spicoli 12 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Do you have any plans to release these? It seems like most the work is already done since the Vepr 12 magazines are very close. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 please please please please please make these! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I believe you only need to change out the length of your mag catch to make them work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I thought 030 mags worked in both though without modification, so wouldn't it make sense to make the kind that works in both? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I am sure they looked into this. I talked with them about it when they were doing the vepr mags the first go round. They were of course mostly concerned about absolute reliability with the most popular model (V12). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Fair enough, I figured there had to be a reason. Still, whenever I go back through threads about 030 mags I wonder about CSSpecs making ones for my model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 If you messaged them directly, they might give you tips on how to mod one to work -at your own risk. In my experience the CSSpecs guys are pretty cool about stuff like that. I think they have a media answering day when they blast through the weekly backlog of forum stuff and messages, so there can be some delay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 If you messaged them directly, they might give you tips on how to mod one to work -at your own risk. In my experience the CSSpecs guys are pretty cool about stuff like that. I think they have a media answering day when they blast through the weekly backlog of forum stuff and messages, so there can be some delay. It's not really a planned day, but when everything is running smooth I'll step out of the shop and catch up on emails and phone calls. If I have not responded inside of 72 hours (3 days) please resend. To answer the OP's question. I think the current vepr-12 magazine will fit with some modifications to the latching area of the magazine. I do not have a Saiga-030 so I can't do much on my end. If someone wants to give it a try I have a Vepr-12 mag you can try, we would ideally like to have a few photos showing the process if successful so either we can duplicate the results or at least show it being done. Tools required are a file or rotary tool, and a caliper. A camera would be nice.. Being extremely patient would be helpful as well. I'm on a scheduled maintenance project tomorrow and will not be answering any emails or phone calls until after 6pm. But if you're up for the challenge post here (not your address obviously). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 It would be really awesome if you could replicate it and have ready to use ones for sale. I'll admit [using the terminology from orange home repair big box retailer I work for] I'm more of a "do-it-for-me" person than a "do-it-myself" person. After reading someone else say AR people like everything fit and finished whilst AK people like to file and tweak themselves I guess my attitude is anathema on these forums [i'd never really consider myself an AR person though, I'd rather pay to have an AK tweaked than buy an AR]. So basically I'm hoping this becomes something you can [and will] produce and sell so I guess I'm also hoping someone takes you up on your offer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 This is probably something HighPlanesDrifter would want to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonWienke 131 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) After reading someone else say AR people like everything fit and finished whilst AK people like to file and tweak themselves I guess my attitude is anathema on these forums [i'd never really consider myself an AR person though, I'd rather pay to have an AK tweaked than buy an AR]. I've built about a dozen ARs, some of which required major tweaking to get running right. One of the more interesting builds involved some "gunsmith special" parts, including some barrels I got for $5 each that had the gas ports drilled in the wrong location. I had to fabricate a non-standard length gas tube to compensate for the port being drilled too far forward, but when I was done, it ran like a sewing machine. It was ugly as hell, but I had about $350 invested in the parts. I have more ARs than AKs, but I'm not afraid to tweak things and fabricate parts or modify stuff to get it working. Edited January 9, 2016 by JonWienke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Star Arms 2,047 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Like many Version 30/Vepr 12 parts, the V30 magwell can be directly swapped out for A Vepr 12 magwell, Vepr 12 (length) mag catch. If you intend to run Vepr 12 mags out of the box, this should solve your problem. I believe the parts can be purchased from Legion USA, a Saiga 12 forum vendor. Mike 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spicoli 12 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I tried the Vepr parts and did not have success. Decided in going the path of least resistance. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I mean I bought the 433 from Legion anyway so I might as well check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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