Finally bough a SKS

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Found some today, Russian for $180. So I bought one, no idea what I am going to do with it, but it sure looks like a fun gun!
Came with two belt mounted holsters for ammo, shoulder strap, 2 boxes of ammo and some little plastic jug thing that I can not figure out what it's for.
So I want to learn some more about it, where would I do that?
 
Tons of info on the SKS here. Use the search, just remember to set the default time for more than a week.

Also check out the Russian SVT40.
 
Congrats on the SKS. You'll have fun with that rifle, I have 2 of 'em.:D The SVT 40 is the big brother of the SKS, goes thru 7.62x54r like hotcakes, but they sure are some semi-auto fun. Cheers.
 
That's a pretty good deal... almost as good as the Chinese SKS that I got with 120 rounds of ammo, trigger lock
and hard case for $160. ;)

Pyd said:
Thanks, search didn't turn up much..
What is the SVT40?
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SVT 40

Самозарядная винтовка Токарева, образец 1940 года

or

Tokarev Self-loading Rifle, Model of 1940

1940_Tula_SVT40.jpg
 
smartbomb said:
What do you wanna know about it?
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Well, learning how to close the bolt would be a great start!:D I managed to close it by pushing a lever inside the receiver, but I am hoping that isn't normal.
Also, the shop had about a half dozen, let me choose which one I wanted, I picked the cleanest.
I am now thinking that it is just oiled, it didn't look like the rest with it (cosmoline). The marking are slightly different too, it has a small star on the side of the receiver, others had a larger star on top..
What a primitive looking thing, I am really looking forward to shooting it!
 
You can pop the magazine open and pull back a little bit on the charging handle until you hear a "click", and then it will close if you let go. Alternately you can push down the follower a little and do the same thing (which it sounds like you tried). After the SKS runs out of ammo, the bolt will lock open...they are all like that. Congrats on the new addition.
 
The bolt on the SKS is designed to lock open on an empty mag for easy reloading. The follower (the "lever" in the receiver, hits a latch that locks the bolt. Its perfectly normal.
Remember to strip it completely before shooting it. Strip it down and take the bolt apart. Make sure ALL of the parts are preservative and crud free. This will endure you will not have slam fires which can result in little bits of rifle embedded in the shooter.
 
smartbomb said:
With all due respect... are you new to firearms or something? Never owned a semi-auto? Or...?
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Not really new to firearms, I hunt for a living.
The gap in my expertise is that all I own are bolts(besides shotguns), I have never bought a used gun so they are typically accompanied with owners manuals. First semi, yes. Hence, my post about wanting to learn.:)
I bought this SKS because it looked like a fun gun to shoot, however in the last 24 hours I have become very attached to it.:D I am going to get another one later today. I want to keep one looking like it does now, and one to put a different stock on so I can get it out in the field.
I have been reading the red rifles section as much as I can, I had no idea this rifle had such a following, and I am very pleased to see so much effort has been made to keep people educated on it.
Later, once the kids are off to school I am going to take every pin/screw and bolt out of it to see what makes it tick. I keep reading something about a gas cylinder, and I have no idea what that means.
Being new at something can be difficult, getting your head around the terminology can be a challenge. I will know as much as the rest of you soon enough, but right now I am on the bottom end of a learning curve.
I appreciate the help more than you know.
 
This is why I ask dumb questions, otherwise I could have made a big mistake. Thanks, I will find something on YouTube to help guide me.

LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
The bolt on the SKS is designed to lock open on an empty mag for easy reloading. The follower (the "lever" in the receiver, hits a latch that locks the bolt. Its perfectly normal.
Remember to strip it completely before shooting it. Strip it down and take the bolt apart. Make sure ALL of the parts are preservative and crud free. This will endure you will not have slam fires which can result in little bits of rifle embedded in the shooter.
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I didn't buy the crate of ammo, I knew if I brought it home I would shoot some of it up, and the more I read the more it is becoming clear that this rifle needs some TLC before I start shoving ammo in it, and boy, do I ever want to shove ammo in it!:D

10x said:
The first shot is one too many,
10,000 are not nearly enough....
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I still haven't figured out why this one is oiled while the rest in the case were coated in that thick stuff, cosmoline.
 
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