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Posted: 11/8/2014 5:40:53 PM EDT
| Hey guys I am new to forum here. I bought a saiga 5.45 today and converted it. everything is well BUT is the carrier supposed to hit the rear trunnion? i shot about 400 rounds today functioned flawlessly but there are some peen marks on the rear trunnion. it does have an extra power wolff recoil spring too. i do have a blue blackjack buffer. i shot with and without it so it does function well with it. should i run the buffer? what will do more damage, metal on metal contact or the carrier hitting the buffer every time. this is my first ak please help. i want this rifle to last as long as the barrel will. thank you. |
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Some light 'touches' of the carrier to rear trunnion is normal. The peening on the tail of the carrier is mostly from contacting the hammer during cycling. My SLR-105 has some light contact marks on the rear trunnion. Most likely tolerance stacking that will correct itself. Unless your rear trunnion is being beat to sh*t, I wouldn't worry about it.
Get rid of the buffer, and why do you need extra power wolf recoil springs? Shoot it and have fun. |
| I know about the tail of the carrier. My main concern is the rear trunnion. It is peening a little. I just want it to last a long time. I am going to get married now (yay, wish me luck) so i gotta go. Ill be back tonight. Since the sanction on russian will now allow me to get another saiga i want/need this rifle to last as long as any ak would. So I really need to know if the buffer will do more damage than it prevents and how strong are the rivets that hold the rear trunnion? I know the ones that hold the old trigger group in place are harder than shit to remove. Thank you very much...woo i am nervous.... |
| My Draco sbr did that when I first broke it in. They tend to be way overgassed to start with, so I was concerned, after a while it stopped peening and hasn't gotten any worse after a thousand plus rounds. It's fairly common with them. Pics would help, but if the receiver isn't egging, the rivets aren't getting deformed and the peening doesn't get a lot worse, I wouldn't worry about it too much. |
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Really. Have you seen worse that still held the rivets in place? So no buffer for me as in not bad enough to need it? A buffer will turn those light taps into a harder thud. Although it would be on a softer material, it is not how the rifle is supposed to function. Buffers are only really useful for a a rifle that the carrier jumps out of the rails, and even then, they are just a bandaid fix. |
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So with peening like that do you think the weapon will last at least 20000 rounds? It should if you're not bump firing. The peening should stop after a while. I understand that you're wanting to protect the Saiga, but just shoot it and have fun. Converted Saigas aren't really that special, they'll probably show up under a different name/company, and Arsenal is still making 5.45 rifles. |
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It should if you're not bump firing. The peening should stop after a while. I understand that you're wanting to protect the Saiga, but just shoot it and have fun. Converted Saigas aren't really that special, they'll probably show up under a different name/company, and Arsenal is still making 5.45 rifles. Quoted:
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So with peening like that do you think the weapon will last at least 20000 rounds? It should if you're not bump firing. The peening should stop after a while. I understand that you're wanting to protect the Saiga, but just shoot it and have fun. Converted Saigas aren't really that special, they'll probably show up under a different name/company, and Arsenal is still making 5.45 rifles. Converted saiga's to me are the greatest weapon around. I love them. Is the arsenal bulgarian ak a good weapon? |
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