Saiga vs Century Arms AK

flyingtorpedo

Just curious about the pros and cons of both-that's what happens when you read to forums. I couldn't find a head-to-head thread so I thought I'd make one. I've found both about the same price range. How good is the warranty on both? Is there a big difference in accuracy between the two. I'm not expecting it to be much better than 3 MOA, especially with the Wolf ammo I'd be using if I got one. I've heard Century's can be picky about the clips and Saiga's have to be modified to accept regular ak mags. Which one would you pick? Better get back to the game, halftime is probably over! Thanks. [:D]

Wehrmacht_45

Well it depends on the Century Arms AK. They have some nicer ones, and some basic ones. I would say that unless you have your Saiga converted to an AK rifle, the Century builds on Polish, Yugo, and Hungarian kits are probably better for the mag capacity and ergonomics of having a pistol grip. The Romanian WASR rifles are nice plinkers, but almost always need a new trigger group swap to get rid of trigger slap.

The Saiga has a stronger, thicker, and stiffer receiver than most AKs, and slightly better tolerances so it will shoot a bit more accurately. But you cant use standard AK mags, and the stock setup is very odd feeling. But if you spend a little cash on making it US 922 compliant, you can get one hell of a gun for very little cash.