Questiin about SKS upgrades and safety

StrelokRussia

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Hey. This is my first time posting here. I bought an SKS about a month ago and have been doing a bunch of upgrades to it. I already did a bunch that I could find that would make the rifle better but I am not sure what else I could do. This is what I have done:

Upgrades that are done:

ATI stock
removable mags
Trigger job (no more creep)
ejector port mod (so the cases eject to the right)
Bolt mod (so I can insert mags with closed bolt)
front grip
Sling

Upgrades to be done/on order

Bipod
Choate scope mount
glow in the dark paint (for sights)
DBL mags

What other upgrades to improve the rifle can I do?

I also would like Tritium front and rear sights for my SKS but couldn't find any. Where can I get some?

Also, my trigger safety is kinda stiff so I have to push it all the way up or down to engage/disengage. I have seen SKS's that have a safety that just clicks in place with a push. Which models of SKS have the click safety and how can I convert mine to it?

Thanks
 
Do you find it shoots better? If you did then kudos for you. I bought 2 of 'em and kept 'em stock, they hit what I aim at and that pleases me. But then again, like Joe Walsh once said, I'm just an ordinary average guy. Cheers.
 
I did the following work on mine and it DEFINITELY shoots better:

1) Tapco <-- Found it to be sturdier than ATI, a lot more comfortable than stock
2) Tech sight <-- Get'em from hical.ca as they won't be around forever
3) Trigger <-- Springs, sear shortening, redoing the angle to fix engagement, polish, went from 14.5 to just over 5lbs
4) Triangular foregrip <-- helps the ergos
5) Ejector port <-- was scoping it but wasn't getting such great results so I went with a peep instead
6) Barrel crowning <-- brass bolt and valve lapping compound

Got better accuracy, shooting comfort and speed of acquisition. All in all a happy camper. Wishlist: a solid fiberoptic front sight
 
I forgot to mention a muzzle brake. I will be keeping the stock sights as those will only be used occasionally. I will be putting a red dot on the Choate rail. I already did the triggerwork (aka shortening the sear). Other than that I am not sure what else to do with the trigger or how.

Also, how do I properly crown a barrel? or should I bring it to a gunsmith?

Thanks.
 
StrelokRussia said:
I forgot to mention a muzzle brake. I will be keeping the stock sights as those will only be used occasionally. I will be putting a red dot on the Choate rail. I already did the triggerwork (aka shortening the sear). Other than that I am not sure what else to do with the trigger or how.

Also, how do I properly crown a barrel? or should I bring it to a gunsmith?

Thanks.
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There's not much more you can do with the trigger other then get new springs and I found that those give me a 5% chance for a light strike. The sks is no pressision rifle, it is what it is so I higly doubt recrowning the rifle will give a noticeable deference in accuracy. But that just my opinion.
 
Caleb314 said:
There's not much more you can do with the trigger other then get new springs and I found that those give me a 5% chance for a light strike. The sks is no pressision rifle, it is what it is so I higly doubt recrowning the rifle will give a noticeable deference in accuracy. But that just my opinion.
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Springs are cheap and I haven't had a single light strike in over 1000rds, most of them Berdan-primed, only the last 200 or so were Boxer. Strelok, you can order them from Brownells. A light polish of the rails that the sear glides on and the slots in the sear can help, too. I used a 1000 grit mylar abrasive sheet from Lee Valley. Mine definitely needed a crowning (not sure what the previous owner did but it looked pretty patchy) and that's pretty simple. This how-to is pretty decent ht tp://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=117820 with a couple of caveats:
1) Wrap the receiver in a rag when you clamp it in a vise to protect the finish
2) Push a patch until its about 1/4" from the muzzle so you don't get too much valve-lapping compound (available at crappy tire) inside your bore and when you're done lapping, clean WELL before shooting
 
TRaTSeRiF said:
Springs are cheap and I haven't had a single light strike in over 1000rds, most of them Berdan-primed, only the last 200 or so were Boxer. Strelok, you can order them from Brownells. A light polish of the rails that the sear glides on and the slots in the sear can help, too. I used a 1000 grit mylar abrasive sheet from Lee Valley. Mine definitely needed a crowning (not sure what the previous owner did but it looked pretty patchy) and that's pretty simple. This how-to is pretty decent ht tp://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=117820 with a couple of caveats:
1) Wrap the receiver in a rag when you clamp it in a vise to protect the finish
2) Push a patch until its about 1/4" from the muzzle so you don't get too much valve-lapping compound (available at crappy tire) inside your bore and when you're done lapping, clean WELL before shooting
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Excellent, thank you Serif. I just re crowned it and it looks great. Was very easy. Though crappy tire maple ridge didnt have any compound and I had to go to Langley to get the compound and pay for the bridge. :mad:

What would different springs achieve? My trigger feels pretty nice after I shortened the sear.

By the way I forgot to mention I have an unissued 1950s Russian SKS with the spring loaded firing pin. I was very happy that I got the spring loaded one when I got home and disassembled it.
I seems non-refurbished and has all matching serial #s but the stock had its serial # sanded off for some reason. I don't really care though as this rifle is mine to mod as I please, I am not a collector.

And one more thing i forgot to mention is that I am installing a recoil buffer too. I will post pics of my SKS once I get it all assembled.

Pleas post any other suggestions to improve the rifle.

And thanks again.
 
You might like the williams firesight front fiber optic post but you loose the windage adjustability. I paired that with the tech sights peep and all my buddies are begging me to sell the setup to them. Lol they dont even want to shoot their stock sks when we go to the range
 
I wouldn't say any of these things you did/bought are upgrades aside from the trigger job. They are additions/customization's but no way make the rifle preform better than it does stock. Maybe just buy an AR and go nuts on that?
 
Be careful trying to eliminate creep on an SKS trigger, you need some creep to keep the rifle safe. The creep in an SKS trigger is part of the safety system in the trigger group since the actual safety doesn't stop the hammer from dropping. Anyone that has shortened the sear be sure to rack the bolt aggressively with no ammo in the rifle and let the bolt slam home, if your sear is too short the hammer will have dropped.
Focus more on polishing the engagement surfaces and less on getting rid of creep.
 
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