DavePAL84

I take it you haven't done a lot of long-distance shooting? I've shot targets out to 500m with irons but anything beyond that I'd certainly need a scope. A lot more goes into long distance shooting that simply having optics though.

Yes they will. I have a SWIFT lever on my S12 and the safety lever works as it should.

I'd replace the triangle folder with a solid stock folder http://www.k-var.com/shop/product.php?prod...=283&page=2 It's a 2 minute replacement for your triangle folder. I switched out my triangle folder for a solid folder and I've never looked back.

I have one. I've used it my AR but not my S12 yet. I had to shim the light so it would be at the correct angle though. I'm using a Surefire 6PD.

It's not a permit, it's a tax stamp. And yes, all NFA items are federally regulated, so you need a tax stamp.

Definitely. I'll give you a call.

Okay, just got back from the range. Couldn't make it through a magazine without jamming--not even the factory magazines. System was completely cleaned out. It was jamming with nitro's on setting 1, cheap-o stuff on setting 2, nitro stuff on setting 2. Damnit.

I posted the match in the match announcements thread.

Tried this. Seems like the BCG may be hanging up on the hammer if I release it completely before the entire BCG completes it's cycle. Right now, if I'm right, it should cycle everytime if I hold down the trigger until the bolt is completely forward after each shot. Time to take it to the range and test my theory. If this is true I might have to re-contour the bolt.

When it was running 100% they'd go about 20 feet or so. When it was working on-and-off again they went about 5ft. Not usual. This made me think it was a gas problem but even after drilling a 4th port this is still happening. Taking out the puck and reinserting it seems to fix the problem for a little bit, but soon they start FTE'ing again. Could I have a problem with too much gas?

Any other advice?

100% AB, yes

I used to have a buffer, but it turned my gun into a one-shot wonder, so I removed it (it'd make the bolt stick to the rear) No buffer now.

Just checked with a light and a dental pick--all holes were clear. My piston wasn't thunking though when I flipped the muzzle up and down unless I retracted the BCG a little. It was clean as hell when I started and I had problems in the very first stage.

I started a new thread in a more appropriate section. Thanks for all the input so far. http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=25810

I posted about this issue in this thread: http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=25691 but I think a thread in the tech section will get more responses. Here's the breakdown: Okay, I have a 19" barreled S-12 that used to be longer. When I shortened the barrel, of course I had cycling problems. So I opened up the gas ports and I could cycle reliably. It would take Nitro birdshot on gas setting 1 and regular el-cheapo on setting 2. Well, last week I go to the range and I'm having more problems (no longer cycling the nitro on setting 1). I clean her out, check the gas p

::scratches head:: AGP or Factory mag causing the FTE? Still no plastic in the ports? Gas regulator screw all the way in? Anything look screwy on the extractor or bolt face? Just running through ideas out loud.... I tried different magazines. I had problems except when shooting slugs. I'll double check the ports for plastic but I've never had that problem before... gas regulator was definitely screwed in all the way. I'll take a closer look at the extractor this afternoon. This is mind-boggling since my gun ran 100% until a couple weeks ago.

I check the op rod, it was fine. So, had a 3-gun match today. I didn't finish a single stage without at least one FTE, even when I used gas setting #2. This was with the nitro stuff. WTF?!

I agree. The magwell didn't seems like as great of a venture. Of course, I'm still waiting in anticipation of my MDarms drum!

gave it a good cleaning, hit the piston with a wire wheel (shhhh!) and now it thunks great. Never noticed the gas venting in the side before. Huh.

Yeah, I'd love to see the specs of this. For some reason I can't wrap my head around it.

No, it doesn't. Seems to stay in place.

Okay, I have a 19" barreled S-12 that used to be longer. When I shortened the barrel, of course I had cycling problems. So I opened up the gas ports and I could cycle reliably. It would take Nitro birdshot on gas setting 1 and regular el-cheapo on setting 2. Well, last week I go to the range and I'm having more problems (no longer cycling the nitro on setting 1). I clean her out, check the gas ports for plastic (I angled them properly and found nothing blocking them) and then I drilled a 4th gas port (mine only had three). Well I go to the range and test her out today and I still couldn't

I made my own. Used a lower handguard retainer, cut the top off, and used a leftover FAL part to secure it. Pics before I refinished it: It's held up great. If you make the clamping screw a little lower you could just cut a notch in the barrel to hold the whole shabang in place.

I'd like an answer to this as well