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I did a conversion on my Saiga 12. The same process for any other Saiga. I am completely new to AK's and the conversion took me about an hour or so. It is extremely easy and requires no special tools. A drill and a 3/16 drill bit and a few screwdrivers. The Saiga rifles are already punched out for the standard AK parts. They are just converted for importation and converting them back is easy. My next AK will be another Saiga that I will convert myself. Dolomite

Are you trying to find the manufacture date? Or is something else going on? Dolomite

Although the First Ammendment protects your right to free speech it does not protect that right on private property. On private property the owner has a right to tell you what you can and cannot say while on his property. If you don't comply then he has a right to make you leave his property. This includes web based forums. There are not protections here provided as by the Constitution. Because this forum is privately owned the owner and his agents can censor, delete and change posts however they feel like it. Nothing is protected here. The Constitution is to protect us from abuses by the government. Dolomite

I like it as well. The only problem I have is the white lettering on a black background. For some reason it is really hard for me to read. If it was black lettering on a lighter background I think it would be better for me. Not sure if you can option that but it would be great. Dolomite

Wow, that is a long time. Mine took 97 days door to door. Dolomite

I normlly just cut a piece of sandpaper and let the grips hold it in place. I can take it off anytime without any residue. If you shoot a lot your hands will get a beating. I took all my "gripy" stuff off after it sanded my skin down. Dolomite

Barrel length has nothing to do with how well a gun will shoot unless you are using irons sights. And that is because of the longer sight radius. A longer barrel only adds velocity, it does not add accuracy. As a matter of fact a longer barrel can be harder to shoot well because of the added harmonics associated with it. That is the reason why most "target" barrels have a very thick profile. This is to reduce the amount of harmonics and barrel whip they exhibit upon firing. All barrels have problems from harmonics but the thicker the barrel the less problems they have. A shorter barrel with the same OD as a long barrel with theoretically shoot better because of the reduced harmonics and barrel whip. There is no need to have a long barrel for accuracy, only velocity. A long thin barrel while have more vibrations, that reduce accuracy, than a thicker barrel. Look at some of the pistols out there. They are capable of the same accuracy as rifles. The only thing they give up is velocity. Dolomite

The difference between the 110 and the 10 came about when the company restructured. Before the restructuring all Savage actions were the same length regardless of caliber. And they were all called Savage 110's, even 223's. When they restructured in the 90's they started with the short action guns and called them the model 10. All long action Savages are the same length since day one. Short action savages have been through a few different sizes, 4.275" and 4.400" action screw spacing. The Savages with the receiver that has a flat back were built before the restructuring. They will also not have the accutrigger and cannot be fitted for one, at least not easily. Although they shoot well they are not as good as the new models for building upon. The reason is the older ones was before all the CNC equipment of today so tolerances can vary a lot with early guns. The new guns are a lot more consistent between guns making building them a lot less tedius. Savage will no longer honor or do any warranty work on flat back Savages. Those were built before the current owners/managers took over. As far as the caliber it depends on which 7mm it is. There are several 7mm calibers out there. They all seem to have a following so you will also probably be happy with its performance. Dolomite

Buy some 1/4" nuts and bolts. You can use these to see where your stress level is. Run, jump, do any type of PT you can until it becomes difficult to screw the nut onto the bolts. At that point your fine motor skills are gone, the same as when you get into a fight or flight situation. A lot of practicing you can do without ever leaving your house. Make sure your firearm is cleared then stand and practice drawing your firearm. I would recommend you get the exact same holster they are using in training for this. I stand in front of my TV and tell myself "the next blue shirt". When someone comes on with a blue shirt I draw. This way you have no clue when you are going to have to draw. And as was already suggested when at the range practice mag changes. I would normally load 2-4 rounds in each mag. Pile them up and then grad enough for my mag pouch and for the gun. I would shoot and when dry do the mag change. And because you don't know how many rounds you have it will induce some added difficulty and stress. And with almost any school it is a mind game more than anything. As long as you try your hardest and never give up you will be fine. You may not be the best shooter or the most physically fit in class but if you have the will power you will do fine. I have seen PT monsters get booted out of classes in the military because they thought they could skate through without giving 110%. Dolomite

One more thing I will add to the mix. If a person is on probation their classification cannot drop because it is still part of the original sentence. Once probation is completed then they start their classification can begin to drop. Also, if a person is ordered to pay restitution their classification cannot drop until it is paid in full. After all the restitution is part of their ongoing sentence just like probation. I know people who are ordered to pay restitution but then don't repay their debts. They continue to work but do so in a way that is untraceable. I would like to see them do like they do for dead beat parents for any outstanding debt or if they are ordered to pay restitution. Take the driver's license away from the debtor until all ordered debts are paid. I am not talking about someone who is a month or two late on bills I am talking about those who chronically rake up debts like credit cards then refuse to pay. Those are the ones who are costing us all. Or if they are found guilty of defrauding someone then part of the sentence should be the loss of their driving priveledges (other than for work) until all debts are paid. Dolomite

