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About rjr573

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  1. Hello everyone. Thanks for all the good info so far !! I finally got around to testing my new 20" 5.45 and new 21" .308 tonight and really like them both... Especially like the 20" 5.45 !! Very soft recoil and no muzzle flash with surplus 7n6 in the medium low light just after sunset. Just for comparison I shot my 16" .223 again with Wolf 55 grain ammo which produced quite a large flash. Then I shot some 62 grain Wolf and the flash was not quite as bad as the 55 grain. Kinda surprised at this finding. The .308 has lighter recoil than I expected, feels slightly so
  2. Great info, thanks !! I love my 16" .223 and 21" .308 and should have my 20" 5.45 in a few days. Anxious to test the .223 against the 5.45 at 100 yds.
  3. Hello again and thanks for the info. That should offset the possible added barrel whip for the extra 4" of barrel length. I will scope the 5.45 and use my 16" .223 for a shorter range defense gun.
  4. Thanks for your input. I was guessing the magwell openings would be the same between 5.45 and .223 receivers but not sure. I figured feeding may be an issue. I should have the 5.45 rifle in 3 or 4 days to see e\xactly whats what. All I know is 5.45 mags of any size seem hard to come by. .223 mags are fairly easy to find. Thanks !!
  5. Yea I've seen several slo-mo videos of AK's firing and know they were not designed to be target rifles, nor do I expect them to be. :-) Just curious as to what results other Saiga owners have seen in the two barrel lengths. Thanks. This is what I'm thinking too... Just like how the standard 20" barrel SKS is nicer to shoot that the 16" barrel Para-trooper version. :-)
  6. Thanks for the replies. I was hoping to hear from someone who owned both. In my experiance with any similar rifles of any type, the longer barrels are just nicer to shoot. Less recoil & muzzle rise, muzzle blast and flash. Also easier to shoot accurate with iron sights. If I did'nt already have the .223 Saiga with a 16" barrel I probley would have bought the 5.45 in 16" but figured why have two similar calibers in the same barrel length. YodaMaadi,,, so you are saying the 20" 5.45 barrel is thicker then the 16" 5.45 barrel ? Today I just picked up my .308 Saig
  7. I just bought a 20" barrel 5.45x39 that comes with one factory 10 rd. mag. I am not having any luck finding extra mags of any size for sale. Ideas ?
  8. Hello everyone. I'm a newbie to Saiga's even though I own many other guns. Last week I bought a Saiga .308 with the 21" barrel and a .223 with the 16" barrel... Last night bought a 5.45x39 with a 20" barrel. I've seen plenty of the 16" barrel 5.45's for sale but wanted to try the longer version since I already have the short one in .223 I'm curious as to how many other's have tried the 20" version in this caliber and if anyone has info on how the two barrel lengths compare ? Thanks. Randy.
  9. Hello everyone. I'm a newbie to Saiga's but have had quite a few other AK's over the years. Last week I bought a Saiga in .223 and have several mags for it,, I'm curious if these mags will feed ok in the 5.45 rifle I just ordered last night ? Reason I ask is 5.45 mags do not seem near as easyt to find as .223 mags. Thanks. Randy.
  10. Hello everyone. I'm new to the Saiga game but have had several other regular AK's over the years. Last week I bought a Saiga in .223 and .308 then last night I bought one in 5.45 and see the mags are not very plentiful . I have several .223 mags and wonder if they will feed ok in the 5.45 rifle ? Thanks. Randy.
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