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than 500 mm (20 in) and capable of firing while being less than 800 mm (31 in) long). "Taktika" versions with 430 and 580 mm (17 and 23 in) barrels feature various AK, SVD, or original "Legion" furniture (handguards, folding and non-folding stocks) and AK-style open sights with high post and tangent rear. Optional screw-in chokes are available. A standard AK rail for optics may be mounted on the left side of the receiver.
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469:. All magazines may be interchanged with all 12 gauge models (sometimes minor fitting may be necessary), although factory-original magazines from Russia only exist in 5, 7, and 8 round box configurations. The magazine configuration is significantly altered compared to more typical Kalashnikov rifles in order to accommodate the larger 12 gauge cartridge.
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dustcover with picatinny rail makes mounting optics simpler, and is closer to the bore axis, making sighting of optics easier. The gas-block rail system allows for the addition of combat lights and vertical fore grips. The last round bolt hold open gives the user instant feedback that the firearm is empty and allows for a quicker magazine change.
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cartridge, the extraction port in the side of the dust cover had to be increased in size. However, since the bolt had to remain the same length to fit inside the AK-47 sized receiver, the rear section of the bolt is covered by a sliding metal flap that rides on the recoil spring. This allows the gun
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for "korotkaya", "short") has an AK-style pistol grip and folding stock. The civilian version of the 12K for the
Russian domestic market features a specially-designed safety, preventing operation with stock folded (due to Russian gun laws, it is illegal to own a firearm with a barrel length of less
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The Saiga-12 incorporates an adjustable two-position gas system, with "standard" and "magnum" settings for firing 2-3/4" and 3"-length shells respectively. This is because firing 3" shells with high power loads such as slugs and buckshot generates so much force that the receiver will be damaged if
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In late
September 2014, the IZ109T was released in the USA. This model featured a shortened barrel with a permanently attached brake. The barrel length was 18 in (460 mm) including the brake. The IZ109T also had military style features including a rear pistol grip and 6 position stock.
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Prior to importation to the US, all Saiga shotguns are configured with a traditional fixed "hunting-style" rifle stock and 5 round box magazine. Factory 8 round box magazines are not imported in the US (though they are legal for importation into other countries), making them quite rare on the
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This design seems to address deficiencies that the Saiga 12 had in function. The traditional AK "rock and lock" magazine system and the difficulties associated with magazine has been replaced by a vertical insertion system that allow the magazine to be inserted with only one hand. The hinged
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The Saiga 12 is manufactured in several different configurations ranging from more traditional styled hunting models to military-style models utilizing AK or SVD hardware. All these versions are available for purchase by civilians in Russia after applying for a firearms permit.
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Recently, a newly configured version of the Saiga 12 was introduced. Called the Saiga
Taktika mod 040, it features an extended magazine well, last round bolt hold open (recently produced very rarely and replaced with manual bolt hold), hinged dust cover with
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chambered in various centerfire rifle calibers. Russian armed forces use a combat shotgun variant called the KSK (Karabin
Spetsialniy Kalahnikov, "Kalashnikov Special Carbine"), with the 12-gauge size expressed in its metric equivalent of 18.5 mm. The
341:, the optic mounting rail on the left side of the receiver and the large top-mounted dust cover held in place by the rear of the recoil spring assembly. Saiga firearms are meant for civilian domestic sale in Russia, and export to international markets.
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In Russia, this shotgun can be relatively simply obtained, requiring only a "smoothbore-gun license" (which is relatively easy to obtain, compared to a "rifle license" that requires a five-year period of owning a smoothbore gun and a hunting permit).
416:. The problem is that making the gun durable with such high power loads would make it more likely to experience a cycle failure with the less powerful 2-3/4" shells and likely not to cycle at all when used with low-powered
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Civilian barrel lengths are 430 and 580 mm (17 and 23 in). The 580 mm (23 in) version is standard with a traditional rifle stock or with an AK-style separate pistol grip and folding stock (version
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Various modifications were made to the trigger group, bolt, and bolt carrier that allowed loaded magazine insertion without locking the bolt back. The IZ109T also featured a fully parkerized military finish.
408:'s other Kalashnikov-pattern guns, the Saiga-12 extractor does not rotate, but instead delegates the bolt-locking function to a caliber-neutral lug directly behind the bolt-face.
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operated firearm that feeds from a square magazine. All Saiga-12 configurations are recognizable as
Kalashnikov-pattern guns by the large lever-safety on the right side of the
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to be sealed against dirt when the bolt is forward, but the compression of the recoil spring during firing moves the flap rearward to clear the extracted shells.
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for mounting optics, picatinny rail gas block, and a newly designed 8 round box magazine (which is not interchangeable with other Saiga 12 models).
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1034:"Kalashnikov Group made first delivery of Saiga-12C to National Drug Enforcement Administration (BNN) of Indonesia. - Kalashnikov Concern"
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758:Николай Дергачев, Александр Кудряшов. "Сайга-12К" - королева самообороны // журнал "Калибр", № 6 (19), июнь 2003.
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910 mm (35.8 in) stock extended / 670 mm (26.4 in) stock folded (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
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Saiga 12 with 23 in (580 mm) barrel and sporting buttstock, appealing to the hunting market in Russia
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18,5 мм карабин специальный с коробчатым магазином 18,5КС-К. Руководство по эксплуатации 18,5КС-К РЭ - 2008 г.
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962:"Treasury Department Tells AK-47-Owning Americans They Won't Be Affected By New Russia Sanctions"
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1,060 mm (41.7 in) stock extended / 820 mm (32.3 in) stock folded (Saiga-12S)
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Tactical Small Arms of the 21st
Century: A Complete Guide to Small Arms From Around the World
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981:"Mort de Nahel : qu'est-ce que ces armes utilisées par le RAID à Lille ?"
