Parts Count Check for a 308

[Captain 0]

Okay, I'm thinking of getting a .308 and doing a simple parts swap to get down to the right number of foreign parts and thus be able to use the FBMG 20 rounders... So here's the list of parts I found:

 

A stock sporter rifle has 14 countable parts:

(1) Receiver

(2) Barrel

(3) Trunnion

(4) Bolt

(5) Bolt carrier

(6) Gas piston

(7) Trigger

(8) Hammer

(9) Disconnecter

(10) Buttstock

(11) Forearm handguards

(12) Magazine body

(13) Follower

(14) Floorplate

 

Assuming I replace the buttstock with a thumbhole/dragunov that is US made and a forearm that is US made, I then need to replace 2 more to use the FBMG mags, correct? And the mags have 3 complaince parts in them... So does that mean that I just need to replace the furniture and the mags? It can't really be that easy can it?

 

Assuming my math and/or logic is off for some reason... Are the gas piston's drop in? Is there a FCG that doesn't require moving the whole thing forward? I have never gunsmithed anything in my life and I really don't want to have to do a complete PG conversion (besides, I don't really want/need a PG on this rifle)

Edited October 4, 2007 by Captain

[Captain 0]

Found an answer elsewhere... the FBMG mags are US-made bodies only, so I only get one US part from them... however, if I replace the two pieces of furniture, the mag body (by using the 20 rounders) and the gas piston, I should still be at only 10 foreign parts... correct? Which gas piston's fit the Saiga .308s? Is there fitting involved in swapping that out?

[MD_Willington 11]

Hey Captain.. we're going back and forth between here and the ak forum I think.. LOL

 

Update on the 20 round mags

 

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=19637

[Captain 0]

Yeah... I'm a little impatient some times I knew the guys at AKForum are generally fast posters... I swear all they do is sit on the forum all day!