SKS owners?

[Josh Beckett]

I am the newest SKS owner on the boards, on monday, I got a new chinese type 56 SKS rifle, with original military stock, bayonet still attached, and all matching, but bubba put a scope mount on the bolt cover, so it has to be replaced, but at least it isnt numbered. I will post pics as soon as possible. Before I shoot it, I must clean the bolt out, how do I do that?

Does anybody else have an SKS?

[ChrisCook]

Sks

Nice job Josh, they are fun to shoot! Too bad about bubba with the scope...but easy to fix...

Surplusrifle.com has cleaning and disassembly instructions for the SKS I believe....as well as a bunch of other weapons. Chris.....

[stahlhelm47]

Hi Josh. You'll love your SKS. I have two. They are a blast to shoot and ammo cost is average. Try this site for any information you need to clean, maintain and shoot your SKS. http://www.surplusrifle.com/. There are numerous manuals available and I would recommend purchasing one such as 'The SKS Carbine' by Steve Kehaya and Joe Poyer by North Cape Publications, ISBN 1-882391-14-4.
Happy shooting!
Regards,
Pete

[Josh Beckett]

Thanks. Its not really mine, its my dads, but I get to shoot it and clean it for him.

Is it legal to swap out bolt covers? I know the Chicom SKS rifles are somewhat murky waters to alot of collectors(the bayonet rule, and some other rule about them not being C&R).

[ChrisCook]

Sks

You can do whatever you want with your bolt cover, nothing against that....
I am not up on all the bayonet "laws" that were occuring during the Anti-gun Clinton era. I have seen SKS rifles w/o the bayonet (removed either by the importer or the "seller"), also seen a few with the bayonet lugs completely ground off??? Don't know why...

The Assault weapons ban that was part of the Clinton era passed on into history a few years ago, so the bayonet issue isn't of importance now...wait until another Clinton or Obama gets in....but, that is a different subject.

Last issue, and to be honest I don't know how it affects rifles imported during the Clinton years (I'm sure someone can provide more info), is 922(r). Do a little google search on that BATF ruling.
I have built a couple AK's from the current kits that are in the country. There are restrictions on the numbers of parts (no worries on the bolt cover ) on the weapon that can be imported (no more than 10 parts specified by the BATF), the rest have to be of domestic manufacture. I have no idea if this was enforced on these imported weapons during the Clinton era, but like I said someone here should be able to fill in that info....

Chris....

[Johnnie]

Have fun Josh! They are really fun, and practical rifles. Mine is one of the Russian rebuilds that came into the country a few years back. It was one of the first built (dated 1950) and has the hardwood stock.
If you buy surplus ammo on the stripper clips, you may find, depending on arsenal, that the rounds are really difficult to strip from them. Save the clips, and then take an empty case, put some valve grinding compound on the cartridge rim, and run it up and down the grooves on the clip a few times. loosens them right up, and they are reusable for almost ever.

Enjoy,
Johnnie