Saiga Buttstock Look in Question

[PonyFiveO]

Howdy,

I am sure that I am not the only one who thinks the factory buttstocks on the Saiga's are SINFULLY UGLY! The factory buttstock on a Saiga just looks SO out of place like it was found in a parts bin and slapped on. I was thinking of trying something different to get over the UGLINESS without converting to a pistol grip setup which will defeat the ability of using my preban mags (bullet guide or modded preban mag). Actually, from the trigger guard back it looks odd.

Below are a couple of 'Shoped ideas that came to mind duing my quest to enhance the look.



As you are aware the bottom image is of a factory box stock Saiga for comparison while the first image on top uses a standard AK buttstock. This setup seems usable with the Saiga trigger group and I would imaging that shooting it would feel similar to a lever Marlin or Winchester with a straight stock.

The center image blew me away. All I did was flow the lines between the factory stock and the rear of the cover and presto! That look is perfect! Just how it should have came from the factory. I wonder if this can be achieved with some plastic, a little fitting, and a bit of effort. I will have to look into it.

What are some of your suggestions? Opinions?

[jkcerda]

Howdy,

I am sure that I am not the only one who thinks the factory buttstocks on the Saiga's are SINFULLY UGLY! The factory buttstock on a Saiga just looks SO out of place like it was found in a parts bin and slapped on. I was thinking of trying something different to get over the UGLINESS without converting to a pistol grip setup which will defeat the ability of using my preban mags (bullet guide or modded preban mag). Actually, from the trigger guard back it looks odd.

Below are a couple of 'Shoped ideas that came to mind duing my quest to enhance the look.



As you are aware the bottom image is of a factory box stock Saiga for comparison while the first image on top uses a standard AK buttstock. This setup seems usable with the Saiga trigger group and I would imaging that shooting it would feel similar to a lever Marlin or Winchester with a straight stock.

The center image blew me away. All I did was flow the lines between the factory stock and the rear of the cover and presto! That look is perfect! Just how it should have came from the factory. I wonder if this can be achieved with some plastic, a little fitting, and a bit of effort. I will have to look into it.

What are some of your suggestions? Opinions?

factory does not look bad , I would say if posible, get a feel for it, I rather have something that is ugly but feels & handles good VS something that looks good but handles ugly, IMHO of course.

[Harrison_Bergeron]

The middle one looks like the Saiga 100, sort of.

[PonyFiveO]

Here is another pic...

[PonyFiveO]

The middle one looks like the Saiga 100, sort of.

That looks good too! Too bad it is off of a different receiver, although it may provide a good base.

[PonyFiveO]

...I rather have something that is ugly but feels & handles good VS something that looks good but handles ugly, IMHO of course.

DAMMIT! You are right! But it would still be nice to have both

[PonyFiveO]

BTW, does anyone have an example (PICS Please) of the first setup with an AK buttstock and factory Saiga trigger along with a range report on how it feels when shooting it? Thanks!

[Harrison_Bergeron]

Here are some pics I have saved.

This belongs to someone on CGN I think, IIRC he said the ergonomics were fine.


This is the factory wood .308, it seems to be a popular upgrade from the factory plastic. Might look good in black.


And this is one of the custom options from BattleRifleG3. I think that when I get mine I am going to make one inspired by this, but a little more tacticool.

[groovielou]

My stock Saiga looks good to me....

Lou

[ohsmily]

I can't believe you are obsessing over the minutia of how the stock looks. Is it comfortable? The right length? Shoot it. I had to laugh when I looked at the middle and bottom pics because they are almost identical. I laughed even harder when you said the difference "blew you away."

FWIW, the AK stock on the Saiga looks awful and will probably not give you a proper cheek weld or length of pull since it was designed to be used in concert with a pistol grip and hence, a different hold.

[Born2Lose]

I think the factory stock works fine and looks ok. I wanted to be able to used my modded preban Hi-Caps and have rock solid AK reliability. Also the best thing about the Saiga is that its all new parts not surplus.

[PonyFiveO]

Here are some pics I have saved.

Thank you for posting the pictures. That is just what I am looking for!

Thank You too ohsmily. I am glad I got you to laugh. I am also glad you take function over form, but as I said earlier it would be nice to have both. If there is absolute harm over this that I cannot seem to forsee, please do let me know. The center example did blow me away because all it took was a simple stroke of color in Photoshop to give the Saiga just the right touch (to me). I do appreciate your input as well.

[jkcerda]

Thank you for posting the pictures. That is just what I am looking for!

Thank You too ohsmily. I am glad I got you to laugh. I am also glad you take function over form, but as I said earlier it would be nice to have both. If there is absolute harm over this that I cannot seem to forsee, please do let me know. The center example did blow me away because all it took was a simple stroke of color in Photoshop to give the Saiga just the right touch (to me). I do appreciate your input as well.

I am going to be modifying the front of mine as soon as I get it, thinking of milling some slots and adding rails to it.
may make a sheet metal front if I can secure it w/o touching the barrel

[elSquid]

I am also glad you take function over form, but as I said earlier it would be nice to have both. If there is absolute harm over this that I cannot seem to forsee, please do let me know.

Looks like your proposed stock would make removing the cover a PITA.

-- Michael

[viras]

Its funny this thread came up when it did.

Literally just yesterday, I got some new wood furniture, and I think its a drastic improvement to the rifle. I hated that hollow feeling that the black synthetic furniture had, plus it was pretty ugly too. The wood has a nice heft to it, but it doesn't seem to add any overall weight to the rifle...

I wanna eventually sand it down and re-stain it something much darker...like black or ebony...but I wanna keep the wood grain predominantly visible too...