$220.00 Royal Tiger SKS fresh out of the box

[liberty47]

OP can do it

[mossy]

this is why i never take pictures with the shipping box. you will accidentally get your name or other info posted on the net. nice SKS Dou****.

[Chevy57fan]

I edited the pic but am not really worried about it much. See my Avatar?

[watt79]

Has anyone used one of those fiberglass jungle stocks to replace a cracked stock? I'm assuming at the very least the bayonet cutout would have to be altered to fit a blade bayonet.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Has anyone used one of those fiberglass jungle stocks to replace a cracked stock? I'm assuming at the very least the bayonet cutout would have to be altered to fit a blade bayonet.

Blade cut jungle stocks are out there and can be had fairly cheap. Usually they are NOS and unused.

[DesertWalker]

Check trigger group for rust pitting, please

It just arrived and here are a few pics. It appears to be numbers matching and in fairly good shape.

Could you please check your trigger group for rust and pitting? I got my RTI a few months ago and there was some pitting, but the trigger functions fine. Also, I had to loosen up the firing pin. I am not complaining, I am happy with what I got, and now I know the SKS better. I am just curious how yours is. Oh,yeah....mucho Cosmoline everywhere, but that is part of the fun.

[DesertWalker]

If the repair ends up being too much, there are plenty of SKS stocks around too, although that looks like an easy repair and I'm lousy with wood repair. Here's how to do it right http://www.theboxotruth.com/educatio...a-split-stock/

That is good information, and I like the screws. Have used toothpicks for the larger cracks, and I have had luck with using dental floss to work the epoxy into thin cracks on an SKS. Not pretty, but it worked.

[Chevy57fan]

Could you please check your trigger group for rust and pitting? I got my RTI a few months ago and there was some pitting, but the trigger functions fine. Also, I had to loosen up the firing pin. I am not complaining, I am happy with what I got, and now I know the SKS better. I am just curious how yours is. Oh,yeah....mucho Cosmoline everywhere, but that is part of the fun.

I've got the gun broken down and there is a small amount (about the size of a dime) of shallow pitting on the right side of the receiver just below the wood line. It's not very bad at all. Other than that no rust anywhere.

[DesertWalker]

I've got the gun broken down and there is a small amount (about the size of a dime) of shallow pitting on the right side of the receiver just below the wood line. It's not very bad at all. Other than that no rust anywhere.

Your description of your RTI SKS sounds like my RTI SKS, except yours is in better shape. You scored a good one.

[Chevy57fan]

Your description of your RTI SKS sounds like my RTI SKS, except yours is in better shape. You scored a good one.

The metal is in good shape, but the stock needs work. After sweating out all of the cosmo, I found only maybe 5% of the original finish left, many dents, a few recent gouges and of course, the crack. I thought of replacing the stock but because it's numbers matching, I'm repairing/refinishing it.

For the crack, I used Titebond Instant Bond glue (it's clamped and drying now) and will be installing a couple of brass screws, cutting off the screwheads flush with the stock. After that, probably very light sanding to get rid of the splinters, several coats of boiled linseed oil and I'll call it good.

[BrokerB]

I bought a brand new jungle stock...still wrapped and cosmoline packed on all . $40

[BrokerB]

I would highly recommend not sanding . If you really care about numbers matching then sanding really hurts the value of "original numbers". Might as well buy a new stock and stamp your own number's: )

[Chevy57fan]

I would highly recommend not sanding . If you really care about numbers matching then sanding really hurts the value of "original numbers". Might as well buy a new stock and stamp your own number's: )

I think the trick is to go slow and easy. The stock was so bad with the crack, no finish, splinters, ect that my only option to save it was to repair the crack and then try and gently smooth the rest of the wood. The handguard is beyond saving as it is missing a large chunk and looks/feels like it was soaked in very dirty 90w gear oil. I've bought a replacement handguard from a Calguns member and it's on it's way. I'm going to try some different things to match the handguard to the stock. Here's the stock as it sits right now