charcoalburner 2 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Can anyone tell me if the standard AK gas piston as sold by Tapco will fit the RAA .223 Saiga. TIA! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArcFault 4 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Yes, it will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Can anyone tell me if the standard AK gas piston as sold by Tapco will fit the RAA .223 Saiga.TIA! An AK-74-type gas piston might be 'more correct' (it's a little bit shorter than the AK-47-type gas piston sold by Tapco): http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=14852 Look under #8 - if Red Jacket uses AK-74-type pistons with his .223 Saigas, that's what I would buy. K-Var's price certainly looks more than reasonable. Obviously, YMMV, etc., etc., etc.,... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArcFault 4 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 An AK-74-type gas piston might be 'more correct' (it's a little bit shorter than the AK-47-type gas piston sold by Tapco): http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=14852 Look under #8 - if Red Jacket uses AK-74-type pistons with his .223 Saigas, that's what I would buy. K-Var's price certainly looks more than reasonable. Obviously, YMMV, etc., etc., etc.,... Well, that makes sense, the Tapco is a little long, but not by much. I look at it this way, if you are already placing an order with tapco and want to save on shipping, get theirs and just shorten your carrier a little. I have heard that you can just drop'em in without shortening the carrier and everything will work just fine. If you just dont care about all of that then buying the AK74 piston is probably the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I have not done the swap, so I will defer to those who have (like Red Jacket, ArcFault, etc. )... ;>) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dinzag 31 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Most everyones AK pistons are 6 1/4" long. The Saiga needs a 6" one to be the same length. My 223 and 308 both have ones I cut down - just removed 1/4" from the end. However after further review, looks like there is plenty of room for the longer one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ssullivan777 0 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Don't want to sound stupid but, what does changing the gas piston do for a saiga? .223? What does it make better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kresk 10,063 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Don't want to sound stupid but, what does changing the gas piston do for a saiga? .223? What does it make better. Most common reason to swap out a gas piston would be to add an extra US part to comply with 922r. It has nothing to do with performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charcoalburner 2 Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks guys, I will check K-var's piston out also. All I need is the piston itself, so the cheaper price will win out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArcFault 4 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Don't want to sound stupid but, what does changing the gas piston do for a saiga? .223? What does it make better. Most common reason to swap out a gas piston would be to add an extra US part to comply with 922r. It has nothing to do with performance. I changed mine out because it made just as much sense to buy the compliance combo from Tapco as it did to buy the FCG and PG separate. I didnt need to swap it for compliance but once I had the thing I figured, why not, the more US parts the better. Plus I'm a glutton for punishment I guess, its not a fun job. Edited March 8, 2007 by ArcFault Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted March 10, 2007 Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 ...I figured, why not, the more US parts the better... You definitely got that right, Compadre! When it comes to Uncle Sam breathing down your neck, there's no reason on Earth not to have cheap 'insurance'... ;>) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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