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Old CW4

Old CW4

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I can hardly count the number of SKS rifles that have come into my shop with split stocks. Caused by what? By innocent, ignorant owners who think that big screw head in the stock on the left side is something that needs to be unscrewed to disassemble the rifle.

What appears to be a large screw head is NOT a screw. Instead, it is the left side of what's called the 'recoil assembly' and is in fact a large pin, a recoil brace, that goes through the stock from left to right. (Right/left determined by holding the rifle upright with the muzzle pointed away from you and looking down on it.) The center of the pin or brace has a section machined at a right angle which mates with a receiver recoil lug.

On the right side of the stock, opposite that false screw head, is a round 'spanner' nut with two holes in it. You have to unscrew it using the proper tool or whatever substitute you can come up with, then drive the recoil brace pin out from right to left. There is NO need to ever disturb the pin to take down the rifle. It has nothing to do with disassembly!

So, if you really must take a large screwdriver and force turn what is NOT a screw head, happy stock splitting.
 
Old CW4 said:
I can hardly count the number of SKS rifles that have come into my shop with split stocks. Caused by what? By innocent, ignorant owners who think that big screw head in the stock on the left side is something that needs to be unscrewed to disassemble the rifle.

What appears to be a large screw head is NOT a screw. Instead, it is the left side of what's called the 'recoil assembly' and is in fact a large pin, a recoil brace, that goes through the stock from left to right. (Right/left determined by holding the rifle upright with the muzzle pointed away from you and looking down on it.) The center of the pin or brace has a section machined at a right angle which mates with a receiver recoil lug.

On the right side of the stock, opposite that false screw head, is a round 'spanner' nut with two holes in it. You have to unscrew it using the proper tool or whatever substitute you can come up with, then drive the recoil brace pin out from right to left. There is NO need to ever disturb the pin to take down the rifle. It has nothing to do with disassembly!

So, if you really must take a large screwdriver and force turn what is NOT a screw head, happy stock splitting.
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Came across your post while planning for my future SKS, and wanted to say thanks for the heads up!

I don't care for the shape of the wood stocks that come on the SKS. The Ramline looks like a nice stock, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on it or other replacement stocks that will hold up well.
 
Hi,

Yep, it takes no tools to disassemble a SKS. It might take a good swift kick to reinstall the trigger assembly though.:D

dalee
 
I once had a Yugo SKS and the muppet that owned it previously had broken that bolt trying to remove it to refinish the stock. :thumbdn:
 
Mountainman38, I have never had a problem with Ramline stocks and have installed many of them on SKS, AKs, Ruger 10/22s, etc. I'm a person with wide cheekbones and I can't use many of the standard 10/22 stocks because the comb is too high and I can't bring my eye down to the sights. A Ramline or Butler Creek folder fixes the problem. BTW, take a look at Butler Creek on the Web. I don't recall if they have SKS folders or not....?
 
Old CW4 said:
Mountainman38, I have never had a problem with Ramline stocks and have installed many of them on SKS, AKs, Ruger 10/22s, etc. I'm a person with wide cheekbones and I can't use many of the standard 10/22 stocks because the comb is too high and I can't bring my eye down to the sights. A Ramline or Butler Creek folder fixes the problem. BTW, take a look at Butler Creek on the Web. I don't recall if they have SKS folders or not....?
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Thanks for the info. For some reason I didn't get an email that you'd posted, so sorry for the late response.

Anything particular to watch out for when buying an SKS? I like the short barreled versions, but wouldn't mind cutting one of the longer barrels down.
 
Mountainman38 said:
Thanks for the info. For some reason I didn't get an email that you'd posted, so sorry for the late response.

Anything particular to watch out for when buying an SKS? I like the short barreled versions, but wouldn't mind cutting one of the longer barrels down.
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spend a little more and buy a Russian Tula Arsenal SKS (star with arrow inside) they are hands down the best ones ever made. there are lots of fake russian ones so please do your home work if the price is too good then its most likely a bad deal. prices are $300-$600 depending and rifles should have a blade under folding bayonet not a pig sticker. dates on rifles most are from the 50's makes sure all parts have matching serial numbers...and please don't saw off the barrel its a piece of history

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
 
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crackerjax said:
spend a little more and buy a Russian Tula Arsenal SKS (star with arrow inside) they are hands down the best ones ever made. there are lots of fake russian ones so please do your home work if the price is too good then its most likely a bad deal.
http://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
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That site looks like it has a lot of good info. What's a Tula in decent condition run these days? The reason I'd like an SKS is it's low cost, and decently powerful round.
 
Mountainman38 said:
That site looks like it has a lot of good info. What's a Tula in decent condition run these days? The reason I'd like an SKS is it's low cost, and decently powerful round.
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$300-$600 prices are only going up tulas are getting rare!! I bought mine 10 years ago it was brand new still in grease never fired that I know of no rebuild marks I paid $200 for it back then
 
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