Picked up my first Rooshan SKS

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They had four left, all Tulas. A 1950 in laminate stock, a 1951 in a hardwood stock, a 1953, and one with no year marked both in laminate. I chose the 1951. It is a refurbished unit.

The receiver, trigger group, top cover and magazine look to be all matching. The stock and I think bolt and carrier are force matched.

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You can just make out the Tula marking on the stock and what looks like 1953 or 55 above the overstamped old S/N. There are a few other inspection marks visible on the stock. This one has a single strand piston extension spring and floating firing pin. It doesn't look like it has the milled step on the receiver.

Side note; What the heck is the pin in the cleaning kit used for? :confused:

Auggie D.
 
Congrats on the nice rifle. The pin lets you use the cylindrical case of the cleaning kit as a T handle on the cleaning rod. The cleaning rod is threaded at one end for the cleaning jag and the other end has a small knob with a hole through it. There should be a hole in the side of the case that the cleaning rod fits into, and another pair of smaller holes at 90 degrees that let you pass the pin through the case and the hole in the knob of the cleaning rod.
 
Nice rifle, the pin can also be inserted fat end into the bigger of the two holes on the cleaning kit case and used to disengage the trigger mechanism spring for removal. Also can be used to drift the retaining pin out of the bolt to clean the firing pin, which I would highly recommend. Mine was filthy.
 
The pointy thing in the tool kit is a general purpose poker for various bits in stripping down and re-assembling the rifle (some uses have been noted above), and to assemble a grip on the cleaning rod.

skookumchuck said:
can be used to drift the retaining pin out of the bolt to clean the firing pin
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It can be used as a punch for the bolt's retaining pin AFTER you've removed it for the first time with something else. Most people who attempt to dis-assemble the bolt report that they needed quite a lot more whacks with a heavier mallet than they anticipated, braced over wooden blocks, to remove that pin initially; you will wreck the tool going at it like that.
 
The cap of the cleaning kit also acts as a cleaning rod guide at the front so you don't damage the rifling with the cleaning rod. Just put the rod through it first, then put the cleaning brush on.
 
Congrats! I just recently joined the SKS community. I think they are awesome rifles for the price.
 
Surrey Boy said:
Russians are good guns regardless of price. Excellent fit, detail, finish, machining specs, accurate, reliable.
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Exactly. I tend to favour my nicer Russian SKS's over many of my much more expensive rifles. :)
BTW, one of my all-time favourite SKS's is my mint 1951 Tula. She's just about as nice as you can get for an SKS.
 
I have no plans to change anything. I was thinking of maybe milling the receiver for the side ejection thing, but as I am not mounting a scope I can't see why.

Auggie D
 
Surrey Boy said:
Russians are good guns regardless of price. Excellent fit, detail, finish, machining specs, accurate, reliable.
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No argument here. I worded my reply wrong I guess. I was more or less trying to say that they are awesome rifles at an unbelievable price. I have friends who have much more expensive firearms that feel as if they would break if they fell of a table, whereas the Russian SKS feels like a tank that could fall of a building and not miss a beat. Amazing craftsmanship.
 
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