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I also prefer a 2 point sling for 90% of what I would do with a rifle.

Get a hold of yourself, Nancy. Take a step back and think before you open your mouth next time.

I'm ROFLing

I was wondering how you went about mounting those stocks. I took my stock off one day and was wondering what the hell I was looking at. It didn't look like the rear of any akm receiver that I had ever seen before. I do have to say that I'm more and more impressed every single day by the conversion Tromix did to my .223 Saiga. The attention to detail in the rivets and welds around the receiver are exceptional.

Oh no he didn't!!

Oh good God. Tony must have the patience of Job to deal with such mental midgets.

After I got my Tromix .223 Saiga, I mulled over this problem for several weeks. I finally came up with this solution, which I like very, very much. I removed the Saiga front hand guard and installed one of Dinzag's hand guard retaining plate (along with a Bulgarian lower hand guard and Ultimak rail upper), which has a sling attachment. I use the loop in the Tromix stock for the rear attachment point. I use the Blue Force Gear - Vicker's Combat Applications sling with a Blue Force Gear hook-clip adapter on the front. I think it's the bees' knees. I have two and wouldn't trade them

Cool, thanks for the response.

Mounting a red dot forward over the gas tube will give you a better forward view. Otherwise, when the scope is in close, it blocks quite a bit more of your forward view. The Ultimak picatinny rail that replaces the gas tube is quite solid. I like it better than using the receiver side mount. I have never liked the idea of a receiver cover mount, for the obvious reasons that it gets removed and replaced. I like the idea of replacing the rear sight with a picatinny mount, but I have never seen those for sale in the USA. In my opinion, the desired mount types are: receiver cover mount

I used a Bushnell 1x32 red/green dot scope ($150) for a while, but it would turn off unexpectedly. I think the contact in the battery compartment, which is also the on-off switch was faulty. I sent it back. It was a great scope when it worked, but unfortunately that was not all the time. I read that Aimpoint scopes are incredibly sturdy and reliable, and they have an amazing battery life as well. So I bought an Aimpoint CompC3 and I have no complaints so far. It was been rock solid, holds zero and the adjustment clicks are repeatable. I got it for less than $400 delivered. It's more ex

Does anyone know which of the Red Star triggers is the correct one to buy for a Tromix-converted .223 Saiga? Thanks!

Thanks! That is a real Bulgarian handguard that came off my SLR-95, left over after I replaced it with a US-made handguard when I converted the SLR to a pistol grip configuration. I think this is the exact same one: http://www.k-var.com/shop/product.php?prod...=296&page=1

I got this Tromix converted Saiga a few months ago. I was happy with it but wanted to change a few more things about it to get it in exactly the right configuration. 1. I added an Ultimak Rail mount and a Burris 2x20mm Long Eye Relief handgun scope. 2. I bought one of Dinzag's handguard retainer plates and installed an AKM Bulgarian handguard. 3. I added a Blue Force Gear - Vicker's Combat Application sling. 4. I removed the Tapco pistol grip and installed an Ace Galil-style grip. I really like Dinzag's retainer plate. It allowed me to install the more authentic handguards, as well

The Ultimak mount IS the gas tube, so if you remove the gas tube then you remove the mount.

You do have the cut away some of the handguard so that the Ultimak will fit. I'm replacing the handguard with a regular AKM handhuards lower and using Dinzag's retaining plate to secure it.

I don't think they are exactly the same. The configuration of small attachments is different. If they are from the same maker, then they were made to slightly different specs. I agree that they are very similar and made from the same design, but not 100% the same. I'll inspect mine closer tomorrow.

http://www.jasonphillips.org/Firearms_Saiga/Saiga.asp

These links no longer work, I had to restructure the folders on my web server. http://www.jasonphillips.org/Firearms_SLR95/SLR95.asp http://www.jasonphillips.org/Firearms_Saiga/Saiga.asp

I had to reorganize the folders in my website. It's now http://www.jasonphillips.org/Firearms_Saiga/Saiga.asp I just ordered Dinzag's 2-piece handguard retention plate so that I could mount a proper sling and also use a more traditional AKM handguard. I can't wait until it gets here and I can try it out with the new mods.

I have read on more than one occasion that the heavier bullets respond best in the Saigas. I just got my .223 Saiga less than a month ago and I have not been able to find any 62 (or 70) grain ammo to try out. The 55 grain Barnaul seem to group at about 4 MOA like you said.

Teh internets is serious business.

Oops, I forgot. Here are pics of both. http://www.jasonphillips.org/content/photos/SLR95/SLR95.asp http://www.jasonphillips.org/content/photos/Saiga/Saiga.asp

I have both. My Ace folder is on a SLR-95 and I just got a Tromix .223 Saiga with a Tromix folding stock. The Tromix and Ace stocks are much better than all the other available folding stocks. And by a pretty long shot, it's not even close in my opinion. The only stock that is as good as the Ace and Tromix in my opinion is the Imbel FAL para folding stock, which looks just like an Ace folder. I can tell you that there are definitely some subtle differences. First, the Tromix is made from a resin, as BobAsh said. The Ace seems to be made from tubular steel. They use extremely simil

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. After doing a lot of searching last night, this is the sling that I found that I like the most. This company has a lot of really interesting gear. http://www.blueforcegear.com/product.cfm?t...&prod_id=79

By the way, does anyone know where I can get a decent sling to mount on this rifle? The forward sling swivel and mount will need to be replaced too, it just doesn't seem sturdy. Thanks!