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Hi all,
I know Im a lucky Bas--rd and all that but I managed to pick up another Rusky SKS 1950 model. This one has a shiny bolt and carrier and I never gave it any thought. When I stripped it to have a look see I noticed that the firing pin is spring loaded. This struck me as odd cos my Rusky 51 model has all black parts and the firing pin is free floating.
Are the shiny bolts/carriers aftermarket parts or a factory item same questioin regarding the firing pin.
Shoots real nice, 400 rounds not a hicccup.The family tree is almost complete

Bubba'd SKS
Std SKS
M-305, bi-pod,scope Bubba'd stock
12 gauge Tac Pump

If Im extra nice to the wife there will be a Sig soon :)

Thanks in advance, I know somebody out there will have the answer
 
Check out "yooper John sks" on google and all your questions will be answered. Yes that bolt is an origional with the spring loaded firing pin, they changed it for free float in 51, why they ever did we'll never know eh haha.
 
Cheers mate :))
Gotta say you broke the record for quickest answer ever LOL
Who knows why the Russians did half the stuff they did eh :)
Thanks for the input :)
 
They ditched the spring loaded firing pin because it was unnecessary. Milsurp ammo uses heavy walled primers that require a very good hit to ignite, you can get a free floating FP very very dirty with cosmo and powder fouling and not have a slamfire. They eliminated it from production after just 3 years and spent many more making them without, as did all others who produced SKS's. Many more rifles are made this way like the M1/M14 etc.
 
supernova said:
They ditched the spring loaded firing pin because it was unnecessary. Milsurp ammo uses heavy walled primers that require a very good hit to ignite, you can get a free floating FP very very dirty with cosmo and powder fouling and not have a slamfire. They eliminated it from production after just 3 years and spent many more making them without, as did all others who produced SKS's. Many more rifles are made this way like the M1/M14 etc.
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Yep, I was comparing the two and could see absolutely no need for the spring loaded firing pin, in what is one of the simplest designs around, so simple in fact it genius. But thanks for the clarification, we in the West would have added 3 more bits rather than remove one piece, and it would have been a 30 year process.
Again I am humbled by the knowledge on this site :))
 
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