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There is something to what you say. As for a 'pre-ban' thirty for the saiga, they don't exist since the saiga was introduced after the AWB laws. That's why they created it to begin with. Now, that said, there are after-market 30 rd mags available but I would never think of circumventing the laws of NYS by driving to PA to pick a few up.
In fact,if I bought any sort of saiga it would be a 308 or a shotgun.
Reason being, I already have fun guns with larger cap magazines..I just think a 308 saiga would be an excellent poor man’s survival rifle.