{"id":3031,"date":"2009-03-11T18:45:05","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T23:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2009-03-11T18:45:05","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T23:45:05","slug":"i-adopted-a-russian-orphan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=3031","title":{"rendered":"I Adopted a Russian Orphan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baby Pictures<\/em><\/p>\n

The newest baby in the nursery arrived unexpectedly today. Here she is:<\/p>\n

\"03-11-09-saiga-12-01-in-box\"<\/p>\n

That’s a Saiga 12 with a 19″ barrel. Pardon all the post-Clinton crap, such as the misplaced trigger and silly buttstock. Consider it afterbirth. It will be removed.<\/p>\n

Closer shot:<\/p>\n

\"03-11-09-saiga-12-02-in-box-closer\"<\/p>\n

Here’s the Bulldog bag that came with it as a freebie. This bag was not the reason I bought the gun, but it’s very nice. It’s better than my other gun bags, which were not free. Note the extra magazine.<\/p>\n

\"03-11-09-saiga-12-03-in-bulldog-bag\"<\/p>\n

I ordered this from Classicarms.us. They still have the offer up.<\/p>\n

I’m hoping to ship this to a smith and have it restored to a Kalashnikov configuration, with the trigger farther forward and a folding buttstock for storage and easier carry. I found a first-rate smith who is not as backed up as Tromix.<\/p>\n

The finish on this thing is pretty bad. But it’s considerably better than the Romanian bluing on my Romak. The parts all seem to fit well, and it strips and reassembles without too much trouble. I was afraid it would be bathed in cosmoline, but fortunately, it was not.<\/p>\n

It’s possible to reconfigure one of these things on your own, using a drill and a Dremel and a vise. But I’ve seen video of the job, and it leaves the gun marred up, and you end up with holes that have to be plugged with nylon inserts. That’s not for me. I want the holes welded over, and then I want the gun blasted and refinished. It’s not that expensive.<\/p>\n

It’s considerably heavier than my Browning Sweet Sixteen, which is surprising, since the Browning is milled and has wooden furniture and a longer barrel. The Browning swings and aims effortlessly. This thing is shorter and more maneuverable, though, and I would guess that it’s a lot tougher, given its lineage.<\/p>\n

If I had a shorter barrel for it, I could see using the Browning for home defense. I have some buckshot for that purpose. I don’t know how I’d go about getting an 18″ Browning Sweet Sixteen barrel. It would almost amount to perversion.<\/p>\n

While the FFL was doing the transfer paperwork, I asked him if he was getting a lot of Obama business. He said most of it was coming from cops who did not want to take a chance on getting caught in an Obama gun ban. He said he’d get me a price on a Glock in .45 ACP, so I’ll have a quote ready if the friend who wants my .40 ever takes delivery.<\/p>\n

He had a 9x19mm Kimber he was trying to unload. Why would Kimber bother making a thing like that? You have a 1911 frame. It will hold .45 ACP, .38 Super, and 9x23mm. Help me understand. Who would want nine rounds of 9mm in a gun with that much potential?<\/p>\n

I hear bad things about Kimbers anyway.<\/p>\n

Wish me luck with the Saiga. FINALLY I have a defensive long gun to add to my hamster shooters, heirloom, and milsurps. When the Vz 58 arrives, I’ll have two, and I’ll feel fairly well prepared to defend my home.<\/p>\n

Although a Benelli would sure be nice.<\/p>\n

Forget I said that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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