How to remove an sks barrel

canuckhunter said:
Looks to me like a job that will involve lots of time and money to do. I suppose the barrel could be cut off at the receiver, then bored out by a mill or lathe. After that's done, I recommend threading the receiver and new barrel for a nice custom fit.

I have worked on a few and the idea of removing a pinned barrel would be a awesome task. Just removing and replacing a new front sight took a helluva lot with a BFH to get off and that was with heat. I'm beginning to think these guns are made while hot , then all press fitted together, afterward, heat treated.
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just curious, how do you thread a receiver and barrel when they are almost the same size ? i wouldnt think there would be enuff metal to thread .
 
Here's an update, the problem with the old barrel was, the gas system was totally removed by the previous owner. I got the gun as a parts gun from the EE, I was going to keep it as it was but I got a crazy idea to try to restore it. I removed the rear sight and front gas tube bracket from the spare barrel and installed them on the original barrel. The only problem now is that the front gas tube bracket sits about 3/4 of an inch closer to the rear sight on this particular barrel, which means the gas tube is too long and won't fit. I just need to work this out and should be good to go.
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You know this is kinda funny in a twisted sort of way.Last year the problem with pinned barrel sks's was that the barrels were falling out after being shot a bit.Go figure?:confused:
 
Ardent said:
Keep the SKS D and the barrel, one day it might be worth enough to reconsider this venture.
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X2, such as relining the barrel and chamber so it can take .223.
And yes it has been done. :)

Another project idea would be to smooth bore the barrel and chamber out and turn it into a poor mans saiga .410 shotgun.

Also you can bet that someday all these parts will be worth something to someone...hell even the stripper clips are selling for a $1 each in some places. :eek:

I still remember seeing when I was a little kid, #4 Longbranch Enfields still in the grease, selling at Army and Navy for around $25, and their bayonets were a few bucks as well. Look at the prices nowadays for these items. :eek:
 
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Rem 1100 looks nice....But I'm glad your liking the project. I built it for another project to prove you could make a SKS Accurate. Hence chopping anything down that could effect the barrel vibrations...
 
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