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jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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had an sks and an m-40(mosin nagant bolt action carbine) they are rugged guns, kick like a donkey though...sks account for the majority of deaths of soldiers, its an amazing sniper rifle

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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i've got a chinese made norinco sks---the sks shoots a 7.62x39 bullet (same bullet as ak 47),you can get good cheap non corrosive ammo from wolf for a decent pirce- you can use an sks to hunt deer-oh yea mods are pretty common for sks's so if you wanted to add a 30 round clip and make it fully auto then you can do it

 

as for mosin nagant's... ive got three of them

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I own a beautiful 1954 Russian SKS, made in Tula. 100% original, never refurbed and 100% numbers matching. Im currently shopping for one that isn't in quite so nice condition so I can go shooting more often. This one is worth keeping nice.

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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The russian sks I bought doesn't have matching stock to reciever cover.. but the reciever bolt is un-painted...

 

I can't wait to shoot it, I bought 1000 rounds of chzech ammo..

 

Im thinking of getting a synthetic stock ATI or Tapco

mkelly Enthusiast

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If this is your first sks keep in mind that the firing pin does not have a spring so when you snap the bolt shut there is a good chance you will send a bullet down range.

Rolling Enthusiast

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Thats not completely true, there is a chance of slam firing the round but as long as your diligent about your gun safety rules and take some very basic precautions its extremely unlikely. I have owned a couple SKS's and have shot dozens and have never had one slam fire on me. Every one (unless its mine and I know the condition of the bolt) is field stripped and verified the firing pin freely moves inside the bolt. Simple exercise that makes this weapon a wonderful addition to the arsenal.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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i've got a chinese made norinco sks---the sks shoots a 7.62x39 bullet (same bullet as ak 47),you can get good cheap non corrosive ammo from wolf for a decent pirce- you can use an sks to hunt deer-oh yea mods are pretty common for sks's so if you wanted to add a 30 round clip and make it fully auto then you can do it

 

as for mosin nagant's... ive got three of them

 

 

 

 

Shhhh don't say that to loud! lol!

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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If this is your first sks keep in mind that the firing pin does not have a spring so when you snap the bolt shut there is a good chance you will send a bullet down range.

 

 

Thats not completely true, there is a chance of slam firing the round but as long as your diligent about your gun safety rules and take some very basic precautions its extremely unlikely. I have owned a couple SKS's and have shot dozens and have never had one slam fire on me. Every one (unless its mine and I know the condition of the bolt) is field stripped and verified the firing pin freely moves inside the bolt. Simple exercise that makes this weapon a wonderful addition to the arsenal.

 

Thanks for the heads up and concern.

 

Fortunatly I already spent a few hours with the gun completely disassembled, I washed all metal parts with brake clean, gun solvent and then a light coat of gun oil and then the wood stock with hot soapy water to wash the gunk they use to store the thing...

 

I paid special attention to the firing pin, and I'll be sure to check it one more time when I get to the range with it for the first time, its easy to take apart so no problem there, I'll probably clean the thing right after I fire it seeing as how the ammo is "corrosive".

 

I'm thinking I'd like to get a plastic stock. You guys know anything about TAPCO or ATI stocks??

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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If this is your first sks keep in mind that the firing pin does not have a spring so when you snap the bolt shut there is a good chance you will send a bullet down range.

 

 

Thats not completely true, there is a chance of slam firing the round but as long as your diligent about your gun safety rules and take some very basic precautions its extremely unlikely. I have owned a couple SKS's and have shot dozens and have never had one slam fire on me. Every one (unless its mine and I know the condition of the bolt) is field stripped and verified the firing pin freely moves inside the bolt. Simple exercise that makes this weapon a wonderful addition to the arsenal.

 

Thanks for the heads up and concern.

 

Fortunatly I already spent a few hours with the gun completely disassembled, I washed all metal parts with brake clean, gun solvent and then a light coat of gun oil and then the wood stock with hot soapy water to wash the gunk they use to store the thing...

 

I paid special attention to the firing pin, and I'll be sure to check it one more time when I get to the range with it for the first time, its easy to take apart so no problem there, I'll probably clean the thing right after I fire it seeing as how the ammo is "corrosive".

 

I'm thinking I'd like to get a plastic stock. You guys know anything about TAPCO or ATI stocks??

 

 

corrorsive ammo is rather rare now, its not harmful unless you send 1000s of rounds through it without a good cleaning...p.s making it full auto is a bad idea

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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corrorsive ammo is rather rare now, its not harmful unless you send 1000s of rounds through it without a good cleaning...p.s making it full auto is a bad idea

Im not really schooled yet on how ammo is corrosive or which ammo is considered corrosive, but when I bought the sks, I bought 1000 rounds of this Sellier & Bellot Army Surplus/1976 says its from Czech Republic... 209$ seemed fair... They also sell hunting loads (20 bullets) for just over 20$ I think the guy said.

 

I've always tried to keep my guns cleaned after shooting, well the rifles at least...

 

I wouldn't make it auto, as cool as full auto would be, I think it'd be uncontrolable on this gun, and really where could you shoot it anyways? Its just not worth it IMO.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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corrorsive ammo is rather rare now, its not harmful unless you send 1000s of rounds through it without a good cleaning...p.s making it full auto is a bad idea

Im not really schooled yet on how ammo is corrosive or which ammo is considered corrosive, but when I bought the sks, I bought 1000 rounds of this Sellier & Bellot Army Surplus/1976 says its from Czech Republic... 209$ seemed fair... They also sell hunting loads (20 bullets) for just over 20$ I think the guy said.

 

I've always tried to keep my guns cleaned after shooting, well the rifles at least...

 

I wouldn't make it auto, as cool as full auto would be, I think it'd be uncontrolable on this gun, and really where could you shoot it anyways? Its just not worth it IMO.

 

try to stay away from berdan primed ammo, that is the stuff that is mainly considered corrosive

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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try to stay away from berdan primed ammo, that is the stuff that is mainly considered corrosive

 

How would I know if its berdan primed.

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