BHO? Do you have it?

[tStreets 1]

I recently put mine back on due to the range officer making me slip a spent shell in-between the bolt carrier and the trunnion.... Figured I add the BHO back for ease to show the officer that my breach is unloaded.

[schultze13 354]

I but them back in all my Saigas it is a nice feature to have.

[ChileRelleno 7,071]

All mine have theirs.

I put it back during conversion, I like it too.

[geepelton 105]

I took mine out and did this if I need to hold the bolt open at the range.

[Nailbomb 10,221]

I might have left it out of one, but all other saigas have them in.

[corbin 621]

Only on the shotgun. All the rifles don't have it. The shotgun is the only one that locks bolt behind the rounds. All the rifles I've seen only locks bolt back a couple inches or so. That is the factory BHO and not the safety slot BHO mod.

[tStreets 1]

I do like the Safety Selector mod.... just because it looks like you can slap the lever down and rack one in the chamber... The BHO from the factory wont let you have that quick rack feature, never-the-less, I look at the triumph I had putting that bitch of a feature back onto my converted Saiga!

[NM0 586]

None back in any of mine. Don't go to ranges so no issue there. Kept all the parts in case I change my mind down the road.

[TX-Zen 287]

None on mine, never cared for BHO on AK's. Makes a little more sense on the S12 because it can be hard to insert a mag on a closed bolt, but on AK's I don't see the point. It's not doing anything that a spent shell casing can't do.

 

 

 

 

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[excatm76 1]

I put it back in mine, but I didn't like the way my finger rubbed against it, so I took it back out when I got a Krebs safety.

[tStreets 1]

I put it back in mine, but I didn't like the way my finger rubbed against it, so I took it back out when I got a Krebs safety.

Yeah... Playing with the trigger I felt the same annoyance on my finger. I'm going to the range today and ill see, if any, my accuracy change. If that's the case, I might look into dremel'ing the little square part that sticks out the gun to a small little hump

[rob-cubed 74]

I put the BHO lever back into all of mine, because it makes the range officer happy and there's a already a slot for it anyway. Definitely add a notch for the spring and install with dental floss trick, which makes it a snap once you've done it once or twice. And of course you have to modify the right side of the hammer or buy one pre-modified.

 

I also round the front of the lever off so it doesn't interfere with my trigger finger. Takes a minute with a Dremel and doesn't rust easy due to the composition of the steel.

 

Seen some horror stories about them popping up to high and jamming the action, but it hasn't happened to me.

[TJohn 8]

I left mine out on my 5.45 conversion.

[toshbar 36]

I do like the Safety Selector mod.... just because it looks like you can slap the lever down and rack one in the chamber... The BHO from the factory wont let you have that quick rack feature, ...

 

All I do is pull back on the charging handle and release, just like every other rifle with a bolt lock.

[Mullet Man 2,114]

Only on the shotgun. All the rifles don't have it. The shotgun is the only one that locks bolt behind the rounds. All the rifles I've seen only locks bolt back a couple inches or so. That is the factory BHO and not the safety slot BHO mod.

 

Thats the only thing i dont like about the BHO in the rifles. I wish someone would make or atleast offer the service to modify the factory rifle BHO's, so they will lock back far enuf to strip off the top round, like the S12.

I did reinstall the BHO's back into my IZ132 and IZ240. Its a nice "feature", if your mindful of bending the spring and notching the lever for reliability.

Edited September 25, 2011 by Mullet Man

[essohbe 47]

Fuck no. And I hate that my AR15 holds open on the mag followers also.

[jeep45238 6]

I do not have the internal one. I had to take it out to do the conversion, didn't mess with putting it back in. I prefer my rifles to lock open when empty, but the BHO doesn't do that - so meh.

 

Klown, if you don't like that the AR locks open when empty, shotgun it and file down the tooth on the bolt catch that engages the mag follower. You'll still be able to manually lock it open if you prefer, but it won't lock open when empty without replacing the bolt catch.

Edited October 9, 2011 by jeep45238

[mancat 2,368]

Yes. I like having the feature available at the range or when doing a quick boresnake cleaning if I know that I'll be back at the range in a couple days - normally I disassemble and clean completely unless I know I'm going back.

[FrayAdjacent 1]

Voted yes. Just got my Sporter today, and I intend to keep the BHO. I like being able to lock the bolt open easily.

[G O B 3,516]

Mine came without one. I installed the one Makc used to sell here.(12ga).

[baraban7.62 20]

Real AKs never had BHOs, so if you are going for a real AK look, no sense to put a BHO in, plus if an AK needed a BHO, Kalashnikov would have installed it

[dmac27 17]

I put mine back in on my 7.62 and then left it out of my 5.45. I like them much better with out so I ended up taking it out of my 7.62. I almost never shoot at a range and it bothered my trigger finger.

[FrayAdjacent 1]

Can't change my vote, but I wasn't able to use the BHO with my conversion. I used an ACE folding stock with the Miss. Auto Arms block, which blocks the BHO from being used. I kinda wanted to keep it. Oh well, no real sweat off of my back.

[sidewinder11 7]

I voted no. Why would I bother with that. As stated real AK's don't have one and a chamber flag works just as good.

[kdbutler 563]

I voted yes. Kept mine on because its a nice feature, and makes it easy to show the chamber's empty when at the square range. I may modify the safety lever someday, but for now the button works for me.

Edited December 5, 2011 by Kevin in Texas

[t165 30]

I voted "NO". I left the BHO on my first conversion but wound up taking it back off due to the contact it made with my trigger finger...it simply annoyed me. I did like the feature however. I still have the BHO units for all (4) of my converted saigas and if the right modification comes along I can always reinstall them as long as my trigger finger is not interferred with.

[toshbar 36]

I voted "NO". I left the BHO on my first conversion but wound up taking it back off due to the contact it made with my trigger finger...it simply annoyed me. I did like the feature however. I still have the BHO units for all (4) of my converted saigas and if the right modification comes along I can always reinstall them as long as my trigger finger is not interferred with.

Stick it on a bench grinder. My BHO only sticks out maybe 1/16" from the receiver.

[jweezyadig 1]

Why would you NOT want an AR's bolt to lock back after the last round?? You'd rather have the bolt slam against the barrel extension and take the time to aim and pull the trigger for no reason? I mean personal preference and all but that's one of those things that I LOVE about AR's and wish they were on AK's. Never heard anyone say they didn't want it. Maybe I'll take it off your hands and put it on my saiga . But hey, to every person there own.

[whitetrashrn 74]

Ground mine down but still bothered me. Took em out. I keep the orange flag in my guncase and leave it next to me when I shoot.

[dec 8]

Nope. Mine is gone. I even welded the slot shut, sanded it smooth, like it was never there. AK's don't have them, so I didn't want it on the conversion that I am doing.