craig110

Just a word of advice from a 'gray-haired-old-fart:' don't ever just "shrug" when it comes to federal law. It only takes one tornado to ruin your life. Now, tornados may be random events, but that doesn't mean one won't hit you before dinner tonight (or maybe even before lunch - especially if you post a 'want ad' on the internet). Buy the right kind of insurance (can you say, 'extra compliance parts?'), and build a storm cellar (AKA, 'know the law, and keep your receipts & other records'). Take a few simple, inexpensive steps upfront, to make sure you-and-yours do NOT get hurt. IM

Uhm.... the Saiga's pretty well munge the brass so it's not reusable. Bill True, but if you search the board there are suggestions on how to modify the mechanism (forget exactly which piece) to eliminate the case denting.

As you've already heard, yes, but let me offer a different way of looking at the situation. The question isn't how many US-made parts you have; the question is how many foreign parts you have from the list of 20 key parts. Have over 10 of those foreign key parts - no matter how many US-made things are also attached to the gun - and it is a 922r violation to use a high-cap mag. The only way to satisfy 922r is to replace some of those foreign key parts with US-made parts. But, the real reason for my post. I'm finally done with my conversion and with the exception of the initial disassemb

Want an excellent quality ammo at a lower price? Reload your own. Powder, bullets, and primers are plentiful and if you pick up what you're shooting, you already have the brass. A warning, though, reloading is so much fun that a common question among reloaders is whether we reload so we can shoot or shoot so we can reload. A great forum for looking into reloading is http://glocktalk.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=26

My drilling was actually quite deep and was well into the piston. (More than a quarter inch in both sides.) It could turn a bit at one point, but then after I went deeper it wouldn't budge. The gunsmith looked at the hole and agreed that something got wedged.

Update on this gas piston replacement. I drilled out the dimples, but apparently got a burr wedged into the piston's threads as I couldn't budge it. I (lowers head in shame) took it to a gunsmith. Shucks, I thought I would get through all the conversion work without having to seek his help.

Well, that certainly explains why hitting it with a center punch didn't move "the pin." I have an AK parts diagram that shows a retaining pin there, so I presumed the dimples were the ends of the pin. Sigh. Once I drill the dimples out and replace the tube, will I have to put a pin in to keep the new tube in place?

Hi Tritium, Thanks for the reply, but let me clarify my question. The bolt carrier assembly has been removed from the gun already. I'm now looking to separate the gas piston from the carrier assembly so that I can put on a new gas piston. It screws in and then is held in place with a retaining pin. It is that pin that I'm trying to remove. Craig (Edited to correct a typo.)

Are there any tricks to removing the retaining pin that holds the gas tube in place? I'm hitting it (but not too hard) with a center punch and it isn't budging. Is this a "wack it harder" item or is there another action I'm supposed to do first? Thanks.

Check out reloading: It is a fun hobby that really brings the price down and your quality can be as good as top-notch ammo. Here is a great forum to learn about reloading and to ask questions: http://glocktalk.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=26

IMO, comparing the recoil of a 7.62 and 5.56 is the equivalent of comparing tiny versus tinier. My advice would be to let your family members shoot both to see that recoil is a non-issue with those calibers (hopefully!) and then pick the caliber you purchase based on the characteristics other than just recoil.

FWIW, I like to 'function fire' a rifle before I do any modifications: that way, if I swap in a completely new fire control group, for example, and something doesn't run right, I'll know the problem is with the new parts. I took my .223 Saiga to the range before I started the conversion, and ran some ammo through it, with no problem. After converting to pistol grip configuration (with the new FCG and 6 compliance parts in place), but before installing dinzag's Orlite-compatible bullet guide, I 'function fired' it again with the factory mag (and again, no problemo). Finally, the Saiga went

Well, at the risk of beating a dead horse I had replied to your comment "I do plan on shooting it; as I stated before. I even stated the range I would be shooting it." The third reply that you just referenced really doesn't do either as it doesn't say you are going to shoot it or where. Its ok to say "oops, I meant to say all that but forgot." But, anyway, lets just chock it all up to a (continuing, perhaps) misunderstanding and move onto other topics, ok? I think we've aptly proven the hazards of first-time communications.

Jacobsed, this actually is a friendly forum. Perhaps your question's intention was misstated and thus misinterpreted, and that can happen in any forum, but if you said you plan on shooting it and at which range, it wasn't here. You've only posted five times in this forum and all five are in this thread. I've reread each one carefully (to see how I missed it) and in none of them did you say anything about planning on shooting it or where. So, before you flame us for not understanding you correctly, please understand that we don't know what you've posted elsewhere and can only respond to wha

Look, we want you to be safe and not end up as a statistic. If your goal is to have a cool prop that you never shoot, fine, but do yourself a favor then and don't buy any ammo. At least that minimizes the chances that someone will end up in the hospital or morgue. (Please do remember that even without ammo you'll need to keep it locked away when not in use.) If you aren't planning on shooting the Saiga, though, I do second the recommendation to get a good airsoft AK or AR instead. (And yes, they look pretty cool.) If you do get the urge to have something happen when you pull the trigg