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Stewie333

Stewie333

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Hello.

I just purchased a new Russian sks and would like to know if removing the gas rod will make the rifle a safe single shot (essentially a straight pull bolt gun) conversion so that my brass reloads are not damaged during ejection.

Cheers

stewie
 
Why would doing this cause hard extraction of brass cases? So hard that a soft faced hammer would be necessary to drive the bolt open?

This has been done. Obviously a lot of gas is going be channelled through the gas port and back into the gas cylinder. I suppose that as long as it doesn't get near your face or eyes there is no harm.
 
Exoce† said:
Not terribly, certainly the ejection cycle is pretty rough, but the bigger issue is finding all of the cases or at least enough to make reloading them economical.
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You can drill vent holes in the gas tube to make ejection softer for gentler shell extraction and easier case retrieval.
 
Why would doing this cause hard extraction of brass cases? So hard that a soft faced hammer would be necessary to drive the bolt open?
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During firing, the cases will expand and thus becoming very tight in the chamber. On a bolt action, you've got a large surface area to tug and pull from(the bolt handle), the sks is quite small for large hands and from my experience, it is much harder than hands can handle to extract. I've never done it with any other sks, but my particular sks is rather hard to pull in this case.
 
7.62Nato said:
During firing, the cases will expand and thus becoming very tight in the chamber. On a bolt action, you've got a large surface area to tug and pull from(the bolt handle), the sks is quite small for large hands and from my experience, it is much harder than hands can handle to extract. I've never done it with any other sks, but my particular sks is rather hard to pull in this case.
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Steel cases?
 
If the SKS isn't for you, then maybe buy a bolt action? If you want a safe single shot, then put in only one bullet at a time. I don't want to assume too much, but judging by your question and the way that is was worded, I think your over your head with this. This rifle is not made to operate without either the gas rod or a hammer.
 
If the SKS isn't for you, then maybe buy a bolt action? If you want a safe single shot, then put in only one bullet at a time. I don't want to assume too much, but judging by your question and the way that is was worded, I think your over your head with this. This rifle is not made to operate without either the gas rod or a hammer
I don't think that I am over my head with this thanks. Handloading is a hobby of mine as I have done so for all my rifles. I want to make some 150grn soft points and use the sks for hunting next year, and was merely looking for a solution to a potential problem of overly damaged cases from extraction. I'm sure you meant no disrespect so I won't take it as such.

Cheers

Stewie
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Not to state the obvious, but have you tried googling "single shot SKS conversion"? I seem to recall that there is a gas cylinder bypass valve on the SKS-d, making it a single shot rifle. The mechanics are nearly the same on the standard SKS, so I would imagine it wouldn't be detrimental at all.

Don't quote me on that, I'm not an expert, just trying to help with my limited knowledge.
 
There are some sks's that have a gas bypass to allow for the granade launcher. My internet searches have been pretty thorough and I have read about drilling holes of various diameters to reduce the gas cycle, but nothing regarding removing the entire gas tube. Oh well, I will shoot it as is and hopefully not loose or damage my brass too much.

Thanks for the feedback, it is much appreciated.

Cheers

Stewie
 
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