b2673ad 0 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hello What is the deal with the safety lever & the hold open notch? I under the the reason behind having one but how does it work? Does the charging handle lock into the notch after the last round? Then do you change magazines & push the safety handle down to reload the first round without having to cycle the charging handle? A few pictures would be helpful Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micah360 6 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 (edited) It's a manual device. The only thing it's really good for is locking open the bolt for range Nazis. http://hunting.about.com/od/guns/ss/ak_safety_notch.htm Edited March 6, 2008 by micah360 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b2673ad 0 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Thanks That is an excellent link. I think it would be a good thing to do to the Saiga Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dinzag 31 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 All Saiga's BHO levers (minus the S-12) lock the bolt back directly over the center of the mag. So if you notch the safety lever you can lock the bolt behind the mag. With a loaded mag in you simply flip the safety lever to fire, it chambers a round and it's ready to rock. www.blackjackbuffers.com had Saiga SWIFT levers but they are out of stock now. I assume the receiver swipe was correct on them (better than their regular AK ones) but comparing several factory levers here, no two are identical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 +1 dinzag. The best thing about them is you can drop the bolt without taking your hand off the PG or HG. As far as the receiver scratch, I thought the last one I got from blackjack was supposed to be for the S-12 and not change the location of the scratch but it did One scratch is fine but two sucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dinzag 31 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I was playing with Juggs lever in my S12 when I notched his. It was different than my S12 - started to make a new swipe so I removed it. My brand new S12 is identical to my old 2001 though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TackDriver 1 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 To cut our own, is there a template we need to be following or is it just so simple that we shouldn't be talking about it, and just be cutting already? I have a tendancy to over-analyze things long enough to miss out on making a decision. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dinzag 31 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Dunno about a template, but here's some pics... BJB Swift Lever Modded Saiga Lever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micah360 6 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 To cut our own, is there a template we need to be following or is it just so simple that we shouldn't be talking about it, and just be cutting already? I have a tendancy to over-analyze things long enough to miss out on making a decision. It's super-easy. Just follow the link I posted above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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