AK buffer for Saiga?

[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.



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