

Wood, especially at the front of the lower stock where SKS that shoots funny, you can carefully remove some It does make a lot of difference! If you get a It'll just take practice to learn how your SKS willĮxperimenting with the stocks, I've sanded andįiled to see if I could relieve the pressure on theīarrel. Is sufficiently hot, point of impact will close to I've found that during rapid fire, once the barrel The barrel will heat quickly and throw off yourĪim. Is not great, but you can expect 3-5 inch groups at 100 In price and quality, but still a decent rifle. The pinned barrel Chinese version is the cheapest To be a normal for about half of the Russian rifles I've May look terrible until you get it cleaned. The exterior finish over-spray out of the bore. Russian SKS may need some scrubbing with a brush to get The Russian isn'tĬhromed, but has much better rifling. The Chinese rifles all come with a chromed bore, In the sun for several days will help dry out the wood Removing the stock and letting it sit on some newspapers Packed in the most slimey goop you could imagine and itsĪll over everything including the stock. Each one will require a good deal ofĬleaning before use. These are mainly unissued rifles, still in newĬondition except for some scratches and dings due to The same as the screwed-in Chinese version.

As far as I know, all SKS'Ĭan be identified this way. If its a screwed-in barrel, there will be a shallow

Handle, if its a pinned barrel, the bolt will be smooth. You can quickly tell which gun is pinned or not by Of the Chinese models on the market were made in theġ970s whereas the Russians were made in the early 1950s. The screwed-in barrel Chinese, and the Russian SKS. SKS semi-automatic rifle are the pinned barrel Chinese, The three most common surplus variations of the If you're considering buying a SKS, MAK-90, or SA-Ĩ5, or just wondering what the differences are, this A dream come true for plinkers, but likeĮverything else, all dreams are not created equally. New unissued one and a 1000 round case of ammo for I got interested in the SKS when you could buy a No name was attached to this article, so I can't give credit to the original author.) It was written in May of 1994, so keep in mind that it's VERY dated. This was found in the Files Section of an old pro-gun Bulletin Board Service (BBS) that I ran many years ago. The SKS and AK Rifles *The SKS and AK Rifles*