And one more thing. Milspec is a minimum standard, like getting a "D" which is passing but not outstanding. When a manufactuer can't make a passing grade, for the government no less, then that makes me question their quality. Dolomite

Another big flaw with the plan people who live in the city have is this. Most are not aware of what it takes to hunt and survive. They do not have the skills to do it and most don't have the stomach, at least not in the begining, to kill and clean an animal. Another big problem is whatever they do decide to do tens of thousands have already beat them to the punch. I hear of people talking all the time about when the SHTF they are going to buy all the food they will need at the store. They are going to buy a generator as well as fill their tanks up for their trip to the woods to ride it out. What they don't realize is unless they are sitting at a gas station with a grocery store inside when it does go down they will never get anything. And these are going to be the same types that get stuck along the roadways for the roving bands to prey upon. I have no intentions of going anywhere. I am not well equipped but I am equipped enough to survive for at least 3 months. And 3 months is far longer than most of the born and raised city dwellers will survive in a true SHTF situation either in or outside the cities. I don't expect to survive forever, just longer than most. Dolomite

It sounds like the extractor is causing the ball issues. It may need to be tuned or perhaps the nose is not contoured correctly. It should not be square on the front. It could be out of spec as well. Personally a $20 extractor is insurance well spent. I would be willing to bet a quality extractor is going to fix the issue. I would also buy a new firing pin stop as well. Sometime the firing pin stoip and extractor do not fit well. This can cause the extractor to clock and that can lead to problems you have described. The biggest indication that the extraactor is being clocked it erratic placement of the empty cases on the ground. If you are getting them at your feet, 5 feet away and every where in between then the extractor and firing pin stop are not fitted correctly. The cost of a new firing pin stop and an extractor is probably less than $40 for a brand name one. I have always had great luck with Ed Brown products. I will say whatever brand you buy make sure both are from the same maker. 1911 AUTO FIRING PIN STOP - Brownells 1911 AUTO MATCH EXTRACTOR - Brownells Buy these and never look back. Dolomite

Is this load for use with a suppressor? If so I would find and use the fastest powder you can that meets your requirements. The faster the powder the less powder there will be to be burned as the bullet exits. Essentially burning all the powder up before the bullet exits. This means there will be less unburned powder in the suppressor as well. Another thing, as pressure increases the powder burns quicker so having a fast burning powder causes the pressure to spike and burn the powder quicker. So rather than having all the powder burn in 4 inches of barrel it might only take 1 or 2 inches with quicker burning powder. I know it sounds odd and at first I didn't believe it but through various programs and hands on testing I observed it. I was using Clays in a rifle chambered in 7.62x25 Tokarev. It had a 24.5" barrel and I used it to fire heavy 30 caliber projectiles at subsonic velocities. As I increased the powder charge with clays the muzzle noise/flash decreased some. And when I used a slower burning powder like Longshot the muzzle noise/flash increased even though the velocities were essentially the same. The reason was the powder burned longer with the slower powder so I had more pressure as the bullet exited. Now with the Clays the pressures had pretty much dropped to nothing by the time the bullet exited. So if it were me I would try something fast, like Titegroup, providing it gets you to the velocities you are wanting. And just so you know using VV 3N38 you can push 147 grain bullets to 1200 fps. Not good for suppressor use but fun in pistols and in rifles. Dolomite

What may have happened is the girl, faced with the wraith of her parents, lied to her parents and said he raped her. It won't be the first time a young girl has claimed to have been raped to avoid the punishment from parents. Or maybe the girl was pressured by her parents to claim it was something more than it was. Or maybe the boy did rape her against her will. Perhaps things got too heated for the boy to stop when asked to. Hard to say without seeing an actual police report. Dolomite

Ok. So the original upper has the issues. First it is missing the gas tube, no big deal. Second is the front mounting hole that is obviously fitted to the Colt lower, really big deal. And finally missing the rear sight, again no big deal. As far as the 9mm upper I would say a used 9mm upper is probably worth in the $400 range if it shoots. That is for a barebones upper with the charging handle and bolt and maybe one mag. Price can increase depending on what kind of sight that is on the back and what kind of front sight there is. Might get a little more if it has the FA carrier but only to someone who has a FA lower. Hope it helps but I would say $400 and up depending on what was included. You can buy complete uppers NEW for $499. Dolomite

Look at the supposed 9mm upper. It has a 5.56 carrier in it. SOmething is a miss. Dolomite

