Using a DPH steel bolt-on handguard retainer on a Saiga- Tips

[Vincent]

That’s an interesting modification you made to the aftermarket handguard retainer. It looks nice and clean too.

It has been a while since I have converted a Saiga. Pressing the pins out and pressing the front sight and gas port off and back on was PITA.

What do you use to plug the holes in the receiver where the trigger pins were? It looks like rivets.

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[imarangemaster]

That’s an interesting modification you made to the aftermarket handguard retainer. It looks nice and clean too.

It has been a while since I have converted a Saiga. Pressing the pins out and pressing the front sight and gas port off and back on was PITA.

What do you use to plug the holes in the receiver where the trigger pins were? It looks like rivets.

I would never bother removing everything to install the handguard retainer. I'm practical, rather than an "AK Purist Snob". I could care less! LOL. Those are little black nylon plugs made specifically to plug the holes in the Saiga after a restoration. Dinzag Arms used to sell them for a buck or two a set. I had several sets from around 2007 or 2008. This was my last set!.