[dice]

I have a Saiga 308 with pg conversion and AK 74 butt stock.What muzzle brake do you think looks the best?? thank you

 

[7.62x39]

I personally like the AK74 style.

They are available for the 7.62x39 caliber, I don't see why they wouldn't work with the 7.62x51, but you would want to make sure, first.

What is the OD of your barrel?

 

[dice]

I have a Saiga 308 with pg conversion and AK 74 butt stock.What muzzle brake do you think looks the best?? thank you

The OD is little less than3/4" I was going to maybe drill out 14mm to 3/4.

 

[Evil_Walks]

I agree with 7.62x39, especially as you asked which we think looks best. Some of the Hesse Saiga conversion .308's were sold with '74 style brakes (if I'm not mistaken). You might want to check some of the Saiga forums on the various sites for reference to see what others have to say, you'll certainly run into folks who've installed that style themselves.

I've never used an AK74 style brake on anything more powerful than x39 so I really can't comment on effectiveness. Personally with a .308 I would be more interested in performance than looks, especially with a semi-auto. Good muzzle control and tighter groups would be of utmost importance, especially when limited to the 8 round mags. I'd be interested in proven designs for the caliber. (Now if we were talking a Krebs hi-cap conversion I'd probably go for the 74 style for the "cool factor", not to mention they make one of the nicer US 74 type brakes)

Couple of links that might help point you in the right direction:

http://dynasystems-ltd.com/GunFile/Products.html (makers of US muzzle brakes and threading kits, etc. There's a thread in Products and Reviews you might be interested in)

http://www.krebscustom.com/ (Saiga hi-cap conversions and US muzzle brakes)