How to make an SKS into a manual straightpull action? Now with pic

[camster]

A "straight pull" that'll close itself!

 

[kjohn]

A "straight pull" that'll close itself!

Yes! An engineering marvel. John Browning would be impressed, I'm sure.

Down side is that it won't stay open if there is still a cartridge in the magazine.

 

[fenceline]

Would making it a bolt action also exempt it from magazine restrictions? Technically, it seems it should as long as you somehow modify the rifle and magazine so your large magazine only fit this rifle, and not all the semi-auto sks that still exist.

It doesn't apply to the sks, but would making it into a bolt action make a semi-auto that's restricted because of barrel length (like an M-1 carbine) non-restricted?

No.

 

[fenceline]

I'm curious too... as far as the SKS is concerned, the legal "firearm" is the receiver. If you truly deactivated the gas system (at the receiver), milled a slot in the receiver, and put a tab on a homemade magazine that would fit that slot but not fit an "SKS". Is the receiver still legally an SKS?

I don't know that modifying an SKS receiver would change it's "legal" definition... Might have to carve a new one from scratch with no provision for gas system at all.

Legal eagles? Insights?

Is the gas system part of the receiver?

No.

Its still a semi auto receiver. As it started out in life.

Shut off the gas system, temporarily or permanently... and the receiver is still a semi auto design.

And making a new magazine for it is still making a magazine for a semi auto designed receiver and will still need to be pinned.

 

[Hitzy]

Are there not "kits" to convert the SKS to use AR/XCR pistol mags already out there?

 

[kjohn]

Well, finally got the SKS out for a test run. Works like a charm.

Almost seems too simple, doesn't it? Could likely take the screw out and have it back to semi.

I'm happy!

View attachment 145965

 

[POPS]

Put lipstick on a pig and call it what you will BUT in reality its STILL A PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BC604]

Well, finally got the SKS out for a test run. Works like a charm.

Almost seems too simple, doesn't it? Could likely take the screw out and have it back to semi.

I'm happy!

View attachment 145965

 

[kjohn]

Put lipstick on a pig and call it what you will BUT in reality its STILL A PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you! You have certainly contributed to the thread.

 

[kjohn]

BC604: Can't see what the pic is supposed to be. Dumb photobucket.

 

[FLHTCUI]

Put lipstick on a pig and call it what you will BUT in reality its STILL A PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My eyes are hurting from trying to read this.
Are you the one wearing the lipstick or you wearing mascara ?
FLHTCUI

 

[BC604]

BC604: Can't see what the pic is supposed to be. Dumb photobucket.

There you go.
I just couldn't resist, it had to be said.

On the serious side, that is one simple but effective way to make it work for you.

 

[kjohn]

^^ Neat poster!