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Thanks for your input Capt Nemo. Based on the low round count, I am planning to work on smoothing the action before working on the ports.

Hi guys. Thanks for all your advice. K.o.t.H: the barrel is 18" Billybobf: I don't know if it is under warranty, but I'd rather fix it myself than go through the hassle of sending it somewhere and wondering if I'll ever get it back. Thanks for the suggestion of looking inside the barrel to see if there is a third port. I checked and only see the two ports. Jet: Thanks for the specific dimensions of ports and the tip on port angle. Gunfun: Thanks for the step by step logical approach and the details on materials to use and where to source them I'll let you know how thi

My Saiga 12 has two gas ports, which I have checked to be sure are not plugged with debris. The gas ports will allow a 1 milllimeter paperclip to pass and move within (rattle inside) each port, so they are somewhere between 1-1.5 millimeters. So far I have used only buckshot and shot less than 50 rounds. On gas setting 1, there are frequent failures to eject. On gas setting 2, it always ejects and cycles without problem. Here's my question: Do you think the best first step is to enlarge the gas ports or to work on polishing the bolt/bolt carrier? When I hand cycle, the first

Somewhere in the forum I thought I read that heavy loads, e.g. buckshot, don't even need gas to cycle the action. Which begs the question: Does Position 1 of the gas plug shut off the gas to the puck or does it just minimize the gas reaching the puck? Note, there is lots of discussion about what it takes to cycle low brass/low energy rounds, e.g. number of gas holes, size of gas holes, etc. However, what does it take to cycle buckshot?

I'm in! Thanks for your generous offer. Happy 4th!