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  1. I just checked mine. I see four and they all seem to be centered on the upper pipes hole. The date stamp is 07. Does that mean I was just lucky? Also maybe its my eyes but the four holes look to be drilled at a angle tilting toward the back of the gun.

     

    BTW-> I was meaning to ask this. Before I go firing the gas adj plug comes out easy. But I notice after firing it is harder to unscrew, like the lead pounder found its way in the treads. Is that normal? Thanks in advance

  2. I just bought a another gun a week are so ago. I do remember for SURE that next to the ss# fill in it said you do not have to put down your ss#, it is only use as an extra measure to make sure they have the right persons identify. I agree with Cobra that its not a big deal. You give that number to every job you ever have, credit cards, loans ect. So its out there already, but not saying I don't blame you for being careful.

     

    As far as the abbreviation thing. I wasn' there but it wouldn't surpris me that when you said or they noticed you wheren't going to write your ss# (which you have the right to) they got pissed because of the extra work they had to perform, so they wanted to to make more work for you. When you dont write your ss# they have to spend ALOT more time on the phone, then if you gave it to them.

     

    Yes. They did not like it when I left that block on the form empty.

     

    Thats what I figured, but wasn't sure. It is your right, and even though I write mine down, it doesn't mean you should have too if your state says you don't. In one way I kind of want to tell you maybe you should take your business else where if he or she wants to play games with you. But the other part remembers the many times I have hung out at a gun shop and saw somebody come in pissed as hell and needing a gun right now to do who knows what, or the people that stink like booze that need a gun to dispute a problem with someone.... I shit you not (and no they where not given guns). Who knows what that owner was thinking that day, when they decided to make your life difficult. I still don't think what they did was right though.

  3. I just bought a another gun a week are so ago. I do remember for SURE that next to the ss# fill in it said you do not have to put down your ss#, it is only use as an extra measure to make sure they have the right persons identify. I agree with Cobra that its not a big deal. You give that number to every job you ever have, credit cards, loans ect. So its out there already, but not saying I don't blame you for being careful.

     

    As far as the abbreviation thing. I wasn' there but it wouldn't surpris me that when you said or they noticed you wheren't going to write your ss# (which you have the right to) they got pissed because of the extra work they had to perform, so they wanted to to make more work for you. When you dont write your ss# they have to spend ALOT more time on the phone, then if you gave it to them.

  4. How hard do the cops investigate when one of them is killed?

     

     

    Unfortunately the same laws that protect use can also protect the criminal. I have a two friends that are New York City cops and one that works in Suffolk. They all tell me how pissed they get at times, that they KNOW the person was the bad guy, but because of the law in a certain case..... they walk. As long as they try to do the right thing... Police are Military for that matter, I will always respect them.

  5. These assholes are growing very fast right where I live. If you do a searh on you tube there are a few news reports reporting there numbers are growing very fast on Long Island. I know someone that works at Mineola head quters, and they told me that ms13 is becoming such a problem theres a specail task force just to deal with them. Most malls aren't even safe to be around at night anymore, like rosevelt field. This gang just attacks people for no reason at all. To bad we can't have hunting season on all ms13.

  6. I really like the idea of a sensor on the back stairway. It would give me a heads up as to which path they are taking.

     

    Thanks!

     

    WJ

     

    If you like the sensor idea, but only want to use it on the stairs, I have a better idea for you.

     

    (If you have carpeted stairs)

    On the first or first and second step you would use two pieces of thin metal (Length of the stairs and around 3" wide), that when stepped on completes a circuit.

     

    Like so....

    ________________________

    _/ ____________________ \_

     

    The top piece of metal hoverer's off the bottom one just slightly, Even with a carpet over it. You set the tension buy the slight bend you put on both end's of the top piece before you screw down. Next get a roll of two wire cable hook one up one wire to the top plate, the other to the bottom plate. Then run the wires hidden to your room. Next buy something that buzzes or shakes are lights up, modify it to stay on constant, but then cut the wire that goes directly to the buzzer, light etc. on the unit and splice in the two wires. Now when however steps on the stairs, they complete the circuit but don't know what they just did.

     

    If you have wooden stairs it will be harder but you can lightly float the end of the step and still make it work, but its a lot more work.

