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Polymerhead · 03-17-2008, 04:47 PM

And here she is - in all her high-cap glory. TOTALLY snapped a tap over the weekend trying to install the bullet guide, but I had 1/2 the hole tapped so I just cut the dang screw in half. I used loc-tite and staked it as well, so I don't think it's going anywhere. As soon as it drys out around here I'm taking it to the range.

ichy_trigger · 03-17-2008, 05:48 PM

Thats a good looking gun, broken taps can be a bitch to get out if the break below the hole, you didnt leave it did you?

Polymerhead · 03-17-2008, 05:57 PM

No, I got super-lucky in that the broken piece came out pretty easily. It was sticking through the bottom of the trunion so I got some needle-nose pliers and wiggled it out.

ichy_trigger · 03-17-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Polymerhead

No, I got super-lucky in that the broken piece came out pretty easily. It was sticking through the bottom of the trunion so I got some needle-nose pliers and wiggled it out.

You got real lucky, sometimes they will shatter as they break and you can use a pick to knock them out of the hole. If you got the tap out, you could have just bought another one and finished but if you used loctite and staked it, i would say its going to stay there

krazykozmetics · 03-17-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Polymerhead

And here she is - in all her high-cap glory. TOTALLY snapped a tap over the weekend trying to install the bullet guide, but I had 1/2 the hole tapped so I just cut the dang screw in half. I used loc-tite and staked it as well, so I don't think it's going anywhere. As soon as it drys out around here I'm taking it to the range.

Where can I get a how to on adding a pistol grip and the hi cap mag to a .223 saiga?? Yours looks great by the way.

Polymerhead · 03-17-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by krazykozmetics

Where can I get a how to on adding a pistol grip and the hi cap mag to a .223 saiga?? Yours looks great by the way.

Thanks man, I relied heavily on this step-by-step. Just remember to maintain parts-count compliance.

Saiga Conversion

Polymerhead · 03-17-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

You got real lucky, sometimes they will shatter as they break and you can use a pick to knock them out of the hole. If you got the tap out, you could have just bought another one and finished but if you used loctite and staked it, i would say its going to stay there

Yes sir, I got really lucky. And that's a great idea - if it works loose I'll look into another tap or maybe even a rivet.

bkelm18 · 03-19-2008, 05:40 PM

Awesome, looks just like mine:

**XDONBOARD** · 03-19-2008, 05:56 PM

Very nice guys!

Polymerhead · 03-19-2008, 05:56 PM

Hey - that's my gun!

And I about died when I saw the box my Saiga came in. I designed a box concept for my company a couple years ago that was almost exactly the same, except the rivets went down the center of the cross bands instead of on each side. I had the wood grain and everything...

03-17-2008, 04:47 PM	#1
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,316	One more of the Saiga - now done. And here she is - in all her high-cap glory. TOTALLY snapped a tap over the weekend trying to install the bullet guide, but I had 1/2 the hole tapped so I just cut the dang screw in half. I used loc-tite and staked it as well, so I don't think it's going anywhere. As soon as it drys out around here I'm taking it to the range. __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please. Last edited by Polymerhead : 03-17-2008 at 05:58 PM.

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ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,413	Thats a good looking gun, broken taps can be a bitch to get out if the break below the hole, you didnt leave it did you? __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

03-17-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,316	No, I got super-lucky in that the broken piece came out pretty easily. It was sticking through the bottom of the trunion so I got some needle-nose pliers and wiggled it out. __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

03-19-2008, 05:40 PM	#8
bkelm18 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Posts: 1,037	Awesome, looks just like mine: __________________ The United States Constitution (c)1791. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to Tennessee, patron state of shootin' stuff.

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XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,493	Very nice guys! __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

03-19-2008, 05:56 PM	#10
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,316	Hey - that's my gun! And I about died when I saw the box my Saiga came in. I designed a box concept for my company a couple years ago that was almost exactly the same, except the rivets went down the center of the cross bands instead of on each side. I had the wood grain and everything... __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

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