Slug-O 6 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) As some of you know from ARFCOM when I find something I like, I will tweek it until I have it just the way I like it. I started with and kick ass Tromix S17. Now many will say that nothing needs to make an S17 better but I always want my stuff just the way i like it.. So here are some photos and comments as to what I did to my S17. First of all here is a photo of my S17 I have always thought that the "safety" on an AK/saiga just plain sucks.... Well What I did was add an "AK extended safety latch" What this did was for me to move the safety from fire to safe with one finger. Also if you look at the photos close you will see an allen screw that is a safety stop so that the safety does not over travel. Now my safety works as easy as an "AR" safety.. Now some of you have posted that you want a rail so to put an "Red Dot" on your shotgun... Well COBRA did this work for me and what a great job he did. If you want a rail for your Saiga, he is you man for the job... Also I went with an Trijicon RMR 7.0MOA dot for my sight and i love it.. You may notice that I opened my HK sights because my Trijicon sits so low as the way I wanted it to... The rail that i am using can now be ordered from Tromix and is called "Hellion" Made from "AU" it is light and strong and works great for what ever you want to put on it...Also note the MD ARMS Gunfixers Improved Gas Plug. If you do not have one....GET ONE!!!!!!!!! I also bought from "COBRA" an S-12 Winchoke adaptor. Im running a Full choke in it and shoots sick patterns with 00 loads. The light I have is a Surefire Scout Light with an LaRue mount for those that have a light fetish.... One of the last things I did and the biggest was to cut off my charging handle and move it to the left side of the gun. Its just what I wanted and the more I shoot it the more I like it. Charging the handle is so easy and everyone that has tried it loves it too. I cut the handle off with a dremel and cut the top cover with it and a ruler. I had the "Tig" work done by a friend and I refinished the bare metal myself.. The last two things I did was fit a limbsaver pad to the stock and that makes a world of differance with the recoil and everyone should have one.... The other was polish the internals and make everything as smooth inside as I could and my S17 runs like a raped ape... Well thats about it..........cant wait to run a few matches with her in the next month.... Slug-O Edited February 19, 2010 by Slug-O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sunnybean 939 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Lookin' good! I like the safety stop idea...never seen that before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volkov 318 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 nice gun, and I'm a huge fan of the left side charging handel, if I had mor fil in myself that woul be on all my AKs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Turned out sweet man! Glad I got to do a few things on there. That Hellion HG is also sold by KROSS here on the forum, just so everyone knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seanie 6 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Holy crap that's awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hellraiser 6 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 wow.... just wow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannyfantasy2000 68 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'm not gonna lie, that shit is straight sexy. Pretty close to how mine would look if I had a better job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caspian 32 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I am VERY inspired. stillllllll waiting on paperwork from ATF. man, the wait is killing me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 i just noticed I forgot to take photos of the Surefire magwell and the extended mag drop. Will do that tonight... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolverine 10,360 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Very nice. Looks like a lefty like myself could run that one full speed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chupa 34 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Nice job Slugo, you really put the time. The more I see the charging handle moved, I think this is a definite must in the future for me being a lefty. Great job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike12345 18 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) Im suprised you were willing to take the risk putting a choke on souch a short barrel. Have you shot it? When I brought up the idea of puting a full choke on my 8in tony said he wouldent warrenty it. This was back when he did custom work. The pressure is a lot higher and that choke or something else may give. I decided aganst it because I diden't want to lose a great gun, all that money, and risk injury. You can still get tighter groups with Federal Flight Control buckshot, or Hornady TAP, without a choke. Edited February 20, 2010 by mike123456 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Looks great! Are you able to utilize your HK sights through your RMR with that setup? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Im suprised you were willing to take the risk putting a choke on souch a short barrel. Have you shot it? When I brought up the idea of puting a full choke on my 8in tony said he wouldent warrenty it. This was back when he did custom work. The pressure is a lot higher and that choke or something else may give. I decided aganst it because I diden't want to lose a great gun, all that money, and risk injury. You can still get tighter groups with Federal Flight Control buckshot, or Hornady TAP, without a choke. I run the choke for 2/4 birdshot when shooting steel at run and gun shoots..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Looks great! Are you able to utilize your HK sights through your RMR with that setup? yes but I can not get my head down on the stock so the HK sights were never really used. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike12345 18 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) I prefer a old fashion bead sight over the HK's anyway. It's faster for shot which dosent need to be that accurate. I guess im not with the times, who's magwell is that? Edited February 20, 2010 by mike123456 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
69firebird 0 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Can you take a picture of that saftey stop, does it go through the receiver? I like the idea, but don't want to expirement if someone else has already figured it out, lol thanks Ed firebird455@gmail.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TX-Zen 287 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaxon_182 44 Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 pardon me while I drool and dream Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Can you take a picture of that saftey stop, does it go through the receiver? I like the idea, but don't want to expirement if someone else has already figured it out, lol thanks Ed firebird455@gmail.com I will be home after 5Pm today and will post full photos of this for you... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red_cedar 28 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Looks like you have a lot in it. looks awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paladin 37 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Nice build. I see you left a chunk of the side rail on? I know that goes into the rear trunnion. What I did when I remove my side rail was ground it off and then drilled and tapped it and ran a small bolt in. Looks factory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Nice build. I see you left a chunk of the side rail on? I know that goes into the rear trunnion. What I did when I remove my side rail was ground it off and then drilled and tapped it and ran a small bolt in. Looks factory. I ran out of rivits to fill that hole. When I get one thats comming off... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderchild 0 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Very nice Also just ordered a couple of AK extended safety latches. That just saved me about $100 over the pre-made X 2 Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrtyHarry 0 Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 SICK! Would you be able to use the RMR and the HK sights if you had a butt that has an adjustable cheek/chin rest (or whatever you call it)? DH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrtyHarry 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 SICK! Would you be able to use the RMR and the HK sights if you had a butt that has an adjustable cheek/chin rest (or whatever you call it)? DH BUMP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slug-O 6 Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 The rail would have to be alittle higher. The RMR dot was right inline with the top of the rail and blocking my sight plane. You cannot cowitness the HK sights and the RMR. Sorry .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrtyHarry 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 ^Thanks for letting me know! DH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 My Quest for the Ultimate Saiga 12 is done... BS! You started a thread after this one, where you showed how you put a CTR on it! These things are never really "done". But I like both configurations you've shown in this thread, and the other. Both make me jealous that I don't live in an NFA-friendly state. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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