![]() ![]() The gun comes with iron sights (IRON SIGHTS!), but they’re so small that it’s hard to use. The trigger is square and rough to the touch, the action slides like oiled sandpaper, and the actual trigger pull feels gritty. Like any AK pattern weapon it’s a little rough on the edges, both literally and figuratively. When they run, the Saiga 12 is an okay shotgun. Everyone was miserable, but it was the best misery of my life. Keep in mind it was about 34 degrees, the ground was soaked, and it was extremely windy. Here’s a video of them running the absolute worst stage of the event. I had just come back from the Tiger Valley Team 3-Gun match in Waco, Texas, where our team had our asses handed to us thanks to our lack of semi-auto shotguns (among other things) - a team running Saiga 12 shotguns wiped the floor with the competition. We’ll happily review modified Saiga shotguns, but the base needs to stand on its own merit. I’ve gotten some criticism saying that the Saiga needs to be modified to work properly, but to me that’s like reviewing the DeLorian based off Doc Emmit Brown’s modified time-traveling version. Let’s take a couple minutes and examine my $500 mistake.įirst a quick note: This rifle was reviewed in as close to “factory” condition as possible, making only the modifications necessary to make it run. The Saiga 12, for me, falls squarely in the curiosity category, mainly because it was so godawful at doing anything else. Guns can fall into more than one category, but it’s rare. Then there are curiosities, which you own for no other reason than to say that you own one. Next are fun guns, which are fun to shoot or you can use for competitions. ![]() First come work guns, which protect your life or feed your family. ![]()
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