I'm wondering if there is any diff between these commercial and milspec bolt lugs for 5.45mm rifles.
I noticed a more meaty locking lug on my 7.62mm Saiga as opposed to a standard milsurp bolt's locking lug. Making quick 'n dirty readings, a Romy G AKM bolt locking lug is 0.408" in length, yet my Saiga's is 0.548". My original guess was this Saiga extension accounts for a tighter bolt lock up when in battery. Hence, I naturally wonder if the Saiga 5.45mm bolt is similarly, relatively well endowed compared to its military brother. When peering straight at an AK's bolt face, with extractor at 10 o'clock, the locking lug I'm referring to is at 5 o'clock.
Anyone have a Bulgy or Romy milsurp 5.45mm bolt laying around in their man cave in addition to a Saiga 5.45mm bolt coz I'd be interested to learn if their locking lugs are in anyway dissimilar. Thanks in advance.
I'll check my Romanian MKII & SAR-2 against my Saiga this weekend, can't get to 'em before that .................
Originally Posted By Archivist_Dick:
I'm wondering if there is any diff between these commercial and milspec bolt lugs for 5.45mm rifles.
I noticed a more meaty locking lug on my 7.62mm Saiga as opposed to a standard milsurp bolt's locking lug. Making quick 'n dirty readings, a Romy G AKM bolt locking lug is 0.408" in length, yet my Saiga's is 0.548". My original guess was this Saiga extension accounts for a tighter bolt lock up when in battery. Hence, I naturally wonder if the Saiga 5.45mm bolt is similarly, relatively well endowed compared to its military brother. When peering straight at an AK's bolt face, with extractor at 10 o'clock, the locking lug I'm referring to is at 5 o'clock.
Anyone have a Bulgy or Romy milsurp 5.45mm bolt laying around in their man cave in addition to a Saiga 5.45mm bolt coz I'd be interested to learn if their locking lugs are in anyway dissimilar. Thanks in advance.
Saigas are based on the AK-100 series not the AKM. Different animal.