     

    Tried editing the diagram better

  7. Today was my first day shooting my new S-12. I must say it was a blast and cant wait to do it again. In factory form I was amazed at how quick it was to get use to, as if I was shooting it for years. I was even more amazed when I got home and took it apart after shooting 80 rounds and seeing that the gun didn't even look like it needed to be cleaned other then the slight lead build-up in the barrel and behind the gas regulator.

     

    There is one thing that pisses me off about the S-12. I took my modified AR and 870p that both have lots of work done and yet I had people I didn't even know coming up to me asking me all kinds of question and making comments (all nice, no bullshit) about a bone stock S-12. Out of eight people other then me and my dad, six had to talk about this gun. :rolleyes: On the plus side AFTER they calmed down about the Saiga they said "oh yea those are nice guns too". :haha:

     

    You guys could have warned me, this guns treated like a celebrity!

  8. Welcome.......

     

    Here you go

     

    http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=8856

     

    http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=21702

     

    http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showforum=65

     

    Or do what I did. Look in every section of this forum first. I was busy lurking around here for a week reading old post before I started posting questions. I suck at using the search tool, but if you take the time looking around you will know a great deal soon.

  9. It's a Docter sight...www.docterusa.com

     

     

    Tromix makes a no-gunsmithing mount for the Docter sight.

     

    Click the link in my sigline, it's on the main page.

     

     

    Thanks for showing me your web site, Now I will surly go poor! :haha: Something just told me I need a muzzle brake with teeth now.

    I'm guessing since you guys use there sights you stand behind there product? As for as red dot sights go, do you feel like the Docter one is a better choice then other red dot sights for the s-12?

     

    If Saiga-12's use a standard size dove tail, I guess I could get any replacement rear sight that installs on a dove tail (like the many MidWay sells)?

     

    Right now I leaning more toward your mount and the docter sight.

  10. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=358057

     

    Instead of using them for there intended purpose (out door use, i guess). You can buy the base and a sensor then order three extra sensors like I did. Put them in key places, so that when someone trips one of them they have no idea whats coming next. Maybe in your case one on each stair, then the other two in areas that you know a bad guy would pass by. If your good with wiring you can go to home depot and get a door bell relay and one of those old school loud door bells that sound like an alarm and hook it all up. The base alarm volume is loud but I want to be sure I wake up. Before I go to bed I turn it on and when I wake up I turn it off. Plus a German Shepard helps in my case too.

  11. Thanks guys, I notice that Docter makes a few mounts to attach there sights. Do they make one for are guys with no gun smithing?

     

    I looked on one web page and cant tell what one are if any would work. Heres the page....

    http://www.opticsplanet.net/docter-mount-f...type-rails.html

     

    I like the idea of having the little guy since it doesn't get in the way as much. I have the AimPoint CompML3 on my AR and love it , but was interested in getting something very small that won't get in the way. I'm going to research this some more in the mean time.

     

    BTW-> What are cheaper options as to replacing the standard front and back sights. I know the back one you can hit out from one side and replace, but does the front one unscrew or is it permanent?

  12. I really did try a search for information about changing sights and available options with changing out your factory S-12 sights, but couldn't find anything exact, just a bunch of pages that mention sights. If someone could provide me with web pages or info, I will try to put it neatly together and maybe get it sticked so new comers can find it easy.

     

    One thing I was VERY interested in was this sight....

    http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?act=at...ost&id=6391

    Please tell me that is a red dot sight? And I hope to god I wasn't imaginging this, but I swore I saw that type of site with a base that would utilzed the same mouting system as the back notch sight does from the factory. I hope I described that right. If not let me know. I'm going to try to find that photo in the mean time.

  13. Just found this. This was one thing I wasn't crazy about the s-12, and you are addressing it. Knowing how you stand up for top notch products, I know I can buy this product with confidence. Which if this hobby, gun or this forum are going to grow, it will be from people having great experiences from products offered HERE!

     

    BTW-> I plan on getting the MagWell, now does that mean I don't have to mod my magazines or do I? I have a couple of AGP 10 round clips I use as decorations only...... and my factory 5 rounders that I use :rolleyes: . Will these all work? Or will I have to mod one are the other to make them work?