If the lower is not registered your customer is in some serious trouble. The lower is a FA/MG receiver because it has the pin for the FA parts. Even if the parts are not installed the simple fact it has the hole drilled for the pin makes it a machine gun. And without registration the customer is in violation of federal law. If it wasn't registered before 1986 there is no way to register it now. If you are just asking about the just the upper then I will say this. The upper receiver is worth pretty much what any 9mm upper is worth, actually probably less. It is missing the rear sight and the front mounting hole seems askew. For this reason I would be concerned about buying it to use the upper on another lower. A lot of these were fitted to their lowers and swapping them to another brand might cause fitment issues. I have seen several early uppers that would not fit on a standard lower of today because of variations in manufacturing back then. Another concern I would have is whether the flash hider is pinned for use on a rifle. I suspect it isn't which would make that upper a NFA item on a rifle receiver. It would be fine on a pistol lower but not a rifle lower. Actually the upper looks like a 5.56 upper that is missing part of the gas tube. The bolt/carrier is a 5.56 carrier, not a 9mm carrier. I have never seen a 9mm bolt with forward assist serrations. I have also never seen a 9mm bolt that you could not see the extractor in the cutout for the dust cover. It has the gas ports in the side liek a 5.56 carrier. If this is indeed a 9mm bolt I would like to see it out of the upper. Personally I would not touch the gun or upper with a ten foot pole. Dolomite

+1 Dolomite

There has to be more to this. It is NOT against the law for a 18 year old to have consensual sex with a 16 year old. Needs to be 4+ years between them to be unlawful. He may have been arrested but he should not have been. Dolomite

But the SS Sparrow is way easier to clean than anything out there. No more beating baffles out or any of the other problems with rimfire suppressors. You can media blast or dip the can to clean the lead out. Considering 22 suppressors need to be cleaned regularly I would consider the additional cost as money saved when you consider how much quicker they are to clean. And with the Huntertown Arms Guardian being aluminum you are limited on how you can clean it. You can't media blast it because it will wear the aluminum away. You can't dip them because the hydrogen peroxide eats aluminum. That leaves you with scraping them clean by hand which can be very, very tedious. ANd if you do have to beat the baffles out the aluminum of the baffles or tube will get deformed over time. One more thing if the threads are aluminum, which I suspect they are, they will wear out with repeated use as well. No I don't own a Sparrow but I did do a lot of research before building my own suppressor. And that is why I used all SS inside and out on mine. I can media blast it and it is clean very quickly. Dolomite

They do make magnifiers with adjustable magnification. That is you can get a magnifier that has a range of 2x-5x for use behind a red dot. Seems like this would fit the bill for most AR users. LUCID Magnifiers They are getting decent reviews and are considered one of the better deals out their because of their reasonable pricing. Dolomite

I do believe there should be a classification for various crimes. Everybody breaks it down between felony and misdemeanor but there should be additional categories or classes based on if it is violent or harms another. To me an assault or even worse domestic assault is a violent crime but in most jurisdictions they are misdemeanors. While possession of drugs is most times a felony even if the criminal exhibits no violent behavior. And I agree that with time the criminal classification should drop. Let it drop from the highest level to the lowest level as long as they deserve the drops. And no matter the number of nonviolent offenses they should not move into the same category as a violent offender. Dolomite

Going to hit on a few things for you. The criminal is responsible for his own death. It was not the officer who was on probation for previous crimes. It was not the officer who decided to walk into Walmart and steal. And most certainly wasn't the officer who decided to shoot his way out of another trip to jail. Even if the officer was crooked he had nothing to do with the criminal entering and stealing from Walmart. It was the criminal who decided to go armed and it cost him his life. But it also cost the officer, the officer's family and friends a lot as well. He may not have lost his life but the officer has to deal with taking a life. And that can lead to serious issues for him and his family. The criminal wasn't trying to support his family when he did all of this. If he was he could have sold the gun he had to buy what he felt his daughter needed. Unfortunately his daughter is going to pay as well with a lifelong feeling of guilt because everyone is saying the father was killed for his daughter. Imagine what she is going to have to deal with mentally when all she is going to hear for the rest of her life iw that her father died because of her. Dolomite

That is the reason he never took credit card payments. So he can say that each order was a custom order and he could take his sweet ass time. On another board a customer showed up at his shop looking for his kit after waiting for 6 months. The guy knocked at the front door then heard the door's deadbolt lock. He walked around the side and entered an open side door. He spoke to the secretary about his order and she said she needed to check with Ciener himself about the status. She walked into the back and Ciener began cussing about the customer. The secretary walked back up front and said Ciener wasn't in that day. The customer began yelling about calling the cops for fraud and Ciener walked into the front. Ciener said he would get his kit when he felt like it and walked back into the back again. The customer did get a copy of the order. What is likely going to happen is Ciener will get off with time served or probation. It will not do much to change his attitude unless it costs him greatly either financially or with his freedom. Neither is going to happen on the first offense. Hopefully he pleas out then he can be sued in civil court. Maybe when he looses his Ferraris he will understand but I doubt it. Dolomite