Step 2 - Saiga 7.62x39 Conversion

This step is where we make permanent changes to the receiver. To do this step I used a hand drill and 1/4 inch drill bit and also a punch and hammer. You may need a pair of pliers to pull the trigger axle pins out once the drill is done. It is important not to drill into the receiver so just take your time and go real slow.

Most of my information comes from the following sites:
http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/
http://home.comcast.net/~navy87guy/home/saigaconversion.html
http://forum.saiga-12.com/

Please Note: This is my first at a conversion. I am sure I am getting some of the terminology incorrect and I know for a fact there are better and more efficient ways at doing some of the tasks. I would encourage people to visit the forums at http://forum.saiga-12.com before attempting the conversion based solely on these videos.

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Everything in this conversion is 100% legal. This is NOT going to make the rifle fully automatic. After the conversion is complete it will be 922R compliant.
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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Saiga
• 7.62
• 7.62x39
• AK
• AK-47
• Conversion

[rjs3484]

You aren't really drilling into the receiver. You are mainly just drilling out the pins that hold the trigger group in.

[westcoaslteadfarmer]

@rjs3484 - i saw on one of your tutorials that you purchased your parts from carolina shooting supp did you buy one of the conversion kits or just piece by piece? i just bought a 7.62 and plan to convert mine my self since the ones already built for you in vegas are about $880

[rjs3484]

@westcoaslteadfarmer Piece by piece.

[NickPech]

Why would you convert it rather than buying a regular AK?

It seems like a lotta work, I'd just go buy a regular AK. I know the russians make great guns, just not sure if it's worth it.

[rjs3484]

@NickPech Because the quality of a Saiga is far superior than most of the others. When I got mine it was $250 plus another $200 for parts. So $450 for a very nice AK is worth it to me, rather than some Romanian or Yugo pos. Plus the knowledge gained about the internals.

[rjs3484]

@MrShankshank What are you talking about? This isn't a Saiga 12.

[planchik]

damnit, i really wanted to know what MrShankshank said, but his comment was removed :(((

[GrayAu]

@rjs3484 >implying Yugo and Romanian guns are PoS

Lol'd.

[MrSquid25]

@Mathis8786 For the conversion, your replacing most of the trigger assembly, stock, and adding a pistol grip. So its 1 part for the stock, 1 for the pistol grip, and either 3 or 4 parts for the trigger group

[Mathis8786]

What all parts did you have to replace to make it legal?

[aaronscrewme]

@Humberto4790 Better isn't a good word, but the Saiga are manufactured in the Izhmash factory in Russian where the designer of the AK himself Kalashnikov works. Bulgarians do make high quality aks, I mean top notch.

[OpsmanONE]

@1117fire Not unless you intend to use non-922r compliant hi-cap magazines, pistol grips, or stock sets. Remember, for "non-sporting purposes"in a converted setup, there has to be no more than 10 foreign-made parts on the rifle. If you leave it in the factory setup and just replace the handguard with a UTG quad rail, 922r compliance doesn't apply.

[gpuckit]

cool vedio but next time do the work in front of the camara not off to the side(did not see you only table top

[SonofLiberty1990]

@MrShankshank

you sir are a fucking troll and a idiot, these aks are built at izhmash in russia, the same place that builds the russian military ak rifles. Very high quality, and nowadays its cheaper and higher quality to convert a saiga then buy a pre converted WASR (romanian pos designed with single stack mags in mind with military reject parts put together by monkeys at century arms, why people dont do this more is beyond me, lazy ass people)

[Humberto4790]

@rjs3484 Do you think the Saiga is better thean a Bulgarian AK-47?

[superzapper]

@rjs3484 I have a Real Russian AK47 and a Romanian WASR .Apart from the shitty Romanian magazines I don`t see any difference. Neither one has ever jammed or not fired .I get the same accuracy from both rifles .I don`t see any difference in quality either and I was in the Military for 16 years so i`m not some call of duty kid.