The Norinco SKS price can remain the same as long as the gun is in stock. It is a semi-automatic weapon that fires rounds that measure 7.62x39mm. 3. Your ZOG is just Jewish folks being effective Capitalists, and better than in-bred fools like you. scaled down version of the 14.5x111.8mm PRTS anti- tank rifle. For a deeper dive on the SKS and some interesting variations, take a look at our review of the Norinco & Yugoslavian SKS! Receiver Cover Rather than trying to unscrew the barrel from the receiver, I decided to mount the entire barreled action in the lathe. Extractor Add the first digit in a Chinese serial number to 1956 to determine the manufacturing date. 1. Bayonet screw during the Vietnam war. Due to the odd shape and size of the receiver, it wouldnt pass through the headstock of my lathe; however, I was able to grab the rear of the action in the four-jaw chuck so I could machine the muzzle end. 7.62 x 39mm 3. (figure6) 4. At the bench block I used a punch to drive both pins into place. Havent shot it much. 4. While they can sometimes sell for amounts that begin to approach Russian SKS prices, they can also still be found for a pretty good deal too. Again 7.62 X 39 . position where the camming surface located at the front is completely vertical. A forum community dedicated to AK rifle and AK variant rifle owners and enthusiasts. At first glance, a Romanian M56 will be indistinguishable from a Russian SKS, but certain markings and their location will allow you to differentiate between them. Barrel: 20.5 inches, 4 the Russo-Finnish war of 1939-40. Front sight seat bayonet outward from the muzzle of the rifle and remove the cleaning rod. NOTE: Crossbolt removal is not required or With some featuring only minor signs of use, while others look like theyve been used to bludgeon someone to death. Place the safety in the "ON" position. The earliest Russian SKSs used a cruciform bayonet like the ones found on M44 Mosins, but they quickly switched to a blade style. the safety in the "ON" position. Bolt Type 56 SKS rifles seem to be split into three groups: sino-soviet ones with an arsenal stamp and cyrillic prefix, later ones that have an arsenal stamp and numeric serial numbers, and these so-called "ghost" ones that have no arsenal stamp, no cyrillic prefix, and 5-digit serial numbers. Cleaning rod Click producing the 7.62x39mm Type 68, the 7.62x 39mm Type 67, the 7.62x25mm Type 64, with the muzzle ring facing the muzzle of the rifle and insert the bayonet pin All content Copyright 1998-2018 Rifleshooter.com, FTC disclosure: some links on this site are monetized, Sig Sauer MCX Virtus PCP Air Rifle Review- Initial Impressions, Project Guns- Gunsmithing articles and posts, 6.5 Creedmoor loads: 107 SMK IMR 8208 XBR and 142 SMK Superformance, Cut and crown a rifle barrel without a lathe (11 degree target crown), 6 Creedmoor: Effects of barrel length on muzzle velocity, Making a Foredom flexible shaft rotary tool stand, Revic Optics PMR 428 Smart Rifle Scope Review, Wilson Combats 7.62x40WT (Wilson Tactical) Review, Brownells Gunsmith Conference and Career Fair, Porting a shotgun barrel with a milling machine, Parabellum Armaments AKARS Holds its Zero, Best pistol drill ever? In over 30 years as a professional gunsmith I never once got up in the morning and didn't want to go to work. At this point the conversion is complete. While the bulk of these recent imports had very poor condition stocks and finishes, most were still serviceable and fine shooters. Out to the range! In our last post, we studied a method of rifling called Broach Rifling . // -->