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tob1onone

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hi all, well I did it . bought 2 riflles, 1 norinco sks and 1 m14 s 305. Now i'm a bit worried about the cleaning of these rifle and the reputation of the m14( good or will it blow up in my face)and what ammubition I will use for the m14. HELP
 
I have 2 SKSs (one SKS-D)and 2 M14s and I have never had a problem with either.....The M14s, dont go over 168 grain,SKSs, make sure you clean after surpls ammo.....have fun!!
 
For the M14, go and try to find some South African surplus ammo, works good enough and is usually a good price if you can find it! If you are from southern ontario PM me and I'll let you know whos got some. You will love shooting the M14, solid as a rock.

Cheers
 
tob1onone said:
hi all, well I did it . bought 2 riflles, 1 norinco sks and 1 m14 s 305. Now i'm a bit worried about the cleaning of these rifle and the reputation of the m14( good or will it blow up in my face)and what ammubition I will use for the m14. HELP
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You have a fun pair of rifles there! If you can get your hands on one or two crates of surplus ammo for the SKS, that will give you lots of shooting experience. Though a sizable group of people poke fun at the SKS, it offers the opportunity to practice shooting another 50-100 yards farther than a .22 rimfire, allowing you ample opportunity to practice and perfect your ability to shoot well from sitting, kneeling, standing and other supported positions that you might employ while in the field.

The Norinco M14 is a fine rifle, though some knowledge of the M14 series will greatly enhance your experience with it. Not only is .308 Winchester loaded hotter than 7.62x51, but the slower burning powders used with heavier bullets in .308 commerical ammo have considerably higher pressure behind them as the bullet passes the hole into which the gas bleeds that cycles the action. This leads to excessive wear on the op-rod which can be a costly part to replace. The more expert shooters seem to agree that you should limit yourself to 7.62 surplus, .308 commercial rounds of 150 grains (about equivalent to the weight of the NATO round's bullet), or reload your own ammo within reasonable tolerances, full length resizing your cases. It is also highly important that you load rounds into an M14 type rifle off from the magazine, as they have a free floating firing pin that could set off the round out of battery if loaded without the aid of magazine tension to slow the bolt. Avoiding soft primers such as those by Federal are consequently another good idea. This latter issue is inherent in the M14/M1 Garand design, and not a consequence of poor quality manufacture in the Chinese rifles.

Since the M14 clones can sometimes be very accurate, you might want to follow the practice of cleaning the barrel between shots for the first ten rounds or so, which helps to break in a new barrel. Read through the stickies about the M305 in the forums, and don't be surprised if your barrel has timing issues that makes sighting in the rifle with open sights a bit awkward (i.e. you might have the rear sight way to the left or right or very high or low in order to hit the target). Even then, don't let that worry you too much since it can still be shot that way until fixed with the help of some more knowledgable shooters. Though you might eventually want to dress up the rifle with fancy stocks, scopes and a whole bunch of accurizing accessories, it's probably far better to get really familiar with the rifle as is before putting anything else into it, except perhaps a nicer stock.

Good luck and enjoy your new toys!

Frank
 
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