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  5. 390

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    That is a good tip !! I never thought about the factory stock for fill material.

    I will have to test the plastic for compatability.

    One idea is to use my plastic welding equipment for the build-up (tempreature controlled heatgun with special tip that feeds plastic rod) and fuse a build-up. The trick is to determine the plastic type of the magazine and use the correct rod for the weld (just like you would with metal).

    Then a simple file job to shape. If I don't have compatable rod, then I'll use a bonding agent that will chemically bond fill material.

    Yes I will do a detailed post on the mod.

    I will aslo report my findings on the type of plastic unless someone can tell me in advance.

    Thanks for the tip FunGun and cobra762!!!

  6. 390

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    Yes, I have read about the sheard ribs, but I also have a possible fix that I am working on, one is to notch the mag as others have done, the other is a buildup of material. With my experience of working with many different materials and compounds I hope to develope a solid fix. It will probably be posted for others to explore when I arrive at the best method I can come up with. Maybe it will lead to something even better.

  7. 392

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    Absolutely, alignment of the magazine and subsequent position of the next round to be chambered is based off of the forward edge of the magazine opening in the receiver, as I have learned you can remove small amounts of material from the sides of the opening (as per R&R), but NEVER remove any from the front..

     

    Do you have a small amount of "rock & lock" action just before the mag latch catches on the JTE magwell?

    I have found on the TAC 47 magwell, the last bit of travel is the rear of the magazine just before lock-up.

     

    I don't know who's is better or worse, I chose the TAC 47 for the side release, that function/motion is automatic for me. Yeah, I have been an AR operator for 3+ decades but I'm becoming quite fond of the Saiga 12

  8. 390

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    I see, You have the JTE magwell and safety stop. it looks like the magwell is narrower than the TAC 47 magwell, but I'm not sure of that.

    Nice aluminum work on both!!

    I build, modify,and maintain aircraft by trade and have decades of sheet aluminum experience and tools.

    If you find you have a need for 6064-T3 ,up to .120" I probably will have some in my shop (most common is .040, 060, .080), just let me know and I'll see if I can help you out.

  9. 389

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    GunFun,

    As a newbie to the AK platform I was not sure what should be modified. After speaking with Cliff @ TAC 47 it became clear that the correct thing to do was to modify the grip. The mark represents the amount of material in the grip that prevents the two from properly mating.

    As I was informed by cliff the SAW and other AK grips are cut to mate with this grip tang.

    After studing the grip I found a simple way to do the mod and keeps the internal "plastic form" of the grip in contact with the bottom of this tang, my concern with the mod was the stress induced on the trigger guard by wedging the grip against the receiver and the screw actually pulling the trigger guard grip tang away from the receiver instead of "pinching the internal form of the grip against the bottom of the tang.

    In the Aviation industry this is what we call "pre-load" and reduces the strienght of the part.

     

    Thanks for the comment on the album, I hope this might help someone, or answer a question.

    I have learned much about Saigas solely from members and posts on this forum, and only hope that I can give something back in return. That includes help from you.

    As I have stated in the later pictures, I would post the grip modification porceedures that I used if someone was interested.

    Once again, Thanks GunFun and ALL the Saiga12.com members!!

  14. Saiga12 After Gas Fix

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    I'm shooting Federal Bulk pack, 7 1/2 shot 1 1/8 oz from wally world.

    installed Tac-47 Autoplug after this test and had no need to adjust, it just worked....

    did a mix of 7 1/2, 6, 5, 2, and 00 Buck with no FTF, or FTE issues and NO strikes on the trunnion.

     

    NOW I can begin the long awaited conversion..........

     

    Thanks to all on here who have posted such good information, I have learned much in short order and really understand the Saiga/AK platform, but still learning!

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