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You either convert the gun for an unconverted FCG, or convert the FCG for an unconverted gun. Dinzag and I both offer the latter service. I'm backlogged through the end of the year though.

Just a quick update for anyone interested: Everything's going fine for current orders except that everything's taking much longer than expected. This is due to stocks themselves taking longer to make as well as many interruptions in my schedule. The stocks themselves are coming along smoothly, just slowly. In order to prevent such a backlog in the future, I'm suspending taking new orders until 2008. In this time I will be finishing custom orders due or overdue, (none were originally estimated to be done later than September), and in whatever time is left I will be working on some re

If that thing is open bolt, that price tag is way too high for any significant quantities of production. I don't see how it serves any purpose better than a drum fed S-12. The whole cookoff thing shouldn't be an issue in a detachable mag shotgun due to its capacity. Cookoff or just shell deformation is what you run into spewing 30rd after 30rd mag or firing belts. 10 or 20rd mags of shotgun shells that take as long to load as the AA-12 or Saiga, with the reduced velocity of shotgun shells (which relates somewhat to the heat produced), just can't be fired that fast. If someone wants

Beautiful! I'm trying to take in all the creeks in western PA, and there are a lot of instances when the good water appears only briefly. One lesson I learned - do the rapids at the beginning of the 17 mile trip, not the end. I ended up with inadequate strength to avoid capsizing. And that was on class 2. I need to get back into shape.

These should have all been out a month ago, but they're closing in now.

The S-12 has the best reliability and the most common and affordable shells.

A reliable autoloader is more reliable than any manual operated arm, because the operator is human. Also, he is dead wrong that cycling a bolt action loses no time re-aiming. You need to be finished reloading in order to reaim, and your reloading action puts the rifle farther off target than the recoil of the shot, especially if it's a low recoil rifle with an intermediate cartridge. The advantages of a bolt action 30-06 are that it packs more range and inherent accuracy in a rifle not much heavier or larger than an AK. The bolt action saves space and weight over an autoloader in the sa

Tokageko was great to deal with making a customized stock set. Excellent communication and payment, especially relating to the details of the furniture set. A great member to do business with who cares very much for the Saiga community.

Louielouie likewise was an excellent fellow to deal with. Understands the cooperation needed for a specialty item, which is what most Saiga accessories really are. Great with timing and communication too. Would gladly deal with again and recommend to anyone else.

The 20mm is most likely a DD. Tromix has a license related to NFA weapons. You and I don't.

If wood will work, gimme a holler.

The NRA is backing a pretty nasty expansion of the NICS that can allow the psychological community to sh-t list anyone they want. I'm not going to support them unless they withdraw their support from it. Most people don't really know what's in it but the NRA of all people should. This isn't a nitpicky issue like the WGA had against federal CCW - this is something that could easily disarm anyone whom anyone with a medical license decided to diagnose a certain way. A diagnosis is a judgement call, far short of a conviction or even a court order. Diagnoses are made to effectively treat

$100k.

My view on guns as investments: YES they are if your intention is to keep them. Getting money back from them is questionable. But if they are decent firearms and you can get them at a competitive price, you'll be glad you did when the sticker prices go up and you find the smae gun costing as much used as you paid for new. The I've learned to stick with - only buy guns you're willing to keep forever, even if at some point you choose to let some go for whatever reason. And pay what it's worth to YOU, not what someone else thinks it's worth. That may mean paying going price when no on

I know this is extremely hard to believe, but the S-100 receiver in 30-06 is the same length as a regular AKM receiver. I think you may be onto something with replacing the receiver instead of rewelding. Only problem is you would have to machine out the mag well, and No a PSL receiver wouldn't be any easier to change the magwell on. My thought would be to use a Nodak Spud Yugo or RPK receiver with the trunion bulges, since the S-100 has one. Or maybe I need to take a look at mine again.

No shameless plug taken on my end. I appreciate the input. I've actually got some beech that's about twenty-five years old. The only problem is that it's only about a single quarter thick, and I hate to try to laminate it given that it will need a mounting bolt. Was from my grandfather's small furniture repair shop. I've considered the furniture you sell, but I didn't think you were taking any more orders. The lyptus set that was for sale several months ago with the rifle and mags looked like it would've turned out well. Thanks again for the reply. I go on and off taking mo

Ironwood has standard patterns at good prices and readily available. Mine are custom made to buyer's specs and have multi-month lead times. Another key ingredient to an AK-74 style front end is the hardware to accomodate the shorter handguards. You can either press off the gas block and front site and install a regular retainer, or for a no-gunsmithing solution see Dinzag for a clamp-on lower retainer. The rear end conversion to P-grip goes without saying. If you're not sure what that is, see threads on doing that conversion. It's extremely popular.

These sets are all honduran mahogany. Not all are done.

Would probably not be cost effective, but if a 10 or 15rd drum were more compact than the 20rd, it would have a redeeming advantage, and not just in restricted areas. I'm someone who looks for redeeming advantages of neutered configurations. Taking up less space is the only real advantage of a lower capacity mag.

Factory furniture is beech from the examples I've seen. I used to be able to buy beech wood but it's not available anymore. A lose-lose deal if you ask me. I think harder than matching the wood would be matching the finish the Russians use. This seriously isn't a shameless plug, but consider buying a complete matching wood set made for the P-grip config and then selling your complete matching factory set as a whole. They bring in a decent amount of money, making the wood stocked S-308 a very good deal from the factory. That being said, knock yourself out on making your own grip. I

With X39 AK mags being all interchangeable, to me it makes the most sense to convert the gun once and be able to use any unmodified military mag. That also requires you to change out enough parts so that the mag can be 100% imported. My recommended conversion is extremely typical, but there's a reason - it's so dang popular because the result is just plain nice. The simplest and most standard conversion involves a black synthetic fixed buttstock, presumably from K-var, and a black synthetic grip, presumably a SAW grip from Tapco. With these US made items plus a US made trigger group,

What??? He only has ONE gun safe? Those guns safes capacity is drastically overrated. A regular 14 gun safe will maybe fit 12 on a good day, and good luck getting one out of the back corner without knocking over everything in front of it. And you can't organize them based on how often you use them, but based on how they fit perfectly. I'm a pretty mild gun nut, and I'm in the market for a third safe. They're not all that expensive if you consider the value of what's inside. And about 15% of the collection belongs to my wife. Oh, and I balance the cheekbook. Better duck t

Owning them should never be illegal anywhere. Where to use them and during what hours should be the jurisdiction of local governments. They should be allowed on private property or designated park property only. Not in public roads. Some kids threw some horrendous thing next to my new car a couple years back. I was scared to death of the neighborhood fireworks activities where unsupervised small children were throwing them everywhere. But I had an enjoyable and safe fireworks event at a friend's farm, clear of public roads and a half mile away from other houses. Like guns, keep

I have a bunch of Saiga buttstocks without buttplates that would be good choices for cutting up to make these. PM me if interested. I could even do a rough cutout to save on shipping. Apart from being willing to share surplus material, I have zero interest in making such an item. Be sure to keep track of US parts compliance.

Sexy I've heard, but this would be the first time I've ever heard a rifle referred to as a sex machine. While I wouldn't mix guns with sex, I'll take that as a compliment. I'll probably be trying out a future version that goes all the way to the front site, in what I think they'd call the "International" or "Mannlicher" style or something like that. Ruger offers a number of guns with a really FULL length stock.