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Hi question to sks owners.

Do you install a murray's firing pin in your sks ? Do a sks really need it for avoid slam fire?

I see other forum that talk about murray's pin problem with some ammo primer?

Your opinion?

thanks
 
I have them in my Rifles just makes me feel better but honestly as long as you keep your firing Pin and the Bolt channel clean (I use a Q-Tip) and it rattles in the Bolt you should be good to go.
 
I watched a few videos online of slamfires...after that.... I spent the 40 bucks. Murrays is a great place to buy from, very friendly Texans. They also give you a spare spring, just in case. I have fired hundreds of rounds in my SKS and have no zero issues. IMO go for it.
 
I've fired some 900+ Rounds from my SKS and it's never slam fired once.
This is with Norinco Ammunition.

I don't see it as a necessity, But it's definitely a good idea if you're paranoid about it.

I just keep my guns extremely clean, and well oiled.. I've never had a problem with mine.
 
I've only ever had one slam-fire in my SKS-D... which was enough for me to not want another. It now has a Murray's firing pin in it.

Great folks to deal with and I am happy with the extra piece of mind.
 
Had countless failure to fire with them (surplus ammo) so replaced with originals, no issues.

If I were firing only commercial ammo I'd go with the Murray's.

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I used a Murrays firing pin kit in my Chinese SKS and after about 500 rounds the pin snapped at the circular joint of the pin...Sent an email to Murrays explaining what happened and he said yep had some problems with the older pins...He sent me a new kit no charge, this is after about a year...He said the new pins were heat treated differently and were much better...Good service and good people down there in Texas. In the meantime I put my original pin back in and as stated by others as long as you keep the bolt and pin clean as a whistle you aren't going to have any issues with slam bangs.
 
It's not necessary. I don't have one in any of my five SKS's and I've never had a slamfire. All you need to do is take your bolt apart when you get the rifle to remove the cosmoline from the bolt channel, and maybe once every five or six range trips depending on how much ammo you shoot to make sure there's no grime and carbon building up in the channel. I personally wouldn't get one as I have never seen the need for having it.

You may feel differently, and that's fine. I've heard they're a good product and work as advertised, so you wouldn't be spending your money on garbage.
 
po_the_drum said:
Hi question to sks owners.

Do you install a murray's firing pin in your sks ? Do a sks really need it for avoid slam fire?

I see other forum that talk about murray's pin problem with some ammo primer?

Your opinion?

thanks
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No you do not need a murrays firing pin in your sks. Keep the gun clean and all will be well.
 
Okay here's the fact's about the spring loaded pin;
If you use it only use reloaded or newwly manufactured ammo.
Surplus or the Nork ammo use the stock free floating firing pin.
The key is the hard primer. If you do reload why not use the CCI hard primer that most M14 users use.
If you use the Murray pin with the surplus ammo. Not today but after time you run the risk of breaking the pin or pericing the primer and cause little shards blowing back into the bolt causing it to stick and causing slam fire.
Hence why they phased it out over the years.
Now if you live in a area or only shoot at a range that only allows you to use the newly manufactured or reloaded ammo then this is the ticket for you.
*But Be Sure To Buy The Right Model For Your Rifle. *
 
Slam fires will never happen if you clean your rifle properly. I can't imagine how poor the care of an SKS rifle has to be before the firing pin seizes up. I wouldn't waste my money on the FP mod. If it rattles freely, its good to shoot. I've been abusing my SKS rifles since the Eighties and never had a slam fire.
 
Never had a slamfire in my 1950 SKS.
Although it did have the spring in the firing pin.
Fired many a round through her.
I've never personally seen it happen or personally know anyone who it has actually happened to.

I wouldn't bother but that's just me. Just clean your bolt.

Reading Murrays web page description, he definitely hypes up a "problem" then sells you the solution lol
 
when you clean your bolt make sure you take the firing pin retainer pin out, remove the firing pin, and clean the firing pin channel.

when you reassemble, make sure firing pin channel is dry so that debris cannot accumulate to sieze the firing pin, which may potentially cause a slam fire. In all other cases, the sks will not slam fire because the force of the floating firing pin moving that tiny distance int he channel does not have anywhere close to the amount of momentum required to deform the primer, even "soft" primers

Everyone hears about these supposed occurances of sks slamfires, especially in the states where they're less common, but no one every saw it in person...
 
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