Pulpit

I appreciate the info and look forward to getting it converted. Wish I was closer to NW Florida. I am a tad north of Atlanta. My friend has the experience and I am sure he will do a great job. I am also excited about seeing it done right so I can learn myself.

I definitely want to do it right the first time which is why I am going to have someone with knowledge give their expertise. I look forward to it as I got the parts in today!

Thanks, I'll see if he likes Coke or Diet Coke. I was thinking $100?

45Bretired, what is the cost of a conversion if the customer has all the parts there for you? A friend of mine is going to do mine for me, while I am there he is going to walk me through it, etc. I just want to know a fair price to pay him. He wants to do it for free, but I'd rather him be compensated for his time and skills.

Looks like a chaos rail. I think someone mentioned it above. Sorry if I am wrong... I like the rails that extend all the way to the gas port. Mine stops about two inches short of it, but cost did play a large factor.

Which quad rail did they go with? Love it!

I am planning on going that direction as well. I am thinking of the Phoenix Techonology stock as my son will shoot the gun as well and the adjustability is big for him.

So I have decided through much info gleaned from this site to go ahead and convert my new Saiga 12. Which kit is recommended and where is the recommended place to purchase such a kit? I think a kit will benefit me more buying it as a group of items to make sure I have all I need. If you have other pointers or input I am all ears! Pulpit

Yes sir. I understand that now. Level 1 heavy loads, Level 2 low brass and light loads. Thanks a lot. I am afraid I am addicted now. Conversion sounds intimidating but the tutorials make it look step by step easy.

Yes, Bob, I tried on level 1 to start and got constant FTE.

Thanks Kenny, I am indebted to you guys. I have already learned a great deal and will continue to here I am sure. I am in Cumming, GA by the way if anyone is close by.

This helps tremendously! Thanks guys! I will do as you have suggested, and I am sure I'll be back with more questions. Shooting it for the first tim eyesterday made me a believer. I am anxious to shoot some 00 Buck on setting 1 to see if I have any FTE. I think that will tell me a lot. I was pleased to get maybe one FTE through 50 rounds with low brass and high brass combo yesterday on setting 2. Again, thanks!

Oh, and uh....return the kit? Newbie mistake...

Thank you for your replies, as you can tell I am a novice and I am glad I found your site. Do you guys recommend having a smith do the conversion or tackling it myself? Also, I see where there are lots of videos on how to enlarge the gas ports to 3/32" to allow low brass to be shot on setting 1. Is this recommended as well? The reason I ask is because reading other posts of how a part ( I forget the name) gets beat up if used on setting 2 too much. Thanks again, and please pardon the novice questions. I'm trying to learn and have no problem trying things myself, but if it is be

So I ordered the basic reliability kit for my unconverted Saiga 12. Reason is when I was shooting on port 1 I got many FTE throughout. I switched to port 2 and it ran great with low brass and such. What can I expect with the reliability kit and what do you suggest a newbie like me focus on with regards to modification to my Saiga 12? Not looking to spend a lot of money unless needed. I just want this gun to be dead reliable and fun to shoot. It will see about 1000 rounds per year on average. Thanks!