Archangel SKS video installation

Uh oh, Pins? Replacement Spring bag? Hmmmmm.... no such thing in the package I received last week. I just double checked the packaging and the box my stock and wartak rail came in, but there's definitely nothing there! What all am I missing, and how can I get it ? I was planning on building mine this weekend, had a fresh SKS coming out of cosmoline this week just for it!
 
pin was tough but after that was smooth sailing. (tried 3 sks till one was easy) my magwedge kind of prevented the kit from snapping in easy. but all it took was some little filing to make it fit more snug and snap together.
 
robandkara said:
Uh oh, Pins? Replacement Spring bag? Hmmmmm.... no such thing in the package I received last week. I just double checked the packaging and the box my stock and wartak rail came in, but there's definitely nothing there! What all am I missing, and how can I get it ? I was planning on building mine this weekend, had a fresh SKS coming out of cosmoline this week just for it!
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They are in two plastic ziploc baggies inside the plastic container holding the stock. The bag containing the spring fell out when I removed the stock from the plastic, but didn't know about the pins until I watched the video. The bag containing the two pins was scotch taped the back side of the cardboard in the stock packaging. It was easy to miss on the white back ground.
 
Just completed my installation on my Norinco SKS. The new hand guard pin went in nicely and only required flattening with a punch. The new gas tube setup went back in with out modification but is considerably tighter. Followed the soft mallet video example to lock the trigger group as it was a very tight fit also. Both my new Promag 5 and 5/30 mags snapped in nicely though. It is a very solid setup and could probably fell trees or bad guys.

Being a tacticool newbie, how can I attach a sling to this stock? The SKS has a built in front sling mount and the original Chinese stock had a side mounted swivel. Do the holes in the rear of the stock take some sort of sling mount insert?
 
Got mine today, sure is nice... but...

Anyone else have an issue with the front qd mount? I have a single point qd sling in the rear and it works fine, but I tried it on the front mount out of curiosity and the hole is slightly too large for the QD and it falls out. A little odd, no....? Might put a rail there, but anyway.. here's a couple crappy cell phone pics of my setup.

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arcane303 said:
Got mine today, sure is nice... but...

Anyone else have an issue with the front qd mount? I have a single point qd sling in the rear and it works fine, but I tried it on the front mount out of curiosity and the hole is slightly too large for the QD and it falls out. A little odd, no....? Might put a rail there, but anyway.. here's a couple crappy cell phone pics of my setup.

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Looking good!
 
Looks like these things were a home run for ya! It really was about time somebody brought in a stock that covered up some of the choppy boxiness of the SKS. They look much more graceful in these, which isn't a word I thought I could ever associate with an SKS...
 
I have the precision bipod from hical. I mounted mine actually drilled a hole into the stock and mounted I did not use the sling mount.
Finally had it out this weekend and overall I have to say it the comfiest SKS aftermarket stock around. The magwedge rail I have on top is all I currently have for sites looking now for a low profile red dot to go with it. The stock itself has no issues. Everyone already knows that the sks is kind of heavy compared to others so that isn't a downside. The trigger block is nice and easy to remove but I found that normally removing my trigger assembly I could have used anything to take it apart. Now a screwdriver or longer handled tool is required to push that grab pin in. The magwedge or wartak is great for mounting scopes no complaints unless you use stripper clips. Also got the 30rd mags by promag to match and those obviously have no issues either.
 
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