RE: SKS bedding; "Rear receiver screw"

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RE: SKS bedding; "Rear receiver screw"

I have heard some mysterious utterances on various SKS forums about being able to drill and tap the rear of the receiver for a machine screw that secures the rear of the receiver through the wrist of the stock and presumably the head of the screw is buried underneath the trigger group. Nobody who has ever mentioned this modification online has ever posted pictures of the modification and how it's best done. I have some concerns, namely, that you might put enough tension on the screw with your driver to start crushing the wrist of the stock, which could conceivably mess around with the way the trigger group is secured in there. I was thinking of doing this, but if I did; it looks like I might have to put a pillar / collar in there such as is found in the forearm for the king screw of a Lee Enfield #1 MKIII*.

Anyways has anyone else out there completed this modification, is it worth it, or should I try more traditional bedding techniques. I have already shimmed the rear reciever tang, and the receiver on my Russian still seems to have some left to right slop.
 
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fat tony, I dont have any insight to this mod but youve got my attention. I feel the same about plastic stocks and plan to do some accurizing to my home-scoped SKS D. Even if you use a small flat headed bolt you could drill a hole through the tang on the trigger group and send it up through the bore for the trigger group spring, or something like that. Maybe with a pillar bedded in, and the inletting bedded. I hope to see how others have done this, I like the idea.
 
I would say that there is a reason why people don't do this style of "bedding" to the stock. I would pick up a fiberglass stock and properly be the rifle. Also with a nice trigger job you will be quite amazed how good this rifle will shoot.
 
Ah my friend, I do have a good chinese military fibreglass stock, I don't trust myself to do the job, I guess I would have to farm it out to Epps or some place like that. Do you think getting the stainless acra-glass bedding would be cost effective? Best regards, Tony

PS, I already have a nice trigger job on my Russian, my Yugo does not need a trigger job, or a new stock. The last time I had my Yugo out, I got a 5 shot X 3" group @ 100 yards with CZ surplus, the only bedding I did on the Yugo was to shim the receiver tang. ;)
 
In theory the machine screw idea should work, I think.

If you combined it with a nice bedding job with something like JB weld (generously done), and threw on a Choate scope mount, I'd bet you'd be off and running!
 
A forum member cyanideride had this mod..

He spoke highly of it. I thought about but haven't gotten around to it yet.
 
Just tell you gun smith to bed it in these 3 area's.
  1. Front of the stock were the cleaning rod goes into and were that little metal flap is.
  2. Next were the cross bolt is but every were else were the barrel is to have atleast 1/16" (but I prefer 1/8") inch space around it.
  3. Then the rear of the stock. Were the trigger bar rest's against and the bottom of the reciever. Also I get and same style trigger spring but a little bigger and replace it to give more preasure.
Then listen to the great "PING" effect. Next try to do a nice trigger job. I like some of the idea's found on Sailor Moon's youtube video's.
 
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So basically he could do the whole receiver area if he is that good, then the knoxform area, the stock ferrule area, and the receiver tang area.
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Ya I would leave the center of the recieve area alone. Just because when or if the bedding in that area & it breaks down or is too much in certain spots it will effect you rifle's abiltiy to shoot or other saftey & reliabity issues. Trust me some times less is best.
;)
As for a bedding compound I love the Brownells STEEL BED KIT but ACRAGLAS or Marine Fiberglass Repair Kits are good options too.
As for the knoxform area between the gas piston area leave open like I said about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch as this area.
But on the whole you get the idea.
 
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