jdeitch 32 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 I'm new to the saiga world so please be kind if I'm way off on my comments/concerns here. While seaching the web for anything saiga related, I came across the wikipedia entry for the saiga 12. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiga-12) Under the heading of 'Shortcomings' I read the following: "The top round of ammunition left in loaded magazines will acquire an oval shape caused by the magazine spring squeezing the shells against a closed bolt. This will cause a failure to feed if shotgun shells are left in a loaded magazine inserted into a closed bolt shotgun for more than a few days." This statement really concerns me because one of the primary roles for my saiga is home defense. The time may come when I need to be able to count on that first round working after sitting in the loaded mag for a long period of time. PLEASE ADVISE. JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigj480 203 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Never mind, there's good info in your other thread. Edited December 19, 2008 by bigj480 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobbyshooter 59 Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 keep the bolt open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twistedpsyche 0 Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 Wasn't there just another thread on this? You should only get warping if it's in there an extended period of time.... anything over 2 months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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