baldie Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Heh Heh Heh...... Finally finished the swine. I bought a bag of crap from a guy who was emigrating some time back, as i fancied a challenge, in building a "race" gun on a Saiga. Getting the parts out of the states was "interesting " shall we say.[] Anyway, here is the gun. Its got an R and R forend, magwell, and AR type triggerguard and handgrip. I've also fitted an AR type safety catch, which is ambidextrous. The magwell takes surefire 10 round mags, which just slot in like an AR, and loads/unloads are split second, all at the dab of the finger lever. The previous owner had trouble keeping sights on the gun. Not a problem now. A one pice picatinny rail, which is bolted to the gas tube, and bedded on 8" of Devcon. A little aimpoint micro sits on top. Put around 300 rounds down in during the build, and nothing has moved or lost zero. Problem solved. I also fitted a left hand cocking lever. Firing a shot, dumping the mag, inserting a new one , and firing again, takes around 1.5 seconds.....[] I left all the R and R gear in its nice anodising, and removed the AK47 side scope mount and all other extranious crap, and gave the barrelled action a coat of tactical flat black. The stock is an ACE, which i love. This is the most accurate shotgun i,ve used with slug. Simply remove the choke, and watch the "V" bull dissapear at 50 yards....I kid you not. Roll on the next target shotgun at the nationals, but before that, its maiden outing at the Carlisle 2 dayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistol Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Schwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Blimey; absolutely awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Youre work is a credit to you Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds1 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 +2 awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG RANGE CAPT Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Dave, Simply - brilliant. I want one - dare I ask how much the complete package would cost ? Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 The big problem is American sourced parts Rob. The bits on here were not cheap. Luckily i bought the gun s/h for £900. They are around £1400 new, and frankly, a complete rip off at that price. Its basically an AK47, and probarbly cost £50 to make. With the amount of work required in a conversion, an estimated guess would be around 3 grand. Not cheap, and not good value, but an awesome, and utterly reliable shotgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri2506 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 That's a transformation from when I saw it. It's making my mouth water and my wallet ache. Think berreta might need to go. 204 shoots like a demon still, loving 32 vmax grouping ( running out of vermin ) need more pigeon ( my favourite ) not had a fox with yet. Cheers again Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri2506 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 That's a transformation from when I saw it. It's making my mouth water and my wallet ache. Think berreta might need to go. 204 shoots like a demon still, loving 32 vmax grouping ( running out of vermin ) need more pigeon ( my favourite ) not had a fox with yet. Cheers again Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Scatter guns don't normally do it for me, but that I like, alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Dave, Very nice, looks 'mean', if a gun could talk that one looks like it's saying F-off Does the Saiga use the standard AK trigger/hammer group? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Yes it does Terry. There are lighter aftermarket ones out there, but i found this two stage pull on this gun to be a delight. All i did was to warm up the blade and straighten it to suit the new guard/grip configuration.Its a lovely shotgun trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcroft Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 looks very nice, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydawk Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 A true work of art, if I ever manage to off-hire the wife then practical shotgun will be the first thing I take up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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johngarnett Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 I want one !!!!! Santa.........? JohnG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz_God Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 I want one !!!!! Santa.........? JohnG Me 2 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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