Click to expand.I hate the way Arsenal/Saiga labels there SGL line! They are very confusing, but basically SGL21 is a 7.62 rifle. The -61, 62 etc are the 'differnt models' they offer in the 7.62x39 caliber, all are the same base stamped receiver AK100 series rifle with differnt 'features'. Take a look at the K-var website and you will see what im talking about.

You order a SGL21-62 and you get a stamped 7.62x39 rifle with plum furniture, order a -61 and you get black, these come with the Warsaw Pact lenght but stock. Order a -71 and you get a stamped 7.62x39 rifle with black furniture in NATO length. NATO length is a couple inches longer than the Warsaw pact butt stock, some people perfer the extra length as the standard Warsaw pact lenght is kinda short. The SGL21-94 is the black russian side folder series. And if they offered in differnt colors im sure all the sidefolders would start with a 9 and the second number would be coded to the color. Ie 91 would be black, 92 plum etc. The 5.45 rifles start with SGL31 and are coded the same as the SGL21 rifles, same with the California compliant guns.

Hope this makes sense to you. Oh they dont offer a 5.56 Saiga Legion series. Arsenal offers the SLR 106 series which is 5.56 caliber. The Arsenal line is alot easier to follow they are all SLR with a 3 digit number starting with 10 and the third number relating to the caliber, followed by one or two letters to denote which style of AK it is. So an SLR 105UR would be a Krinkov clone in 5.45x39 with 16' barrel vice the orignal 8' barrel.

(note I dont think they ever offered the SLR 105UR for civilian sales and it would have came with an 8' barrel and would be full auto). Thanks so much for your help. For awhile i was expecting 'search' or a link to some other forum(which i don't really have time for.one or two is enough).

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For some reason i thought the last two numbers were years. I wish arsenal's site would provide the same explanation. On saturday i shot one with black furniture (warsaw stock) and it was like love at first sight. It grouped so nice at far-pistol distance. So if i want that exact model it would be a '61? Also he said he picked it up for like $450 new a couple of months ago but every arnsenal i'm looking at is no less than $729 anywhere.