  14. prolly should ask tony what alloy of steel it is

     

    Cobra - he may need to know how hot to go with a tig welder, which wont be real hot for the tig, or the alloy of wire to use in it. He might even be able to reheat the weld if he is handy with the tig, skip the wire, and make it new again, then redo the finish.....but tigs run REAL hot, so it is easy to melt the reciever

     

     

    Just a heads up for anyone. A tig welder uses a pedal that you can adj the heat on the fly. A TIG would be the most precise welder you can use and you wouldn't have to be worried about it running it to hot since a skilled tig welder can weld two cut beer cans together, try that with a stick are MIG. I would think it was either a cold start weld where the temp was way different starting the weld (I always pre-heat my metal with a flame to get the temp up, before welding) or there may have been a pocket of air in the weld. Either of the above scenarios could cause a weak spot that would slowing grow bigger and bigger from the recoil of these guns. From what I have seen to me, it seems like a freak accident that can happen once in a blue moon. There is a reason why in the industry important welds get x-rayed, because even the best can't get it perfect 100% of the time. Since all the jobs I've seen from tony seem to be real craftsman like work (Cant know for sure not having the gun in my hand, or seeing his welded beads). But with his reputation I'm sure they are perfect.

     

    If I where you I would let tony fix it, if these guys where so good they wouldn't be asking you to find out what metal it is. Did you ever stop to think what would happen if they weld it and it didn't come out right. Is tony suppose to fix it then. You can only remove and re install something so many times before there not enough metal any more to fix it right. I would guess Tony has a jig so while he welds it the plate doesn't move (are these guys going to make a custom jig, for ONE job). Yea you can spot weld all corners then go back to weld it up. But if these guys don't do it right, whatever side they start welding will pull the plate over, and then YOUR screwed!

  15. Just for the record, not seeing your work FIRST BattleRifleG3, is the only reason I asked if my friend could get a corner of the market. I don't doubt your work at all after seeing it, and I agree you seem to really want to work with the customer on what they are looking for and want. This sat after shooting my new gun for the first time, I plan on bringing it over to his house with the parts removed to get his opinion on doing the job.

     

    One thing I was thinking is if it turns out to hard to think of are make a one off design, with the limitations of wood. I might just get one of you hand guards and stock (which I know will fit perfect the first time). I'll bring it down to my tattoo artist and have her draw with a pencil skull bones and spider webs everywhere and run home and carve it out with my dremel tool. It will look like its coming out of the wood everywhere. That way I still have something very functional (like your work) but crazy looking, instead of something crazy looking but you don't like shooting because of the too extreme of a design, like me and my Friend are thinking. The carving and engraving is something I have been doing for a while and enjoy. So I think I will have to think of a good balance to approach this job.

  16. Thanks for all the info, have been reading all the post you guys mentioned. I most say he does do some great looking work. I have to email my friend these post so he has an idea of the buisness aspect of it. I know he is busy with and happy doing his other wood working jobs. So this will probally be more of a side job thing if he decides to make more. I'm just happy in the fact he will make something custom for me! To me it looks like BattleRifleG3 does a somewhat tradtional form and function look. So i'm going to have to see how wild of a design my freind can do, being your working with wood, which I'm sure has its limits of how wild you can go.

     

    What can I say, I want something nobody has, to heal my broken heart of not being able to do the conversion (to hell with NY!)

  17. Is there anybody in this Saiga field that's doing custom wood work on hand guards and stocks? The reason I ask is because I was at my friends house today. He does custom wood work involving anything wood, tables, kitchens, entertainment systems etc. As I showed him the gun he knew it was based off of a ak plate form and said "I loved the wood look on those guns". I told him yea I could replace this plastic stuff with wood, but it would be a regular replacement wood part. When I asked him if he could make a one off stock and hand guard out of a block of wood, he said.... "I don't see why not, by the way I have left over zebra wood from a job that would look insane with the grain and texture". Now I don't know what the hell zebra wood is but it sounded like something I needed on my gun.

     

    So my ? to you guys, is this a service that you guys think people would be interested in. Being able to say I want this design but with this wood type ect.. Because I was trying to talk him into it. I got him to commit to doing mine, since if any of you have read in my other post I found out I cant do my conversion, since I live in NY. So i figure if I'm stuck with having a stock, I might as well have a hand guard and stock that will blow my mind and others away. I think it also goes without saying that I'm going to field test the shit out of it for durability and throw many pics up here of the finished project, so you can all see what he can do.

     

    Thoughts, comments, suggestions?

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