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OK, so my problem is this: I have two converted Saiga's, a .308 and a 12. I did not do the conversions personally ... I noticed recently that my stocks have some wobble to them after firing ... usually just tighten up the screws. Then when I was looking at it I realized to try and figure out why it kept happening I realized there was no rear tang ... well, lo and behold I watched a conversion video on-line and realized that the rear lower tang is attached to the stock trigger guard. WTF? What is the fix for this? Try to find a machinist to spot weld that piece back on? Or something simpler that I am overlooking? Thanks, any help is greatly appreciated. The wobble is driving me nuts.

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That bottom tang is part of the plate that covers the trigger hole, when people do the conversion, they remove the plate and bye bye goes the bottom tang. I had the same issue, i just used some locktite and tightened down pretty good and it was good. Regular ak stocks do not have a cutout and hole for the screw on the bottom of the stock.

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so what is the fix to secure the new stock?

 

what I would do is take the pistol grip off, there should be a hole on the bottom of the receiver, put a screw through it into the buttstock, then install the pistol grip.

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My NATO length Kvar stock has no wobble with the 2 screws in the rear trunnion holding it in. Have you been using both screw holes in the trunnion?

 

Can you explain what you mean? I'm not sure I have two screw holes. Pictures might help.

 

As YWHIC said, there is a screw on the tang, and one inside the receiver under the recoil spring. Make sure both are secured tightly. Here is a pic of the receiver without anything in it :

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As you can see, there is a screw in the tang, and one right where the spring slides into on the rear trunnion. Hope that helps

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Some manufacturers will not pre-drill holes. I'd imagine it is due to the variances some AKs have and not wanting to sell someone a stock that wont secure. When I converted my Norinco, the Timbersmith Tapco stock didn't have drilled out holes. I marked them according to the positions in my receiver and drilled them just slightly rear of center to add a little forward pressure as they screwed in. Stock doesn't move a micron. Hope it's all good for you from here on out

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