Scope now mounted on SKS

Graverobber said:
A friend of mine got one of these and tried all day to sight it in! He got super frustrated. I never even thought about the fact that it was mounted on a removable part could contribute to it's inaccuracy.
I'll let him know for sure. I'm keeping my SKS stock just because it's basically a plinker for me. I just let 'em fly!
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You know, there was an interval when I went without a scope mount and did something really radical and used the original open sights for a while. My groups were not really that much off the scoped groups at 50 yards :)
 
Ok, range report: Basically a fail! It was so frigging cold the laser bore scope died after 5 minutes and even warming it in my shirt pocket for 10 minutes while shooting my 9 mm didn't make it last long. While it was working tho I couldn't get the scope centred on the red dot as I ran out of adjustment. I didn't even get a shot off from it. ANyway fyi, I'll be talking to Marstar for a side mount and a red dot short scope. Thanks again guys for all the input.
 
Hey Prospector, Before you bother taking that receiver cover mounted scope to the range, you should order up and install the reduced power recoil spring, (SKSMan has them) and google recoil buffers, find one for the SKS in rubber, and install it at the back of the recoil spring. SKSMan has them in brass, which I've got, but not in rubber, which would reduce the hit on your receiver cover...when used with the weaker recoil spring by Wolff. Then if you've got a very tight-fitting receiver cover, you'll have a chance at holding zero. Good luck!!
 
pisces-guy said:
Hey Prospector, Before you bother taking that receiver cover mounted scope to the range, you should order up and install the reduced power recoil spring, (SKSMan has them) and google recoil buffers, find one for the SKS in rubber, and install it at the back of the recoil spring. SKSMan has them in brass, which I've got, but not in rubber, which would reduce the hit on your receiver cover...when used with the weaker recoil spring by Wolff. Then if you've got a very tight-fitting receiver cover, you'll have a chance at holding zero. Good luck!!
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This object does not do what it was intended to do but instead keeps the spring in a constant position and does increase ones repeatability in the action, hence increases ones accuracy.
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This one if installed backwards will again not due what it was intended to due but instead will reduce the vibration on ones rear cover retainer pin, hence increase ones accuracy due to less movement to the rear cover.
As for the low powered recoil spring with mil-surp ammo well lets just say you will be asking for a headache if not now but down the road & sometime soon. Also the most important thing to remember when achieving accuracy. It's all about repeatability.
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Make sure that these screws are down tight with red locktite & use a buissness card underneath to ensure that you can remove and place back on the rear cover with the least amount of point of impact change as possible. Also ensure that the scope is baught from a dealer with a great return policy as many time's I have needed to return these cheap brand scopes.
Hope this info helps ya out from my personal experance ;)
 
supernova said:
a polished turd is still a POS. maybe a bolt buffer and gas tube porting could help but the abuse the rear cover is subjected to will always loosen it back up. Drill and Tap side mounts are really the way to go
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you have any links for inexpensive side mounts? ive been trying to find one for a reasonable price but for what the piece actually is im having a hard time swallowing the cost some sites are asking for it.
 
uchi said:
you have any links for inexpensive side mounts? ive been trying to find one for a reasonable price but for what the piece actually is im having a hard time swallowing the cost some sites are asking for it.
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mine cost $20, modified wideview see-under side mount for a mossberg 500. SKS man has the choate and ebay usually has the weaver converta mount, along with any dealer who sells weaver should be able to get you one. Another member used a piece of aluminum angle that he probably brought home from work. And expect to need a type of cheek riser to get a good cheek weld, even with the lowest mounted scope. (with factory wood anyways)
 
I think the fact that you had the scope so far above the bore axis is the reason why you ran out of adjustment. Was that done to clear ejected cases? It certainly affects your cheek weld not to mention the fact that if you do not hold it perfectly vertical it will affect your accuracy and be a ##### to dial in. There's a reason hunting and sniper setups have the scope mounted close to the bore axis.

The SKS wasn't designed to be scoped. If you must, the side mounts are more stable as already mentioned. Get a shorter scope to allow clip loading and stay clear of the ejected cases or get a shell deflector to keep from damaging your scope and zeroing.

I had a setup receiver cover mount like yours that I use ocassionally. But I learned it is not accurate and there is some problems with the recoil. I learned as it was my first rifle. You will too. The one improvement that was a sucess with scoping my SKS was to get a Choate Hunting stock for it. Raised cheekpad and longer length of pull fit me better. Fit the rifle to you not you to the rifle.

Good luck and have many happy years with the gun. I've had mine for 25 years now.
 
Nice setup emmab, ever since the ejection receiver mod surfaced I have gone to full sized scopes 3x9x40 and 4x16x42 what a difference they make. Still can't make the SKS factory stock work for me even with the 2 inch butt extension a riser similar to yours.
 
The real issue is that with corrosive ammo, you will probably be disassembling to clean, and you probably want a mount that stays put during disassembly.
So the Choate and scout mounts are attractive in this context.
If you have to re-zero after every cleaning you will soon get bored with that.
 
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