New 7.62

[saiga69 0]

Well I finally squeezed the trigger and picked up a 7.62 x39 Saiga. I have a 223 converted many moons ago. I absolutely love the rifle. Unfortunately so does the wife….. Needless to say I need to find a replacement for me. I originally picked up the rifle to hunt coyotes. Since she does not hunt, I will still be able to use it for this. But now I need a primary weapon for me. And since I am looking at hunting Pronghorn this year I thought I would give the 7.62 a try.

I picked up a new/ used Saiga with the 20 inch barrel for $350. The documents that came with the rifle are dated 99. I noticed that the rifle does not have the bolt hold open. On a strange note the rifle is a lot lighter than my 223. The barrel looks narrower as well. Is this normal? My 223 has a lot of climb (16 inch barrel) so I was looking at putting a brake on. Do the 7.62 and the 223 take the same brake? I know that CNC sells the same die for both. I also think that I am going to put an ATI folding stock on when I do the conversion. Has any one worked with that stock?

Well I guess that is all for right now. Happy shooting.

[G O B 3,516]

Break is caliber specific. A 7.62 will not go thru a 5.56 hole.

Edited February 29, 2012 by G O B

[Stoned_Oli 4]

Break is caliber specific. A 7.62 will not go thru a 5.56 hole.

Mine does. I have a Bulgarian AK-74 brake on my 7.62, and it works great. No scrapes, no deflections. But YMMV.

Edited March 1, 2012 by Stoned_Oli

[G O B 3,516]

As long as the brake has a bore larger than the bullet it is just fine. Shoot a 7.62 thru a break that has a bore smaller than 7.62 and it will ruin your day.