That's no joke. Mine will blow the hair out of your eyes. Well, if I had any in my eyes in the first place :/ The upside is that it is very accurate, and not just "for an AK". I'd put it up against any semi auto .308 and it would hold its own. I wasn't expecting that.Be warned though, the .308 version will have people thinking that small earthquakes are happening along with the 2' of flame that flies out of the relatively short barrel.
What I was expecting was a reliable, reasonably priced, easy to maintain rifle, and it is all of that too.
Mine is converted, and I agree that it is the way to go. I used ironwood designs AKM furniture on mine, and it has a great look as well.
I guess I don't have to say it, but I am a fan of them and would recommend them.
To my knowledge, the .308 Saiga does not mark the brass as the smaller calibers do and should be fine for the reloader.
Mine dented the brass until I put some "goop" on the dust cover where they hit. Others use a piece of molding on it as a padding, and report good results. But, they will dent the brass without making some sort of guard. There is a commercially available guard for this purpose (I am going from memory but i think it was made for a Valmet) too.
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