SKS bedding and anchoring techniques *update*

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Did some cruising around on Google translate seeing what the Russians do with their SKSes. Along with some interesting insight, I found these on a Russian forum (guns.ru) FYI, I am no gunsmith or an expert. Just a fellow nut regurgitating information. I understand most say "just shoot it", but I say "why not"

I will start with this diagram to correct or reduce the vibrations acting upon the stock during recoil. This does not include rotational forces.

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contact points:
A) bottom rear "heal" of receiver -- rearward & downward arrow (1)&(2)
B) Rear lug ---------------------- upward arrow (3) oddly?
C) Cross bar --------------------- downward & forward arrow (4)&(5)
D) Forward band ----------------- Upward arrow (6)
Arrows indicate which axis to increase tension.

I have found two different methods for achieving this. This first is to anchor the rear of the receiver and barrel to the stock. The other is similar, but requires some bedding work.

Method #1
Anchoring the receiver and barrel to the stock, deemed to improve accuracy without bedding the stock.

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The thread I found this on was about converting a SKS to .308 for an improved hunting rifle, Then it got side tracked on a 6.5 Grendel conversion and the unknown Sniper Rifle Simonov 14 (SHS-14) of which was chambered for the 54r and the possibility of adapting the SKS for that round.
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I have not seen any proof of weather or not this method has made an improvement. It is worth a shot.

Method #2






Oh yeah, who says an SKS can't look good?

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See that tab that the rear of the trigger group locks into. I know some one who cut it off and welded a nut to it. Then screwed down the trigger group to it to make it solid. Then he made that cross bolt on the stock that the front of the reciever rests against. It slid threw a piece of u channel that was cut in the middle of it to compresion fit the front of the reciever. Oh ya and then he got me to epoxy ressin the stock he had to turn it into a stock hard as a rock. It sung like a tuning fork every time he pulled the trigger. Oh ya he did a trigger job too. But still it wasn't no bolt action rifle but hell it would buck a deer 200 yards or less no problem.
 
That red sks stock has me all hot and bothered !

I think it will work well if you can get that pin assembly attached so its true. Not sure of the sks metallurgy but there are people on here with insight on what to weld it with.
That simonov 14 looks good. Like a mosin and a svt had a Mensa baby.
 
I am just going to drill and thread the rear of the reciever and use that gadget in the picture to hold it to the stock through the hole that the stock spring goes into.
 
xenasdad said:
I am just going to drill and thread the rear of the reciever and use that gadget in the picture to hold it to the stock through the hole that the stock spring goes into.
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I guess those "gadgets" are stock mounting screws.
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Easy to replicate. I am no gunsmith so I am interested in what you come up with.

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found an other method

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If you can believe it, I did all the work ( on the stock) with a jig saw - to cut out the shape, two wood files and a wood chisel and hammer. Had a little time off this year!
 
quinnbrian said:
Just got started on my sk. What do you think? This is what they should look like !!!!
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Finally. An sks stock that actually looks good. I don't know why ATI/Tapco/Choate/Timbersmith haven't figured this out.

That is a great looking stock. Can't wait to see the finished product.
 
Beautiful job on the stock so far, can't wait to see it done.
The original article on bolting the receiver is also very interesting.
 
That really is a fab job........ Looks awesome!!! How do you think the pistol grip will hold? Any signs of weakness across the grain?
 
Should be okay... This was my first attempt a building a stock. So it's just plywood. It started out as form plywood for concrete forms two layer thick. And went from there. When it is done I'll start a new thread and show all. Thanks for all the positive feedback.
I was looking at bedding my stock and ran across this technique.
Beavermeat I apologize about the thread, wasn't trying to highjack it !!!!!!
 
quinnbrian said:
I was looking at bedding my stock and ran across this technique.
Beavermeat I apologize about the thread, wasn't trying to highjack it !!!!!!
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lol, it is roughly the same subject matter.

I will be updating this thread. I found some more information on Russian techniques for SKS stock bedding. I read through a translated 30 page forum thread about this. Very insightful and promising. The gains are marginal but it does improve the accuracy.
 
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