Davehal9000

When gun control took a turn for the worst back in the 1990's all I did was follow the latest events and hope for the best. Enough of us did the same thing to get us the Brady Bill and the "Assault Weapons" ban. Today, out on the PT pad, I asked my teammates if they have ever contacted their elected officials to convey their desires on the subject of gun control. None had, and I find this alarming considering all these guys talk about is guns and freedom. If you have the time to read about gun legislation, you have the time to contact your elected officials. There are some in office yo

If you look on the right side of the bottom of the receiver, next to the trigger, you should see a small tab protruding from the receiver. That's the BHO. Don't see much need for a brass catcher... As far as converting them, the triggers are horrible on a stock S-12, plus they're just plain butt ugly. To be honest though I converted mine because it just plain pisses me of that it was neutered in the first place.

I did this just the other day. No mods needed. I was using e-clips. I think I just put the trigger in after the safety lever was in place.

I'm in the FWB/Pensacola area. I can help with a basic conversion, getting the trigger moved, pistol grip installed, etc. Can't help with rewelding holes or refinishing though.

The handguards dropped right in, a pleasant change as I normally have to do a lot of fitting on any other AK I've had. In fact all Dinzag's parts worked much easier than I'd anticipated. No offense to him, just a comment about my luck.

Ever since I first spotted a Saiga-410 on the shelf at a local shop I knew I had to have one of these shotguns. Trying to keep my ammo variety to a minimum I grabbed a Saiga-12 off Gunbroker, and once I had it in hand I set about converting it back to its intended glory. I started off intending to do it all myself. I removed the sporter trigger guard, cut the new hole for the pistol grip, etc. I'd intended to have a welder at work weld up the extra holes. I wanted the original AK style front and rear sight bases and to be able to use standard AK furniture. The best option I could f

I've fired the 7.62 version and they're junk. The trigger works via a cable or a rod, I forget which. Real gritty even when clean. There are far better ways to customize your Siaga shotgun.

Jimmy's Pawn in Ft Walton Beach FL had a new Saiga-12 on the shelf, in case anyone in the area is looking for one. Think it was about $550.

I thought I read here on the forum Sabots were a no-go with the Saiga-12?

Grab the mags. Stocks will be easier to find and for longer.

What slugs do you guys recommend for the Saiga-12? No specific need for them, just "what if" ammo. I have a plychoke fitted.

There are quad stack mags made for the AK-74M, so I'd say it's not entirely impossible to make it happen. When it comes to things like this though, you have to imagine the Kalashnikov team has already tried it, and had it worked, we would have seen them on the market, at least in Europe and in arms expos.

Once the ports are taken care of, will there be any problem rethreading the barrel? Would the barrel be tapered, causing problems with threading?

It's a 24 inch I believe. I got it shortly before I deployed. If I do cut it down, I'd like to cut it down to 19". I've been told there's some taper to the barrel.

I've got a long barreled Saiga-12 I'd kinda like to cut down and fit with a Polychoke. With the barrel being tapered, what's involved in cutting the barrel and getting it down to the right diameter for threading? I'd like to be able to do this myself, so removing the barrel isn't an option.

How hard is it to mount a Poly Choke after cutting down a barrel? I know the barrel diameter will be off because of the taper. Is this even feasible for the average AK smith or is it a total pain in the ass?

Don't fuck with safety, especially your eyes. Get a new mag. Superglue isn't that strong and it'll happen again if you try such a repair.

Well, I finally got the frakker off! That was a bitch! I've been fighting the flu for a couple of days now, with this project running through my head. It's in every dream I have in my flu/flu drug induced state. Came up with a few idea I never got around to trying, but I finally went with something similar to what BS1066 did on his post Pressing barrel . Mine was a bit simpler due to necessity. I'd planned to use a metal saw at work to build the yoke, but someone busted the blade. I wasn't sure how I was going to build the block he put under the gas block until I found a bin of st

I would think it would be entirely possible, but that the mechanism would wear out pretty quick

Punches Sorry, it says box of 12, if i'm reading that right... Hopefully these will do the job. I debated back and forth between the 1/2 and 3/4.

Dinzag just sent me some pics. There's not nearly as much exposed metal on mine as there is in the one pictured. It definitly makes it harded, but I'm sure it can still be done. I finally went through Amazon and found a box of six 1/2" brass punches for like $8. On a side note, what's the hole on the left side of the gas block for? Never noticed that on anyone else's photos, but maybe I haven't looked that hard.

Exactly what part of the gun are you whacking with the hammer or punch? Is it going to screw anything up hitting what would be the rear sight base with say a rubber or rawhide mallet? Or are you hitting the gas block itself? Nobody in town has brass punches and they look at me like I'm asking for a flux capacitor.

Pins came out quite easily using a nail and a hammer. Tried liquid wrench. Tried heat. No joy so far.

This gas block is kicking my ass. When you guys use the big hammer method, where exactly are you hitting it? Between the barrel and the gas tube?

Cool. Thanks!