Xavier Sturzl shows his Saiga Conversion Kit For Airsoft AKs which is basically an Airsoft Saiga Magwell Adapter for AKs for ASM-DAK for short... "Almost finished! I like where it's headed thus far, but I'm alway open to input from you guys so dont be afraid to throw out ideas! Or let me know whether or not you like it in general."

Up on the Vickers Tactical YouTube channel is a shotgun that we have longed to have an airsoft version, the Saiga 12. If anybody knows anyone who is making one, drop us a note... "Larry get his hands on a heavily modified Russian Saiga 12 Shotgun, specifically the shotgun of Andrey Kirisenko, one of the fastest shotgun shooters in the world."

With no new customers for military sales outside of Russia, Izhmash have been encountering problems of solvency and have in fact declared itself background. While in this mode, they have taken new management to help it tap markets and one big focus is the U.S. civilian market where they're experiencing brisk sales in civilian versions of their AKs and Saigas. With their entry into the airsoft market, they also get to tap a worldwide market of airsoft players who welcome real steel manufacturers offering airsoft versions.

I guess Brian of Echo1 USA needed a change of scenery --- in shooting that is as he goes from airsoft and gets his hands on some real steel stuff from GPI Customs... "During the Echo1 Airsoft Tour, the guys from GPI Customs in Jacksonville, FL we're nice enough to let Brian try out some wild real steel guns. Some of the guns include fully automatic M4s, a suppressed MP5, a suppressed USP Pistol, and a Saiga Shotgun with a drum mag."