shane_eld 0 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 i have a saiga 7.62x39 and i shoot bout 700 rnds per month.. the gun is overgassed so the carrier hits the trunnion everytime..i change the recoil spring to a wolff exra power spring and i still hits just not as bad..i have a black jack buffer and that helps a lot with the metal to metal contact.. what i wanna know is can the buffer cause more damage to the gun..like bend the rivits or something..? wut should i do? if i was rich i would just buy a bunch of 7.62x39's and change out parts whenever one breaks..but i am not..any opinions are welcome thankyou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 If it runs OK with a buffer then run one. Every gun is different. Some do, some don't. Some will some won't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
corbin 621 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Agreed. Try out the buffer and see if it's still reliable. If so, go with it. I personally use a buffer in every AK I own, but that's me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane_eld 0 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 well how many rounds have u shot with ur buffer in..i need to get at least 30000 rnds outta this rifle.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaba1017 71 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Why not fix the over pressure problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane_eld 0 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 how Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigtwin 219 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Not sure of your issue exactly. When I posted pics of my Saiga and the contact points, at first I recieved a bunch of replies stateing it was too much. I then purchased a new spring with the same results. Then I bought a recoil buffer to correct it. Aound 1000 rounds later the rifle works fine, then I posted that in my original thread and recieved many replies from the folks that have been around AK plaform rifles for very long stating that the contact was normal. Pics will help everybody determine the issue! Some contact is normal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutchsaiga 93 Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 It's not going to fix your problem at all. The proper way to fix your rifle is to remove the FSB and gas block. Weld up the gas port and redrill smaller. Reinstall gas block, hg retainer and FSB. If you don't do that you're just placing a band aid on it. This is all assuming its VERY overgassed and is rolling and peening the back of the carrier. If its not. Then I'd just shoot it the way it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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