My first SKS!!!

Far North said:
import markings. Previously imported SKSs didn't have them but they are getting more common now
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Actually it is a Russian export marking. They are not required for them to come into Canada. They are Molot markings. They are required for military surplus rifles to find their way out of Russia. That mark makes it a "Sporting" rifle as no milsurp are allowed to be exported according to Russian law, so these become new production "Sporting" or "Hunting" rifles, by them being marked as such, to skirt around the law.
 
cathaldj said:
Welcome to the dark side! let us know how the range day goes!
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Alright, I brought this rig to the firing range today. I only fired 40 rounds of CZECH surplus ammo through it. So far, feeding from stripper clips is working fine, although we know it takes only 5 rounds. I had one malfunction: the last round of one volley tilted upwards instead of going in the chamber(bullet tip pointing up) and got wacked/held by the bolt carrier and stayed squished like that. Primer un-strucked. I don't know if this is due to the stripper clip I pushed in (it keeps 5 on the clip of course). The bolt and extractor are looking real good and the firing floats freely.


Besides that, it was fun and surprising. I like the sound, the fact that empty cases are going flying...I took my sweet time cleaning this thing by rinsing with hot water, let it dry, then oil it up a little. De-#### the hammer is a little tricky...ask me how I know...

What I hate the short cleaning rod. either I miss one extension or something, but the rod+ brush is too short, I have to give it a little push with the jig to grab the end of it...maybe I miss something?

Your feedback?
 
I have a small visible symbol on the right side of the receiver, a golden lazer-etched "RNC" in cyrillic in a diamond. Quite low-key.
 
delavan said:
i can see a 91/30 in a crystal ball for some reason!

Now, anybody has an explanation for that malfunction I experienced?
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It could be the method of pinning used on the magazine. The one that is a thick pn attached to the pivot point of the follower sometimes stick causing last round failure. Would have to see a close up picture of the magazine follower to know what style of pinning you have. Also I hope you cleaned the rifle thoroughly before taking it to the range. That will not only make the shooting of the firearm safer, but will prevent the start of malfunctions. However it only happened once so it may have been a one time thing. I wouldn't get too upset about it. Semi's sometimes don't feed the occasional round properly, but with the SKS most magazine feed problems on the stock mags have been the pinning method used.
 
This is mine and it looks like this:

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delavan said:
Alright, I brought this rig to the firing range today. I only fired 40 rounds of CZECH surplus ammo through it. So far, feeding from stripper clips is working fine, although we know it takes only 5 rounds. I had one malfunction: the last round of one volley tilted upwards instead of going in the chamber(bullet tip pointing up) and got wacked/held by the bolt carrier and stayed squished like that. Primer un-strucked. I don't know if this is due to the stripper clip I pushed in (it keeps 5 on the clip of course). The bolt and extractor are looking real good and the firing floats freely.


Besides that, it was fun and surprising. I like the sound, the fact that empty cases are going flying...I took my sweet time cleaning this thing by rinsing with hot water, let it dry, then oil it up a little. De-#### the hammer is a little tricky...ask me how I know...

What I hate the short cleaning rod. either I miss one extension or something, but the rod+ brush is too short, I have to give it a little push with the jig to grab the end of it...maybe I miss something?

Your feedback?
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YES, the cleaning rod is too short. Buy a cleaning kit, don't use the supplied rod and you will be fine. Enjoy
 
OP, if your follower is riveted make sure things are smooth on the top side of the follwer where the post of the rivet or pin protrudes. If it sits proud or its rough it can cause the last round to stovepipe or fte properly, peen it and file flat and smooth. Should solve the issue
 
Butcherbill said:
OP, if your follower is riveted make sure things are smooth on the top side of the follwer where the post of the rivet or pin protrudes. If it sits proud or its rough it can cause the last round to stovepipe or fte properly, peen it and file flat and smooth. Should solve the issue
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I will do. It doesn't protrudes much. I'll keep using it a little to see if the stovepipe occurs again. Also, I took the bolt apart, pin was hard to get out! The bolt seems new, so I hope it will loosen up a little. The firing pin rattles a bit, but it's not a very free rattling. The rattling experienced by other (youtube videos) seems like their firing pin is looser...mine is still a little tight, even if there is no cosmo/gunk in the firing pin housing.
 
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