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i did, but nothing i found was conclusive enough to determine whether it was a feasible mod. Someone did it with some JB weld, and it didnt look like it was going to be reliable.
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how about M14 mags?
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i got my 22" for $414 w/ tax a couple of months ago.
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that's beauteous !
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oh look, one of Bullfrog's buddies showed up too.
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i'm glad this thread started...i've been googling on how best to us a sling. do any of you guys have pictures?
Gooey... when you wrap in around your forearm... it's not around your back also right?
How long do you make the sling?
thanks.
I keep it one length for carry and address. I unsling from the carry position, and the sling hangs from both mounting points. Then plant my elbow about halfway on the inside of the sling, and wrap my forearm around the sling as my hand makes its way to the foregrip.
Kinda hard to explain, but I hope you get what I mean. It basically gives tension between my elbow and buttstock so the rifle 'locks' in position when I seat the stock against my shoulder. This was really useful when I used to shoot for my ROTC rifle team back in the day. Those Anschutz 54's got pretty heavy when fully equipped (about 17-18 lbs), and the sling really helped to keep things steady when shooting from a standing position. The shooting jacket was key too.
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I use an end-to-end sling like Bob described in his first reply. It's nice for carrying rifles around, and just quickly wrap a forearm around it to help steady your stance when an opportunity arises.
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It's so easy to be a badass on the internet, isn't it? especially trolling first-posters.
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received the stock today, can't wait to work on it this weekend
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Nice! that's a start
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Although I've been only a member for a little while, the amount of info I've gotten from these forums and its experts has been priceless. That being said, I would proudly wear a 'Team Saiga' or 'Tromix' shirt or cap. Problem is, they're nowhere to be found. I'm sure there are many on this forum that share this sentiment, and items like these would fly off the virtual shelves. Even though I dont have any of the shotgun Saigas (yet), I'd wear a 'Saiga-12.com' shirt or cap, or strike fear into the hearts of 3-gun competitors with a 'Tromix Lead Delivery Systems' jacket or rifle sling. Hell, even a bumper sticker that I can plaster on my gun carry case!
So how about it guys?
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Just finished watching an episode of Modern Marvels on the History Channel about shotguns. It'll probably be shown again in 2 hours, as per their usual programming pattern.
There was a scene that showed some military personnel firing Saiga shotguns. It looked like they had the non-sporterized versions though.
Maybe that's why they're so hard to come by these days.
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Just finished watching an episode of Modern Marvels on the History Channel about shotguns. It'll probably be shown again in 2 hours, as per their usual programming pattern.
There was a scene that showed some military personnel firing Saiga shotguns. It looked like they had the non-sporterized versions though.
Maybe that's why they're so hard to come by these days.
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A few weeks ago at the range, I saw someone with an AR-10 running a cleaning patch through the barrel every 2nd mag or so (10-rounders here in NY). I thought he was just being neurotic about cleaning the rifle, but as we got to talking about our guns, he said that he was 'breaking in the barrel' since this was the first time he had fired it since he bought it. I told him that I didnt do any type of 'breaking-in' when I first fired my S308, and had since shot 500+ rounds through it at that point. He really didnt know what effects there might be by breaking it in versus not, just that he felt better about doing it. He also mentioned that his barrel wasn't chrome-lined for the sake of accuracy, and that's also why he was doing what he did.
Do you guys do anything special to 'break in' your rifles? Is it neccesary to have done it when I first shot my gun?
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It's right down the middle on my rifle, but if it lined up right of center, it'd still work for me since I shoot lefty. I just found it awkward using the POSP scopes with the integrated mounting bracket that lined them up left of center.
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I got mine for $412 ($380 + tax) here in NY. So I'd say yours is a better deal
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If lining up on the barrel centerline is what you're looking for, I went with this combo at the suggestion of someone here.
from http://www.tickbitesupply.com/ak.html
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from http://www.binocularsmart.com/scopes/ak-ak...ver-mount.shtml
I'll try to take & post pics after I get the rifle back from my smith.
I fired a couple hundred rounds before I took my rifle apart for some mods and conversion, and was very pleased to find that it held zero even after removing the mount and switching back and forth between an NCstar red-dot sight mounted on another one of the above mounts.
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Is it converted? Have you tried to disassemble it yet?
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Thanks for the reply Buck, that's exactly the kind of information I was looking for. At the sub $1/rd pricepoint to get quality ammo, I think it might not be a bad hobby to take up, especially for the other rifles that aren't so flexible with ammo as my S308.
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dayum. those are some crazy hunting rifles.
"... The 180-grain Swift A-Frame load develops over 5,000 foot-pounds at the muzzle. Just to give you an idea, this load in the Warbird develops more energy at 500 yards than the .30-30 does at the muzzle with a bullet that is lighter by 10 grains. "
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Wasn't sure if I was going to post this here or on the reloading forums, but since my issue is specific to the .308 I figured those who reload in this caliber also drop by here.
I'm just a weekend shooter (about twice a month) and go thru about 150-200 rounds each visit to the range, usually shooting the cheap Wolf steel-cased ammo that goes for about $0.35 - 0.40/rd. While the steel-cased ammo is pretty good for the price, I did notice a difference when I went through 2 boxes of Hornady Match Ammo that went for around $1.40/rd. The ammo sounded different, and 3-shot groups were consistently tighter.
Without taking into account the cost of the reloading equipment, just the brass/primer/powder/bullets, around how much would each handloaded round cost?
With brass-cased .308 ammo going anywhere from around $0.50/rd to even upwards of $2/rd, how worthwhile is it to reload your own?
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damn, that's so sweet to have your own shooting range. can I be your friend?
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I too looked up the pros and cons between the Saiga 308 & the VEPR quite extensively, mostly in terms of accuracy ( S308 w/ the 22" barrel) between both as well as the prices between both of them to justify picking one over the other. The consensus was that although the VEPR has a slightly better fit and finish, the Saigas are just as reliable and shoots just as accurate (usually after conversion) as the VEPR, plus you just can't beat them for the price. That being said, even after the conversion (should you want to do that) you would still come out ahead with the S308, and the 8-rd mags can be easily converted to accomodate 10 with some very simple modifications.
Do a google search for 'Saiga 308 vs VEPR' and you'll see a bunch of pretty informative threads in various gun forums.
I personally went with the Saiga 308, and I'm currently doing some modifications (Dragunov-type buttstock, forearm venting, FCG conversion, muzzle brake, POSP scope, moly-resin treatment) to make the gun uniquely my own. After all is said and done, it'll still be less than what I would have paid for a VEPR.
From a DIYer's standpoint, its just so much more rewarding to own a gun that you've put your own efforts into making it better. I can thank this forum's members for all the info that I've soaked up ever since I started to visit this site.
This is the tacked 308 picture thread.
in Saiga .308
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that's beautiful, Saiganoobie. How does it shoot?