How much are the mags and how many come with the gun. Also what barrel did you use as I really think that sells it to me.
Only one 5-round Russian factory box magazine comes with the shotgun. Spares run anywhere from $40 to $50 and suffer the same sluggish import flow as the guns themselves. Fortunately, through a recent US-Taiwan colaboration, quality aftermarket Taiwanese 5-rounders are now on the market and run about $20 to $25; they are plentiful. (Try One Source Tactical or Keep Shoting.com for some.) The Russian factory 8-round tactical magazines (like the one in the top S12 with the Kobra sight) -- which many Saiga enthusiasts say is the optimal magazine for the 12-gauge -- are more rare than hen's teeth, and if you unearth one expect to pay at least $120 for it in the US. AGP continues domestic production of its 2nd-generation 10-round mag for the S12, comparable in price, slightly wider, about an inch longer, and somewhat less robust. (I think they're OK for the range and such, but a lot of S12 guys dis the AGPs, and I'd definitely prefer factory mags if I had to defend my life with this gun...) Lastly, there are at least two US made 20-round drums for this shotgun available at stupid prices in excess of $300 or $400, which many find fun to shoot but clearly have no serious practical tactical or defensive application -- except in future Hollywood movies... :upsidedown:
The barrels on both of the guns pictured are the factory 19-inchers, unmodified save for a new rust-resistant finish of flat black Norell's Moly Resin over Parkerizing; what might look different is the silhouette of the Russian-made Izhmash tactical rail forend, which differs subtly from the hokey checkered one that comes standard on all versions of the Saiga.
I like these guns. A lot. :thumb:
