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shaunpain · August 24, 2012, 12:32 AM

+1 Mosinka

I was definitely going to recommend anything in a VEPR platform. Very keen on it myself, and it can be had from anything from .223 all the way up to 54R. I have seen the Saigas at classicarms.us (?) for around $399, but that was before the big inflation push. Fact of the matter is, right now, you're not going to find a fine specimen in this caliber, in an auto-loader, for a low price. If it makes you think in an opposite way, I just purchased an old MAS 49/56 .308 conversion for under your asking price, but I only "pulled the trigger" because I was assured that it runs. I would save your money and seriously look at a VEPR. If it's not immediately your taste, then you might as well save for another month and spring for the M1A.

August 24, 2012, 12:32 AM	#13
shaunpain Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 854	+1 Mosinka I was definitely going to recommend anything in a VEPR platform. Very keen on it myself, and it can be had from anything from .223 all the way up to 54R. I have seen the Saigas at classicarms.us (?) for around $399, but that was before the big inflation push. Fact of the matter is, right now, you're not going to find a fine specimen in this caliber, in an auto-loader, for a low price. If it makes you think in an opposite way, I just purchased an old MAS 49/56 .308 conversion for under your asking price, but I only "pulled the trigger" because I was assured that it runs. I would save your money and seriously look at a VEPR. If it's not immediately your taste, then you might as well save for another month and spring for the M1A. __________________ "Shut up, crime!"