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on July 16, 2014 blocking the importation of all Russia-produced firearms.
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ammunition. This would essentially render it a straight-pull mechanism.
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are available, as well as ten, twelve, and twenty round aftermarket
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Legion USA Inc. – Official
Importer of Saiga 12 Shotguns and Rifles
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for "skladnaya", "folding"). The 430 mm (17 in) version (
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the full power of the gas system is employed without some sort of
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1156:"Izhmash's Saiga-12 Shotgun Continues to Conquer American Market"
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available in a wide range of configurations, patterned after the
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calibers known as the Saiga-20 and Saiga-410, respectively.
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1090:Постановление Правительства РФ № 179 от 4 апреля 2005 года
843:. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. pp. 237–239.
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The Saiga-12 incorporates several features absent on the
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936:"Obama Executive Order Bans Russian Rifles and Shotguns"
666:: Some police SWAT teams and military units such as the
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430 mm (16.9 in) (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
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3.5 kg (7.7 lb) (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
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1187:"9 Unconventional Guns of the United States Military"
1101:карабин принят на вооружение МВД Российской Федерации
292:
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649:: In 2009 Saiga-12K Tactical carbine was adopted by
35:
US civilian aftermarket modified "Saiga-12K" shotgun
2327:
List of modern
Russian small arms and light weapons
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Saiga 12K 040 Taktika with collimator sight "Kobra"
404:For the likely reason of simplifying production of
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802:. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 335.
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396:Since shotgun shells are nearly twice as wide as
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509:Smooth-bore Saiga-410K, chambered in .410 Magnum
173:580 mm (22.8 in) (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S)
373:layout is similar to the civilian 030 version.
329:. Like the Kalashnikov rifle variants, it is a
148:3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S)
535:annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
377:Modifications to the basic Kalashnikov pattern
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895:"Saiga Taktika at the manufacturer's website"
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1212:"Saiga 12: The Russian 12-Gauge Man Stopper"
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2364:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1997
385:Receiver (with aftermarket recoil buffer)
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796:Cutshaw, Charles Q. (28 February 2011).
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2359:Izhevsk machine-building plant products
1004:
978:
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513:The Saiga shotgun is also available in
461:Capacities of 2, 5, 7, 8, and 12 round
158:1,145 mm (45.1 in) (Saiga-12)
2341:
841:The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons
1266:
1154:S.H. Blannelberry (6 February 2012).
1135:"U.S. police to buy Russian shotguns"
1005:Bommert, Stéphane (10 October 2018).
831:
537:, U.S. President Barack Obama issued
1761:25–33 cm (10–13 in) barrel
1184:
959:
603:National Anti Narcotics Agency (BNN)
344:The Saiga-12 is manufactured by the
1700:20–25 cm (8–10 in) barrel
366:Saiga semi-automatic hunting rifles
13:
14:
2375:
2354:Semi-automatic shotguns of Russia
1241:
256:2, 5, 8, and 10 round detachable
1209:
1106:"18,5 КС-К", карабин специальный
979:QUINTIN, Béatrice (2023-06-30).
934:Chastain, Russ (July 17, 2014).
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260:, 12, 20 or 30 round detachable
245:Effective firing range
29:
1253:Saiga-12.com – more information
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432:Tactical shotgun Saiga 12К 030
424:Common Saiga 12 configurations
1:
2307:Radom Hunter (civilian rifle)
746:
668:Deployable Specialized Forces
2310:Radom Sport (civilian rifle)
1854:RPKM/RPK-74M/RPK-201/RPK-203
873:"Saiga 12 - Modern Firearms"
634:Ministry of Internal Affairs
7:
1185:Pike, Travis (2021-12-22).
1140:Russia Beyond the Headlines
960:Wile, Rob (July 16, 2014).
837:"Russia's Tactical Shotgun"
769:"IZHMASH JSC official site"
674:
500:
109:(formerly known as Izhmash)
10:
2380:
2178:(machine gun/battle rifle)
1591:Saiga semi-automatic rifle
1231:
1112:September 3, 2012, at the
736:Saiga semi-automatic rifle
711:Heckler & Koch HK CAWS
565:Special Operations Police.
72:
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54:Place of origin
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741:List of Russian weaponry
618:: Used by police forces.
601:: Saiga-12C used by the
544:
2349:Kalashnikov derivatives
2255:(bullpup assault rifle)
2214:(assault rifle/carbine)
2110:(assault rifle/carbine)
2031:ASM-DT amphibious rifle
1248:Izhmash – official page
563:Central Security Forces
2304:(short-barreled rifle)
2292:(short-barreled rifle)
2116:(assault/battle rifle)
1191:www.pewpewtactical.com
1058:"Crisis in Kyrgyzstan"
510:
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335:long-stroke gas piston
248:70 m (77 yd)
230:Rate of fire
539:Executive Order 13662
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393:and its derivatives.
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135:Saiga-12K-040 Taktika
2143:SR-99 (sniper rifle)
2036:ADS amphibious rifle
2026:APS underwater rifle
901:on December 28, 2012
321:and named after the
1884:Type 80 machine gun
1143:. February 7, 2012.
670:in the Coast Guard.
533:In response to the
346:Kalashnikov Concern
107:Kalashnikov Concern
89:Mikhail Kalashnikov
1961:Zastava Master FLG
1619:Zastava PAP series
1614:WASR-series rifles
1108:/ "Оружие России"
835:(1 January 2004).
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80:Production history
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1804:PA md. 86 Carbine
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1294:Kalashnikov rifle
875:. Modern Firearms
809:978-1-4402-2482-9
473:civilian market.
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131:Saiga-12S EXP-01
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747:References
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