too much for my wife and couldn't find a 20 gauge for a reasonable price in the correct configuration. At the end of the day the whole thing (410+ parts) ended up costing right around $700. The barrel shroud was the most expensive item, but it looks cool
  17. The shroud arrived and here's some pictures of the finished conversion. The next step might be to drill some holes in the hand guard and barrel shroud
  18. The ATI stock is nice except it's a bit longer than I expected it would be. Thinking about getting a Tapco folder which is probably shorter. Since my wife is the one shooting, it needs to be as short as possible.
  19. Complete except for the barrel shroud which should arrive the next few days
  20. February 22: while my wife tried her best she was unable to complete the conversion process. The BHO lever and spring were just too much so I had to contact my son. He came over and in about an hour finished up the conversion. I like it but I'm thinking about getting a different stock because the ATI seems to be a bit too long because it has the folding feature. Going with one that adjusts and doesn't fold might be the ticket. Here's a picture of how it turned out. I'm still missing the muzzle shroud which should arrive in the next couple of days. Edit to add picture of shroud
  21. February 21: it took about an hour of drilling chiseling and grinding but the three rivets holding the old trigger guard finally bit the dust. It's sure not as easy as it appears to be in those YouTube videos, LOL. Now it's time to tape and touch up with some high-temperature paint.
  22. I'll definitely try to get some photos posted. My understanding is that there are factory 8 round 2 1/2" mags but, like you say they are real scarce. I don't see any aftermarket company making them because the demand probably isn't there. Much more interest in the 12gauge than the 410.
  23. I'd like to document the conversion process of my wife's Saiga .410 January 5, 2012: Joined Saiga-12 forum January 19, 2012: I bought a 410 as a belated Christmas gift for home defense. Of course it was a prime candidate for a conversion. I have gotten lots of information and help from this forum so I feel confident we can do it. Here's what I've decided to go with · ATI 6 position folding stock · Hogue pistol grip · Tromix modified G2 FCG · JTE Hammer Mainspring · Tromix Both on Charge Handle · CCS Trigger Guard · Alumalite Barrel Shroud · SGM 10 Round Maga
  24. you wouldn't happen to have a picture of one installed on a 410? It would be great to see what one really looks like.
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