How can I measure trugger pull on SKS?

StrelokRussia

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I have done some trigger work on my Russian SKS and I am very happy with the smoothness and pull strength of it. Unfortunately I do not have a specialized trigger pull scale and I was wondering if I could make a makeshift one using a regular digital kitchen scale, somehow, because I have that. I am curious as to how much I have reduced the pull.

Alternatively if anyone has a trigger pull scale and lives in Maple Ridge/Lower Mainland, BC, Canada and wishes to donate a bit of their time to my curiosity I would most certainly like to hear from you. In return you will get: 1. a vigorous thanking, 2. a treat out to a free lunch, and 3. a new friend to go shooting with.

Thanks very much

Strelok
 
make sure the rifle is unloaded............(had to start with that)

#### the rifle, thread a string through the trigger guard and place on trigger, keep hanging household goods on the string and lift the rifle into the air lifting the objects off the floor, if the gun fires remove some weight from the string.....repeat until you can pick up the objects, add smaller objects until the rifle fires.......gather all the goodies on the string and place on digital kitchen scale......its crude and its a bit rough but then again.........so is your rifle.........
 
A trigger pull guage isn't horribly expensive, but you can use a fish scale. Pretty much the same thing with a different weight minimum.
I wouldn't spend a lot of money on an SKS trigger job. It's never going to be any more accurate than it is now.
 
Thanks good suggestions. The only thing I spent on the trigger job is time, and it was a lot of fun tinkering with it. Unfortunately yes it won't be a lot more accurate with a trigger job but I am hoping to get more out of it with other mods like recrowning. Plus a smoother and lighter trigger is always a plus for me even if it doesnt add to accuracy. Oh yeah and safety first with a positive engagement :D
 
I use a tin can with 2 holes on edge, a wire bail(coat hanger), and add weights(lead ingots) until trigger breaks(on MT rifle), weigh can with weights. A good(but safe) trigger always makes a firearm more accurate in your hands.
 
StrelokRussia said:
Thanks good suggestions. The only thing I spent on the trigger job is time, and it was a lot of fun tinkering with it. Unfortunately yes it won't be a lot more accurate with a trigger job but I am hoping to get more out of it with other mods like recrowning. Plus a smoother and lighter trigger is always a plus for me even if it doesnt add to accuracy. Oh yeah and safety first with a positive engagement :D
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You can absolutely make an SKS more precise. Most SKS can benefit greatly from a little bedding compound. Use JB weld because you don't need a pile of the stuff for this job. I did a trigger job on mine and I like the trigger much better now. Modifying it the sear for positive engagement first is a smart move. However ammo is a big limiting factor with the sks the bulk crate stuff can be good enough or awful. Stick some PRVI or federal AE into the rifle to see what it can really do or reload for it.
 
I picked up a luggage scale from jysk for $5. It seems to work and it has the added benefit of a max weight achieved indicator. It is not the most accurate thing and it only reads in lbs or kgs but it's better than nothing and will at least measure change in trigger pull if you are adjusting.

It looks like this (sorry for the size of the image)
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I think I have one of those around here somewhere, I'll have to find it, it looks like they should work as good as any out there.
 
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