Strat Warrior

Ok so now on to finally close out this adventure. I went shooting with some buddies and it was amazing. I put hundreds of rounds through my saiga and there wasn't a single FTE! Thanks one last time for everyone's help for a new member, I love this gun!

Success! About a week ago I removed the gas block which fortunately tapped right off with a 1lb hammer and the shelf brackets. Yesterday I then took my gun to a buddy's house and we drilled out each of the four the holes. They were about 2/32 each to start with. He enlarged them to 5/64 in preparation of stepping them up to a 3/32. After the first hole was drilled out to a 3/32, we lost our nerve because the holes were getting pretty big, so we left the other three at 5/64. I took it home then re installed the gas block, the hardest part being the installation of the upper retai

When I was looking for parts, it looked easier and cheaper to get barrels than a bolt and carrier (and not by much). I didn't look for long because I got depressed by the situation but from what I saw there were more barrels than the B&C combos (I only found one). Judging from the surprise I am encountering, I must be remembering the prices wrong though.

Please let Guns Are Great's post put it to rest and hopefully everyone feels like they've spoken their piece. I guess I will drill out the holes before trying to grind the bolt and bolt carrier. It seems like it's going to make a bigger difference, it's easier to perform (thanks for the tip about the dowel, King of the Hill) and it's easier and cheaper to get another barrel than it is to get another bolt & carrier. Thanks again to everyone for your support, this means a great deal to me! Unfortunately I won't get to drill and test shoot for a while but I'll report back on how it

Ok, enlarge the holes it is I guess... Using JeffD's thread (http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/33836-modification-to-repair-fte-issues-on-saigas-with-blocked-gas-ports/), I have been able to remove the two retaining pins from the gas block (thanks for the tip about holding on to the gas plug pin), I have not yet tried to remove the block itself, I still need to get a shelf bracket. I hope I can tap it off short of using 20+ tons of force! So to drill out the holes, I don't need a drill press or anything, just poke it with the bit and start drilling, being careful to not hit t

How hard is it to drill out the holes bigger? Is it as simple as drilling down into the hole at the right angle? Any special preps or anything? Thanks for the help guys!

I just bought a brand new Saiga 12 and it heartbreakingly fails to eject every shot. On setting 2 it stove pipes, on 1, the shell won't even make it out enough to stove pipe and just get cycled back into the breech. I've put about 300 rounds through it. Mostly Federal bulk from Walmart, some Estate Heavy Game Load, and some Winchester AA (50 rds of cheap Fiocci bird shot too). I get the same results on the stock 5 round mag, a SGM 10 rounder, and the Promag 20 round drum. It will eject a shell no problem if there is no magazine inserted. The first time I took it out, I thought I