A friend of mine asked me about Saiga shotguns, and I am ignorant about them. Can someone address their reliability, fit and finish, use for hunting or targets and if you would rather have one than a Beretta or Browning. Thanks
You can have the bolt relieved to eliminate the deformed shotshell issue. Good luck finding a gunsmith that will do it, as Saiga replacement parts are almost non-existent. Otherwise, shooting any high-brass load will function the gun perfectly reliably 100% of the time. You should get a box of dirt cheap AA or other crap-type birdshot, and then compare one physically next to a buckshot shell; there will be many questions answered, especially the nearly 1/8" difference in the length of the two shells. The cheap shotshells don't work well at all in a Saiga. I thought the trigger on mine was excellent, but I had a later model gun with none of the issues of the older generations of Saigas. They are great, and I only sold mine to fund a less-costly 3Gun competition shotty.
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