i was looking at the saiga 12 real hard when i was shopping for a shotgun. i ended up going with a mossberg 500. i think saigas are sweet guns but to get it where i wanted with a conversion it would have been around 1k. i found the mossberg 500 at big 5 with a combo pack, i got the 18.5 and 28 bbl so now i have home security and a bird barrel. it cost me $300... with that $700 i can buy more guns and bullets. then down the road if i still want it i'll get a saiga.
if this is your first shotgun i would recommend going the less expensive route first. the mossberg 500 is a reliable platform with tons of models and customization options out there. you may find you don't like shotguns and then you will have wasted money on the saiga.
i'm not saying mossberg is the only good shotgun out there, but it is what i own. i hear remington makes a decent pump also.
if this is your first shotgun i would recommend going the less expensive route first. the mossberg 500 is a reliable platform with tons of models and customization options out there. you may find you don't like shotguns and then you will have wasted money on the saiga.
i'm not saying mossberg is the only good shotgun out there, but it is what i own. i hear remington makes a decent pump also.