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I finally decided to paint my Saiga's hand guard and stock.  I've only had this rifle for a month now but just had to give a different look and went with the od green.  I bought the can at Lowe's and so far it looks good and seems to be holding.  I've been wanting to change the stock but I live in California and I'm not too sure on what I'm allowed to do here.  The dragunov stock looks prety good but I don't think I can get it here because of the handgrip.  Let me know what you guys think and any advice is welcomed. 

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Looks great.  Check my recent posts and ProtectandServe's.  We have modified our Saigas to the limit allowed in Californication, and it will give you good ideas.  The Druganov stock is a no-no and would give you a "felony stick"  I like the Izhmash factory Druganov stock, though, and have one for mine when I am not in California.

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Cruising, you are allowed to do most anything in CA, but with a set of rules.

You can restore the Saiga back to its intended state in CA but if you do you must install a mag lock and use no more than a 10rd mag. If you go that route you can have what CA defines as "evil features", ie: pistol grip, flash hider, vfg, ect. Assuming you are at legal length (IIRC 30").

 

If you want to leave it in the "as imported" state, you can then use your legally acquired 10+ round mags and avoid the mag lock. But you can have no "CA evil features". Imarangemaster, has that thread for you.

 

Me, personally, I restored mine and have no problem with the mag lock and 10 round limit (not that I like it) as I frequently go to the range I prefer the ergonomics of the "as intended" version of this fire arm. My legally acquired 10+ mags can sit in my safe until I need them and am out of this state.

I hope that helps some.

 

Also Calguns.net has some very useful info for this state.

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Krylon has a line of camouflage paints that are tough as nails.  People use them to paint boats, 4 wheelers, etc.  I had switched to a KVar Nato length stock, but switched back to the factory stock.  It handles well, even with my 30s.  10 rounders are not bad, though.  I always use 10 rounders plinking and range.  The 30s I save for blasting!

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Here is an update on my Saiga.  After firing some 20 round it looks like the paint did not hold.  I rushed to get it painted and so I didn't sand or used any kind of primer on these pieces.  I don't know if it was the paint but here is a picture of what I bought at Lowe's.  What do you guys think?  

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You may try Brownell's Alumahyde if you are looking for a rattle can. It is good stuff, and hard as a rock. I refinished a Rem 870 with it, and have had 0 problems. The key is to degrease it really really good with brake cleaner (metal parts), then let it dry for a few minutes. I use a heat gun to heat each part. This gets even more oil out of the metal, then I degrease one final time. For the stock and handguard I just use soap and water to degrease.

 

The Alumahyde is designed to get harder as it gets hot. So, when the gun heats up, the finish actually gets harder.

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