Civilian weapons - guns "Saiga"

Released by original machine manufacturerKalashnikov, IZHMASH plant, Saiga guns are hunting carbines of various designs. The engineers created a whole series of smooth-bore weapons of this type of different caliber. And there are in the series and the party, which are of an exclusive nature, created specifically for the patrons of the old Soviet model. The first copy was released in 1974.

History

In the 1970s, a serious problem arose in Kazakhstanwith the migration of saigas (then there were a lot of them), they literally trampled down and ate large crops. The first secretary of Kazakhstan, D.A. Kunaev, but the detachments of hunters authorized to solve the problem could not cope because of the imperfection of weapons.

For four years engineers and designers IZHMASH tested a new type of smooth-bore shotgun "Saiga". As a result, the first

industrial carbines were made for a 5.6x39 mm cartridge, similar self-loading hunting rifles remained rare for a long time.

All changed the so-called "dashing 90's". The increase in crime and the adoption of new laws on weapons led to the fact that the engineers of IZHMASH had to adapt the Saiga guns to the needs of the civilian population. As a result, it was decided to use a 410-caliber cartridge named "Magnum" as an ammunition, then for Russia it was American exotica. But over time, the production of these cartridges was established at the Krasnozavodsk, Barnaul and Tula factories.

In the late 90's, based on the AKM scheme,gun "Saiga 12", which to this day remains the most powerful in the line. It is used both in sports shooting, and in combat operations, it is even planned to supply it for arming to other countries. Along with smoothbore began to be produced and rifled carbines, but it was worthwhile to work on a lot more, for example, on the accuracy of the shooting and accuracy of the gun "Saiga".

Device

Despite the fact that the original "Saiga"was designed on the basis of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, with time to improve the characteristics of the hunting carabiners have undergone many changes. For example, the fastening of the store does not allow you to insert the store from the weapons, the fore and butt can look like all other hunting rifles, and it's not possible to fire the queues at all.

In general, the family line of the "Saiga" family is verythere are more than 9 modifications of the main smoothbore carbine, and this is only a small part. In addition, the export of weapons to other countries allowed to expand the series due to the changes made in these countries. If we describe the characteristics common to all, then we can say that the Saiga guns have a similar AK automatic and self-loading mechanism. The proliferation of such weapons is quite legal, to buy a gun "Saiga" (the price will depend on the specific modification) can be in the hunting shop or in the sports. This is the perfect weapon for protecting the house, entertaining shooting and even for hunting small game. In any case, before using, make sure you have sufficient skill and experience.