How to Remove the Saiga Handguard

The Saiga line of rifles and shotguns is a family of semi-automatic long arms manufactured in Russia and imported by the Russian American Armory Company. While they are chambered in a variety of calibers and ammunition types, they are all essentially similar in that they use the famous Kalashnikov rifle action, first made famous in the AK-47 assault rifle. Saiga rifles are popular for both sporting and hunting purposes, and a large cottage industry has risen up around converting these rifles and shotguns back to their original Kalashnikov configurations. Removing the hand guard, or fore-end, of the Saiga rifle is a relatively easy task.

Things You'll Need

  • Slotted screwdriver
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Instructions

    • 1

      Point the rifle in a safe direction. Remove the magazine and cycle the action to verify that the rifle is unloaded.

    • 2

      Turn the rifle over, with the underside of the rifle facing toward the ceiling. Locate the fore-end retention screw, which is positioned forward of the magazine well, just before the fore-end.

    • 3

      Remove the fore-end retention screw using the slotted screwdriver.

    • 4

      Slide the fore-end forward to remove it.