saiga 308

wigmaster0 · 09-11-2007, 02:14 PM

What are the legal ramifications for modifying the 8 round mag down to 5. Does it have to be permanent? Can it be a removable spacer? How do you put one in and NOT damage the spring like my buddy did?

Also if anyone has ?'s about how accurate the Saiga is. I tend to shake like someone with parkinsons who drank nine redbulls yet with open sites at 100 yards I still hit the mark a majority of the time. This one groovy gun!

toolman · 09-11-2007, 03:16 PM

There's no law against lessening mag capacity. A spacer will probably work but I'm not the one to ask how. I believe that 5 rd. mags are available though-I'd try to find one of those before I started making possibly damaging mods to the one you have. Try Cheaper Than Dirt - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter or cdnnsports.com

BattleRifleG3 · 09-12-2007, 09:26 PM

Correct, there are no laws against reducing mag capacity. Most hunting regs accept blocking a mag instead of shortening one. That way you don't risk damaging the mag, and you can switch it back to full capacity when not hunting.

wigmaster0 · 09-13-2007, 06:56 PM

Thanks for the awesome feedback guys. I found a real cheap way to block my mag. I MacGuvered it using a carpenters pencil (you know the rectangular shape not round) cut into 3rds. Stacked and taped and inset into the follower now the mag will only fit 5 rounds. Perhaps not the most professional method but hey ingenuity has its perks. Thanks Richard Dean Anderson (MacGuyver) for your inspiration! If only I had a swiss army knife and a wire coat hanger I could build a gun safe and keep my kid away from my gun....Just kidding I have a swiss army knife and a wire coat hanger.

BattleRifleG3 · 09-15-2007, 04:50 PM

Richard Dean Anderson is anti-gun, in fact on the board of directors of HCI. This'll show him!

wigmaster0 · 09-15-2007, 05:40 PM

I knew there was something about MacGuyver I didn't like.

just_a_car · 09-15-2007, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

Richard Dean Anderson is anti-gun, in fact on the board of directors of HCI. This'll show him!

WHAT!?! Son of a @#$%^&!... I really like him as an actor; one of my favorites.

BattleRifleG3 · 09-16-2007, 09:08 PM

His character on Stargate SG1 is pretty military. There's a scene where he hands a woman a gun, and she says "I don't like guns", and he says "neither do I." Those who know the actor's position see it as an inside joke.

meatloaf · 10-02-2007, 08:27 PM

that shmuck and he makes a living off of guns.

09-11-2007, 02:14 PM	#1
wigmaster0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 171	saiga 308 What are the legal ramifications for modifying the 8 round mag down to 5. Does it have to be permanent? Can it be a removable spacer? How do you put one in and NOT damage the spring like my buddy did? Also if anyone has ?'s about how accurate the Saiga is. I tend to shake like someone with parkinsons who drank nine redbulls yet with open sites at 100 yards I still hit the mark a majority of the time. This one groovy gun!

09-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#2
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,374 Blog Entries: 25	There's no law against lessening mag capacity. A spacer will probably work but I'm not the one to ask how. I believe that 5 rd. mags are available though-I'd try to find one of those before I started making possibly damaging mods to the one you have. Try Cheaper Than Dirt - America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter or cdnnsports.com __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

09-12-2007, 09:26 PM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,721	Correct, there are no laws against reducing mag capacity. Most hunting regs accept blocking a mag instead of shortening one. That way you don't risk damaging the mag, and you can switch it back to full capacity when not hunting. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-15-2007, 04:50 PM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,721	Richard Dean Anderson is anti-gun, in fact on the board of directors of HCI. This'll show him! __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-16-2007, 09:08 PM	#8
BattleRifleG3 Retired Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,721	His character on Stargate SG1 is pretty military. There's a scene where he hands a woman a gun, and she says "I don't like guns", and he says "neither do I." Those who know the actor's position see it as an inside joke. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

09-13-2007, 06:56 PM	#4
wigmaster0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 171	Thanks for the awesome feedback guys. I found a real cheap way to block my mag. I MacGuvered it using a carpenters pencil (you know the rectangular shape not round) cut into 3rds. Stacked and taped and inset into the follower now the mag will only fit 5 rounds. Perhaps not the most professional method but hey ingenuity has its perks. Thanks Richard Dean Anderson (MacGuyver) for your inspiration! If only I had a swiss army knife and a wire coat hanger I could build a gun safe and keep my kid away from my gun....Just kidding I have a swiss army knife and a wire coat hanger.

09-15-2007, 05:40 PM	#6
wigmaster0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 171	I knew there was something about MacGuyver I didn't like.

10-02-2007, 08:27 PM	#9
meatloaf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lakewood CO Posts: 953	that shmuck and he makes a living off of guns.