Where to buy mags?

[jmhat98 0]

I am looking to buy a few 30 rnd mags that will fit in my unmodified .223 saiga legally. Where is the best place to buy and what brand mags are best? I am new to the saiga so any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[kresk 10,063]

You shouldn't be using hi-cap mags in an unconverted Saiga dude. Illegal.

[Maniac Jack 2]

Don't pay any attention to tritium's attitude, but do pay attention to what he's saying. If he had have been so kind as to enlighten a young lad of the rules and how to follow them, maybe it would have been of more help?

 

So the thing here is, the BATF have these rules for foreign guns - you can only have a certain number of foreign parts, and/or have to have a certain number of US parts in a foreign gun if that gun is an "assault weapon" Since they count the magazine as three of those parts (mag body, follower, and base plate), and the Saiga in an unmodified form is NOT and "assault weapon," then if you use any magazine that is high capacity (more than 10 rounds) it turns it into an "assault weapon," thus making it subject to the BATF rules (922r).

 

Details and specifics can be found here, courtesy of Dinzag http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=18530

 

So, you're talking about a Saiga .223, ya? From what I remember, the BATF counts 14 parts in a Saiga rifle, so if you used a high capacity magazine with three US parts, you would need to replace one more part to make it legal. (High cap makes it an "assault weapon," you need 4 US made parts)

 

In any case, once you've got that figured out you can go here to find mags:

http://www.gilbertsguns.com/Clips-Magazines/Saiga+Magazines

 

Or other places using a google search. Hell, while you're at it, check out the Forum's sponsors, you'll probably find something there.

 

Have fun. Be safe.

[kresk 10,063]

Don't pay any attention to tritium's attitude

 

MJ PM sent.

[jmhat98 0]

So what is the easiest 4th part to replace with a U.S. made part to make it legal? Thanks for the explanation Maniac Jack.

Edited February 8, 2008 by jmhat98

[Jguy101 0]

Well, the easiest to replace is probably the hanguard; you can get a Tapco Galil-style with a Saiga retainer, or any other handguard and a no-mod retainer from Dinzag. If youj're looking for a more functional replacement, though, Dinzag also offers a modified Tapco G2 FCG that should improve your trigger greatly.