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**nsnate02** · 02-25-2007, 04:17 PM

Just got a Saiga 7.62x39 16.3" rifle last night for 250, out the door! I am going to convert it to a full AK. Any suggestions on conversion? No pictures yet, but I will post them soon!

Not my picture but they're all the same until they get converted.

ichy_trigger · 02-25-2007, 04:26 PM

Nifty, I didnt know you could convert them. Whats the advantage of converting that compared to just buying an AK?

**nsnate02** · 02-25-2007, 04:31 PM

You get a real AK for about $400-600 loaded, after conversion. Russian receiver and parts. It is made by the Izhmash factory, the original AK factory in Russia. Basically the Russians moved the trigger back, made a "permanent" stock w/o pistol grip, removed the suppressor, and altered the mags just enough not to take the AK hi-caps so they could get import approval. Other than that it's the real deal from Russia, not some build kit from who knows where. IMO

ichy_trigger · 02-25-2007, 04:37 PM

Does the conversion include moving the trigger?

gahau · 02-25-2007, 04:37 PM

i have the exact same rifle and i was thinking of converting it too but i was too much trouble or money involed but they recently came out with a pistol grip my goal was to make it look like a dragonov
put grip got nice ak russian scope put a 30 rd mag (need sand papering lol)

add 8 extra inch and it would look like the real deal lol

ill post pics

**nsnate02** · 02-25-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

Does the conversion include moving the trigger?

Yeah, they move it into the right position and make the reciver accept hi-cap mags. My reciever already has the holes in it. Then they add a pistol grip and anything else you might want, like handguards, suppressors, stocks, ect.

I saw a basic conversion for $150. trigger moved and pistol grip from Red Jacket. A full conversion for $275-375.

hellagerms · 02-25-2007, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nsnate02

Just got a Saiga 7.62x39 16.3" rifle last night for 250, out the door! I am going to convert it to a full AK. Any suggestions on conversion? No pictures yet, but I will post them soon!

Not my picture but they're all the same until they get converted.

.

**nsnate02** · 02-25-2007, 04:47 PM

Here's what I kinda had in mind. This is a converted Saiga with the original front end.

hellagerms · 02-25-2007, 04:52 PM

Now that is nice!

hellagerms · 02-25-2007, 04:53 PM

What is your front sight post?

02-25-2007, 04:17 PM	#1
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,075	Newest Toy! Just got a Saiga 7.62x39 16.3" rifle last night for 250, out the door! I am going to convert it to a full AK. Any suggestions on conversion? No pictures yet, but I will post them soon! Not my picture but they're all the same until they get converted. __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln* Last edited by nsnate02 : 02-25-2007 at 04:36 PM.

02-25-2007, 04:26 PM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,414	Nifty, I didnt know you could convert them. Whats the advantage of converting that compared to just buying an AK? __________________ "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

02-25-2007, 04:31 PM	#3
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,075	You get a real AK for about $400-600 loaded, after conversion. Russian receiver and parts. It is made by the Izhmash factory, the original AK factory in Russia. Basically the Russians moved the trigger back, made a "permanent" stock w/o pistol grip, removed the suppressor, and altered the mags just enough not to take the AK hi-caps so they could get import approval. Other than that it's the real deal from Russia, not some build kit from who knows where. IMO __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln* Last edited by nsnate02 : 02-25-2007 at 04:36 PM.

02-25-2007, 04:37 PM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,414	Does the conversion include moving the trigger? __________________ "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

02-25-2007, 04:47 PM	#8
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,075	Here's what I kinda had in mind. This is a converted Saiga with the original front end. __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln*

02-25-2007, 04:37 PM	#5
gahau XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 358	i have the exact same rifle and i was thinking of converting it too but i was too much trouble or money involed but they recently came out with a pistol grip my goal was to make it look like a dragonov put grip got nice ak russian scope put a 30 rd mag (need sand papering lol) add 8 extra inch and it would look like the real deal lol ill post pics

02-25-2007, 04:52 PM	#9
hellagerms XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In orbitals Posts: 4,252	Now that is nice!

02-25-2007, 04:53 PM	#10
hellagerms XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In orbitals Posts: 4,252	What is your front sight post?

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