sks questions...

[Erin]

my yugo poped a primer one time and it caused the fireing pin to rotate in its slot, freezing it in place. almost slam fired. now its got a murrys and im getting light strikes... i think it needs a harder hammer spring

[bombadillo]

I love my russian '53 SKS. It has been a great shooter all the way out to 200 yards with irons. I can consistently hit the gong at 200 all day with wolf or golden bear ammo. I find the russian and albanian versions are better finish and so long as you can get them with a decent finish, they look nicer IMO.

[Full Clip]

Learned a lesson on my Yugo: I installed a Murry's spring-loaded pin and Wolff trigger springs to lighten the pull a bit. The combo reduced the FP impact to the point that I couldn't shoot hard-primer ammo (Wolf, etc.) but my reloads with commercial Win. primers worked fine. I ended up removing the Wolff springs and now she shoots anything i feed her.
Just passing on the experience...

[mievil]

Yeah, all the Keng's Firearms Specialty (KFS) SKS's that were made in the 50's were all made to Russian Specs if im not mistaken. A friend of mine has one (made in '57 or '58 I believe), and its a really beefy rifle and believe it or not, its really accurate out to about 300 yards even with the irons on it.

KFS was an import company, not a manufacturer. I don't believe there is any relation to time of manufacture and any specific importer. I think my Sino was CAI.

[mikeetran]

I have a russian and a chinese. both shoot equally well. i hit a lemon yesterday at burro canyon at 200 yards, third shot, with my scoped chinese sks.

[Patriot Man]

I would leave the SKS in the hot sun. Dissemble and let the cosmoline run out and wipe off with hard Q-tips. Use Hoppe's and leave on an hour before removing after doing the sun treatment. It has worked well for me. I should say I normally clean first with scalding hot soapy water in a bucket, than rinse with clean hot water. Than use hair dryer to dry. Than hot sun if needed and use solvents etc. Have been using Frog lube as a cleaner and lubricant and it is nice as it is plant based and not BAD for you or your internal organs.

I am glad others posted about the Murray's firing pin. I don't want any FTF issues, so I will wait more and do some more reading on this.

[Dion]

Would anybody know why the action stays open on the ninth round? I usually have to pull it out and single shot it.

[Ergo the Qualmed]

Would anybody know why the action stays open on the ninth round? I usually have to pull it out and single shot it.

Is there any debris in that channel in the back of the magazine? If there is, maybe the follower hits it, and it pushes the bolt stop up too early.

[Dion]

I am glad others posted about the Murray's firing pin. I don't want any FTF issues, so I will wait more and do some more reading on this.

My understanding of the Murray's pin is to deter slam fires. Some people believe in it, some don't. I bought and installed mine as a cheap insurance policy.

The actual design of the pin itself is much better than the stock one, however. The stock pin is a conical shape and the Murray's pin is a tapered shape. I may be naive, but to me, it seems to be a better design.

[InFamous20]

[calwoodbutcher]

I have a Murray's in my Yugo. Not one FTF with any type of rounds including Mil. Surp. and I don't have to worry about slam fires.

[Ergo the Qualmed]

I have a Murray's in my Yugo. Not one FTF with any type of rounds including Mil. Surp. and I don't have to worry about slam fires.

My SKS with original pin has a pierced primer EVERY box of Wolf or milsurp, it can ONLY shoot western ammunition safely. Think this would help?

[Dion]

My SKS with original pin has a pierced primer EVERY box of Wolf or milsurp, it can ONLY shoot western ammunition safely. Think this would help?

I was also having this same problem with the original pin. With a full magazine, I'd only get 3-5 to actually fire, and that was with cycling it, reloading it, and then firing it. Lot's of frustration, especially since I have 500 rounds of the stuff.

Installed the Murray's and shot the Russian stuff with ZERO failures. I also cleaned the bolt and left it dry (as recommended in this thread).

I just think the Murray's is a good design that works. From their website:

Original:



Murray's:

[Jarhead]

all copies of the Russian, never meant to be a tack driver .................. no such thing as a Para Model ( offically )

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm

[knucklehead0202]

you got a romanian? that would be my next choice to a Russian or Albanian. i lucked into a Russian so i would accept no less but if i were buying now i'd get a romanian. surplus will likely be corrosive, but wolf claims to be non-corrosive. i only pull mine down completely every 2-3 times i take it out. my Tula eats every ammo without issues and i imagine your Romy should as well. oh, and don't mind Venkman, he never got hugs.