SKS gurus???

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Midget

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Hey all.

I recently picked up an inexpensive, chinese, SKS. All I've done so far is mount it on a "druganov" stock." I have parts coming in for a sight rail/scope, maintenance kit, and maybe a bipod.


But I'm fairly new to firearms. Anything I should know? I've already read up on semiautomatic "assult rifle" litigation, so I won't be mounting a detachable magazine. I'm primarily interested in FAQ's, mods, reviews, and other misc. websites that you may have come across.


care to shed some light?
 
I've played with more than a few SKS rifles, and they're pretty solid. Good start to a collection, I'd say, and they're really customizable. .
 
alright, so....


i keep about 150 rounds in stripper clips, in a pouch next to my sks.


the stripper clips are really greasy. i leave the grease on to keep them from rusting and also maybe to make it smoother to load the rifle?

should i worry about this grease soaking into the primer or cartridge at all?
 
Here is an excellent resource on the subject including free disassembly vids & manuals:

http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/index.asp

A very fun rifle to shoot - just make sure you clean the bolt & firing pin assembly real well - the firing pin should 'rattle' slightly when you reassemble the bolt (this is very important; I've never had a slam fire with mine but it can happen unless you do this modification: http://www.murraysguns.com/sksown.htm).

You should also read up on scoping the SKS before doing it: http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews...scope/index.asp

Happy shooting!
 
So....since you're keeping the ten round mag in it for legality, I'm guessin' you really don't wanna know how to make a drop in auto sear? :D
 
yea i'm all about a legal rifle. so far it's got a bipod, scope mount/scope and dragonov stock.

i'm still wondering about the grease penetrating the primers on the stripper clips. i doubt it will happen but... ??
 
All commercial and military ammo has the primers sealed against oil and grease. Reloaders can seal primers but we usually don't bother.

Back in the sixties when penetrating oils (mixtures of oil with solvents) such as WD-40 came on the market, some cops got the habit of spraying their revolvers with the stuff regularly, without taking the cartridges out. (Why should they, it said oil-proof on the cartridge box....) It turned out they're not solvent-proof, and the ammunition manufacturers all had new boxes printed that don't say oil-proof any more. As long as you don't spray penetrating oil right on the cartridges, though, you have nothing to worry about. :cool:
 
Let me clarify that: as long as you don't put anything containing solvents on them you have nothing to worry about. There are a lot of gun cleaning products that contain solvents as well as oil -- Break-Free, Rem-Oil, etc., and they're just as bad as WD-40 if applied directly to the primer. Once the solvents evaporate, though, they're safe. :cool:

See, primers are sealed with lacquer. Lacquer doesn't dissolve in oil or grease, but it does dissolve in a variety of solvents....

If you're reloading and you want to seal your primers just dip a toothpick in lacquer and touch it to the edge of the primer. If the lacquer is thin enough it'll run all around it from a single touch and seal it up nicely, and you can use different colors to distinguish your different loads. Nail polish comes in convenient size bottles in every color you can imagine....
 
Greased ammo will cause unburnt powder to stick and eventually cause a jam. It's alright if you're firing a hundred rounds and then cleaning but if you're firing several hundred rounds, you're going to have a failure to extract eventually.
 
Mutt has a good point there -- if the cases are really greasy that grease is going to get all over the inside of your action and that's going to attract unburnt powder and all kinds of crud. You don't need a lot of grease to prevent rust. Wipe off those stripper clips with a rag. You can't wipe off all the grease no matter how you try; a one molecule thick coating will always remain and that's exactly what you want.
 
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