[Marcus]

I`m thinking about putting a Buffer Tech buffer in my 7.62x39 Saiga but before I order one I wanna make sure it`ll fit. I`m assuming it will since it`s just a sporter AK? Marcus

[JohnKSa]

It fits them all.

I've even used them in the .308 versions of the Saiga and VEPR.

[Destructo6]

I question the need for those in an AK.

Check out this slow motion video of an AK firing (auto) and how often and how hard it hits the backplate.

http://www.bsg-dornier.de/schiessen/filme/img/ak47.jpg

You can find it and more slow motion stuff at:

http://www.kurzzeit.com/index_e.htm

(click on "movies" at left, then hit the bottom-most link)

[Kharn]

I actually needed a buffer in my AK (homebrew reciever, made it from three pieces of 1/8" thick steel welded into a U and screwed on all the other parts), as the reciever was just a hair over the normal length (so the gap between the rear trunion and upper rails was slightly longer than normal), so the bolt carrier could be pulled back *just* far enough to pop off the upper rails and jam in the rear position (a slight tap on the dust cover or bolt carrier would send it flying forward again). I used two pieces of inner tube rubber for about 300 rounds worth, and switched to a Buffer Technologies model after I got around to ordering it and found time to install it.
It was a pain in the butt to try to figure out why my rifle kept jamming until I hand-cycled it with the cover off and saw how it was jamming up. :banghead:

Kharn