Saiga 12 converted vs. un-converted? The difference is......

[spamcastle]

What is the difference between these two? It seems to be a common question asked when ever one pops up and I'd love to know what the difference is. I've been eyeing them for a while since there is something about having a 12 gauge with a 20 round drum mag that just makes me all happy inside. It's also the closest thing to an old "street sweeper" Im ever going to get to.

 

[shelbygoat]

one is legal, the other is not

you must put US compliant parts on it to "convert" it

 

[psdiver102]

Biggest diff is that a pistol grip is added. the trigger is moved forward. you can add on a folding or extendable stock. the hammer is usually changed. . You can run a drum on a unconverted if you want

 

[womsterr]

you only need compliance parts if you change to a pistol grip or add over "evil" parts. Post 3 above describes what converted is - its at that point you need the 922r compliance parts. Makes it look like an AK rather than a saiga rifle. In addition to the trigger/trigger guard and pins being moved, you add a pistol grip to the receiver and usually a flash hider of some sort...

 

[psdiver102]

one is legal, the other is not

you must put US compliant parts on it to "convert" it

You only need 5 us made parts. when converting it is easy to get that. hammer, grip, trigger gaurd, stock, bolt hold open, springs, us made mags, etc...

 

[richierich69]

You can run a drum on a unconverted if you want

I would double check this. 922 compliance does include mags, that is why the Saiga must be imported with a five round mag.

It is NOT alright to run a drum with out changing other parts.

As you correctly stated above to convert a Saiga there must be 5 five compliance parts.

The easiest route, and most cost effective, is to use the Tapco T6 stock set (2 parts: Stock and PG), then add a Drum or 10 round mag.

Rich