abishai 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Just noticed that J&G sales has saiga rifles back in stock. Price is $299 and they are imported by TGI. Is there any difference in the rifles imported by RAA from the the ones imported by TGI? I have heard that some have the dimples in the receiver. http://www.jgsales.com/saiga-7.62x39-sporter-rifle,-tgi-import,-new.-p-5888.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappYBallZ 31 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. Edited January 21, 2012 by HappYBallZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. You don't like the highly collectable "match stricker" series?? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gasper44 3 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. You don't like the highly collectable "match stricker" series?? Why is that there on some of them anyways? Importers bought another importers batch or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 It is a prior importers stamp. Russians never throw anything away. They make no distinction between new and re-arsenaled. Some may be new and never shipped, or dealer returns. Makes no difference to them, different culture than Americans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
supertex 242 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. You don't like the highly collectable "match stricker" series?? i like the striker series, because they come with dimples Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 It is a prior importers stamp. Russians never throw anything away. They make no distinction between new and re-arsenaled. Some may be new and never shipped, or dealer returns. Makes no difference to them, different culture than Americans. if they didn't have that attitude, russian plum furniture would have been disposed of the day it was first made. It is a result of an error in production while trying to achieve black furniture for the ak-74 series. Now its iconic to the ak look. and regardless of which importer, a saiga is a saiga, unless you get a vodka special. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leadchucker 12 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) It is a prior importers stamp. Russians never throw anything away. They make no distinction between new and re-arsenaled. Some may be new and never shipped, or dealer returns. Makes no difference to them, different culture than Americans. Could it be that the original importers put a stamp on the rifles when they imported them, but another US importer somehow acquired them, and naturally didn't want to market rifles with a competitor's stamp on them, so they obliterated the original importer's stamp and put their own on? Was the match striker done in Russia? Edited January 22, 2012 by leadchucker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappYBallZ 31 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. You don't like the highly collectable "match stricker" series?? I stopped smoking so no use to me I don't see a problem with them really I'm just picky with cosmetics. But if they all really have dimples I might consider it and then just fill it in. I do think they should have provided a discount on those but who knows maybe they did but dealers/importers didn't pass it on to us! Edited January 22, 2012 by HappYBallZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
draftpick 5 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I like my match striker saiga. Bought May of 2011 from J&G sales, had a 09 stamp build date on the reciever and had dimples and a threaded barrel. Was very happy for my $299 purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutchsaiga 93 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very good price... I might have to order a couple of different ones for my collection . I just gotta call them and ask if these are the ones with abortion marks on them. Thnx for the link, I remember last time I checked they were out. You don't like the highly collectable "match stricker" series?? I stopped smoking so no use to me I don't see a problem with them really I'm just picky with cosmetics. But if they all really have dimples I might consider it and then just fill it in. I do think they should have provided a discount on those but who knows maybe they did but dealers/importers didn't pass it on to us! Buy an AR then;) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtjosaas 72 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 My 7.62 and 5.45 will be here Thursday so I can let you know if they have match strikers or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tram 11 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Just got 2 TGI guns in today. Mine have dimpled receivers, notched barrels and I'm hoping for threads, haven't cut the shroud off yet though.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattny 2 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I picked up my 7.62 today,it is dimpled and has the obliterated import mark.Not sure on the threads yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattny 2 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I removed half of the shroud this morning, and the barrel has no threads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stacks 42 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I bought my Saiga from JG around October last year and it had a dimpled receiver. I haven't messed with the shoulder thing that goes up yet so I don't know if there are threads on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtjosaas 72 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Doesn't appear that either of mine have threads on the barrel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tram 11 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) What year guns do you guys have? Both of the ones I just got are 09's, I'm hoping for threads. They have the dimples and the notched barrels. Fingers are crossed. Oh and mine are the match striker series. Oh well. I had no idea these guns had this. Not a huge turn off, but I could have lived without it. Edited January 30, 2012 by Tram Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattny 2 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I plan to order 3 from Classicarms.I plan on calling them to see if they are dimpled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tram 11 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Can anything be done about the mark? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony1 5 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Mine has a threaded barrel, from classic. Look very closely at an angle, if its threaded you'll be able to see the start of the threads (you can on mine anyways). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatonic 159 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 When I ordered from Classic, I asked if the barrel was threaded. They answered Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BarkingSpider 0 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Just got my J@G one and it is a match striker special,Also has a flat trunion which seemed unusual since the one I got in 09 was rounded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike U. 51 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 WOW! This threaded barrel thing seems soooooo iffy and arbitrary. This could make a sane person crazy trying to figger this thing out. Mine appears to have threads, but, who knows? Guess I'll have to break out the dremel and pipe cutter tomorrow. BTW, I like the match striker. It makes starting fires much easier. But, it's not nearly as much fun as using tracers (or a flamethrower). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattny 2 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Did someone say flamethrower? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
idaho John 3 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ordered a pair of Saiga's (7.62) and received last Friday. One has the flat trunion and one round. The serial #'s had a difference of about 500. The round trunion one looks like it may have a threaded barrel. I also noticed that JG no longer even has them on their site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tram 11 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ordered a pair of Saiga's (7.62) and received last Friday. One has the flat trunion and one round. The serial #'s had a difference of about 500. The round trunion one looks like it may have a threaded barrel. I also noticed that JG no longer even has them on their site. That's exactly how mine wound up looking. Flat trunion doesn't look threaded, round *might* be. This one, I don't think is threaded.. This one, would appear to be more likely threaded than the other, to my highly unskilled eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony1 5 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I wouldn't say my eye is any better than yours but for what its worth, my factory threaded barrel looked exactly like the top picture of yours tram. LOL, good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike U. 51 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just finished with the pipe cutter and I have thread liftoff! My faux AK74 brake went right on without a hitch. Well, after I wire brushed that dried compound off the threads. Now, a quick question. I see a few folks have used Teflon Plumber's Tape to secure and index the muzzle brake. Is regular old Teflon plumber's tape going to survive the live fire break-in at the range? I just can't wrap my mind around this tape surviving a hot barrel. Need input, please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Straydog 18 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Got mine from J&G last week, got dimples and takes a flat guide and don't think its threaded. As for the striker series yes it is but who cares. Its a stamped steel mean machine, look at it as a battle scar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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