StrelokM38
CGN Regular
So, a week back I got a nicely torn up package courtesy of the CBSA and got my new Scoutscopes.com SKS 'scout mount' installed.
Its got a 3 inch rail and it sits cozily ontop of the rear sight block. Installation is quick and easy and requires no modification to the rifle outside of removing the rear sight and leaf spring. Installation is more or less inserting a cross pin that goes through the rear sight block, the mount, and is held in place with a grub screw. The rest is a matter of setting four more screws in that clamp down on the sides of the rear sight block. It took a bit of fiddling to make sure the screws were putting equal amount of pressure on all sides, and were shortly loc-tited afterwards.
Other cool features include a screw to adjust the angle of elevation on the mount, as well as 'back up iron sights' if you take off the rail itself. Mine actually had a nice close zero once everything was mounted!.
The rail is a two piece system. Having the scope base, and the rail itself. These parts are separable, and supposedly can retain zero even after being remounted a number of times. I'll be putting this to the test next range day as I've had to remove the rail to get to the gas tube for cleaning. Easy on and easy off either way! The instructions included mention that tightening the leftmost screws first on installation will ensure to keep zero on the sight when replaced.
With the sight on, I probably burnt through 300 rounds in a single sitting between setting the dot, as well as having fun (I mean, it is an SKS after all.) and I was really impressed by the results.
With my condition, i'm not exactly a precision marksman, but I was getting some really impressive results (For me at least) at the range.
This is my 25 yard target. rightmost groups were me screwing around while the leftmost groups are seated and benched when the barrel was still relatively cool.
And to 50 yards. Still not an amazing shot but I'm pretty sure after the number of rounds I've been slinging down range helped make these groups sloppy. I'm happy with them either way, the red dot certainly helps me with my crappy eyesight.
Gonna try and push it out to 100 yards, see how the gun works from there. Not expecting miracles from an SKS, but its still fun nonetheless. If you guys have any questions, lemme know!
Its got a 3 inch rail and it sits cozily ontop of the rear sight block. Installation is quick and easy and requires no modification to the rifle outside of removing the rear sight and leaf spring. Installation is more or less inserting a cross pin that goes through the rear sight block, the mount, and is held in place with a grub screw. The rest is a matter of setting four more screws in that clamp down on the sides of the rear sight block. It took a bit of fiddling to make sure the screws were putting equal amount of pressure on all sides, and were shortly loc-tited afterwards.
Other cool features include a screw to adjust the angle of elevation on the mount, as well as 'back up iron sights' if you take off the rail itself. Mine actually had a nice close zero once everything was mounted!.
The rail is a two piece system. Having the scope base, and the rail itself. These parts are separable, and supposedly can retain zero even after being remounted a number of times. I'll be putting this to the test next range day as I've had to remove the rail to get to the gas tube for cleaning. Easy on and easy off either way! The instructions included mention that tightening the leftmost screws first on installation will ensure to keep zero on the sight when replaced.
With the sight on, I probably burnt through 300 rounds in a single sitting between setting the dot, as well as having fun (I mean, it is an SKS after all.) and I was really impressed by the results.
With my condition, i'm not exactly a precision marksman, but I was getting some really impressive results (For me at least) at the range.
This is my 25 yard target. rightmost groups were me screwing around while the leftmost groups are seated and benched when the barrel was still relatively cool.
And to 50 yards. Still not an amazing shot but I'm pretty sure after the number of rounds I've been slinging down range helped make these groups sloppy. I'm happy with them either way, the red dot certainly helps me with my crappy eyesight.
Gonna try and push it out to 100 yards, see how the gun works from there. Not expecting miracles from an SKS, but its still fun nonetheless. If you guys have any questions, lemme know!
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