dboberg

I know! JB weld!

That or duct tape.

Nothing like stating the blatantly obvious, to the obviously aware. Here's the pics... My comment is meant for the unaware, like those who are new to Saiga . There are so many members telling the newbs to convert convert convert. ...but not many saying shoot it. The fact that you jumped the gun might help others to avoid the same fate. I totally get where you are coming from. AND I totally agree with you. Shoot the thing before you convert, and know that if you convert, chances are you are giving the gun a warrantyectomy. Perhaps, it is I that was not clear. As I th

Made in America!

Nothing like stating the blatantly obvious, to the obviously aware. Here's the pics...

Who ever did the pinch job was well aware of the fact. There was a small weld job to reinforce, right behind the bend. Weird So I took the dremmel and made short work of the weld. Then took a cresent wrench and bent the lip back best I could. A socket (as in wrench) was then stuffed in the gas tube. Hammer time. Shaped it back up, and followed up with a file to smooth things out. I lost about 1/16th inch of metal in the pinched area, but it more than covered up the gas block flange. Hopefully, it will be good enough. By the way, I'm pretty sure the the bolt was rubbing the welded ar

I here that. Give me good draw with a sage brush to prop a target in every time.

Top tool is a good vise.

Yeah, if I hadn't converted it they would have had to deal with it though. However, if I hadn't knocked the gas block off, I would have never figured out the issue either. The bend was right above the barrel. Frustrating.

That's not so bad. My buddy is a Master Blade Smith and the blade he made to be evaluated to become one had a handle made of Mammoth tusk which he ended up selling for around $40k. Nice work Floyd! I love a good knife.... But not $40k worth. Wow!

I bought mine from Classic Arms. Good people, easy to work with, and the Saiga was new in the box.

And here is the big FU brought to you by TGI... Love a company who stand behind their product. sales@tnguns.com 7:27 AM (1 hour ago) </p> to Darron </p> Unfortunately we don't have any spare parts for these firearms. Also, we don't warranty any rifles that have been manipulated by anyone other than our partner builders. The "gas tube" actually doesn't see any gas pressure so has nothing to do with sealing gas rather it

Classic Arms still has converted for $799. That's not bad...

You will be assimilated, resistance is futile. Convert. Convert.

This looks like another candidate for an "Fools BS Blog" to me...

Sent this to TGI distributors today... Guess we'll see if their customer service is any good. I'll keep you updated as I hear anything. Hello, I recently purchased a Saiga 12 from Classic Arms. After trying to get it to stop failing to eject shells, by way of conversion, and polishing rails and action, I looked at the gas system. I got the gas block off, found an extra port, and also discovered that the gas tube had literally been smashed on to the block. Whoever did this also tried to fix the issue by adding weld in the tube to try and seal the leak. I have never seen anythin

Thanks guys!

What's real interesting to me is the weld that is on the inside of the thing. As though someone thought a quick load of hot metal might stop a leak!!! Thanks guys.

Just got my hands on this new Saiga 12. I had FTE issues. After jumping through all the hoops like using high brass, and slugs I figured I had a gas issue. Found an extra port under the gas block when I pulled everything apart. I have given it the D Mod fix. Still have the same issue. Some one take a look at this gas tube and tell me if this bend is supposed to be there. Looks to me like it may have been installed by a drunk Russian. It looks like it got pinched, and I maybe losing gas here. I don't want to dig out the ports until I rule this out. Any help would be appreciated.