compliance parts

[BillyB 0]

Hello,

I'm knew to the board... Just bought a 7.62x39 Saiga... This will be my first conversion... I have read all the "how tos" but am confused about how many US compliance parts I need to stay legal... I would like to use cheaper surplus ak mags. I have read at MWA that to do an ak build it takes 7 us parts... but on here most say that you need only 4 on the saiga... Is that 4 plus a US made mag? I plan on using a tapco folding stock & G2 FCG for the 4 parts plus a saw pistol grip... do I need more US parts to use surplus mags?

[Sixty Driver 0]

I'll take a stab at this, if I'm wrong, hopefully someone will step in and correct me. To stay 922r compliant your Saiga can not have more than 10 foreign made parts. Adding US made parts does not help with compliance, unless they are actually replacing foreign made parts. As I understand it, the Saiga is composed of the following foreign made parts that are counted by the BATF:

 

1. Reciever

2. Barrel

3. Trunion

4. Bolt

5. Bolt Carrier

6. Gas Piston

7. Trigger

8. Hammer

9. Disconnector

10. Buttstock

11. Forearm/Handguard

 

The Saiga factory mag and any foreign made mag will count towards your foreign made parts count and include:

 

12. Magazine Body

13. Follower

14. Floorplate.

 

In my conversion I used US made parts for the trigger, hammer, disconnector (Tapco G2 trigger group), Buttstock (K-Var US made NATO length stock). As configured my Saiga minus magazine has a total of 7 made foreign parts. In this configuration I am legal to use foreign AK mags. I could also add the US made Galil style handguard that Tapco is selling as purpose made for the Saiga and get my foreign parts count down to 6 without the mag and 9 with.

 

The important thing to remember is that it's not the number of US made items that makes your Saiga legal, it's the number of foreign made parts( ie 10 or less). Adding a US pistol grip to the Saiga does nothing for your part count since the Saiga didn't have a pistol grip to begin with.

 

So based on your proposed parts you should be good to go with foreign mags.

Edited November 21, 2005 by Sixty Driver

[G O B 3,516]

+1 It is the number of foregn parts(10 or fewer)that is important. The number of american parts is irrevelant, except that each one that replaces a forign part reduces the forign parts count.

 

G O B

[BillyB 0]

Thanks for the info guys... I just ordered my parts... I am also thinking of putting on the Galil forend in the future.. I ordered a bake on enamel Laquer from Brownells for a refinish... & also a Mojo appeture rear sight... I'm sure I will have questions about how to replace the sight in the future. LOL