[MJRW]

I've always been enamoured with the dragunov style. It just appeals to me as the right looking long range rifle. However, I'm under the impression that the .223 has a better long range trajectory than the 7.62x39. So, I was pondering something. I was thinking I could get the SAR-? in .223 and swap out the stock. That leaves the issue of barrel length. Having never really tinkered with my SAR-1, I don't know how difficult any of these tasks would be. Thoughts on the prospective project?

[Arkady]

I've seen it discussed on other message boards, but it has been a year or two, sorry i can't remember the name of it :(

If you're going for long range, why not get a real Dragonuv? 7.62x54R is roughly equivalent to a 30.06, as i recall.

As for your original question, swapping the stock on an SAR-3 shouldnt be too hard, then you just need to get a gunsmith to install the new barrel... maybe something like a VEPR is what you want?

[Spieler]

MJRW,
If you haven't already done so, you may want to check out this site. There are a couple of good examples of making over a Saiga to a Dragunov style as well as a SAR re-do project.

http://www.nouglyguns.com/saiga1.htm


-Pat