Q: does a factory Saiga w/ factory mags require conversion? Is conversion only required when using larger mags?
Saigas are converted for two primary reasons:Col. Plink said:Q: does a factory Saiga w/ factory mags require conversion? Is conversion only required when using larger mags?
...but, I cant seam to get off the trigger guard/plate
+1 - Same thing happened in this guy's video:If you can't get the trigger guard off that means you have not got through all of the spot weld yet. Keep drilling, try a slightly bigger bit maybe.
But....you missed the boat on this one. Most AK owners wouldn't know a decent trigger pull from a finger stuck in their nose, and I don't recall anyone ever complaining about the lack of ballance in their Saigas,or using that as an excuse for conversion, and I'm a long time member of Saiga12 and other Ak forums.
The fact is, the VAST majority of people converting Saigas,are doing it for one reason only: to allow for the legal use of high capacity magazines.
Converting usually refers to the stock, pistol grip, trigger guard modifications. Moving the location of the trigger guard so that you can use a standard pistol grip, stock, and FCG parts. Doesn't have to involve the mag well area at all.But....you missed the boat on this one. Most AK owners wouldn't know a decent trigger pull from a finger stuck in their nose, and I don't recall anyone ever complaining about the lack of ballance in their Saigas,or using that as an excuse for conversion, and I'm a long time member of Saiga12 and other Ak forums.
The fact is, the VAST majority of people converting Saigas,are doing it for one reason only: to allow for the legal use of high capacity magazines.
You're thinking too much.Maverick223 said:I used a angle grinder and soaked rags to prevent loosing the temper in the receiver,
I did a pictorial of this procedure for another forum.Deus Machina said:I found it was easier to turn on the grinder and grind the right hook (looking down from the top) into a concave curve, instead of the arc-and-bump it comes with.
I mean, those hooks are beefy. One would be enough, and one at full strength and the other at three-quarters is fine.
There's no such things as "high cap mags". It's a legislated term (from a law that expired 5 years ago), so let's quit using it, ok?bobotech said:The only guns that need mag well work to use high caps are the 7.62 and 223.
Didn't realize that, but I would rather be safe than save a few rags and a drop of water.The only areas that require heat treat are the hammer and trigger pin pivot holes and the rails.
Oh don't have a brick.I mean, honestly, if Congress legislates that we start calling cows "bricks", does that mean you can stack a bunch of cows to build a house?