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So I picked a Saiga 5.45 to be a twin to the 7.62 that I got from a calgunner a few years back.
A brief overview on the Saiga for those not familiar with them. The Sporter has a rifle stock, handguard and non threaded barrel. It was the real only way to get a Russian AK variant in the USA, but it an AK at heart with the same receiver, barrel etc. All that needs to be done is drill out and remove the old Trigger Group and trigger guard and replace with an AK FCG and guard. For the front side you just replace with an AK handguard and thread the barrel or replace the FSB.
For the front I ended up running a rail setup with a bolt on handguard retainer to keep it easy. It's cerakoted stone gray.
The stock side is a little tricky. Basically remove the dist cover, bolt etc. Remove the stock, drill out the Saiga trigger rivets/pinch the pins. Do the same abs remove the Saiga trigger guard, exposing the AK47 trigger area. Then bolt in the new trigger guard and AK Trigger Group. Reassemble and attach AK goodies.
Shortly after removing the Saiga trigger group. You'll see the two holes in the rear where the pins were.
Here you'll see the cut out in the receiver where the AK47 trigger sits but it's covered by the Saiga plate/trigger guard.
After removing the trigger guard/bottom plate the area underneath (outside the receiver) is bare metal. I simply cleaned it, tape off the area with painters tape and finished with high temp engine enamel. Then let it dry and cure with a heat gun. PS, receiver will be hot so don't touch it 😂😂😂
Presto, the rifle reassembled. Overall not too hard since I have a ton of tools, dremel, rotary grinders, punches and files etc. Typically you also want to install a bullet guide. I ended up not doing so since the tapco mags I have feed just fine. Tapcos almost mimic the Saiga mags exactly on the loading end. You probably can't get away with this on a 7.62
If you want to convert your Saiga, there are lots of you tube videos explaining it. Convert your Saiga to what it's meant to be. A Kalashnikov!
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A brief overview on the Saiga for those not familiar with them. The Sporter has a rifle stock, handguard and non threaded barrel. It was the real only way to get a Russian AK variant in the USA, but it an AK at heart with the same receiver, barrel etc. All that needs to be done is drill out and remove the old Trigger Group and trigger guard and replace with an AK FCG and guard. For the front side you just replace with an AK handguard and thread the barrel or replace the FSB.
For the front I ended up running a rail setup with a bolt on handguard retainer to keep it easy. It's cerakoted stone gray.
The stock side is a little tricky. Basically remove the dist cover, bolt etc. Remove the stock, drill out the Saiga trigger rivets/pinch the pins. Do the same abs remove the Saiga trigger guard, exposing the AK47 trigger area. Then bolt in the new trigger guard and AK Trigger Group. Reassemble and attach AK goodies.
Shortly after removing the Saiga trigger group. You'll see the two holes in the rear where the pins were.
Here you'll see the cut out in the receiver where the AK47 trigger sits but it's covered by the Saiga plate/trigger guard.
After removing the trigger guard/bottom plate the area underneath (outside the receiver) is bare metal. I simply cleaned it, tape off the area with painters tape and finished with high temp engine enamel. Then let it dry and cure with a heat gun. PS, receiver will be hot so don't touch it 😂😂😂
Presto, the rifle reassembled. Overall not too hard since I have a ton of tools, dremel, rotary grinders, punches and files etc. Typically you also want to install a bullet guide. I ended up not doing so since the tapco mags I have feed just fine. Tapcos almost mimic the Saiga mags exactly on the loading end. You probably can't get away with this on a 7.62
If you want to convert your Saiga, there are lots of you tube videos explaining it. Convert your Saiga to what it's meant to be. A Kalashnikov!
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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