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Try Ammo Brothers in Cerritos. They usually have Siagas in stock. T

Yes that is a Rad-lock--and I was surprised on how easy it was to install--took 5 minutes! And I'll never take it to the range without more than a 10 rounder (USA made) mag in the thing. Although I have a pile of pre-ban Chinese intermediate mags (type without the back ridge), they don't see the light of day in CA. And if they rule against the rad lock... off comes the pistol grip and on goes a monster grip. Or no grip at all. There's an evil thought growing in my brain about something along the lines of a monster grip. Something easier to use--something you can actually put your hand

Yes that is a Rad-lock. And I'll never take it to the range without more than a 10 rounder (USA made) mag in the thing. Although I have a pile of pre-ban Chinese intermediate mags (type without the back ridge), they don't see the light of day in CA. And if they rule against the rad lock... off comes the pistol grip and on goes a monster grip. Or no grip at all. There's an evil thought growing in my brain about something along the lines of a monster grip. Something easier to use--something you can actually put your hand around that would be legal. I may make it and let you guys give m

I take it you're going to make a Mak-90 kinda'--ish stock. Right!? If so you'll have to cut a pistol grip nut hole, just like in the conversion vid. The bolt goes right up into the pistol grip/thumb-hole stock into the nut. As for the fore grip... You can take apart the whole shebang and install a stock AK lower grip retainer like I did. But this takes some machining, fitting, swearing and skill to pull this off. I suggest that you go to the Dinzag site and get their lower hand-guard retainer adaptor. http://www.dinzagarms.com/saiga_762x39/akbor1.html I was too cheap to do

This vid should be a sticky on this site. I hope someone reads this!!! Hint! Hint! T

I was editing the post, and posted some of the photos twice. Sorry it took so long. FRT

Okay, I got busy in the last week, and spent a couple of evenings actually cutting metal and making things. Removed the trigger guard and FCG. Found a Tapco single hook FCG at a local shop cheaper than I could get on the internet--scooped it up. Needed this to do the layout for a new trigger guard. Am basing it partly on the Tromix design. Cleaned off the base of the reciever and swabbed it with a little layout blue. Layed out the pistol grip nut hole and cut this out. First drilled four small holes in each corner, then cut it roughly to size with the dremmel. Filed out the remai

Okay, that's the little dogie I was talking about. What the heck does it do? Do I need this? And could it be considered a 922r part--should I carve one out of a single block of steel? lol FRT

I want to make a custom trigger guard (well I'm making it now)--somewhat like the Tromix thing, only snazzier. Only this one will be welded onto the mag-catch housing. Will this USA made trigger guard count as a 922f part? Or do I have to keep it seperate from the mag-catch? Now see.... you got me deep in this game too! lol I should start making this crap for all you guys to buy. Someone's got to pay for my sickness. FRT

Ohhhh! That's how this BHO thing works! Thank you for posting the photos. I was wondering how this functioned. My Saiga does not have one. And frankly I had never seen one before. So you can push up the metal tab and jack the bolt back... and it stays? Or it comes into play when the last round is fired and holds the bolt back? Which theory is correct? Wow, you learn something everyday here. FRT

Just got the FCG removed. Pins driled out. Rivets drilled out. Hand guard removed. Question: This Saiga (7.62 purchased 11 years ago) did not have a BHO or a BHO Spring. Nor did it have an AK retainer plate. What gives? Are the BHO's a more recent addition? Were the AK retainer plates also a more recent addition? A couple more questions: Can I install a BHO? Can I install an AK retainer? --and what does this thing do exactly? And if I added them--are there any US made that would add towards my 922r count? Will await anwers before proceeding. Don't want to sc

Yes this is the one. Thank you so very much. I was wondering where it went to. You are a scholar and a gentleman! T

Wow dozens of reads, and one reply. Thanks! Tonight I am taking out the FCG and trigger guards. T

Some guy made a great conversion video. I saw it on this site, and now I can't seem to find it. Anyone got a link??!! Provide please. FRT

I think you can go full AK conversion with the Saiga. Even add a pistol grip--but to do this you have to loose the mag-catch, and install a bullet button or Rad-lock. This way you need a tool to remove the magazine, and therefore it is not "detachable." Ammo Brothers had a bunch of these AK's set-up like this (with pistol grip and rad-locks) before the election. But they're all gone now. Sold out in the feeding frenzy. I even saw some of their competetors selling identially set-up AK's at two gun-shows last summer with no problemo's. But they had Rad-locks. Now I went to Ammo Brot