Who now has an SKS magazine with a nice drain hole in it?

fat tony

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I got an SKS that was frankenpinned, the pin broke loose so now I am left with a magazine I can't use anymore, and there is an ugly ~5/16" 'drain hole' in the pan. how many others out there have the same problem. Whoever thought it was a good idea to pin them that way is a &*^*(%$%@#~ dummy.
 
fat tony said:
I got an SKS that was frankenpinned, the pin broke loose so now I am left with a magazine I can't use anymore, and there is an ugly ~5/16" 'drain hole' in the pan. how many others out there have the same problem. Whoever thought it was a good idea to pin them that way is a &*^*(%$%@#~ dummy.
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It happened to all my SKS's over time that were pinned that way. I filled the hole in with a tig and refinished. You can not tell it was ever pinned. The only thing missing is the original serial on the mag. Just repinned on the follower arm. I found a few 5 round Chinese SKS fixed mags that I use most of the time.
 
^Thanks for your reply, I am going to have to get one of the 5/5 mags to correct the problem for now. I know there was a member selling the 5/5 fixed magazines, do they work on Russian models, because that's what I have. Best regards Tony. :wave:

For the most part I find you have to bend over to get a spare SKS magazine these days, expensive gunsmith repairs are not an option for an SKS really. :rolleyes:
 
fat tony said:
^Thanks for your reply, I am going to have to get one of the 5/5 mags to correct the problem for now. I know there was a member selling the 5/5 fixed magazines, do they work on Russian models, because that's what I have. Best regards Tony. :wave:

For the most part I find you have to bend over to get a spare SKS magazine these days, expensive gunsmith repairs are not an option for an SKS really. :rolleyes:
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The person that was selling them was liberal-hater. I bought one from him,he has since sold out. I find the best places to find them is American gun shows 10 an 5 round mags. Yes they work good in Russian SKS's
 
fat tony said:
I got an SKS that was frankenpinned, the pin broke loose so now I am left with a magazine I can't use anymore, and there is an ugly ~5/16" 'drain hole' in the pan. how many others out there have the same problem. Whoever thought it was a good idea to pin them that way is a &*^*(%$%@#~ dummy.
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Look at the bright side. You now have a 10/10 magazine. Don't know if it is legal, though.
 
You guys talking about the built in mag that a normal SKS comes with, or an actual external mag?

You talking about the pin originally going through the bottom of the mag, or through the side?
 
rob350 said:
You guys talking about the built in mag that a normal SKS comes with, or an actual external mag?

You talking about the pin originally going through the bottom of the mag, or through the side?
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Yes they are talking about the fixed SKS magazine.
actually they are talking about the method the russians use to limit the mag to five rounds.
The russians weld a 3oz chunk of metal to the bottom of the magazine which will break off sooner or later, from the recoil, when the rifle is shot.
 
bjs7293 said:
If you are looking to sell your broken mag, cheap of course.....LOL I will take it.:D
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- you mean my 'Russian SKS magazine parts kit?' I think they will be nuking the thread any time now, and I will probably get the ban hammer. lol :D

Edit: to any SKS owners, getting one of these is a must sooner or later you will need it to dismantle the magazine lol. :D

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