Subj : Re: SKS
To   : JIMMY ANDERSON
From : Moondog
Date : Mon May 18 2020 12:51 am

  Re: Re: SKS
  By: JIMMY ANDERSON to MOONDOG on Sat May 16 2020 04:00 am

 > -=> MOONDOG wrote to GREASE <=-
 > 
 >  MO> A couple of years ago some real rough grade SKS' came on the market.
 >  MO> They looked well worn and the stocks had minor cracks while others
 >  MO> looked horrible.  Whatever type of bluing/ parkerizing was also worn to
 >  MO> bare metal. IIRC they were selling for $299.
 > 
 > Could be this same batch...
 > 
 > I'm not as concernrd about the looks - I like the idea of the history
 > and the character.
 > 
 >  MO>    i would've spent a little
 >  MO> more for a Yugo - Zastava SKS with the gas cutoff and grenade sight.  I
 >  MO> have a Russian SKS made in the early 1950's and a Chinese "paratrooper"
 >  MO> model that takes AK mags. The 1990's AWB compliant "thumbole" stocks.
 >  MO> Looked like a 5th grade woodshop project made from recycled plywood.
 >  MO> The cosmoline it was packed in made the finish soft and tacky until it
 >  MO> finally cured by laying it in the sun for a day to cook out the
 >  MO> cosmoline.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ... Velcro -  what a rip off!!!

My concern over the very worn rifles is whether it's only external wear or if
there's serious internal wear.  In the 1990's there were warnings about SKS's
coming in the country with firing pin spring (or something like that)
missing, and cautioned that you should load two rounds the first time you
fire it to verify it doesn't slam fire when the bolt closes.

My brother collects Mausers, and he received one that appeared to be
transitional between the WWI pattern and WWII K98 model.  The firing pin
would stick on occasion, so pulling the trigger would either result in a hang
fire or may not fire at all.  We stripped the bolt down and cleaned it
thoroughly, however my guess was parts either need to be further fitted, or
replaced completely.  In the past, any gunsmith worth a hoot would have a cox
of spare bolt parts, or knew how to machine and polish parts.  Nowadays, most
will do the same thing a customer could do and take a chance on getting parts
from Gun Parts Corp.

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