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I went to Angeles Range to test fire my newly converted Saiga 12. Anyways, i cleaned and lubed my Saiga prior to hitting the range.
I loaded my saiga with Federal slugs becus i figured i would shoot something with enough power since it was new. Well i put the mag in, loaded the saiga and shot. Bang, 1 shot and would not eject. Every shot i tried, it would only shoot the firt one out and then a FTE. wouldnt even eject the 1st round. I tried the original mag and an AGP 10 mag, not the mags. I tried some buckshot and slugs, all were Federal still FTE. I remembered reading about the "vodka specials" that didnt have proper gas port drillings. So we popped out the gas valve, looked down into it and there were 3 holes, one of the holes had a tiny hole that allowed a paper clip to go through, but just barely and the other two holes were drilled but not all the way through. We put the paper clip into the holes and kept poking to see if they were just clogged and the paperclip actually opened up the 2 other holes. but they didnt seem to be clogged, more like they werent drilled all the way through and we just pretty much finished the job by poking with the paperclip. Anyways, after poking out the holes with a clip, we put it back together, i cleaned out the bore, loaded slugs and tried again. this time i was able to pop off 2 rounds but the 2nd round FTE again. So we tried again and then it went back to shooting 1st round only with a FTE. Anyways, i have the Cadiz email and address but will they work on my saiga if it was already converted? Do you guys think its FTE becus of the hole not being properly drilled. How big should those holes be? Does anybody have the number to Cadiz so i can ask if it can be covered under warranty or even if i could pay $ to have it fixed. All i want is a Saiga 12 that works with every load. $1500 single shot.
I loaded my saiga with Federal slugs becus i figured i would shoot something with enough power since it was new. Well i put the mag in, loaded the saiga and shot. Bang, 1 shot and would not eject. Every shot i tried, it would only shoot the firt one out and then a FTE. wouldnt even eject the 1st round. I tried the original mag and an AGP 10 mag, not the mags. I tried some buckshot and slugs, all were Federal still FTE. I remembered reading about the "vodka specials" that didnt have proper gas port drillings. So we popped out the gas valve, looked down into it and there were 3 holes, one of the holes had a tiny hole that allowed a paper clip to go through, but just barely and the other two holes were drilled but not all the way through. We put the paper clip into the holes and kept poking to see if they were just clogged and the paperclip actually opened up the 2 other holes. but they didnt seem to be clogged, more like they werent drilled all the way through and we just pretty much finished the job by poking with the paperclip. Anyways, after poking out the holes with a clip, we put it back together, i cleaned out the bore, loaded slugs and tried again. this time i was able to pop off 2 rounds but the 2nd round FTE again. So we tried again and then it went back to shooting 1st round only with a FTE. Anyways, i have the Cadiz email and address but will they work on my saiga if it was already converted? Do you guys think its FTE becus of the hole not being properly drilled. How big should those holes be? Does anybody have the number to Cadiz so i can ask if it can be covered under warranty or even if i could pay $ to have it fixed. All i want is a Saiga 12 that works with every load. $1500 single shot.
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