I know the saiga isn't a soviet weapon, but it is a russian weapon modeled from the ak47, so I will go ahead and ask about it. I've been aching for one for years but now I hear they have function issues.

1.I hear you have to replace the gas plug to shoot lighter shells like size 8. Is that true and does that require a gun smith?

2. Do the magazines disfigure the shells and cause jams?

3. Are they any other issues?

Are they even worth owning? There are a lot of shotgunss on the market but only one that uses removable magazines. So that causes some skepticizm in me.