"Saiga-410": reviews of owners, photo, price, characteristics

Smoothbore and self-loading carbine "Saiga-410" was developed in the last century at the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant. It was created on the basis of the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle. "Saiga-410", reviews about which in the majority only positive, was originally intended for those who are engaged in commercial or amateur hunting, however, only for small and medium-sized animals or birds. In addition, these weapons can be used for sport and training purposes.

History of creation

"Saiga-410", whose owners' reviews speak about good quality and accuracy, was launched into small-scale production in the seventies of last century at IZHMASH. At the heart of its design was the same principle of work as the Kalashnikov assault rifle. The new weapon was called "Saiga" by etymology with the same animal, for which it was, in fact, intended. In its development, the creators have set themselves the task of producing a relatively cheap and thus self-loading version. The cartridges for him were of little power, but they also coped with the shooting of animals such as saigas, or other small antelopes, beavers and other commensurate livestock.

Family "Saiga"

So there was a completely new hunting carbine, working with a cartridge 5.6x39. Over time, the line of threaded modifications gradually expanded. The very first of the updates was "Saiga-410" smoothbore. The task of adapting the combat AK for the needs of hunters was handled by a group of engineers from the Izhevsk plant - G. Nikonov, B. Afonin, A. Turkin, V. Abramyan and other leading designers of the enterprise. As ammunition for this new weapon, cartridges for "Saiga-410" were selected. True, in post-Soviet Russia they were considered quite exotic - 410x76 millimeters.

Prerequisites

The decision to adapt his famous child - AK - to products intended for civil use, the administration of the plant was taken in a not very simple period. At that time, for obvious reasons, the main production capacities of the enterprise were rapidly declining. And in order to be able not to fire personnel, but, on the contrary, to give him work, the management of the IZHMASH plant went according to the simplest way, as they thought at that time, the way. Designers unified the AK automatic machine and turned it into a self-loading hunting carbine "Saiga". And even then the production was aimed not only at domestic consumption of weapons, but also for its export. At the same time, experts seriously changed the design of this hunting carbine, so that there would be no attempts to return the combat mission to it.

Comparison with AK

The Kalashnikov rifle in the world is known as one of the best fighting automatic weapons. Its exceptional reliability is due to the comparative simplicity of the design solutions, the type of weapon steel from which the barrel is made, and other important details. Not for nothing that the Kalashnikov assault rifle, its various modifications, is in service in almost sixty countries of the world.

Hunting carbine - self-loading "Saiga-410", the caliber of cartridges already prompts its name, - was originally created in two versions: with a rifled barrel and smoothbore. Recharging all modifications of this weapon, as well as the famous predecessor, occurs automatically. It is carried out at the expense of energy from the exhausted powder gases, and also from the return spring. The shutter, turning around the axis with simultaneous longitudinal movement of the frame, immediately locks the barrel bore. The gun has a trigger-type trigger mechanism.

"Saiga-410", whose owners' testimonies testify that the vast majority of them are satisfied with the work of their gun, has a design that reproduces AK as accurately as possible. To distinguish them externally it is possible only on a magazine shortened for ten cartridges.

Description

"Saiga-410", whose caliber is already present in the title, has many modifications. Nevertheless, all one purpose is hunting. The carabiner has a barrel of .410 caliber with a chamber, allowing to use both shot and bullet cartridges, including such as "Magnum" with a sleeve length from sixty-five to seventy-six millimeters.

On its receiver is equipped with a base, designed to fasten the brackets of the optical sight. "Saiga-410", whose owners' reviews testify to high reliability even in the most difficult operating conditions, is produced with a fork and butt of wood - birch, beech or walnut, as well as plastic - high-strength polyamide. To increase the capacity on the barrel, it is possible to install muzzleheads with different constrictions.

Ammunition

The carbine was created under a little-known then in Russia gauge, measured by the American inch system. According to the metric system, the cartridges for "Saiga-410" had a size of 10.4 millimeters. For smooth-bore hunting models, there are a lot of different types of ammunition, while the size of this rifle is the smallest.

Specifications

"Saiga-410", the caliber of all modifications of which is the same, works on a single cartridge type Magnum. The length of its trunk is five hundred and seventy millimeters, and the total length is one hundred and seventeen centimeters. The weight of the unloaded carbine is not large - three kilograms of four hundred grams. The store for "Saiga-410" assumes a capacity of two, four or ten cartridges.

Modifications

Carabiner "Saiga-410", being a self-loading smoothbore weapon with a hunting butt, has four modifications. All of them are united by the same caliber of the used cartridge. Nevertheless, all varieties have differences. For example, the gun "Saiga-410 C" differs folding butt and its handle, which is made of plastic. I must say that high combat performance, combined with the reliability of this gun, have also been recognized in security structures of different levels.

