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Hi,

newb question - I've read here how important is to keep firing pin clean, to avoid slam-fire.
On the internet they sell modified pin plus spring - does it make sense to install one?

http://w ww.murraysguns.com/sksown.htm

And related question - if somebody fix his pin in forward position, he will get full-auto firearm, will he? (with only one limitation - he can not stop until the mag is empty).
 
replacing your pin wont make it full auto. Slam fires can and do happen from time to time. Usually it is only one round and I've never thought of it as a big deal.its just the nature of the beast.
 
If the pin is fixed in the forward position, the firearm will empty the mag as soon as the bolt is released to chamber a round. This can result in rounds being fired before they are fully chambered, which causes hot shrapnel to be blown in all directions and instantly disables the firearm. Many years ago I took my freshly degreased Yugo SKS (a M59/66AB1) to the range. Being an SKS newbie, I had neglected to degrease the firing pin channel. I loaded 'er up with 5 rounds, got on target, released the bolt and it dumped the mag in a split second. Luckily, the 59/66 is quite front heavy and I had it bedded down pretty good in my rest, so no rounds went over the backstop. Scared the crap out of me as my finger was nowhere near the trigger yet. I lucked out and had nothing detonate outside of the chamber, otherwise my left forearm and face would have been peppered with hot steel fragments and it would have ruined a lovely rifle. After that I have been extra paranoid in checking the firing pins on my rifles for free movement. In my daily shooter SKS (a Chinese) I installed the spring loaded firing pin from Murray for extra safety, esp. since I use reloads in it once in a while (softer primers).
 
You're going to pay almost $50 for a firing pin mod on a $250 gun? Do we know better than the Russians?

The Russians dropped the spring from their design very early on, and no-one else (e.g. Chinese, Yugoslavians, etc.) went back to it. It would have cost next to nothing to build the spring back into the design, so it wasn't a cost-saving measure.

Just clean thoroughly and lube it after every use, and check to ensure it's free before each subsequent use. With a spring, you might get away with one fewer cleaning, but once it's gummed up, you're really going to be set up for a slam-fire.
 
Damn the last SKS I had I pounded 2400 rounds through without a cleaning. I guess I am lucky I never had a slam fire. I only finally cleaned the thing when I sold it. Mind you the 2400 rounds were all Norc silver box non corr so no rust :).
 
Stick with Military surplus ammo. Lots around, don't use commercial ammo and don't reload unless you use milspec primers. I have 4 SKS's and have had only one double. It was from reloaded ammo that grouped great but soft primers risk doubling so I don't reload anymore.
 
After getting back from the range with my SKS I usually just take out the bolt and either soak it in hoppe's no. 9 or use an old toothbrush and some solvent to clean around the pin then just tilt it back and forth to make sure it moves freely.
Never had any problems with it
 
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