Is this the the poor Javalina that you struck in the leg and then fortunately were able to finish off with multiple subsequent shots?
I know what a newbie is going to feel comfortable doing with his gun.
Your ability to read minds is most impressive.
I've converted this thing from the ground up
Congrats, it is a simple job. On the scale of mechanical difficulty 1-10 I would rank it a 2. I've done a a bunch of them in the various calibers and gauges offered, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? My point was Nalioth knows whats and your saiga advice is so-so. I don't think converting one gun (or even a handful) makes one an expert by any means.
Compliance by mags has notable drawbacks. Rather than taking up a position you would help the OP more if you simply explained the pros and cons of various approaches and that would allow the OP to make an informed choice. That is better than assuming your choice is right for him.
I've hunted with my Saiga and bagged a javelina,
And this is pertinent to anything discussed how? Further based on the report you wrote of that hunt and the fact you hit it in the leg and then had to fire multiple more times to finish off the poor thing I'm not sure I'd brag. I've hunted enough to know not all shots result in a DRT animal but missing the vitals completely on ones first shot is not something to continually be boastful about. Personally I'd be ashamed.
What it all boils down to is this: you have to factor in the knowledge and the abilities of the original poster when providing advice.
How does telling him 922r is unenforceable, or that foreign furniture is better because its cheaper, or a number of your other opinions have anything to do with his mechanical ability? Oh and I'd point out the OP made no representations about his mechanical ability; so, you are going off your own blind assumptions and didn't actually take it into account at all.
In sum, I stand by my statement, to wit, based on what I have read of your posts about saigas your advice on them is so so and your legal advice is just plain horrible. Further, Nalioth, based on his posts I've read on this forum and others, is someone I would listen carefully to when he talks about AKs. Those are my opinions, irrespective of the number of little pigs you shoot in the leg, using a scope at a very reasonable distance no less.