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The store had about 5 saigas (of various calibers) on their wall, and apparently the 308 sells well so the store keeps them in stock. One of the guys in there owned his own conversion but he had paid a gunsmith to do it, so he couldn't help me with my questions about converting it (and it wasn't on hand so I could look at it). The prices are competitive with online prices so I'm not surprised they sell well.

Yes, and the trigger hole too. I highly recommend using the RedStar Arms VEPR .308 trigger group. If you use a G2, you need to do some grinding on the hammer, round up a disconnector spring for it, and (I think) you might have some trouble with the safety/selector lever. The RSA trigger is basically a drop-in, took me 5 minutes to install, and it comes with a disconnector spring. It costs more, but it is one SWEET trigger. I also highly recommend you get a shepherd hook spring replacement to lock down the pins. You don't need to replace any pins, all you have to drill out are the riv

Your talking about one of these right? http://dpharms.com/axis-pin-retaining-plat...3d341fc0d1ba223 Basically I ignore that step and use that plate and the G2 group and I'm done for that part of the conversion.

I've found a Saiga 308 16" in a local gun store for a good price and the only thing stopping me from getting it is several questions about converting it. The guide here at http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/Step_1.htm has been helpful but from the picture thread and what I saw at the gun store the saiga 308 seems to be somewhat different than the .223 and 7.62x39 versions. Specifically in Step two of that guide he drills out two pins right above the trigger, but in the picture thread I only see one pin above the trigger of the 308 and I can't recall having seen more than one on