Subj : Re: SKS
To : MOONDOG
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Fri May 29 2020 01:52 am
-=> MOONDOG wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
MO> My concern over the very worn rifles is whether it's only external wear
MO> or if there's serious internal wear. In the 1990's there were warnings
MO> about SKS's coming in the country with firing pin spring (or something
MO> like that) missing, and cautioned that you should load two rounds the
MO> first time you fire it to verify it doesn't slam fire when the bolt
MO> closes.
Yeah I would probably break it down before I shot it, just because I'm
interested.
I just ordered a part for my wife's newest gun - a SUB 2000. I'm getting
her a two finger charging handle and while I was there - mcarbo.com - I
was watcing the video on their 'trigger kit' and polishing of the various
internal parts for my S&W M&P Shield .40 that is my daily carry. I decided
to get the trigger kit, plus their polishing kit (dremel bits that are
polishing pieces, along with their polishing "goop" that they sell).
I need to polish the feedramp on my Browning SA-22, so again looking
forward to finally getting an SKS and tearing it down!
MO> My brother collects Mausers, and he received one that appeared to be
MO> transitional between the WWI pattern and WWII K98 model. The firing
MO> pin would stick on occasion, so pulling the trigger would either result
MO> in a hang fire or may not fire at all. We stripped the bolt down and
MO> cleaned it thoroughly, however my guess was parts either need to be
MO> further fitted, or replaced completely. In the past, any gunsmith
MO> worth a hoot would have a cox of spare bolt parts, or knew how to
MO> machine and polish parts. Nowadays, most will do the same thing a
MO> customer could do and take a chance on getting parts from Gun Parts
MO> Corp.
I'm not scared to do basic cleaning/polishing/replacing of parts... That's
what youtube is for. ;-)
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