Threads on the Saiga?

RoyalWe · January 30, 2015, 02:15 AM

Hello all, I recently purchased a saiga 223 and I've read others state that there are threads underneath the shroud. I haven't taken mine off yet to find out for myself. My question is what is the thread ratio? Will a standard AR birdcage fit on it or would that require further modifications? Thanks!

Nine the Ranger · January 30, 2015, 02:56 AM

I could be wrong on this but I'm positive that Saigas and the like use different threads than western rifles, meaning an AR birdcage would not work.

precision_shooter · January 30, 2015, 09:06 AM

I believe the Saigas are threaded 14x1 LH (screw on counter clockwise). AR's are 1/2-28 RH.

amd6547 · January 30, 2015, 03:14 PM

Some Saigas had threads.
My 5.45 did not. In any case, I removed the stock front sight tower and simply replaced it with a surplus Bulgarian one. This had the 24mm threads to fit the AK74 muzzle brake, which works magnificently.

Fishbed77 · January 30, 2015, 11:44 PM

Most Saigas will not have threads under the muzzle shroud. If they do, they will be 14x1 LH. If they do not have threads, they are pretty easy to cut yourself with this kit from CNC Warrior:

http://www.cncwarrior.com/category-s/1942.htm

I watched a few Youtube videos and had no problems cutting my own threads.

January 30, 2015, 02:15 AM	#1
RoyalWe Member Join Date: January 31, 2014 Location: Eugene OR Posts: 62	Threads on the Saiga? Hello all, I recently purchased a saiga 223 and I've read others state that there are threads underneath the shroud. I haven't taken mine off yet to find out for myself. My question is what is the thread ratio? Will a standard AR birdcage fit on it or would that require further modifications? Thanks!

January 30, 2015, 02:56 AM	#2
Nine the Ranger Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 248	I could be wrong on this but I'm positive that Saigas and the like use different threads than western rifles, meaning an AR birdcage would not work. __________________ 'A Vote is like a Rifle; It's usefulness depends upon the character of the User.'-Theodore Roosevelt

January 30, 2015, 09:06 AM	#3
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	I believe the Saigas are threaded 14x1 LH (screw on counter clockwise). AR's are 1/2-28 RH. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

January 30, 2015, 03:14 PM	#4
amd6547 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2,313	Some Saigas had threads. My 5.45 did not. In any case, I removed the stock front sight tower and simply replaced it with a surplus Bulgarian one. This had the 24mm threads to fit the AK74 muzzle brake, which works magnificently. __________________ The past is gone...the future may never happen. Be Here Now.

January 30, 2015, 11:44 PM	#5
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 4,862	Most Saigas will not have threads under the muzzle shroud. If they do, they will be 14x1 LH. If they do not have threads, they are pretty easy to cut yourself with this kit from CNC Warrior: http://www.cncwarrior.com/category-s/1942.htm I watched a few Youtube videos and had no problems cutting my own threads.