Another modification - "Saiga-410 K" - also has a folding butt, but it has a truncated barrel. In addition to these differences, there is one more thing - the presence of a mechanism that blocks the trigger. This updated "Saiga-410", whose owners' testimonies indicate that the innovation does not allow shooting with a folded stock, is available in two versions. In the first case, this is a smoothbore carbine with a truncated trunk and appearance, close to the Kalashnikov rifle. This version has a plastic butt. In contrast, the second version of the Saiga-410K gun has the same technical characteristics, but it has one difference. This is a folding metal or plastic frame butt and a barrel made of the same materials.

On both these carbines an open universal sight is installed, which has two designated settings: 25 meters for shot and fifty for shooting with bullets. The fly, which is carried to the end of the barrel, contributes to the fact that this type of weapon "Saiga-410", whose owners' testimonials testify to increased accuracy, can be regulated in both vertical and horizontal directions. Such an open sighting device allows you to shoot without removing the optical sight. Ten-store, in turn, significantly increases the firepower of this carbine. Each of these varieties, in turn, has several models in its series.

Design Features

The automatic recharging of the rifle, provided by the energy of the return spring, after the shot removes the powder gases from the barrel bore. The trigger-type trigger mechanism provides the possibility of setting up a fuse or producing accurate single shots. In this case, the fuse, made as a flag, is located on the right side of the receiver.

The chamber with a channel of a trunk at "Saiga" - chromeplated. Shops with different capacities are made of impact-resistant plastic. The applicator and fore-end can be made of both impact-resistant plastics and wood - walnut, beech and birch. In this case, models with the latter option for convenience of shooting directly at the factory are equipped with a rubber backplate and a cheek.

An open mechanical sight, consisting of a flies, adjustable in two planes, as well as a sighting bar, provides from an open version the shooting range of up to three hundred meters. On the receiver of this carbine, on its left side, is a unified base, designed to secure the "optics". At the same time, you need to know that different modifications can have different versions: this applies to both the base of the front sight and the butt and the fore and other main units with which the Saiga-410 is equipped.

Hunting

This smoothbore gun has an enviable, in the opinion of the owners, reliability. At use of certificated cartridges заедания practically are absent. Many hunters assure that the performance of this carbine is most fully revealed using optical or collimator sights. At the same time, the results of shooting and with the factory equipment will satisfy the majority of fans. Specialists also note that when using cartridges of caliber "223 rem", the accuracy is higher than with domestic ones.

Theoretically, the Saiga-410 gun is designed to hunt small and very cautious birds and animals that do not let a person in close. For example, to shoot foxes, beavers, wild game. But in practice, and this is evidenced by numerous reviews, with this carbine it is possible to get both roe deer or young hogs, and even wolves.

Price

Carbines "Saiga-410" are completed at the factory with a sighting bar. The prices for them start from fifteen thousand rubles. In this case, such a gun as the "Saiga-410K-04" - the most expensive in the model range and the latest - is sold almost twice as expensive. Today it can be purchased at a price of twenty-six thousand rubles.

Reviews

The opinions of those who bought this smoothbore carbine, indicate that the owners like their gun. Many of them like the appearance and "charisma", somewhat reminiscent of AK. According to the "lucky owners" of the Saiga-410 gun, the sensation of shooting is inexpressible. Many believe that it makes no sense to put on it "zabugornye" additions, except perhaps that the under-barrel compact flashlight, which is simply necessary for hunting at night.

Despite the fact that some users, it should be said that there are few such people, express a negative opinion about this carbine, nevertheless get rid of its main drawback - the constant "chewing" of cartridges - can be quite easy. But then, as the testimonies testify, "Saiga-410", on which a certain "operation" is made, will shoot quite successfully with any filling of a store of the appropriate caliber - both local and foreign.

Shotgun "Saiga-410" with the right cartridge is a hunting rifle for small and medium-sized animals, as it is written in the passport-instruction for this weapon. Shots from it turn out to be flat and accurate. With an optical sight, fans, judging by the reviews, quietly hunt at a distance exceeding the standard hundred meters, which are indicated in the technical characteristics of this gun.

Tuning

"Saiga-410", according to some users who bought a brand new model, needs to immediately begin to "decorate" it. And indeed, if you like, there opens a large front of work. Some hunters who are well acquainted with the Saiga believe that there are some defects in the carbines of this series. For example, the situation with chewing cartridges has not changed, in addition, we have to sharpen the "reflector" and "feeder".

For many, the tuning of the Saiga-410 gun is primarily a change of forehead. As a rule, some establish a tactical version with four vivers. The next step is to replace the butt with a telescopic version.

Often under the collimator sight , a bracket is installed, and a tactical handle is placed below the forehead. On many carbines on the right waver you can see the lantern, and to the left - the laser. And, finally, the tuning picture is complemented by the installation of a three-point belt and a patch on the gas tube with a universal Pikatini bar, designed to install a collimator sight.