 gordonm1 
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Posted: 2/19/2006 11:19:31 AM
I did my weigers by making all mods to the mag except for filing down the protrusion at the back of the magwell. (Also feedramp). I have been reading about guys filing down something that the front of magazines hit in the receiver. It allows using unmodified magazines.
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GenghisKhan
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Posted: 2/19/2006 10:42:58 PM
If you are talking about what I think you are it is a rivit or something that helps hold the rifle
together. I shoot rivits on aircraft every day some steel, aluminium and other stuff and I will pass on sanding or grinding on a strucural fastener to make my mag fit. I will mod my mags. Has any of them ever came apart? Not that I know of but I still am not doing it but to each his own. |
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gaucho1
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Posted: 6/25/2006 1:00:18 AM
GK
I finally got to mod the orlite 35rnd galil mags for my saiga. They clip in snug with almost no side to side play. Compared them to the modified weigner that came with the rifle,location and indexing looks identical. I will update after function test. Thank You  |
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Social_Zombie
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Posted: 6/25/2006 1:10:29 AM
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gaucho1
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Posted: 6/25/2006 1:19:24 AM
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I considered that option,but I went with 15x$10 per mag dedicated to the saiga. I am trying to find out about reliable alternates for a a wasr 3.$25 per wiegner is high. Thank You  social zombie Whats it like when you go out......................................................................quiet? |
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Social_Zombie
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Posted: 6/25/2006 1:37:03 AM
yes..... and very eerie  |
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gaucho1
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Posted: 6/25/2006 1:38:15 AM
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GenghisKhan
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Posted: 7/14/2006 4:19:20 AM
[Last Edit: 7/14/2006 4:19:40 AM by GenghisKhan]
I went through another 200rds last week with the Saiga and Galil mags and had zero problems with slow or rapid fire. So 400rds total so far with zero problems.
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sparky923
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Posted: 9/7/2006 1:11:00 AM
I must have done something wrong. I just Dremeled a bit off the front of the magwell edges and the Galil mags lock right in.
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eddiein1984
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Posted: 9/7/2006 7:55:58 AM
You obviously haven't tried firing it.  |
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sparky923
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Posted: 9/23/2006 1:43:38 AM
Nope. I've got a Bulgy ak74 mag and a Bulgy .223 mag to fit as well as the galil mag but can't seem to find the right design for a feed ramp.
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gaucho1
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Posted: 9/23/2006 3:43:03 AM
Go to Saiga-12.com
Look at .223 section. Very detailed feed ramp by foreign guy,great pictures. |
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ARMIKEFMJ
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Posted: 9/28/2006 7:23:18 PM
Thanks GenghisKhan....... Your instructions have helped me convert 2 Saiga .223/5.56 rifles. I have a new 20 inch barreled Saiga that has a flat trunnion below the chamber. This will require something other than pipe. Here is a photo of my Galil shooting Saiga .223....
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vjor
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Posted: 10/2/2006 11:17:08 PM
[Last Edit: 10/2/2006 11:20:44 PM by vjor]
HereSaiga feeds with galil orlites and bulgarian |
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sparky923
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Posted: 12/2/2006 9:04:04 PM
Finally got to try out my Saiga conversion. Some of the .223 rounds appear to be longer than others. The Bulgi 5.56 mag and three of my Orlites work great. Two of my orlites and my ak74mag w/ Robarm follower allow the rounds to dive into the trunnion, telescoping the rounds back into their cases. I've got pics I'll post later. Looks like the homemade feedramp needs tweeking. I'd post the video of it firing w/out dust cover if I knew how w/out posting my whole account contents. All the rounds went almost straight up and to the right, landing on my car 30 feet away.
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gunnysmith
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Posted: 10/9/2007 10:24:36 PM
[Last Edit: 10/9/2007 10:25:40 PM by gunnysmith]
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ARMIKEFMJ
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Posted: 12/14/2007 7:20:48 AM
Here are a few photos of my 16 inch barrel Saiga .223/5.56 conversion. The bullet guide needs to hang over the mag to get the longer .223 bullets up into the chamber. I also had to bevel the area below chamber a little. Thanks Ghenghis
Galil Orlite 35 round mag.  Saiga .223/5.56 chamber area before bullet guide installation.  Saiga with my homemade guide installed.  |
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target-hunter
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Posted: 12/19/2007 4:42:33 AM
Tagged while I warm up the dremel...
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M4-Daddy
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Posted: 3/12/2008 11:19:32 PM
Great post!
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PARA-FN-FAL
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Posted: 10/27/2008 6:56:38 AM
This post has convinced me to buy a Siaga.
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