Technical Specifications

Country of origin	Russia
Manufacturer	Kalashnikov Concern
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Designed	1990s
Produced	1997–present
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian war
Used by	See Users
Variants	Saiga-12 · Saiga-12S · Saiga-12K · Saiga-12S EXP-01 · Saiga-12K-030 · Saiga-12K-040 Taktika
Weight	3.6 kg (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S) · 3.5 kg (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Length	1145 mm (Saiga-12) · 1060 mm stock extended / 820 mm stock folded (Saiga-12S) · 910 mm stock extended / 670 mm stock folded (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Barrel length	580 mm (Saiga-12, Saiga-12S) · 430 mm (Saiga-12K, Saiga-12S EXP-01)
Height	190 mm
Caliber	12-gauge, 20-gauge, and .410 bore
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed	2, 5, 8, and 10 round detachable box magazine, 12, 20 or 30 round detachable drum magazine
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic: · 200 rounds/min · Fully automatic: · 450 rounds/min

Data from Saiga-12 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — SpetsnazAlpha.

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