Saiga AK

[ericzs1]

Im looking at a Saiga SGL 26 AK. Anybody have any advice as to quality?

 

[Hitman327]

I have one in 223 very well built and accurate,had no problems with it.Now my saiga 12 different story

 

[HART1]

I have one in 223 very well built and accurate,had no problems with it.Now my saiga 12 different story

What's the problem with the S12? Mine doesn't have internal mods except for the FGC and a King Armory puck and it eats anything you feed it.
I did do a custom port job to the front gas block for venting fouling, but that has nothing to do with the cycling of the weapon.

 

[Hitman327]

Well I bought one brand new and ran a box or so of high brass thru it no problems.Then I converted it with parts from css well about 300 rounds of walmart bulk pack I noticed my carrier was cracking where the op rod screws in,(sad day)I welded it up hasn't cracked anymore but makes you wonder if its made out of melted down tractor parts:confused.

 

[HART1]

Well I bought one brand new and ran a box or so of high brass thru it no problems.Then I converted it with parts from css well about 300 rounds of walmart bulk pack I noticed my carrier was cracking where the op rod screws in,(sad day)I welded it up hasn't cracked anymore but makes you wonder if its made out of melted down tractor parts:confused.

Hmmm. What port size and how many?
I went with 4 ports at .073 diameter. No problems.
Have you tried putting tape on the (inside) face of the rear trunnion, to see if the carrier slamming into it?
One of the vendors over on S12 is making carriers now, but not sure who it is? In case you end up needing one.

 

[Hitman327]

Hmmm. What port size and how many?
I went with 4 ports at .073 diameter. No problems.
Have you tried putting tape on the (inside) face of the rear trunnion, to see if the carrier slamming into it?
One of the vendors over on S12 is making carriers now, but not sure who it is? In case you end up needing one.

Its a 3 port gun I think I drilled them to .092,And yeah I thought maby it was getting over gassed but I have a adjustable gas plug on it and I run with it on a low setting to where it hardly cycles and all the paint is still on my trunnion so I don't think that was the case,Over at the saiga forum another guy had the same problem they claim the carrier wasn't heat treated right or it was soft metal.

 

[HART1]

Its a 3 port gun I think I drilled them to .092,And yeah I thought maby it was getting over gassed but I have a adjustable gas plug on it and I run with it on a low setting to where it hardly cycles and all the paint is still on my trunnion so I don't think that was the case,Over at the saiga forum another guy had the same problem they claim the carrier wasn't heat treated right or it was soft metal.

The two ports on my gas block are .092
They are placed 45 degrees off TDC and they let gas's and fouling vent out of the shotgun at the end of the pucks stroke.
It's just something I came up. http://www.uzitalk.com/forums/showthread.php?65952-The-Saiga-12-quot-BULL-quot


I tried to tell some of the guys on that other forum about this, and one guy (dark horse) said it wouldn't work, even after I posted a video of my uncle shooting the damn thing.

 

[Hitman327]

If I recall my s12 already has a vent hole on the gas block,Did you add another one.

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[HART1]

Look at the gas block pic in post #7.
No one has this, it's something I came up with

 

[Hitman327]

Look at the gas block pic in post #7.
No one has this, it's something I came up with

I see the hole your talking about but the saiga has a bleed hole from the factory

 

[HART1]

I see the hole your talking about but the saiga has a bleed hole from the factory

Not like this.

 

[ericzs1]

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