Another SKS mod by canuck94 Completed

Jay said:
This! How does it group?

Cheers
Jay
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The gun groups exactly the same as it did before I put on the scope, however, I do much better......

Seriously, I will wait until it's not minus 27 wind chill outside to set up the bench and put it through it's paces.

I still have a little work to do on this one, I want to add a raised cheek piece for better eye alignment on shouldering the gun.
 
wrenchbender4 said:
Ok cool and all but how does it shoot?
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Not a whole lot you can do to an SKS to "accurize it" beyond the normal capabilities of the individual gun. Mounting a scope or any other sighting aid is strictly for the benefit of the owner and improving his or her abilities. The gun will never shoot any better regardless of what you mount on it. Making sure that it's mounted securely is far more important than what you mount. A nightforce scope on a loose mount would not be worth a plug nickel for accuracy.
 
Nice. How much does it weigh? Just might make me want to get an SKS. The only thing I would do differently would be a scope in the 1.5 -4.5 or 6 X range.
 
weasel1 said:
Wow. I'm impressed. That's really well done. What did you use as a starting point for the scope mount?
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Thanks,

It was a cheap sks mount by Sun optics from the bargain cave at Cabelas for 20 bucks. Cut off the rear pin attachment and ground it smooth so I could slide it back and forth over the receiver cover to find the right position for attaching. Once I did that it was simply a matter of removing more material on the bolt side to allow ejection and then drill and tap in place. Used allen head flat screws 6-32 and recessed them flush.
 
DsrtRat said:
How did u get the bayonet/sight off?
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Two pins have to be removed first. One on top of the barrel at the sight and the other at the bottom of the bayonet swivel part. Once those are removed, I made a collar that clamps on the barrel. loose enough to slip on the barrel but snug enough to catch the rim of the sight assembly. Then I just hammer it off by hitting the clamps and not the barrel otherwise you would mar the barrel. They actually come off quiet easily that way. Then I just use a dremel and cut off the sight band from the rest. Save the rest because you can grind it smooth and make your own muzzle brake.



 
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canuck94 said:
Two pins have to be removed first. One on top of the barrel at the sight and the other at the bottom of the bayonet swivel part. Once those are removed, I made a collar that clamps on the barrel. loose enough to slip on the barrel but snug enough to catch the rim of the sight assembly. Then I just hammer it off by hitting the clamps and not the barrel otherwise you would mar the barrel. They actually come off quiet easily that way. Then I just use a dremel and cut off the sight band from the rest. Save the rest because you can grind it smooth and make your own muzzle brake.

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Pic of the clamp,please
 
zuke said:
Pic of the clamp,please
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Zuke they are called grounding clamps and are available at any hardware or home depot and are meant to ground to your 1/2 " water pipes or grounding rods. I'm at work so I can't take a picture to post. All you want is to be able to tap the clamp instead of the barrel. With the clamp you can also use a gear puller to slide the assembly off.
 
My pins came out easy. I was wondering how u physically moved them. If u have a spare moment sometime, a picture would be appreciated.
 
Great work! I just sold my laminate sks that I refinished. Your post has me feeling slight sellers regret now (although I experience this every time I sell a gun).
 
If any of would like to secure the receiver cover properly and still have it easily removable, you may want to consider drilling it out to accept a 5/16 X24 thread bolt. The reason that I went to that particular size was because it was the only tap that I could find locally that had the cutting threads proud of the shank allowing the tap to pass all the way through for a continuously aligned thread. You have to clamp the assembly during the process to ensure everything stays true and snug. Couldn't find a set bolt long enough to fit flush so I took a 5/16 X24 SS allen bolt and cut off the head and reshaped the bolt to accept a flat screw driver.

 
Okay except for a final finish to blend the greens and a sealer the work on this one is completed.

I added a comb to raise the line of sight to better align with the scope, changed the scope to a 1x4. added a home made compensator (made from the bayonet swivel) to reduce muzzle jump. All in all, I'm satisfied with this one too. It comes up balanced and scope acquisition is quick, the scope mounting is rock solid and removable and returns to zero. I hope this encourages others to give it a try. Cheers.
 
Looks sharp! Can you go into more detail on how you made and mounted your home-made compensator? I'd like to shamelessly copy that :)

Cheers


canuck94 said:
Okay except for a final finish to blend the greens and a sealer the work on this one is completed.

I added a comb to raise the line of sight to better align with the scope, changed the scope to a 1x4. added a home made compensator (made from the bayonet swivel) to reduce muzzle jump. All in all, I'm satisfied with this one too. It comes up balanced and scope acquisition is quick, the scope mounting is rock solid and removable and returns to zero. I hope this encourages others to give it a try. Cheers.
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