SKS popped primers (failure to fire)

[erblo]

In case anyone here gets the same problem I had, I'm posting my solution.

I was having problems with my Yugo SKS that got progressively worse. After pulling the trigger I could hear a click but no bang! I could see an indentation on the primer but the round would not fire. Eventually it would not fire at all.

When I took apart my bolt I found that the spring from my Murrays firing pin (sidenote: get one) had disappeared and my firing pin was bent! I found this page on Murrays site and it fit my bolt exactly:

http://www.murraysguns.com/poppedprimers.htm

I sent my bolt in for refacing and now it works perfectly. They also replaced my broken pin and spring for free. Good deal!

[knucklehead0202]

bizarre, never heard of this problem and certainly haven't experienced it with my russian. thanks for the information though, this should be useful to a lot of frustrated and confused SKS/AK owners. should the situation ever arise, i'll know what to look for as well. kudos for bringing this up!