SKS with Chrome barrel

ShotgunNut said:
How can you actually visually tell if there is crome in there? I use a flashlight to look and it looks nice and spirally and shiney but so does any barrel after a clean... Whats the visual tip off?
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There is an obvious chrome ring on the muzzle, assuming that you've wiped off the black residue on the muzzle from just having fired the gun.
 
Chrome has certain reflective characteristics when you shine a flashlight down the barrel. It is obvious.
All Chinese are chrome lined
All Russian are chrome lined beginning part way through 1951
There are also Russian refurbs prior to 1951 with replacement chrome lined barrels, apparently (I have yet to see one).
 
Lever Arms are OK. The guys in there act a bit special (like you're disturbing them) but if you walk in and say you want their $375 SKS deal they'll let you pick the one you want from a cabinet of about 30 and even help you take it all to your car (SKS+extras+ammo). Park in the back, not on the street.
 
I have a Chinese Type 56 carbine . (SKS) I was concerned about slam fire, so I bought a murrey firing pin W/spring. in less than 100 rounds the spring shattered in to literally thousands of tiny shards. It was a BI**H to get it all out. I talked to Murreys and they were very good about sending me spare springs , free of charge. It happened again, so i discontinued the spring and used the Murrey firing pin. Now the pin has broken in half and the bore in the bolt is rough causing slam fires. I had a machine shop make me a rod with the taper matching the one on the front of the pin . I them applied some fine valve lapping compound and using a reversable battery drill , smothed out the inside of the firing pin bore. In short, I'd pass on the Murrey! Learn to disassemble the bolt and keep it clean , you will have no problem. Others have related problems with Murrey pins as well , It's not an uncommon problem.
 
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