PanchoVilla 0 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 (Totally unrelated to the new 20 rounders coming out. Honest. Really.) Anyone know somewhere in North Texas that will do a conversion of my saiga to P-Grip and all the associated new stuff? Preferably someone you know to be reliable. I know MGS does it, but I'd like to know if ya'all know of anyone else out there does it, so I can price compare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freightman 0 Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Do it yourself it is fun and easy not a big deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TEXASAK73 13 Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 The .308 would be the simplest conversion.There are no access holes to cover up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PanchoVilla 0 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Been looking in the AK-USA forum and I can't find a page with instructions on how to do this myself, to assertain how difficult it would be for me to do it. Anyone have a link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freightman 0 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 go to Google and type in Saiga conversion you will get it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShadowAngel 0 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 go to Google and type in Saiga conversion you will get it. I can find guides for converting the 7.62x39 and such, but none for the .308. I'm fairly mechanically inclined, but i'd be uncomfortable taking a drill to a firearm. If I did something wrong, i'd basically be out a $350 gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
44rdv4rk 0 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 no guts, no glory. actually the .308 is easier than the x39 to convert... no weird axis pins to mess with.. all you have to do is get the conversion plate removed from the bottom of the receiver and the rest practically falls into place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jtoddellis 2 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/ This is for the 7.62x39 and .223. The .308 is the same except for there are no pins to drill out for the trigger. The measurements for the pistol grip hole are probably different, but yours may already be cut out. My .308 and 7.62x39 already had the pistol grip hole. My 12 did not. Field strip your rifle and study the conversion instructions. They are easier to understand with your rifle there to look at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShadowAngel 0 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/ This is for the 7.62x39 and .223. The .308 is the same except for there are no pins to drill out for the trigger. The measurements for the pistol grip hole are probably different, but yours may already be cut out. My .308 and 7.62x39 already had the pistol grip hole. My 12 did not. Field strip your rifle and study the conversion instructions. They are easier to understand with your rifle there to look at. I assume you can just look inside the reciever to check if you have the pre-cut holes for the pistol grip and the new position for the trigger, right? If those are pre-cut, it's probably something I could manage easily enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jtoddellis 2 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/ This is for the 7.62x39 and .223. The .308 is the same except for there are no pins to drill out for the trigger. The measurements for the pistol grip hole are probably different, but yours may already be cut out. My .308 and 7.62x39 already had the pistol grip hole. My 12 did not. Field strip your rifle and study the conversion instructions. They are easier to understand with your rifle there to look at. I assume you can just look inside the reciever to check if you have the pre-cut holes for the pistol grip and the new position for the trigger, right? If those are pre-cut, it's probably something I could manage easily enough. You are correct, you can remove the dust cover and the bolt carrier and you will be able to tell. I think the trigger hole is already cut in all of the saigas. If there is no pistol grip hole you can use a SAW style pistol grip from TAPCO and get by without cutting a new hole. Once its all bolted together no one will know the difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mudsock 0 Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I'm getting ready to do my first conversion also. The FCG I plan on buying is from K-Var, https://www.k-var.com/shop/product.php?productid=16409 Am I going to run into any problems with grinding the hammer or anything like that? Or is there a better FCG? Also, correct me if I'm wrong, I would like to use an RPK lower retainer for the synthetic handguard. I should be able to drive out the FSB pins, remove the FSB and then drive out the gas block pins. Remove the gas block then slip on the lower retainer. Dremel a grove into the barrel so the retainer will work. Do I have that right? Please correct me if I'm wrong. I think I read in the forum about the RPK lower retainer working with the .308. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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