Wow, what kind of money are you investing?Sweet! I picked-up my first Saiga 12 about a week before all the ATF speculation madness broke out. As soon as I heard all the online chatter, I bought another one. I figured the worst that would happen is that the ATF rumors would be over-blown and I'd end up with an "extra" Saiga 12 for no good reason.
I'm almost done with the conversion on the first one now. I'm just waiting on the Chaos rail and for the bolt/carrier to come back from polishing.
What is you opinion on this trigger conversion kit? I will kinda be on a budget, so this kit seemed appealing in that aspect, plus it comes with a collapsable stock: CONVERSION KIT #2 SAIGA 12
Umm. Way too much?
I bought a similar conversion kit from CSS. It has the modified TAPCO FCG, and SAW grip, and I got mine with the CSS billet trigger guard. I also got the CAA aluminum "AR" stock tube with a Magpul CTR, Gunfixer gas plug, Krebs safety lever, Tromix bolt handle, JTE mag release and the Chaos extended quad-rail.
Thanks for your input Hooz, I was leaning towards the JTE "Rock & Lock" magazine guide as well. I was wondering have you got the Low brass Reliablity Kit for shooting cheaper Value Pack Ammo? Or are you going to wait until you "break it in." I haven't really priced High brass ammo yet to see if it would be cost efficient upgrade, (the kit runs about $50.) but from what I've read it could take up to 300 rds to break in your gun to were it will shoot the low brass bird shot ammo. I had another question for you, can you lock the bolt back on a factory Saiga? Or is that why you got the Krebs Saftey Lever? Thanks again for your input, and for answering my questions, I plan on doing the basic conversion for now, but I can see where there will be alot of upgrades in the future... this should be a fun project!Umm. Way too much?
I bought a similar conversion kit from CSS. It has the modified TAPCO FCG, and SAW grip, and I got mine with the CSS billet trigger guard. I also got the CAA aluminum "AR" stock tube with a Magpul CTR, Gunfixer gas plug, Krebs safety lever, Tromix bolt handle, JTE mag release and the Chaos extended quad-rail.
I haven't decided on a magwell either, but the JTE is in the lead at the moment because it works with any magazines or drums.
Not yet. He said he was running 5-6 days out when I sent mine in. I'm expecting it back in the first half of next week.
It's really not that bad of a job to do it. Once you get the bolt back it'll probably run fine. If you have a Dremel, touch up the hammer with a polishing wheel and the rails where the bolt slides. You really don't need the Low-brass kit when that's done.
Sweet, let's see some pics of it when your finished!My Chaos quad-rail showed up today. I'd almost forgotten about it! Looks like I'll have something to do this weekend.
The Saiga 12 is a Russian built, semi-auto, magazine fed shotgun. They come in 12, 20 and 410 gauge. They are built in the Izmash factory, the same factory that the AK-47 is built... Basically it is a Ak-47 shotgun. In order for the shotguns to be imported into the U.S, they must be in a "sporting configuration" were basically the trigger group is moved back and a traditional style shotgun buttstock is added. Here is a link to a picture of how they come inported: RAA IZ109 SAIGA 12 GA 19 BB BLK SYN STK $522.00 SHIPS FREE
