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Bump fire a 10 round mag of those and report back please.

No need for a gunsmith on most furniture swapping. Especially with Dinzag's bolt on lower handguard retainer which makes using standard AK handguards a breeze.

So I wonder does RAA get them for the same price as back then?

You get what you pay for on a Tromix conversion for example, Tony welds up those holes. Personal preference either way, the holes don't effect anything.

Dinzag's AK retainer plate is a must have IMO. Why mess with the e-clips when the retainer plate makes the job a breeze and is cheap. My Warsaw length on my 7.62 feels a bit short, wish I had the NATO. Anyone who feels opposite wanna trade their NATO for a WARSAW?

Did you do the stock mod yourself and if yes, what was your process (figuring the measurments and what tools)? Your carrying handle would come in handy with this thing.

My love for commie weaponry crosses platforms... is that a yugo? ya need to do it once...just to say that ya did Yah that's why everyone should have a Yugo! Pictured above is the Chinese SKS-M with the Tapco stock and the ventilated handguard. I've got a beater Russian and another SKS-M which is new unfired. I'd like to get a SKS-D and a Yugo. Will wait for a steal though.

Hey that's kinda what I was imagining, sans the bottom access storage, but that probably works best for fitting two in there.

Just reading the title of this thread before I clicked it, I imagined the storage solution like that of the cleaning kit, some kind of trap door in the back of buttstock that an extra 10 round mag could fit in. That thought came before the thought of how big is a 10 round mag compared to, i.e., my kvar warsaw length stock...interesting idea though. How about getting that second mag to start chambering rounds when the other one runs out Kinda like dual gas tanks on full size pickups.

Nope you definitely f'ed it right in the A.....better send it to me so I can fix it Hey ScoutJoe I seen that pic of that mismatched SKS you put on another thread, you into those too? I just caught the SKS bug recently. This damn drum is specifically for my SKS-M project but there's not much about the drum on the SKS boards: Still need to clean it up so it doesn't look like a dog took a bite out of the stock.

It was just that that button gets kinda jammed when the spring lets loose. Had to jostle the tabs between the two wheels a bit and then I could push the button. It's real hard to push too if you wind the drum up loaded and then try to push it in order to unwind the drum for storing loaded. Basically I learned you probably can't fuck one of these up, maybe if I accidentally installed it on the end of my barrel and pulled the trigger a few times.

I ended up just hosing it down with some brake cleaner.

You can store my drum loaded. I'm not sure why the Chinese drums can't be stored loaded. It may be that their spring is way over stressed when wound up or something. Thanks Mike!

I believe you're referring to the "bolt". Once you've got the bolt carrier in the rearmost position where it looks like you can push it forward you probably just need to push down on it a bit. The hammer has a little downward play which if not pushed down by the carrier will not allow you to push the carrier forward correctly because of the angle. Basically the top of the piston where it meets the carrier will bump into the top of your gas tubes opening. That's my guess.

Weird. Maybe the chinese translation for the numbers 75 and 76 got mixed up huh? 75 in chinese is 七十五 76 in chinese is 七十六 I could see where that might have happened, I guess... Kinda like Donkey Kong was really originally called Monkey Kong. Makes much more sense.

Do all these 75 round drums hold 76 or am I crazy or possibly in another dimension? It's a bulgy with the 10 stamp. I followed directions to the tee on loading it to it's "75" round capacity.

I guess the question is really, what's the difference between the spring setup in the MD20 and a 75 round 7.62x39 drum? The 7.62x39 drum is not to be stored wound up. The MD20 drum is wound from the factory, so doesn't inserting rounds add spring tension?...So wouldn't storing the MD20 loaded be the same as storing a 75 round drum wound up?

Your Saiga was made "sporting" to allow it to be imported. Conversion puts it back the way it was intended to be originally. It's no different than if America had a set "safe" limit on how fast cars could drive, and so when you imported a Porsche it had to have a restriction to only allow it to go 65mph. Lame. The conversion is way easier than I first thought too. A dremel, a drill, couple metal files, hammer, other simple tools and it's an easy job. Especially when you order the right parts.

Probably for your pins for the FCG. Did you order the AK retainer plate? It does the same job. That's what I did and I think the e-clips just happen to come with the Tapco FCG.

Any special trick to getting this drum apart? It's a new bulgarian one with the 10 stamp. Directions say to push the center button and turn the ears CCW. Won't come apart From the instructions: "To disassemble the drum magazine, open the rear cover and depress the spring loaded button. Turn the spring tensioning key COUNTER-CLOCKWISE and remove it. Next, lift the spindle out of the magazine. DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THE MAGAZINE ANY FURTHER." So I turn the spring tensioning key COUNTER-CLOCKWISE and then the "removing it" is the hard part. Doesn't seem to want to budge or even look

My solution is storing my 12 with the mag inserted but the bolt held open. In case of emergency: 1. Pick up gun. 2. Pull and release the handle. That sound might be enough to deter further action from the would be offenders. Just as easy to get it ready to go as having a closed bolt and the safety on. But switching from safe to fire doesn't quite have the same sound effect. Of course there are those that would argue because of the giving away your position effect this could have. Anyways, that's what I do.

"With the drum fully loaded, close the rear cover and secure with both latches. Wind the mainspring with the key located on the rear cover. Wind the key seven (7) revolutions (360 degrees). If the magazine is loaded to only thirty (30) rounds, then the tension should be reduced to five (5) revolutions. DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS AS THIS WILL CAUSE UNDUE WEAR OR BREAKAGE TO THE MAINSPRING." http://www.ak-47.us/Article_Detail.php?g=content1144092316

In the chi com manual for the 75 round drum it says "If a loaded drum magazine is not to be used in a certain period, release the coil spring in order to keep it from fatigue." Is this not true then? Conflicting information confuses me to no end. As far as squishing the top round, I always store my 12 with the bolt open (and I don't think I'll store it with the MD20 on it anyhow). But I would like to store the drum loaded if it's not doing any harm.

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Fixed it! Just had to budge the tabs between the two wheels a bit. They locked themselves up when the drum unwound so quick. Now to go unload it the proper way: