SKS cleaning kit finger trap....ouch

[caperbound]

Fiddling with an SKS today and decide to pop out the cleaning kit. Stick my finger in then WHAMM, cleaning kit hammers itself between my fingernail and stock channel and the little flapper locks my finger in place. After getting over the initial pain of the fingernail hit, I now had to get my finger out. Once all was better I tried a second time....same thing. I now have a purple spot on my index fingernail. That SKS will not be sporting a cleaning kit in the buttstock.

 

[Fyn]

Is it a Chinese rifle?

 

[dahs]

Is it a Chinese rifle?

Chinese finger trap?

 

[Quigs]

I'm glad I'm not alone Managed to do that to myself the last time I was showing a friend my SKS. Think I'm just gonna try to forget that it's there from now on. I need all my fingers.

 

[caperbound]

Is it a Chinese rifle?

Would have been ironic...but nope...Russian

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Made by the Russian called Sim Ohn Ov?

 

[Fyn]

Damn lol that is quite strange though

 

[svt1940]

A bullet can be useful to open the trap,will save your finger
Joce

 

[uberkermit]

 

[B_902]

I always store mine in the buttstock, take it out all the time, never hurt myself or snagged a finger.

 

[GtpSpecialEdition]

Owch I have never had that happen on any of mine.. Although the first time I was cleaning my new Springfield M1 Garand I did not have the bolt fully locked back and it slammed home on my finger and made it go all kinds of purple lol.

 

[Lizardboy]

This happened to me several times. Now I use the end of a pen or the handle of my cleaning toothbrush to pop it out.

 

[jongun]

For me getting the kit out is no problem but to get it back in I do use a screwdriver or cleaning rod to push it in there. Have had the bolt pinch my thumb pretty good when loading one at a time and accidentally released the bolt.

 

[dand883]

For me getting the kit out is no problem but to get it back in I do use a screwdriver or cleaning rod to push it in there. Have had the bolt pinch my thumb pretty good when loading one at a time and accidentally released the bolt.

I have never had any troubles putting the kit back in, but i've had my fingers pinched a few times taking it out. I flinch more now cleaning the damn thing then i ever did shooting it

 

[fat tony]

Do you have club like fingers, and tend to destroy everything you touch? Then maybe a Gras Rifle or Beaumont would be more suitable for you. (try and break it).

Rifles that are good for people with dummy mitts for hands.

*jokes*

 

[Strato50]

Lol.....I think we probably have all done that at one time or another.

 

[fat tony]

I got bit by an AG-42/b once. Quite alarming!