saigas-whats the order of value

[Pelo801]

With the hoopla of back door gun control, wait I mean economic sanctions, saigas are harder to come by and more expensive. There are several different chambering. My question is, in what order of those chamberings would say the value is? I believe it should go like this.
1-saiga 12 ga
2-saiga 20 ga
3-saiga 7.62x39
4-saiga 308
5-saiga 223
6-saiga 5.45x39
7-saiga 410
I think it should be in this order because the shotguns are the most sought after, in the two larger chamberings anyways. The 7.62x39 is next because of the popularity of the original AK and the availability of the ammo. The 308 next because you just don't seem them very often. The 223 comes after because of the popularity of that round. The 5.45 would be above the 223 but with surplus ammo ban it got seriously disadvantaged. And then the 410 isn't super popular no matter the manufacturer.
What say you?

 

[KevininPa]

Personally....

......the Saigas are over-rated. They are a well made firearm for an AK based rifle. But their main selling point was the cheaper price. And don't get me wrong, I'm an owner. I have a 7.62 still in the sporter mode. I like it that way since I have the wood sporter stock which handles better than that weird plastic stock. My other is the .410 which rates higher than you think. That I have in a Kushnapup stock.

Anyway to get back to your list, I agree with it except for the .410. It became pretty popular even with the cost of .410.

Have you noticed that Saigas aren't really selling at those higher prices on the auction sites? And now that the possibility of AKs are going to be made in America,.......well..........you know.

 

[rhinoh]

Yeah I'd love to get an idea of the Saiga .410 value, I bought mine as a semi-auto shotgun the wife could shoot without the kick of a 12 gauge.
She just isn't interested in learning how to handle it though...so it may be on my list of items to sell.

I solved the high cost of .410 by reloading.

 

[roadchoad]

I have one that I inherited. I am confused about it because it has all the Saiga markings and says made in Russia. I read that saigas all have mag well dimples though, which mine does not, and it is also marked as imported by Hesse. I haven't seen too many of these marked by Hesse. Are there different grades of receivers? I would also be interested in getting a value for insurance purposes.

 

[Wishoot]

......the Saigas are over-rated. They are a well made firearm for an AK based rifle. But their main selling point was the cheaper price.

True.

When I picked mine up a few years ago for something like $275 I was pretty happy. Here's a reliable, albeit ugly and somewhat un- intuitive, rifle that shoots a potent caliber at a good price point.

A few weeks ago, a guy offered me $800 for it. I'm probably going to take him up on his offer.

 

[amd6547]

While the price I paid for my 5.45 Saiga was certainly attractive, the main draw for me was that it was a real Russian made Kalashnikov. I bought it after having owned other variants...good, reliable serviceable Kalashnikovs all.
It has been an excellent rifle in all respects.
To me, a Russian made Saiga will always hold some value simply because of its Russian manufacture. If there are never any more imported, that value will go up.
If I had the money, I would buy every Saiga of any caliber and configuration I could find.

 

[KevininPa]

Wishoot

"When I picked mine up a few years ago for something like $275 I was pretty happy. Here's a reliable, albeit ugly and somewhat un- intuitive, rifle that shoots a potent caliber at a good price point."

Yep. Got mine for that price out the door before Obama got in. Was going to "restore" it back to a regular AK until I managed to find one of the rare wood sporter stocks. The wood stock really does handle better than that plastic thing. Now I just consider it my "poor man's Mini-30".

If someone were to offer me $800 or better, I'd give it serious consideration.

 

[Twiki357]

I got my Saiga (7.62x39) for $299 and did the 922(r) conversion. Almost sold it a couple times when prices skyrocketed during the panic, but then I would have to figure out what to do with the almost 2,000 rounds of ammo.

To address the OP’s list, I think the 20 gauge should be a lot farther down on the list and the 410 a lot higher.