saiga .308 durability stamped receiver
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jakemccoy
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Yeah, a low price tends to make people think there is something cheap about a gun. Two years ago, I got my Saiga 308 wood stock for about $450 total, which I thought was high back then. Now, I can't find it for less than $600 total, especially because I'm in California. (Most Internet stores won't ship Saiga 308 to California, and stores in California are therefore jacking up the price.)
Maverick223
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I have shot a good bit of 12Ga. through mine (mostly target/bird shot), and if it can handle that, a little ole .308 isn't going to be a problem (for the receiver anyway). The only significant differences between stamped and milled AK receivers is cost and weight...durability is not a concern.
Mine is fine but it doesn't have a super high round count. Honestly I think if you could put enough rounds through one to hurt it you would have spent enough money on ammo that the price of a new gun wouldn't concern you.
I've put even more more through my S12 and it too is no worse for wear.
I have never seen or even hear of anyone having any kind of durability problems with their 308 saigas. I would not be worried about durability.
Accuracy on average for them tends to be 2-3 MOA. Some people get better results, particularly with pet loads. I tend to shoot steel cases russian ammo so I am perfectly content with it. Honestly the rifle will out shoot what most people are capable of using open sights and shooting from field positions, particularly with cheap ammo.
I've put even more more through my S12 and it too is no worse for wear.
I have never seen or even hear of anyone having any kind of durability problems with their 308 saigas. I would not be worried about durability.
Accuracy on average for them tends to be 2-3 MOA. Some people get better results, particularly with pet loads. I tend to shoot steel cases russian ammo so I am perfectly content with it. Honestly the rifle will out shoot what most people are capable of using open sights and shooting from field positions, particularly with cheap ammo.
nalioth
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There are 60+ year old original Kalashnikovs (the ones with the original stamped receiver) still out there going strong.
I seriously doubt you're gonna shoot one out . .
I seriously doubt you're gonna shoot one out . .
Maverick223
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Not all of em', but unless you have high-explosives their demise shouldn't be a big issue.
rangerruck
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I have one , that is the 16 inch bbl., I have shot a ton of rounds through it;
metric tons- and it is still rock solid and moa capable. I keep it in rifle config as well. Buy with confidence; and if you can find one, with the wood stock, hogback, non thumbhole variation, jump all over that one, it will allready have a converted trigger group. If not, then look for the thumbhole version/wood stock. It will allready be converted as well; the regular stocked ones, have the absolute worst factory trigger ever put on any rifle , ever in the history of rifle making. To keep mine in origional config, I had a gunsmith do a cut and add and paste job, to the trigger, to change the pull geometry so it would feel halfway
decent.
metric tons- and it is still rock solid and moa capable. I keep it in rifle config as well. Buy with confidence; and if you can find one, with the wood stock, hogback, non thumbhole variation, jump all over that one, it will allready have a converted trigger group. If not, then look for the thumbhole version/wood stock. It will allready be converted as well; the regular stocked ones, have the absolute worst factory trigger ever put on any rifle , ever in the history of rifle making. To keep mine in origional config, I had a gunsmith do a cut and add and paste job, to the trigger, to change the pull geometry so it would feel halfway
decent.
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