Broken Chinese 'Type 56' SKS?

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ericling

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Hi John,

I received my Chinese Type 56 Semi-Auto Rifle and the ammunition today. I am pretty happy with the effectiveness of the order being processed. However, I notice that the rifle can't close its bolt completely once it is loaded. And the bullet in the chamber can't be ejected once I pull back the bolt.

Is this rifle broken or the ammunition I ordered does match?

The ammunition I ordered is: ASC39A4 7.62x39mm

BTW. Does anyone have the same problem?
 
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ericling said:
Hi John,

I received my Chinese Type 56 Semi-Auto Rifle and the ammunition today. I am pretty happy with the effectiveness of the order being processed. However, I notice that the rifle can't close its bolt completely once it is loaded. And the bullet in the chamber can't be ejected once I pull back the bolt.

Is this rifle broken or the ammunition I ordered does match?

The ammunition I ordered is: ASC39A4 7.62x39mm

BTW. Does anyone have the same problem?
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Did you clean your SKS completely before loading it? Also, you must let the bolt to slap foward on his own without retaining it.
 
Clean the gun thoughly then when you think its done, start from scratch and clean it again. The cosmoline(grease) thats on your gun is great for storage etc not so great when your about to use it. Make sure you take the piston in the handguard out and clean that, it will be coated with cosmo. Have fun shooting!
 
man ur brave dude for loading live ammo i assume in your house. Even though i know my firing pin rattles like it should im not going to risk a slam fire in my house...lol
 
Check to ensure that the barrel is pressed fully into the reciever...I have an SKS with that problem...it should be 1/8" farther into the reciever...Now it is a dewat for CFSC training.
 
cptseawolf said:
man ur brave dude for loading live ammo i assume in your house. Even though i know my firing pin rattles like it should im not going to risk a slam fire in my house...lol
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X2, IMHO this is not something that should be done. :eek:

I have seen an SKS with a sticky not quite closed bolt go off once at the range when the bolt was manually pushed closed.

Assuming the safety is off once the trigger is pulled and the sear disengaged there is nothing to stop the rifle from firing when the bolt closes.
 
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