Optics on a SKS

Do the plastic Choate and Tapco stocks seem to have a tighter fit then the wood? ....some help in accuracy with those?
 
The hunting stock is a tight fit. That rifle is a good shooter though. 2moa on average.
The other one was built for my brother, don’t know if he’s shot it yet but the stock fit well, no play to speak of.
 
Levon12345 said:
I'm about to embark on the same journey and bed a new to me SKS into a new to it Russian stock. Some pointers of what to look for and spots to shim would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE

The easy part is shimming the tang under the back of the receiver
The tough part is making shims for the part where the metal catches the tip of the forend, although bending that metal a bit can help if you were pretty close already

Steiner said:
Do the plastic Choate and Tapco stocks seem to have a tighter fit then the wood? ....some help in accuracy with those?
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Depends on the gun. No two Russian rifles are the same, that’s why reviews for aftermarket products differ so much, it fits for some people and for others it won’t. A tapco stock may fit perfectly or it may have up to a 1/8 inch of play... but same goes for the wood stocks.
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Sir Plus said:
Im not sure why you need to remove the stock after shooting corrosive
I have never needed to do anything else than cleaning the gas system and run a few patches of ballistol in the bore
If you don’t want to take off your stock, wax everything that’s under the wood and forget about it.
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Over time, the gas gets everywhere, and no matter how you shim it up, there will be some vibration/movement of the action in the stock, that will rub the wax away. Any rifle that I'm shooting, is going to get taken down and removed from the stock at least occasionally (like, every few years). You'd be amazed at where soot builds up. For guns that you're not shooting corrosively primed ammo from, it isn't a particularly big deal, although it pays to check from time to time, to prevent surface rust from becoming pitting. But if you are shooting corrosive, and you only check the hidden areas every few years, you're just asking for a problem.
 
Steiner said:
Do the plastic Choate and Tapco stocks seem to have a tighter fit then the wood? ....some help in accuracy with those?
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Archangel Opfor is a top quality snug stock. ...and,yes!

BTW the Archangel stock has a hidden deck under that stupid AK hump at the back.
Carve that stupid hump off to make field stripping a breeze.
 
I have a '51 Tula in a Tapco stock. It's super tight fitting recvr - no worry of shims. I'm hitting about 3-4" w-irons, still dialing it in. I've done the ejection mod but not the gas tube yet. I got an OEM receiver cover from a LGS (it's a '51 too !!) that fits perfectly-NO wiggle (as does the original -SN match w-innards) and I plan to mount a red dot optic on the cover, using a rail bolted on top. I had another '51 (sold last year) in refurb stock that I had mounted one of Cabelas/Barska recvr cover/scope assy. The cover that came w-that needed the 'ears' filed to get a snug fit, but after i did so it held 'zero' - about 5" @ 100yds ^O^. Unfortunately the scope lens adhesive 'fell apart' and left the inside coated with dust - not too bad except on sunny days. I couldn't get the scope apart and it was (of course) out of warranty by then.
 
You should check out Riflechairs video on the subject, he got really good results with his rifle:


I did something similar with mine, but I bedded the front ferrule since I figured that part stopped the action from slipping out at the front end of the stock:

 
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