saiga scope rail

[1biggun]

saw this at CFS looks really fermilular. hmmm what is the differance between this and one that fits a regualr AK like a rommy,

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why wont this fit a Rommy??

I think there plastic????/

[vintagemacdude]

I am interested in the same rail. How does it mount on the front? Does it just hook onto the tang of the rear site?

[555th]

These do not snap into the AKM rear sight base like the ones that DPHarms were selling.

[vintagemacdude]

Originally Posted by 555th

These do not snap into the AKM rear sight base like the ones that DPHarms were selling.

Then how do they mount? Can someone elaborate?

[Coils]

I'd also wonder how sturdy it is, I'm sure it's plastic.

I went to Surefire's site to see what info there is, well their site sucks, it only has part #s and prices for most of the stuff.

[jimmy t]

They are not worth your trouble. I ordered two from CFS. Sent them back the same day I received them. Not very strong at all. Made out of plastic, and just to weak to hold your scope on 0.

[luvmysaiga.308]

There is a pawn shop in Deer Park, Washington that has a bolt cover with a rail welded to the top. All metal. I've got one on my rifle and never had a problem with it. I think it was $40.00.. Double Eagle Pawn is the name of the place. You might want to check it out.

[vintagemacdude]

Originally Posted by jimmy t

They are not worth your trouble. I ordered two from CFS. Sent them back the same day I received them. Not very strong at all. Made out of plastic, and just to weak to hold your scope on 0.

I have them for both my .308 rifle and my 12ga shotgun. They both work well for me. However, just like the mags, they need a little work to fit properly.

When mounted the rear hole that matches up with the rear top stock hole doesn't match up and is off by about 1/8th inch. I remedied this by slotting the hole sligtly. To make sure it centers properly, I used a larger countersunk screw to hold it in place. The screw is a 1/4x20 machine screw so I installed a 1/4x20 screw insert into the stock instead of using the wood screws that came with the gun.

Despite the flex when using a heavy optic, the rail amazingly holds zero quite well. I get 3-4MOA on my .308 and I get 4 - 6in shot groups using slugs on the 12ga.

To answer some questions: The rifle rail replaces the rear sight leaf and pins into the same hole as the rear site leaf. The shotgun rail has a new dovetail that replaces the rear sight dove tail. The new dovetail has a screw hole in it to mount the front of the rail.