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Off to Harvard to test and then off to paint.
I hope you didn't get this one here but it sounds like you did. I had bad experience with it. And I heard from couple of people that they had same problem with it as well. Retainer is cracking under tension or doesn't hold if you tighten lightly.I have a bolt on lower handguard coming from brownells tomorrow I'll let you know how that one works by about 5:30 I know Carolina shooting supply has a version for $50 but that's sold out and dinzag sells one for like $70 and the one I got was only $24 so we will see if I get what I paid for or didn't!
Anyone here tried this Lower Handguard Retainer for Saiga conversions? It doesn't require removal of gas block and sight block. Drop-in part if you want to use standard AK handguards in place of single piece factory handguard.
here is the pic:
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I may be interested in trying one. I have a few builds that I want to use traditional furniture on and haven't decided if I want to press the gas and sight blocks off for new ones. I've been using the Dinzag/CSS bolt on ones with great success but Greg is out of stock and I just can't see paying almost twice as much for the same item from Brian.
I'm not too crazy about the look of a screw and nut on a retainer. I've done that before with a doctored Romanian one I Dremeled. It worked but looked like shit. I'm interested in the pin idea I read about on your site but wonder how secure it is. I beat the hell out of my Saigas because they can take it. I need a retainer that will hold up to the rifle's reputation.
I don't know, maybe it's just me but IMHO an AK should just be an AK. Anyone here with me on this?
I don't know, maybe it's just me but IMHO an AK should just be an AK. Anyone here with me on this?
I don't know, maybe it's just me but IMHO an AK should just be an AK. Anyone here with me on this?
Maybe you should submit some legislation.
I never thought I'd ever think or say this, but I think Dench's rifle looks pretty freakin sweet. It's almost tempting me to do a "tactical" AK of some kind.
The problem is that I have a rifle like this. And I hardly ever use it.
Off to Harvard to test and then off to paint.
I am going to make something that looks like it belongs in this century and everything I add serves a useful practical purpose . if you want a piece of wood from the 1940s go buy it. nobody asked you what I should do with mine.
If you don't like what Dench or I do go start your own thread.
I dont consider adding a AFG to the rifle adding to much stuff to it.
I dont consider adding a AFG to the rifle adding to much stuff to it.
I have a gas piston AR. I also have multiple Saiga rifles and shotguns in every caliber.Its your rifle. You can do with it whatever you want. Put a tampon dispenser on one side rail, slap a copy of Call of Duty MW on the other, mall ninja walkie talkie on the bottom, etc. The possibilities are endless. Bottom line is what could you possibly do to that rifle that will make it shoot or perform any better than a standard AKM configuration? Nothing because if there was, the Russians would have been using it along time ago!
In my eyes its f'n ridiculous. Its in every sense an AR with the exception of the platform. You could have saved the cash you spent on all that crap and bought a gas piston AR and had something a lot more accurate. I just don't get the logic behind the build.