FenderFreek

That is absolutely 100% false. That is the biggest lie repeated by antigunners and the gullible gun owners continue to blindly repeat it all the time. Not a month goes by that I don't see or hear that BS brought up among otherwise intelligent gun folks. That arcane law has *nothing* to do with OC, and it will never, ever hold up in court for OC. Ever. It's a tack-on charge at best, and requires the violator to satisfy four things: 1) Going armed with a dangerous and unusual weapon (yes firearms count as both, State v. Robert S., Huntley, 1843) 2) For the purpose of terrifying others

That is absolutely 100% false. That is the biggest lie repeated by antigunners and the gullible gun owners continue to blindly repeat it all the time. Not a month goes by that I don't see or hear that BS brought up among otherwise intelligent gun folks. That arcane law has *nothing* to do with OC, and it will never, ever hold up in court for OC. Ever. It's a tack-on charge at best, and requires the violator to satisfy four things: 1) Going armed with a dangerous and unusual weapon (yes firearms count as both, State v. Robert S., Huntley, 1843) 2) For the purpose of terrifying others

I also bought a few of the Korean AIM mags, and mine work well too. I didn't like that goofy gray against the rifle though, so I degreased them and slapped some Aluma-hyde 2 on them. Now they match the rifle perfectly.

I just got mine back from having the factory threads removed and the barrel tapped for Rem chokes. I highly recommend Steve at RAS for this work. The turnaround was fast, the price was very reasonable, and I couldn't have asked for better quality workmanship. Pics will be forthcoming as soon as I get my hands on a camera. A big for Rose Action Sports. And...as promised - Here's what I got to go with it - Full, Mod., and Imp. Cyl. chokes No more factory threading Very good job finishing the crown - smooth, flush fit Smoothly reamed inside, with nice, tight

It should just rotate around til it's pointing up, then pull straight out. You may need to wiggle the trigger when inserting/removing to get it to clear the secondary sear.

With everything off, you just slide it on, figure out where your locking notch needs to be, mill the notch, and put it back together. The only hard part about using a regular retainer is pressing the FSB and GB.

Best way I've found to get that bugger back in there is with dental floss. Thread it through the loop in the spring, then drop the free ends through the BHO slot. Pull down on the string to get the spring tensioned down into place then push the pin in.

If you just want to get started while you wait on your backorders, I'll sell you a hundred new manufacture IMI ones. Wideners had them a while back for $140/k and I bought a bag. It's absolutely wonderful with cast lead because it costs next to nothing. Just IM me.

You're fine. The added brisance of the mag primers is not going to be a huge factor as long as you're using moderate loads, and the cup is a bit thicker, so that's actually increased slamfire protection.

How much do you charge? I'm thinking of buying the reamer and tap from Brownells and doing it myself. I'm figuring at least when I'm done, I can sell the tools off and/or do my friends' guns. I'm actually interested in cutting off the factory threads (that will leave me 18.15" to the BF) and threading it for a normal Rem-choke or a Win-choke. Good idea, bad idea? I can't find a price anywhere for the work, so I'm not sure if it would be cost effective to do it this way.

I did the exact same thing on my S-12. It was cheap, and relatively easy because I didn't have to drill, grind, or cut anything. I've gone all the way on my x39, but I just didn't feel like doing it again, and I'm quite satisfied with my choice. The only drawback I find is that the stock trigger is far spongier than a normal one, but it's a shotgun, so I don't care about having a nice trigger. If it suits you fine, then gg.

Awesome...but how much $$?

Anything that is a "Saiga" style mag has the lip. He meant standard AK mags, which do not have that lip and often need the bullet guide to feed properly. You can use plain old milsurp AK mags if you have a bullet guide installed, rather than more expensive Saiga mags.

Only one of those fits the Saiga, the 020BUS. The other one ending in M is for milled receivers. I didn't check, but I know how K-var numbers there stuff. I layed out where I wanted the slots ,then I center punched the end of each hole.Then I drilled a pilot hole using my air drill.Then enlarged the holes with my final bit.Then connected the holes with a cut off wheel on my dremel.You will need to clean the cut off disk well after the 2nd hole and then continually till done.Go on medium to slow speed and move the disk from one end of the hole to the other slowly.Then to clean it all

I can't tell you the history or the why, but you are correct that they are reversed from the 5.56/223 problem. The SAAMI spec for the 308 commercial rounds is 10k PSI higher than the NATO spec x51. The NATO chamber spec is, as stated, a bit looser, but the cartridge itself is generally the same dimension as a 308.

Here's pics as promised - On the rifle, with Tapco Galil-style AK HG and tri-rail Close up Another angle I didn't get any of it off the gun, as removing it involves field stripping and removing the gas tube, but if anyone wants some of it by itself, I'll break it down and snap some more. I noticed that it wasn't straight after looking at the pictures, so I took it off and fixed it. Got some pics of the retainer while I was at it.

I just finished making one of these, same as the OP. Used the .625 collar, modded AK retainer, and some JB weld. Sanded and painted the whole piece and it looks like it was made for the gun! I'm very impressed with how it turned out, and the only tool I used was a Dremel. Only took a couple hours to do all the cutting and fitting too. Pics to come once I borrow a camera.

There was one seller toward the back left, Rocky Point I believe, that had S-12's for $599 in case anyone wants to grab one at a reasonable price.

The way I see it, this is just a gray area now. Being that it is NOT law, only one reviewers opinion, I would do whatever you want with it within *actual* law. Don't do stupid things to get their attention in the first place, and you won't have to be the legal guinea pig. If they don't know you're doing it, they can't bend and twist the law to get you for it.

Converted or not? If it's converted, then yes, it will fit.

Be aware that once you use a >10 round mag, you have to play the parts game. Just an FYI.

Haven't done my S-12, but on the 7.62 I know for a fact that you have to take off about 1/16" of material to let it go in clear. I used a dremel, but you could use a flat file to take off some material. Go slow, check for fit constantly - you can always take away, but not add.

Got this tonight and it looks amazing. Thanks! +1 Rep for FALaholic

I would put a few through it, just to make sure it works. If it doesn't work properly after converting, at least you know it was something you did. If it is f-ed up before you start hacking on it, you can probably get it replaced/fixed too - not so much after.

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