Chinese SKS issues

[boris badinov]

Any idea on reason why gas tube getting rather hot ?
we are talking about after 10 rounds or so. Thanks in advance.

The gas tube is supposed to get hot. Ten rounds is about right-- depending weather conditions it can actually happen within 5 rounds.

That gas tube is ported directly from the barrel. The hot gas from each fired round adds more and more heat to the tube. It doesn't take much for the "hand guard" to get too hot for handling either. If you fire at a quick enough pace, you will often see beads of cosmoline begin to sweat out of the hand guard, and sometimes even the stock for end. And if you keep it going, burnt cosmoline smoke will start to rise off the hand guard too.

[boris badinov]

Thanks for the info, feeding one round (single shot) from the top works fine.
No issues regarding ejection of spent round. Will go into shop to get checked.

Feeding one round from the top does not create the same conditions as actual recoil after a fired round.

The forces involved in recoil are likely interacting with the mag follower or mag feed opening (lips) or both to create the conditions that cause the last round to eject.

This specific problem has been discussed at length on sksboards.com-- most often in the workbench forum . Have you checked out the link to that site that was shared earlier?

[Nvberinger]

Friend had similar problems. Last I recall he first fed a dummy round followed with live rounds. The last round, dummy round, stovepiped, but there was no liveround to cause any accidents. He didn't use stripper clips which might have been the problem.

[Dan_Eastvale]

Chinese SKS with all matched serial numbers and in decent condition.... cleaned of all cosmo and undamaged.... shouldn't malfunction at all..Is this an old Norinco or a recent Century, Classic offering?

[Harry Ono]

Chinese SKS with all matched serial numbers and in decent condition.... cleaned of all cosmo and undamaged.... shouldn't malfunction at all..Is this an old Norinco or a recent Century, Classic offering?

I checked around and found several folks who heard of similar issues and many did not. Some said, (1) it was due to uncleaned rifle (2) magazine lip (3) cheap oblong Russian ammo (4) need to break in. (5) don't feed from the bottom or manually from the top but use stripper clips.

I broke the rifle down but found no cosmoline except in the tool kit. I cleaned it out but still had the issues. Steel will stovepipe unfired last round and brass would eject unfired last round.

Its a Norinco, (Mfg 1970) with US importer and in pristine condition with matching serial numbers. Seemed like it was barely fired so I am leaning on breaking it in at movement. I picked up a replacement factory 5 rounder mag at this weekends gun show and might check that out as well.

[Dan_Eastvale]

70? Super Late mfg.

[kcheung2]

A commie gun made 50 years ago that needs to be broken in...never heard of that one before.