Joseph 141 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) I'm converting a new saiga .223 and i really want to put an ak 74 style brake on,but the cutting and threading of the front sight block looks like way to much work. but i saw over on http://akpartskits.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_12&products_id=16, for Saiga a slip on over the front sight block and weld ak 74 brake, anyone had any experience with these? Edited August 20, 2010 by Joebanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
papatangeh 0 Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 looks interesting, I am wondering the same thing...don't feel like doing all that work on my barrel, too expensive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Well I am going to order one and when i do ill post pictures and a review, i've looked around and i've never seen anyone who has done this so that makes me leary to take the path less traveled, but a gunsmith is going to charge me 85$ to thread the barrel, and if i do it myself i'll end up paying 50$ for renting a dye and if i Screw up cutting the fornt sleve and cut into my barrel i'll really be sick, so guess i'll be the first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Ak 74 weld on muzzle brake was in my humble opinon very sucessful, 25$ + 8$ of autozone thermosteel muffler repair epoxy and this would appear to be on their good and tight. All in all very good way to get a brake on a saiga, took about 20 mins and it's so easy a goverment worker could do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
russiangunrunner 10 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 you can get this part from copes for $5... unless u wanna do what i did and do a full conversion, then It's deff worth the money.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Got any pics of the FSB where the 'seal/weld epoxy' is ?? Interesting idea.. I guess you basically checked the fit/centered.. and then just epoxied it on?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Got any pics of the FSB where the 'seal/weld epoxy' is ?? Interesting idea.. I guess you basically checked the fit/centered.. and then just epoxied it on?? Yeah but that didn't hold i'll repost it later now that it looks more weld on style with black epoxy visible around the base of the comp but this time i'm hoping it will hold, if not ill have to truely weld it on, still looks great And yeah i did also smear it inside in front sight post/comp Edited September 2, 2010 by Joebanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Got any pics of the FSB where the 'seal/weld epoxy' is ?? Interesting idea.. I guess you basically checked the fit/centered.. and then just epoxied it on?? Yeah but that didn't hold i'll repost it later now that it looks more weld on style with black epoxy visible around the base of the comp but this time i'm hoping it will hold, if not ill have to truely weld it on, still looks great And yeah i did also smear it inside in front sight post/comp THIS WAS INTENDED TO BE AN EDIT TO THE ABOVE POST Edited September 2, 2010 by Joebanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
russiangunrunner 10 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 no way thats gonna hold.... pin it, or weld it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imarangemaster 315 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Drill and tap two 8/32 set screw through the flash hider and drill a slightly larger hole about 3/32" deep into the shroud for the set screw to engage. The 50,000 PSI of muzzle blast will will make an epoxied FH launch like a grenade! Trust me. I learned the hard way 2 years ago with an M16 FH with just set screws in shallow dimples. It worked after I used longer set screws and indented them into the barrel deeper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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