bkbville 0 Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 I read folks replacing the Saiga gas tube with a ventilated one (generally when using AK lower handguards) Has anyone ventilated the stock Saiga gas tube? First - I'm assuming the purpose is to reduce the speed of the returning bolt carrier? (Hence smoothing it out, and maybe keeping the brass within 20 feet!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I read folks replacing the Saiga gas tube with a ventilated one (generally when using AK lower handguards) Has anyone ventilated the stock Saiga gas tube? First - I'm assuming the purpose is to reduce the speed of the returning bolt carrier? (Hence smoothing it out, and maybe keeping the brass within 20 feet!) You're assuming wrong.Venting the gas tube simply helps keep fouling out of the receiver. All the the power is within the gas block itself, as soon as the piston starts back, everything else is inertia. Hell, you can run a AK without a gas tube. I'm sure some DIYer has drilled their factory gas tube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) OK, C&S M-W, mind telling us what we're looking at exactly? I take it that the large vents are in the actual gas tube, and are not part of a "shoulder thingy that goes up"... Errrrr... Shroud. 4 months late to the party, but interesting. Edited April 18, 2011 by ChileRelleno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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