lejarretnoir
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- 162km from Connaught
Haven't shot one of these in a long time and then it was an older Norinco. It was a good shooter and sold that to a friend of mine. Always wanted to try a Russian SKS and so I did.
Truth is my eyes are not what they use to be. They just will not be consistent group to group @ 100 meters. I'll be scoping this machine sometime with a Choate mount. Best I can do with Czech or Norinco surplus corrosive ammo is 2 to 4" with original irons then my eyes wander into space and the next group ends up higher or to the right or left.
Red dot or scope for the next trial of tests and a case of Czech ammo ordered. I'll make Mexican match loads and test various kinds of bullets. The SKS is just too hard on brass so steel cased throwaway is what it gets.
Trigger was a little gritty and lots of creep and broke around 8lbs mushy. After cleaning last night I just had to do a little trigger work. I'm not going to a complete job until I have a back up sear and disconnector in case it goes wrong, but now the grittiness is gone, takeup smooth and it breaks at 6lbs crisp after some proper stoning. I can live with that until the parts arrive and some Wolfe springs.
Truth is the rifle is pure fun to shoot! Hardly any recoil, shells flying high and the smell of corrosive ammo. I think my wife and nephew will like this rifle once it's all tricked out for general practice and plinking. The price of ammo is hard to beat for an extended day of shooting. Not one FTF or FTE, Ultra reliable. For the money this is a well thought out design, well made rifle. Nice to have an original. I believe 1 MOA will be easily achieved with a good trigger, bedding job, good ammo and properly scoped.
For those of you concerned about corrosive ammo, don't be. Get into taking that rifle apart every time as you should be doing. That surplus ammo is filthy anyway. After 50 rounds things get black. Just run hot tap water into the bore, piston and bolt parts. If it doesn't evaporate, blow dry or use air compression. I use Hoppe's and synthetic oil after. My old Norc had cases shot in it and there was never a speck of rust.
Truth is my eyes are not what they use to be. They just will not be consistent group to group @ 100 meters. I'll be scoping this machine sometime with a Choate mount. Best I can do with Czech or Norinco surplus corrosive ammo is 2 to 4" with original irons then my eyes wander into space and the next group ends up higher or to the right or left.
Red dot or scope for the next trial of tests and a case of Czech ammo ordered. I'll make Mexican match loads and test various kinds of bullets. The SKS is just too hard on brass so steel cased throwaway is what it gets.
Trigger was a little gritty and lots of creep and broke around 8lbs mushy. After cleaning last night I just had to do a little trigger work. I'm not going to a complete job until I have a back up sear and disconnector in case it goes wrong, but now the grittiness is gone, takeup smooth and it breaks at 6lbs crisp after some proper stoning. I can live with that until the parts arrive and some Wolfe springs.
Truth is the rifle is pure fun to shoot! Hardly any recoil, shells flying high and the smell of corrosive ammo. I think my wife and nephew will like this rifle once it's all tricked out for general practice and plinking. The price of ammo is hard to beat for an extended day of shooting. Not one FTF or FTE, Ultra reliable. For the money this is a well thought out design, well made rifle. Nice to have an original. I believe 1 MOA will be easily achieved with a good trigger, bedding job, good ammo and properly scoped.
For those of you concerned about corrosive ammo, don't be. Get into taking that rifle apart every time as you should be doing. That surplus ammo is filthy anyway. After 50 rounds things get black. Just run hot tap water into the bore, piston and bolt parts. If it doesn't evaporate, blow dry or use air compression. I use Hoppe's and synthetic oil after. My old Norc had cases shot in it and there was never a speck of rust.
