dryfire
04-10-2002, 08:53 AM
I bought a 308 Saiga at the Tulsa gun show this weekend. I paid $359 out the door. The box was sealed in the orginal plastic wrap. It was made in March of 2001. It does not have an EAA import mark on it.
When I opened the box, I discovered the rifle appears better than any of the display models I have seen. The wood and finish is excellant. The quality of the finish rivals the Veprs. The big surprise is it came with 2 mags and, an already put together, scope mount with a 4 X 24 Russian scope. The scope is a high quality unit with nitrogen filled tube, coated optics, target type turrents, and a 3 post recticle. The factory papers says it is already registered at 100 Meters. I was skeptical until I fired the weapon.
The gun has a heavy contour barrell and feels like a Garand in the hand. The trigger pull is long, but smooth and light. The two mags are synthetic and holds 8 rounds. The heavy construction of the weapon is apparent when the slide is racked.
I put the scope on to see if it was indeed sighted at 100 meters. It was right on the money. I did not have a chance to bench rest the rifle, but all 3 us shooting it hit everything we aimed at at 100 yards. We were shooting at the back burm of a pond. All the rocks were turned into gravel. I was using my handloads developed for match shooting of my match Garand and M1A. I checked a fired case in a case guage and discovered the chamber and headspace is a 4. This is the same as the Garand and M1A which are Douglas equipped. I can shoot this rifle as well as the other two off hand and with the scope. The AK open sites are not as good as the other two.
When I finished and tore the weapon down, It has all the good AK features such as chrome bore, gas piston, and gas block. This is a military weapon in sporting clothes.
I don't like the tiny sling swivels but the recoil pad is first rate. I don't know if the distributors are including all the extras with theirs. I think the package I got is first rate and the real bargain in 308 semi autos. I highly recommend this product. I prefer this to any of the Century stuff. Does anyone know if Galil mags fit this?
When I opened the box, I discovered the rifle appears better than any of the display models I have seen. The wood and finish is excellant. The quality of the finish rivals the Veprs. The big surprise is it came with 2 mags and, an already put together, scope mount with a 4 X 24 Russian scope. The scope is a high quality unit with nitrogen filled tube, coated optics, target type turrents, and a 3 post recticle. The factory papers says it is already registered at 100 Meters. I was skeptical until I fired the weapon.
The gun has a heavy contour barrell and feels like a Garand in the hand. The trigger pull is long, but smooth and light. The two mags are synthetic and holds 8 rounds. The heavy construction of the weapon is apparent when the slide is racked.
I put the scope on to see if it was indeed sighted at 100 meters. It was right on the money. I did not have a chance to bench rest the rifle, but all 3 us shooting it hit everything we aimed at at 100 yards. We were shooting at the back burm of a pond. All the rocks were turned into gravel. I was using my handloads developed for match shooting of my match Garand and M1A. I checked a fired case in a case guage and discovered the chamber and headspace is a 4. This is the same as the Garand and M1A which are Douglas equipped. I can shoot this rifle as well as the other two off hand and with the scope. The AK open sites are not as good as the other two.
When I finished and tore the weapon down, It has all the good AK features such as chrome bore, gas piston, and gas block. This is a military weapon in sporting clothes.
I don't like the tiny sling swivels but the recoil pad is first rate. I don't know if the distributors are including all the extras with theirs. I think the package I got is first rate and the real bargain in 308 semi autos. I highly recommend this product. I prefer this to any of the Century stuff. Does anyone know if Galil mags fit this?