This is by no means the only way or best way, its just an example. Combining sporterfriendly features with classic ak47 inspired design, saiga rifles are available in a variety of. But a rifle doesnt have to be a beauty queen to be effective. The only mods i have do to to is change the sights to mojos and add a galil handguard. Though a genuine russian akstyle weapon is banned from importation, the sporterized saiga rifles and shotguns are. Dont expect your any saiga to hit 1 moa, but expect it to go bang every time you pull the trigger and do 34 moa all day long with wolf ammo. I will have to say though, my next rifle will be a saiga in. On consignment we have a saiga izhmash ak47 style rifle in. The saiga rifles theres a line of shotguns too comes in. I bought the plain jane verion, with a monte carlo style stock and straight composite fore end. Fullauto conversion of the sks rifle, 1994, 80 pages.
We are a custom shop specializing in all ak rifles and shotguns as well as custom turkish shotguns and a variety of ars and more. Before it could be attached to the receiver, a new hole had to be drilled in the receiver. With this adapter installed you can use standard unmodified ar15 mags in an ak. Sgm tactical saiga rifle 223 surefire 20rd mag magazine. Shown here is a factory configuration rifle as imported. There are several methods by which to keep the hammer and trigger pins secure in the receiver. Owning a gun that can shoot full auto, like these did in a past life, is effectively illegal under federal law. The sks rifle was originally manufactured with a fixed 10 round magazine. Its an ugly animal, and the saiga rifle that shares its name is an ugly rifle. That needs to be removed if you want to use it with the new fcg. How to build an ak from a kit and a printable template for your blank reciever or flat. The url below links to a complete write up on my website of the rifle, including the thoughts that lead to this saiga in its current configuration, as well as my opinions of the saiga after the purchase. I mentioned earlier that you can recycle the disconnect spring from the factory setup and use it with your new fire control group fcg. The sks was soon replaced by the automat kalashnikov or ak47, named after the weapons.
Saiga rifles are a sport version of the kalashnikov rifle, and are marketed for hunting and civilian use. The sks is a soviet semiautomatic carbine chambered for the 7. Not done with it tho, still need to get the handgard retainer and put the bulg stock set on. Others will require a bit more skill, but all hardware and instructions are available. New saiga 223 20 round high capacity polymer magazines are completely manufactured in the usa. Saiga conversion kit with aluminum folding collapsible moe stock. Saiga 223 is a variant of the most produced rifle in the world. Arsenal takes saiga rifles and does work on them to make them their sglwhatevers. This is a promag black polymer 30round magazine for saiga 5. Here is one converted to pistol grip configuration with ak furniture. At a build party, anyone can make a rifle no cop will ever know about. In the supreme court of the united states scotusblog.
But i believe the rifle would not be of the best accuracy using the 7. I did a temorary tapco conversion on it, i liked it, but i wanted to shoot it a. Check out the saiga 12 forum they have all kinds of info and pics of the cool mods you can do. Some of the more ballistically smart guys on these forums will tell you more about it. This is a live fire test of the msa universal ak ar mag adapter. For example, upper receiver conversion kits are available to convert almost any. Rifles of the ak family including both the chinese armys type 56 auto and the vietnamese armys ak47s and. With a good portion of the forearm material removed from the slots, i put the rotary cutter aside and started work with two files. The heller ii court found that a fully automatic uzi machine gun. Sayga are a family of russian semiautomatic rifles manufactured by kalashnikov concern formerly izhmash, which also manufactures the original ak47 and its variants, saiga 12 shotguns and dragunov sniper rifle. Tromix saiga rifle shotgun 20 410 conversion kit pistol grip. Ballistics software for calculating velocity, drop and range for any caliber.
Conversion kit includes everything for your basic conversion and to be 922r compliant for all saiga 223, 7. About two years ago i purchased a brand new saiga rifle chambered for the. The saiga rifle and shotgun are sporter versions of akstyle weapons manufactured in russia at the same factory were the akstyle military rifles are made. If you have an immediate need and do not see it on the site please email or call us. Out in the eastern oregon desert, doing a little plinking with my chinese sks, glock 19 and a saiga 223, nothing serious. Carolina shooters supply is well known for providing the highest customer service and satisfaction for competition and recreational. Kvar us trigger kvar us warsaw stock kvar us ak 47 pistol grip tapco saiga specific galil us hand guard. It can take all kinds of magazines and their is an adapter to let you use ar15 magazines even. I got finally got it done, despite the right arm in a sling. Full text of ak 47 including valmet and galil full auto. The next task was to mount the trigger guard now that the excess had been trimmed away.
Some rifles were imported by the fime group arsenal for conversion and resale under the arsenal sgl line. This one is not meant to replace those but rather supplement your research and give you yet another view on how this conversion. The good part about this was that a built in template was already there just waiting for the drill bit to do its job. Millions of sks guns were given by china and russia. One of them a round file and the other a medium sized rasp. In the disconnect and sear assembly, you can see the disconnect spring.
Various silencer, fullauto, and 3 shot burst conversions including the sks. The carolina trigger guard that comes with this kit has a grip nut built in. This rifle features a black synthetic stock and forend, matte black receiver with 16 barrel, and open sights. Customized sako with parkerized finish and custom stock. Us made from a premium dupont zytel blended polymer, extremely rigid and durable in the harshest conditions.
Many of the parts below can be installed with simple hand tools. Just trying out the saiga 223 rifle after the conversion. The 5 calibers to claim the most powerful handgun in the world title reupload duration. Both of these are relatively coarse files and so removed the forearm material in quick order. Saiga conversion kit with aluminum folding collapsible cbs stock. All south african rifles have a full auto bolt carrier. Saiga other than the reliable and stable ak action, the rest of it is not time and endurance tested. Fullauto conversion of the sks rifle burns, powder on. She also shoots sub 2 moa with barnaul ammo and iron sights. I ended up going with the ultimak rail mount, rbernie. All magazine have horizontal ridges on the outside. How to shoot semiauto fully automatic or like fullauto youtube. I have heard people say that they stamp it 223 because 223 is a sportinghunting round and 556 is more militaryesque. E clips and hitch pins are two inexpensive ways to achieve this.
This page is dedicated to parts i have available for the saiga. Its complete designation, sks45, is an initialism for samozaryadny karabin. Tried bump firing both rifle and realized i am pretty suck at it, lol. Assault weapon identification guide california department of justice. Well, like i posted on another thread here, here is my new baby tromix saiga. As much as i want to love the ak47 i have never picked on up that fit me or felt natural. This one is not meant to replace those but rather supplement your research and give you yet another view on how this conversion was accomplished.