Chinese Bubba sks ftf need help pls.

05RAV said:
What? You cut your finger? The firing pin retainer should be punched out from the opposite side by a brass or even better steel puncher of the same diameter (or a bit smaller). This is really an easy job. It should come out without much force. Is it rusted or what? If so try WD40 or some other rust remover. Personally, I've been using Ballistol oil on all my guns, including the SKS's for years. It dissolves rust very efficiently. I've never ever had any problems with removing any small pins or other parts. A visit to a gunsmith will cost you quite nicely for a job you could easily do by yourself. It's probably much cheaper to buy a set of punchers (or even one) than going to a gunsmith.
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Ya I'm familiar with the removal process, it just wouldn't budge. I just sprayed it and tried again with the sks punch from toolkit and got it out fairly easy, should have done that in the first place lol. Anyways I swapped firing pins like suggested and the new pin definitely sticks out farther than the old one, so here's hoping that fixes it, gonna try to shoot it today or tomorrow and than I'll know for sure. If it is fixed than I just have one Chinese sks with a bunk firing pin I guess...
 
If it works, hey!

If it were a punch, seens as if the kit would also need a mallot.

I'm sure its perfectly functional on many retaining pins, but a stuck pin like the OP's would need a larger, hardened steel punch.
 
I had one time that took a 2 pound hammer, a vice is not good for this, as others have said, use a piece of 2x4 , I have a piece of hard wood, drill a 3/8 or 1/2 in hole, for the pin to go into.
But I would be checking the hammer as well to make sure it travels free, if you still have trouble.
Also check the chamber that it is clean /smooth so the shell don't hang up and seat properly.
A good time is while the bolt is still out, just drop a few shells in and make sure they drop in all the way, some steel ammo can be sticky.
 
Also make sure you slide the spring with a wavy side into the bolt and with the straight end towards the end when you assemble it. That spring can go either way into the bolt but only one way is correct.
 
Gmoney47 said:
So I took my bubba'd sks to the farm today. Bought it in tapco stock, added magwedge full length rail, 4x32 scope, bipod, and muzzle break. Never fired it till today, it didn't go well. Out of three mags I think 6 rounds fired, the others I ejected after waiting 30 seconds, and picked them up just to see that there was hardly a primer strike at all on the round. I wouldn't even call it an indent, just the slightest mark where the firing pin touched it. The rounds that went off had a very strong indent on the primer as it should be.

I gave up as I was trying to sight in the scope and was frustrated. Brought it home and took it apart. Everything looks fine, took the pin right out of the housing and inspected it, it was clean and free floating. So am I missing something? Any ideas why it's randomly not striking the firing pin? Any help is appreciated.
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well if I was you I'd take the bolt out of it and wear some gloves and blast carb or brake rotor cleaner through the bolt and shake it back and forth to make sure the firing pin free floats. and if that doesn't work then your hammer spring is weak and I have never seen that on any sks.
 
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