October 8, 2014 in Vepr-12. The Vepr-12 is exported worldwide. The Saiga-12 costs about $610 these days, and this gun retails for nearly twice that much. Witness us get knocked around a bit by the power of this 12 gauge shotgun. Copyright Pasadena Shooting Dentist. Honestly are trying to be funny (satire)? The Vepr-12 lacks the standard AK side mounting rail, instead using a Picatinny rail incorporated into the dust cover for optic mounting. When you said ten round dump i assume you are refering to from a SGM magazine. (not one FTF or FTE. After surfing the net and reading through this very forum, I discovered that many other people were having the same exact problem. Have to agree with the author. Third, I say uninformed because as was covered by other responses there is indeed a bolt hold open button that eliminates the supposed need to use an empty magazine to lock the action open. firearmsshop produces the most quality armor products such as AK-47 AK-74,So you can click on the link below to place your order. If not them some other fix may be necessary. I can't even say that about my Remington 1187P (perhaps the R12 will correct this..?). I guess I'm different in that I never look for a "end-all-be-all" firearm be it hand/long. But practical use. Toggle navigation. Ive always had great luck with people trying to help each other out. If you want to shoot the lower end of the range, try one of the CSS springs. The cheek pad is remarkably well designed, it can be moved out of the way, no problem for me, besides, most people will no doubt use a red dot sight, so sight picture will be unaffected. From below, I had it on the bench when I was using the dremel for the stock set, so it going to clean this one and potentially just buy a nicer one. The flexing and binding of the captured OEM assemblies can rob your system of the efficiency needed to cycle the gun properly. It sure has hell seems like a lot of people commenting on here have never even handled a Vepr 12. i know the v12 has its self regulating gas system in which its basically supposed to be able to handle all types of rounds, and i also know that some weapons need a "break in period" to be properly evaluatedbut, from the people ive talked to who are familiar with actual kalashnikovs, im told there isnt supposed to be any play in the gas piston itselfand thats the only explanation i can come up with for this FTE issue. The VEPR has the standard Krebs adapter affixed. I work from a home office in my basement. Im not worried about needing more than 6 rounds of 12 gauge for home defense. The VPO-205 series is chambered for 12 Gauge [18.5x70mmR] and 12 Gauge Magnum [18.5x76mmR] shells. Urban warfare. But the form factor of the magazines limit your capacity, and are you really going to take the time to strap on extra shotgun magazines before checking on what that noise downstairs was? The button is located smartly ahead of the trigger guard in the middle of the receiver. This has functioned flawlessly and very accurate, I have used all sorts of OEM and after market magazines, in fact recently purchased a few of the 25 round drum magazines. All you need to do is remove the walnut stock. Weighing 9.5 pounds does help reduce felt recoil from high-velocity 12-gauge loads. I have thought about using it to hunt with in the future as I can buy 2 round mags. Herters #00 Buckshot Crafted with high-quality components, this versatile buckshot is suitable for personal and home defense. No problems for me as of yet. Rails all over the place, and more after market mods than you can shake a stick at. I live in the shotgun only part of Michigan, and Ive been using a saiga with an eotech for the last two years. their 00B really are 00 sized, and are generally harder, rounder and plated, as well as buffered. Fanbois are fanbois. . My Turkish Hatsan's also required some work for Massage Gun On Stomach, Articles V