Jerry Miculek Reviews the SKS

[Dan_Eastvale]

Perfect for the Canadians.... With their 5 round limit!!!

I prefer to just pre load strippers and carry them in the od Chinese stripper clip vest. More fun to me.

[Twystd1]

I'm withal Dan Eastvale.

It's all about the strippers. And clips.

-T

[Full Clip]

Kinda reminded me of the way you load a Krag.

[Vlad 11]

we all love Jerry but loading an SKS that way is just plain wrong.

The SKS has a double stack fixed magazine. The follower has a high and low side to ensure

a staggered loading. The last round is to be in the lower side as always occurs when top

loading as designed. Loading from the bottom it's possible to have a last cartridge ride the high

side... 50% chance of this happening. In this scenario, the last round won't be held in by the

receiver sides. It will likely pop out, fail to feed or stovepipe. Additionally, improper stacking

results in only allowing 9 cartridges in the magazine. Not to mention its easy to flip a round

into the mag backwards.

Sorry, that is dumb way to load a SKS. There's a reason we don't see people do this.