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  1. Here are some option prices specific to this group buy, some long awaited:

     

    Buttstock options - Base price includes a VEPR-like thumbhole stock OR a separate P-grip and buttstock. Choose from any P-grip and buttstock styles in my catalog.

    Buttstock/grip upgrades include:

    Cheek rise - $10

    Finger grooves - $5 for p-grip, $10 for t-hole or drag stock

    Upgrade from thumbhole to military dragunov style - $20

    Custom heights and lengths - NO ADDITIONAL COST

    Shaped to fit a buyer supplied buttpad or plate under 1.75" wide - NO ADDITIONAL COST (some restrictions apply - typical screw mounted buttpad is preferred)

    Buttstock sling swivel stud - $5

    Military dragunov sling bar (requires military dragunov style upgrade) - $10

    Knob for strap-on cheek rest - $10 (requires measurement of strap width)

     

     

     

    Handguard options:

     

    Extended length upper handguard with NEW gas tube - I have decided to include the new gas tube rather than leaving you with a non-functional rifle for months while your tube is modified. This also allows you to switch back and forth between original and extended upper handguards. Total price for this option is $70. If you don't want to keep both gas tubes, the classified forum is a great place.

     

    Upper handguard will be the traditional rounded style unless a customized style is requested and quoted.

    Lower handguard can incorporate most styles for Saiga and AKM found in my catalog at no additional cost provided the length is the same as the factory PSL lower handguard. Romakdaddy's lower handguard would be best compared to the VEPROV style. For this group buy, different styles can be selected at NO ADDITIONAL COST.

     

    Handguard vents - $20 per row (both sides), max 3 per row. (Romakdaddy's set has two rows)

    Handguard mounted sling swivel (includes internal reinforcements) - $10 each

     

     

     

    Wood options:

    Base price - Red oak, hickory, and Spanish cedar

    $10 upgrade - Hard Maple, Honduran Mahogany

    $20 upgrade - Walnut, makore

    $30 upgrade - Jatoba, padauk, bubinga

    $40 upgrade - Teak, wenge, zebrawood

    $80 upgrade - Cocobolo, Morado rosewood

     

     

    So the lowest priced set would be $180 shipped, feature no extra options, but still allow choice of rugged, classic woods and allow some variety of styles.

     

    The most decked out set would feature two rows of handguard vents, grip grooves, a military drag stock, cheek rise, buttstock sling bar, two front sling swivels, and an extended upper handguard, all made from cocobolo, adding $260 in options and totalling at $440.

     

    Real life prices will be arrayed in between, with the intention of serving as wide a range of tastes and budgets as possible.

     

    Here are pictures of the popularly acclaimed Romakdaddy stock:

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  2. Here's how I remove broken taps and bolts when the situation allows it:

    I take a dremel with metal cutting wheel. I carefully cut a slot in the bolt/tap to allow it to be turned with a screwdriver. Penetrating oil and patience are crucial ingredients.

     

    Now it's my turn for a true confession - my first Saiga bullet guide was a piece of pipe... PVC pipe to be exact. Sanded it down into the traditional shape. It was just supposed to be a stop-gap measure. I just shoved it in there in the space between the barrel and the trunion.

     

    Well whadaya know... the thing held there for years and hundreds of rounds. When it finally popped out, the people I was shooting with thought it was a tragic malfunction of a beloved gun of mine. I was just like "Wow, it finally came out." I promptly installed a metal guide with a screw in the typical fashion and haven't had a problem since.

  3. Problem witth the 460 and 500 S&W rounds in an AK - Chamber pressure. Do some bolt thrust calculations.

     

    The idea that handgun rounds are lower pressure than rifle rounds doesn't apply when combining the highest pressure revolver rounds with the lower pressure AK platform.

     

    I concur of the Beowulf, Marlin, and Socom rounds. The 500 and 460 S&W are so danged expensive that these rounds really aren't bad by comparison.

