sherm2954 0 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Got together today with a friend who is a great mechanic and fabricator. 4 hours later (I had to run off for an hour and do "family" stuff), my Saiga 223 was converted...just a couple of small tweaks needed. Still need to: [*]Install the FCG retaining plate I ordered today (I'm re-using the spring right now and it's held in place by a drilled out pin), [*]Get out and shoot the gun to be sure it's functioning properly, [*]Paint the bottom of the receiver, [*]Install a Galil style front handguard, [*]Paint all plastic parts with Krylon Fusion and bake it on. I won't rehash the basics of a conversion. However, here's what I found... [*]The spot weld must be made from German tank armor (someone else said that, I agree). It was a job to get it drilled! [*]I cut the BHO a hair too short. When it is pushed in to catch the bolt, it's darn near flush with the receiver. [*]Had to add a bushing to the folding stock mechanism to disable it or it would have been an "illegal" length. I'll change the brass collar to a plastic or polymer when I get ready to paint. [*]The maglock is pretty basic and not really that great (it does the job, though). If anyone has suggestions and links for a high quality maglock, please let me know! [*]Black nylon plugs from Ace Hardware look just like rivet heads! 25 cents each. Overall, I'm thrilled that this is done. It was fun, a little challenging (everything good usually is) and turned out pretty decently. The improvement in trigger quality is worth the effort all by itself! My buddy Rick deserves a huge thank you. His skill was invaluable! Here are my pictures...I'll add info to them later this evening. http://s909.photobucket.com/albums/ac292/sherm2954/ SOMEONE! Please help me with attaching photos! Thanks Edited December 7, 2009 by sherm2954 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volkov 318 Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 upload photos to photobucket and than post the image code Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bean.223 365 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) My impression of Naolith... Looks good Edited December 7, 2009 by Bean.223 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MD_Willington 11 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 use the IMG tag take out the spaces in the tags [ I M G ]url to photo ie www.photolink.whatever[ / I M G ] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.