There is no reason why the gas port would have any quantifiable effect on accuracy. There was never any intent to try and improve the accuracy on an SKS, it would be easier to improve the accuracy of the shooter.
VIDEO ADDED COMPLETED SKS BOLT ACTION by Canuck94
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There is no reason why the gas port would have any quantifiable effect on accuracy. There was never any intent to try and improve the accuracy on an SKS, it would be easier to improve the accuracy of the shooter.
Thanks and I'm presently waiting for an official reply from their technical people on my interpretation of the magazine issue.
I use the remaining two pieces of the rail to form the sides of a new ghost sight. You could simply drill out the treads on a nut and weld or solder into place making sure you stay low on the receiver cover and you will find that setting is very close to dead on at 100 yds. You adjust elevation and left right on the front sight post.
After you grind down the imperfections on the bottom of your top part of the rail, you can weld or solder it to the remaining part of your rear sight or drill it out and use as a rail on some other project. I am going to trim it down for this project and weld it to the mag bracket aka the rear sight or what's left of it.....
I would like to but I'm not able to post without a lot of back and forth between two programs and when I try to get too fancy, I lose past work. Please bear with me and if I'm lucky I will repost once the project is completed.
The parts have been welded and the bolt reinstalled. Everything works as expected but I do have to polish off a small rub spot. The prototype is ready to field test in the next few days. I will create a better peep sight and after a little testing, a 1/8 inch hole seems just about right for my eyes.
open bolt view
open bolt view
You don't think you could have done that with the factory carrier?
To me, it looks too far back in the rear position to be comfortable, as my cheek/nose are usually very close to the dust cover due to the short lop.
No the carrier bolt knob is too far forward to be comfortable for repeated shots and the knob itself is too small to grip. I also added a 1" pad to lengthen the LOP. This is strictly a matter of personal choice with regards to the extension.
Still playing with it, but will probably mig weld to the remaining band of the sight that makes up the mag catch under the barrel and may also weld to the receiver front. Need it real low for what I have planned for it.
What if you just drilled a hole in the top. Would you retain enough materiel to maintain the loop?
There's an added benefit to removing the top portion of the front sight hood and that it increases the amount of available light for the fibre optic sight to glow and still provide adequate protection to the post.
Prior to doing all the finishing work I took it to the back range and cycled a few rounds to make absolutely certain that all was good before moving from prototype to finished product. Peep sight is being welded on today and more test firings during to week to verify alignment and then it's the scope rail's turn to be mig welded to the receiver and the mag band. Then final trip to the range and finally into the polishing can of elbow grease.
The peep sight is welded in place and I used a 1/8" drill bit to make the hole suitable for my eyes and still give quick access. The Scope base has been shortened to allow just enough meat for the scope base that I have on a red dot. This will allow for the red dot to be mounted just in front of the action and at it's lowest point possible.
