SKS bolt fiasco

edojan

edojan

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I have posted this question to the hical forum (because this is related to their magwell adapter fo the sks.) but I realize I should ask you folks as well given your experience.

I need your advise on modifying the SKS bolt to allow for inserting the full magazine when the bolt is closed. Currently, if the bolt is closed I can insert an XCR mag with 9 rounds and it will lock in place and would function properly. However, if add the 10th round and try to insert the mag (with the bolt closed) it won't lock in place insert and won't feed. It appears that that without the 10th round the mag has a room to compress the spring when the top round is pushed against the bottom of the bolt. But there is no room if the mag is full. I have tried to machine the bottom of the bolt on one side to make room for the 10th round but I am afraid that I am doing this incorrectly. I can now lock the full magazine in place but I am not able to open the bolt (the machined grove at the bottom of the bolt is rubbing against the dummy cartridges and chews them up) Any suggestions? How do you address this issue (or you just insert the mags with the open bolts?)
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Have you tried trimming the followers in the magazines? I have no experience with XCR magazines but had the same problem with my 5.56mm LAR mags. Trimming the bottom of the followers about 1/2 the diameter of the cartridge case base fixed the problem.
 
No, a 10 round magazine that holds 10.5 or 10.75 cartridges of the caliber the magazine was designed to hold is legal. If you trim the followers too far and the magazine can hold 11 cartridges then it is prohibited. Trim a little, test and repeat until you have just enough trimmed off to load a full 10 round magazine.

I used a modelling saw to cut mine. Tried a dremel with a cutting wheel but it also melted the follower so you end up removing more material than intended.
 
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