Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I know I said I wasn't going to convert it but once I started buying the conversion parts I couldn't stop I did the while thing in five hours with a dewalt cordless drill and a dremel Saiga 5.45 from Atlantic Kvar plum stock set, Tapco G2 from Midway Bulgarian gas tube and lower handguard retainer from Apex I put my 4x16 on it but I'm undecided on it, got a millet on the way and here's the obligatory pic... sorry no feet 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Bucky G, you did good! I like it and you are making me double think getting a Saiga in 5.45x39 to shoot up my stash of ammo over an M4 Upper in that caliber! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Very nice, all you need now is the bullet guide and some 5.45 Izzy plum mags... Man that would look nice... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Bucky G, you did good! I like it and you are making me double think getting a Saiga in 5.45x39 to shoot up my stash of ammo over an M4 Upper in that caliber! thanks man I was thinking about what you said before about converting it and decided what the hell... you only live once Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Very nice, all you need now is the bullet guide and some 5.45 Izzy plum mags... Man that would look nice... thanks! I got two russian plums and two circle 25's on the way the first shipment arrived with the package ripped open and the mags missing the vendor was cool and shipped me four more, should be here in the morning yeah bullet guide is next Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volkov 318 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 looks great, btw was checking the apex site, no picture on the bulgarian gas tube.. did it come with the UHG retainer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 looks great, btw was checking the apex site, no picture on the bulgarian gas tube.. did it come with the UHG retainer? yeah they don't show a picture of it but the gas tube has a retainer front and back, just twist your upper handguard right on it they sell it for 15 bucks lower retainer is 15 dollars also Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volkov 318 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 great, looking to go the ak-100 look with my own 5.45.. and the parts look great on your gun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 thanks again, only thing missing is that bulgy FSB and muzzle brake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Oh yeah almost forgot a BIG thanks to Saiga-12.com and all you guys for all the info necessary to get it done THANKS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaPD 408 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 Very nice looking conversion...Good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saigafreake 27 Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 nice job. good looking rifle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brandywine 5 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Looks really, really nice! I am about to start a 5.45 conversion myself. I'm pretty sure I can handle the back end stuff, but I'm a little worried about the front. I assume you had to remove the gas block and FSB to put the lower handguard retainer on there? How easy did they come off/go back on? I don't have a press; can you just tap them off once you remove the pins? Again, very nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saigafreake 27 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 you can also buy a bolt on lower handguard retainer from dinzag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Looks really, really nice! I am about to start a 5.45 conversion myself. I'm pretty sure I can handle the back end stuff, but I'm a little worried about the front. I assume you had to remove the gas block and FSB to put the lower handguard retainer on there? How easy did they come off/go back on? I don't have a press; can you just tap them off once you remove the pins? Again, very nice job. thanks nope I didn't take any of that off the barrel I just took a bulgarian lower handguard retainer and disected it a bit with a dremel cut off wheel nothing scientific... it was easy, you'll figure it out during the process just cut a section out of the top leaving the sides and the holes, make a couple slices between the barrel section and the handguard section of the retainer to enable spreading the barrel section open enough to get it on that's it... easy or buy one of dinzag's excellent bolt ons Edited December 16, 2009 by Bucky G 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulry 50 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Good job my friend. This is you first it appears. The problem now is, it won't be the last! Welcome to the disease (sickness) fun ain't it? I see it shoots damn good as well! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Good job my friend. This is you first it appears. The problem now is, it won't be the last! Welcome to the disease (sickness) fun ain't it? I see it shoots damn good as well! Cheers. thanks man! hehehe yup it was my first, I was a little worried about it but reading through this board made it easy I read every post about it over and over while I was waiting for the gun and parts when the stuff came it was like I had done it a hundred times already in my head just got the drill and dremel and was finished before I knew it it really is a great shooter I'm thinking one of the 7.62's or the S12 next thanks again! Edited December 16, 2009 by Bucky G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Sorry, Dinzag is an awesome guy and I have bought and ill continue to buy many parts from him, but not the bolt on retainer. It's $85 to start, and my experiences with it on a .223 and 7.62x39 have been simply hell. On neither gun would the thing stay on. Not with blue loctite. Not with red loctite. Not with the screws so damn tight that the heads completely stripped and it still came off. JB weld finally kept it on. Has anyone actually used it with just loctite, put 500 rds through the gun and it stayed on? If I did an AK front end I'd just do the work of using a regular retainer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucky G 4 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 modifying a bulgy retainer was crazy simple and it was only 15 bucks, I don't think I spent a whole fifteen minutes on it sorry to hear about the problem with the bolt on the only reason I did the bulgy was I didn't have 85 bucks lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AZ Gun Nut 8 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Nice job, BuckyG. Any pics of that front handguard retainer mod you did? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chadweasel 2 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 modifying a bulgy retainer was crazy simple and it was only 15 bucks, I don't think I spent a whole fifteen minutes on it sorry to hear about the problem with the bolt on the only reason I did the bulgy was I didn't have 85 bucks lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chadweasel 2 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Do you have some up close pics of the lower retainer? I think I want to go that route. I think I know what you did but would like to see a pic with the gas tube off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
m1lk 26 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 sexy, nice job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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