Saiga 7.62 conversion help

[lchicuate]

I have all the parts for a basic conversion, I know the mechanic of what to do, but I don't have the tool to press the rivets nor the welding tools , I bought the complete set of rivets from kvar to rivet the empty holes on the receiver, I also have a new trigger guard or I can reuse the original one which I already cut with my dremel and it's ready to be welded to the mag catch, I ordered the bullet guide from Dinzagarms which I would like to weld on top of the screw head and smooth it to make it more reliable feed. Any good Samaritan out there to assist me on this? I live in Temecula but I can go from San Diego to the LA area. Thanks

[ae13291]

dont use those rivets, just go to lowes and buy the rivot caps and you wont be able to tell the differance. did you buy the bullet guide set with the tap?

[SJgunguy24]

Weld the holes up, dress and blend the metal. You don't need to new trigger guard unless your doing a complete restoration.

[lchicuate]

yea, I bought the kit. I heard that when you weld the holes the heat make the metal(the receiver) loose its strength, what do you think? I already have a converted saiga like that done by Henderson Defense in Henderson Nevada and it looks very good, I already shot about five thousands rounds without one single missed, very reliable right?.
Yea I'm gonna refinish it with Aluma hyde from Brownells, I've used it before very good product, is that what you mean when you said a complete restoration?

[SJgunguy24]

A complete restoration is changing everything out and rebuilding up as an AK 100 series. That involves completely removing everything from the barrel and receiver except for the side rail and rear sight block. Unless your building a krink, then the rear sight base has to go and the barrel needs to be chopped and re profiled.

[arfan66]

When I did my conversion, I just left the holes. The gun functions just fine, I don't even notice them after a while. I am going to install the stock adapter from Carolina Shooter Supply http://store.carolinashooterssupply....l-Stock/Detail (gonna use an AR shorty stock) and the attachment screws use the four holes. They also sell plastic caps to fill the holes. You can use epoxy to make sure they don't fall out.

Good Luck!