i bought one of the NC star well the twist on and the bolt on and honestly i've had my SKS out about 5 times and havne't used it, my wife shoots the sks too and it isnt a problem. After reading reviews, i dont even want to try the bolt on one. The twist on one i may try at somepoint. I have a bipod on the sks as well and when shooting from the bipod the rifle doenst recoil heavy or muzzle lift a whole lot, you wanna solve that issue try bipod maybe.