BinaryBoris

Actually it turns out the 127mm groups at 100m was from my Saiga .223. The Saiga in 7.62x39 tested at 95mm at 100m! I am lovin' it. Well I will keep looking for a good trigger replacement online (RSA?) It has been taking a lot of weeding through AK-47 triggers ... Also on a side note … I am thinking about getting into 3-gun competitions and have already decided: I *will* be using the Saiga in 7.62x39 as my long gun. Iron sights, all the way. I think that would be making a statement.

Wow - that's a huge difference! I'm glad you mentioned this. I've been wondering how big of a difference a Tapco trigger would make. If I'm not mistaken, that's what is in my Yugo NPAP Gen II … and that thing outshoots my SKS. Thanks for the tip! ---- OK I just did some searching and it looks like not all Tapco G2 triggers can be dropped into the Saiga. I do want to keep this pretty much as close to "stock" as I can without making too many changes (if any) to the receiver. However, a really nice trigger is top on my list. Any suggestions?

Thank you! I'm still relatively new to the sport but I love shooting, so the "practice" is more fun than work. Thanks for the tip on checking out the certificate. I was so psyched to get this out to the range I hadn't even bothered to look at the manual. Very impressed by all the Russian typography (I'm a sucker for Mosins, btw). Looks like it was tested at 100m and pulled 127 mm groups, which works out to around 4-5 MOA (5" at 110 yards?). That's pretty impressive for a $600 rifle considering it's tossing the 7.62x39 cartridge down range. Since I only plan on using iron sights

Things really tightened up with my last couple of 5-round groups. Again, not Elite Socom Sniper … but man-oh-man this rifle will get the job done. Next week I'll bump her out to 50 yards. Thanks! Yeah, I have been shooting a Yugo NPAP Gen II and even with the "better" Tapco trigger I am not able to get groups like this. I'm so glad I was able to get one before they're totally dried up. Of course, I doubt I'll ever have a second one to convert … but one is better than none!

First I have to thank Obama for encouraging me to finally pull the trigger and order a Saiga in 7.62x39. Had it not been for his recent EO, I'd still have this rifle on my "someday" list. Anyway, in honor of Kalashnikov I took my brand new stock Saiga in 7.62x39 straight out of the box, the only cleaning involved running a bore snake down the barrel, and fired 100 rounds down range. I am by no means a crack shot, but I'd put myself as at least "average". Here's my Saiga's inaugural grouping of 20 shots at 25 yards, using plain old Brown Bear steel cased ammo. Again - I'm not Mr.