SKS; can it be improved?

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Is this firearm incapable of being improved at a reasonable price and amount of effort or is the design such that alteration would prove too difficult?
I know that someone on this forum has made a 223 version but I am talking about a better barrel and the piston set up differently so that harmonics do not suffer.
 
Teapot said:
Is this firearm incapable of being improved at a reasonable price and amount of effort or is the design such that alteration would prove too difficult?
I know that someone on this forum has made a 223 version but I am talking about a better barrel and the piston set up differently so that harmonics do not suffer.
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Why try and build a better mouse trap? Reloading for it would give the best results.
 
I can improve the looks.

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  1. Reloading
  2. Trigger Job
  3. Bedding
A few internal parts can be added to give better repeatability. Although there is only so much you can expect from this rifle platform.
 
The Kurgan said:
Fire quality ammo and learn to use the rifle. You might find that it needs nothing.
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Very interesting point.

When the gun is cheap and the ammo even cheaper, I wonder if some shooting enthusiasts take it all for granted and spend little time getting to know the rifle and just bang off rounds cause it seems like the logical choice to have some fun with that whole case of ammo?.

I plan on some slow fire practice with the mil surp and cleaning between groups with my new SKS, to see how she shoots all on her own.

I want to know how it fires with iron sights before I start adding more.:)
 
Trust me ... 2 to 3 inch groups with iron sights using Czech ammo at 100 metres is the norm for my two SKS's. Practice and familiarity with the SKS is key. Now, not all SKS's are created equal and some will be better shooters just like any rifle.
 
Well,from my experience Russian SKS is accurate enough from factory.You have to remember that this rifle have serious recoil so you need to get use to it and find out how to handle it.
Now,the improvement which I found is not investing in the rifle but improvement of ammo.
Since I found out that surplus ammo is loaded with not consistent powder charges( it can be 2 up to 3 grain of difference between each cartridge ) I'm using bullet puller to remove projectiles from cases and after pouring powder to jar I'm reloading same cases with exactly 25 grain of powder.I'm also extending the OAL about3mm.That depends on length of your mag,so you have to check how much you can extend OAL to make sure that cartridge moves freely in the mag.I know it sounds like a lot of work but your grouping should dramatically improve after this.

Regards
Zygy
 
Well if all SKS's are not created equal, I am asking if doing to it what some people do to their more "expensive" semi-automatic rifles to make them more accurate and consistent would also work for the action of the SKS. Has anyone tried to take the receiver and improve the rifle from scratch or is the appeal of the rifle it's cheapness and limited accuracy.
I feel this little carbine could be a Kalashnikov on steroids.
 
that must be a typo

sks has serious recoil.?. mine seem to be almost recoiless. my six year old niece shoots mine every chance she gets. I must have misunderstood.
 
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