     

    The advantage of 460 S&W is an extremely powerful handgun round that allows trhe chambering of 45 colt and 454 casull as well. The 50 - well, I never really cared for it.

  4. Progress pics, some by request, some by impulse.

     

    Many other sets are in comparable stages of completion.

     

    These include:

    A cocobolo set with veprov handguard and military dragunov style buttstock

    Two jatoba sets with the S4 style handguard and target enhanced QPG buttstocks

    A red oak set with a Saiga rifle style handguard, AKM style buttstock (enlarged for Saiga factory buttplate), and grooved ergo style grip

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  5. Sub-$250 is right, sub-$150 is almost a certainty.

     

    As far as reliability goes, I wouldn't say "flawless" just yet, but I have cycled complete mags without a hiccup. Hopefully the latest improvement will make that the norm.

     

    Unfortunately I cannot accept customer's guns and perform this work. That would require an FFL. What I will offer, when time permits, is a DIY kit with instructions.

  6. The reason people don't think of 10ga, 20ga, and 410 ga for exotic loads is because... well... nobody makes exotic loads for them.

     

    In other words, I wouldn't pick the gauge first, I'd pick whichever combination was the best choice, and best usually means optimal, not the most extreme in one way or another.

     

    You do know that loading and selling ammo requires an ammunition FFL, right? If you didn't want to go that route, selling components to private handloaders would be a possibility.

  7. 3 things that make this set a good buy.

    1.) Lyptus wood, strong and straight in grain - I haven't been able to resupply that wood very well, and if I do it will be a noticeable upgrade price.

    2.) That handguard style is discontinued.

    3.) The set is available now. My current eta on incoming orders is September. After June 30, it will be January.

     

    Saiga factory stocks are also worth something.

     

    This is the package deal to get. You're looking at well over $300 worth of FBMG mags, a stock set approaching $200 in value, and the most expensive factory model of the Saiga-308.

     

    When folks ask where the Saigas are at reasonable prices, look no further!

  8. Erring on the side of caution would be to consider the Saiga to have 4 pieces in its FCG and the other semi-auto AKs to have 3.

     

    The only way the Saiga wouldn't have 4 is if one wasn't considered a listed part when it could be, or they were considered to still be connected when they aren't.

     

    The ATF letter stating that Saiga shotguns have 13 parts is not something I put a lot of faith in at all. I would consider them to have 15. That way when they change their mind I'm not in a bad position.

     

    My thought is to advertise caution, and if you're not being cautious then please don't advertise it.

  9. To expand a little further, short barreled shotguns aren't something you can walk into a gun store, pay a sticker price for, pay an instacheck fee, fill out a 4473, get checked over the phone, and leave with the same day.

     

    This is a whole different classification of firearm called an NFA firearm. THIS is the kind that is registered on a federal level, and the ATF and your local sherriff have to approve you to have it, vs having to find a reason not to approve you within 3 days.

  10. I only see red Xs for pics.

     

    As far as sears and AKs go, yes there's the full auto sear. Wiki clearly states that the sear can be integrated into a trigger, which is the case in the semi-auto mode of the AK, and semi-auto variants.

     

    So you can call it a trigger, call it a sear - it's two parts in one.

     

    Where things get complicated is when they break it into two different pieces, like on the Saiga design. The trigger and the item that lets go of the hammer when the trigger is pulled (also known as a sear) are functionally two different parts.

     

    What federal LE agencies think is anyone's best guess.

  11. Hi

     

    You may find that the Bennelli M1 is recoil/inertia operated. it relies on the power of the cartridge to cycle its action, i have known people with these guns that have reported ammunition sensitivity problems. i think once you sort out what ammo it likes it should be a great gun, price sounds good too.

     

    assassin

     

    I think this shotgun predates the inertia driven Benelli design, that's kind of what I was getting at. While the current Benellis are a class of their own, this would be a shotgun to compare to Winchesters, Berettas, and the like.

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