SKS firing pin stuck good

[BrokerB]

my pin retainer pin was a PIA..beat the crap to get it out

[jcruzin562]

Also when your firing pin was stuck, was it stuck with the pin protruding through the breech face or no?

Yes. It was protruding.

[SkyHawk]

Yes. It was protruding.

I wonder if it was installed upside down as some Chinese SKS firing pins can be. This will jam them. What type of SKS is it?

[jcruzin562]

I wonder if it was installed upside down as some Chinese SKS firing pins can be. This will jam them. What type of SKS is it?

Chinese Type 56.

[SkyHawk]

Chinese Type 56.

Yeah those will get jammed with the pin protruding if installed upside down on the early Chinese SKS. Several other makes of SKS also use this style of firing pin. That may not have been your problem but now that the firing pin has been removed, it could be your next problem

The most important thing is to shake the bolt after assembly and observe the firing pin moving easily back and forth in and out of the hole in the breech face.

Take note of the proper orientation in the bolt:

[boris badinov]

I ended up hammering it out with witha punch. It was pretty rusted up so I also purchased a new firing pin.

How's the bolt face? Rusted firing pin can be an indication of popped primers in the rifle's history. Busted primers can wreak havoc on that can lead to slam fires.

Specifically, is there any volcano-ing around the fp hole?

[Dan_Eastvale]

my pin retainer pin was a PIA..beat the crap to get it out

My old (apparently unissued) Norincos are like this.
Made me think the PRC armorers use a press.

[SkyHawk]

My old (apparently unissued) Norincos are like this.
Made me think the PRC armorers use a press.

Actually a good way to get them back in is to use a bench vice to press (squeeze) it in

[jcruzin562]

How's the bolt face? Rusted firing pin can be an indication of popped primers in the rifle's history. Busted primers can wreak havoc on that can lead to slam fires.

Specifically, is there any volcano-ing around the fp hole?

The bolt face seems ok. Nothing extraordinary. I'll take a pic this weekend when I do another cleaning.

[jcruzin562]

Yeah those will get jammed with the pin protruding if installed upside down on the early Chinese SKS. Several other makes of SKS also use this style of firing pin. That may not have been your problem but now that the firing pin has been removed, it could be your next problem

The most important thing is to shake the bolt after assembly and observe the firing pin moving easily back and forth in and out of the hole in the breech face.

Take note of the proper orientation in the bolt:

Thanks this helps a lot.

[Nvberinger]

Anybody know what size copper brush will fit in the channel?

Pipe cleaner at your local smoke shops.

[jcruzin562]

Replacement firing pin came from AIM Sports. It was all black but I put it in and I'm able to shake it freely after multiple attempts. I think I'm GTG.

[boris badinov]

Pipe cleaner at your local smoke shops.

.22 or .177 copper brushes will both work.

[boris badinov]

Replacement firing pin came from AIM Sports. It was all black but I put it in and I'm able to shake it freely after multiple attempts. I think I'm GTG.

Nice. Great save.

Looking forward to the range report.