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Very nice!  I picked one up awhile back for around that price, but that was before the ban.  Mine is in 7.62 as well, partly for the reason you note, and partly because the ammo is so cheap, relative to everything else.

 

As an aside, has anyone here just replaced the stock and fore end with wood furniture, to give it a more authentic look?  I really don't want to go through the hassle of moving the trigger group forward, and adding a pistol grip and bullet guide.  Seems like the wood would go a long way toward giving it a better look with minimal effort.

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Very nice!  I picked one up awhile back for around that price, but that was before the ban.  Mine is in 7.62 as well, partly for the reason you note, and partly because the ammo is so cheap, relative to everything else.

 

As an aside, has anyone here just replaced the stock and fore end with wood furniture, to give it a more authentic look?  I really don't want to go through the hassle of moving the trigger group forward, and adding a pistol grip and bullet guide.  Seems like the wood would go a long way toward giving it a better look with minimal effort.

Still undecided whether or not I wanna make it look classic or go full tactical

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My half conversion was very easy. I used a Tapco G2 Trigger which turned out great! Congrats on your new Saiga. A machinist at work put the slots in the stock front grip which makes a big difference in removing barrel heat from under the front grip. BTW, I picked up my Saiga new in 2001 for only $175!

 

Saiga eye candy...

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I got bare walnut furniture from an outfit called Ironwood Designs out of CA. I used a red, brown, and a small amount of yellow wood dye dissolved in denatured alcohol as a stain to try and get a classic look. I then top coated with 4 coats of clear varnish cut down with denatured alcohol. It came out great. Very little fitting was needed. Only a little with the upper hand guard.

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