Chinese SKS overhaul...
- Thread starter Nestor
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True oil is a mix of boiled linseed oil and an oil based polymer (like Varathane), and about 5% tung oil. Thin as needed with mineral spirits. Without the tung oil you have Danish oil, 1/3 linseed oil, 1/3 varathane, and 1/3 mineral spirits.
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- Steel Town
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Sights are Tech Sights SKS. You can buy them online all over for about $100 CAD. Optics Camp is one US company that ships to Canada. Side note: you have to remove the takedown latch to install it. I just filed the nub off and removed it. If I ever want it back to factory I'll just drill a hole through it, slide it back into the receiver and press a roll pin into the hole and trim it to length. Back to original! You also must remove the factory rear sight and leaf spring so you can get a proper view to the front post as the Tech Sight sits quite low which is ideal.
Front post is a precision one. I think you have to buy a set of 7 of them now on Amazon.ca for $50 free shipping! Totally worth it. They sell them individual in the USA for $7 but I could not find a company that ships to Canada aside from buying the pack of 7 different ones for $50. That's still a deal though!
The butt pad is called UTG Deluxe. They have 1" and 2". The 1" was perfect for me. I'm 5'9" and all #### and ribs and it was a huge improvement. It was $20 shipped off Amazon.ca You have to remove the steel plate and spring hatch but it used the original screws. It's very well made, great grip and perfect LOP improvement.
I strongly recommend any/all SKS owners to study/learn/understand the trigger mechanism and do a home trigger job. It's about a 4 out of 10 difficulty on the white trash home gun tinkerer scale.
So basically $170 for front/rear sight and butt pad to get it where it needs to be from a $200 rifle and the free home trigger job with a bit of study and educating yourself
Sometimes you make my day with you comments . a 4 out of 10 eh ? did you find out how to do the trigger job on line ? or just figure it out . the only thing that's ever bothered me about the sks is the heavy trigger . but I have been shooting so long I just adapted . stubborn I guess . and as for the OP all I have to say is you did a fantastic job refinishing the stock . and yes they are well - over built rifles of excellent quality . and of course reliable . most new stuff nowadays is just mass produced garbage .
