bullturkey
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I love my MAS 49/56 308 . I have it going with modified FAL mags. The difference in price I saved from other rifles I spent on ammo and could not be happier.
How you're taught and how you'll react under stress are differing things.
That is a blatent slap in the face relative to several of my earlier comments:It appears that the only people that have a problem with the design of the
safety have little if any first hand experience with the M1 Garand and M14.
I have owned a bunch, from FALs to CETMEs to Saigas and M1As and AR10s.
I suggest that you take extreme care in how you characterize your argument. I will readily accept that others may hold differing opinions than my own, and I will never have quarrel with that. I will not, however, accept blatent misrepresentation or marginalizing of my own statements. You've been down this path before, and I'm not as forgiving as others.And I have talked to many WWII vets who have first hand experience at how dangerous these safeties really are. Many that I have talked to told me that they often didn't bother to engage the safety at all, since taking the weapon off safe required an unnatural motion.
dom1104 wow H20man thats amazingly great at 10 lbs, the last sage stocked one I shot was easily 14 lbs+.
10 is doable, 14 is... not. for me personally.
My opinion and experience is not worth any more than anyone else's. It's also not worth any less, which is the crux of my comments to H2O.Pardon us for not accepting your opinion as if it was gods himself...Seriously lighten up! We're supposed to be on the same side and your opinion is no more valid than anyone elses, Mod or not!
I find this comment puzzling. Most folk that want a range toy are more than willing and comfortable buying commercial sporter semiautos, e.g. BARs and 7600s and R1s and such. When folk start talking about military-style or military-pedigree semiautos, I can't help but make a leap of logic that performance in a military-type environment would be relevant.For the non-military users who is not going to by in daily combat operations discussions about that venue are meaningless.
For the non-military users who is not going to by in daily combat operations discussions about that venue are meaningless.
My opinion and experience is not worth any more than anyone else's. It's also not worth any less
taliv
rbernie wasn't saying his opinion was more valid than anyone elses'. he and h20 both appealed to their discussions with former WW2
vets for evidence to support their position. Then h20 implied rbernie's opinion was less valid because he lacked personal experience.
rbernie
My opinion and experience is not worth any more than anyone else's. It's also not worth any less, which is the crux of my comments to H2O.
rbernie
the Saiga is clearly easier to carry due to its lighter weight.
rbernie My last Saiga in 308 was converted back to AK form, with an Ace sidefolder and FBMG 20rd mags. Since the AK sights suck relative to the sights on the M1A, FAL, or CETME/G3, I normally ran an optic on the siderail using the BP02 low rail mount. The last optic I had on it was an Aimpoint CompM, although it often wore a Sightron SII 1.5x-6x/42. Weight for the setup was around 8.5lbs with an empty mag.
Total cost for the package ran me about $600 for the rifle, conversion, and Ace sidefolder. In fact, I sold my Polytech to pay for this setup and had enough cash left over to cover the Aimpoint optics setup.
Gus McCrae Pics of pretty rifles are all well and good, but pics of the rifle actually being shot are even better.
Most minimally, conversion requires installation of AK-pattern FCG and installation of pistol grip. No magwell/mag release mods are required. If you want a proper muzzle device and handguard, you can buy the kit here: http://www.dinzagarms.com/index.htmlIs there a "conversion how to" thread for interested folks like me that don't know that much about the Saiga .308 rifle.
It's gone, traded to somebody who wanted it mo' badly than I did. I had a pic of it up here several years ago, along with its 7.62x39 and 223 brothers, but the pics have evidently hit the bit bucket.Please post a picture or two of your rig.
Many of the clones lack the quality control of the original German guns. The CETME I owned was utter crap.