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gobucks
My neighbor wanted my extra gun bag for his AR-15 and his wife wouldnt let him have 2 assault weapons.I already have a Russian SKS that I bought about 6 yrs ago for about $120I bought it because (forgive me dad) it was cheap and so was the ammo. So now I own another SKS. Its a 762x39 Norinco China Poly.I read a thread and found out a little about it.From what I understand it was made at plant 0140 and has a serial# 76032XX D which would make it about a 1963.The 3 chinese characters dont match the example that are shown at that simonov website. And it has a sling that is attached on the side of the butt stock.It has an attached bayo, One steel 30 rd mag and one Zytel 30 rd mag.Also included was the stock 10 rd mag,cleaning kit and 8 boxes of ammo.The blue is very good,The wood has various small dings but all #s match.I put about 100 rds through it and it is a straight shooter and functioned very good. Im curious what other info you might be able to tell me about this gun and what its value might be?Thanks Kidd
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  • gobucks
    Took it out shooting today. I put about twenty rounds through it, worked fine as always. I load a mag of 10 rounds and give it to a friend to shoot while I go off to work on the cabin with his brother. I hear about 4 or 5 shots then maybe a muffled shot?, then nothing. I wasn't paying close attention to it but something didn't sound right. He calls me over and he's pulling on the bolt but a new cartridge won't feed. I try a couple times then it hits me. I open it up, take out the bolt and firing pin and, yep, can't see down the barrel. A bullet is now lodged about an inch and a half into the barrel. Another half inch and he would have fired the next round with extremely unpleasant consequences. Thank God nobody got hurt out of it.
    The ammo was Wolf 122 gr. HP.
    Has anybody had this happen to them?
    Can I remove the bullet, and how, or should this be done by a gunsmith?
    Could this have damaged the barrel making the gun unsafe?
    Thanks for the help,
    Rob
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  • kingjoey
    I would have the bullet removed by a gunsmith so you don't bang up the bore. Sounds like you had a dud round, probably didn't have much/any powder. Haven't had a dud round yet in 7.62 (knock on wood)

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  • TWalker
    Yes, it's happened to me a few times but never with an SKS. Any time you have a round make a weak or squib sound, check the barrel for a lodged bullet before continuing to fire. The problem is that at a range there are so many guns firing at the same time that it's hard to tell by sound alone. Pay attention to recoil as well and if the action on a SKS or AK doesn't cycle completely, you might have a problem as you described. Thanks for bringing this topic up. It's something we all need reminding of from time to time. You can remove the stuck bullet with a wooden dowel rod slightly smaller than bore diameter. Insert he rod in the muzzle end and drive the bullet back through the chamber end of the barrel since it is so close to that end.

    "Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away." Thoreau
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  • tmault5
    before you take it to a smith just take a hard wooden dowel rod stick it down the muzzle and give it a few taps with a hammer ...Its worth a try and wont mess up the bore any . that is strange it was wolfe ammo never heard of any problems with it ever????
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  • mr_floppy
    This may just be a coincidence, but I noticed at a gun store 2 days ago they had a hand written note on the doors asking if anyone had
    wolf 7.62x39

    with lot

    # F 512-05

    to return it.


    I asked what's wrong with it and the reply was its blowing up some guns. This is the first I've heard about it and have not seen this anywhere on the web.

    I just checked my supply and do not have any of that lot number
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  • bleu
    AVOID trying to dislodge it with a hollow aluminum cleaning rod, for SURE. It will just wedge between the bullet and the rifling. I would put plenty of WD-40 down the muzzle, let it sit quite a while, make the bullet much easier to dislodge.
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  • drobs
    quote:Originally posted by mr_floppy
    This may just be a coincidence, but I noticed at a gun store 2 days ago they had a hand written note on the doors asking if anyone had
    wolf 7.62x39

    with lot

    # F 512-05

    to return it.


    I asked what's wrong with it and the reply was its blowing up some guns. This is the first I've heard about it and have not seen this anywhere on the web.

    I just checked my supply and do not have any of that lot number


    2 yugo SKS's were blow using this ammo here in IL. A good friend of mine was at the range when it happened.

    Regards,
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  • gobucks
    quote:Originally posted by drobs
    quote:Originally posted by mr_floppy
    This may just be a coincidence, but I noticed at a gun store 2 days ago they had a hand written note on the doors asking if anyone had
    wolf 7.62x39

    with lot

    # F 512-05

    to return it.


    I asked what's wrong with it and the reply was its blowing up some guns. This is the first I've heard about it and have not seen this anywhere on the web.

    I just checked my supply and do not have any of that lot number


    2 yugo SKS's were blow using this ammo here in IL. A good friend of mine was at the range when it happened.

    Regards,
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    Almost had one here in Ohio.
    My buddy who was shooting isn't one to pay real close attention to things. He kept trying to fire after that squib round.
    I got the bullet out and everything looks fine. I dumped a bunch of gun oil in behind the bullet and let it soak in. I put a piece of wood on the end of a cleaning rod. A few hits with a hammer and it came out.
    Thanks for all the replies.
    I'm reluctant to use that ammo now.
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  • heavyiron
    A friend of mine blew his SKS a couple of months ago. The explosion was preceded by at least two separte events where the case broke in half in the chamber. It ruined the entire rifle. Has anybody had the cartridge case break and get stuck in the chamber with this ammo?

    Regards,

    Heavyiron

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  • Rocklobster
    quote:A friend of mine blew his SKS a couple of months ago. The explosion was preceded by at least two separte events where the case broke in half in the chamber. It ruined the entire rifle. Has anybody had the cartridge case break and get stuck in the chamber with this ammo?

    Yes, indeed. A broken case extractor is a necessary SKS tool.






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  • gotstolefrom
    I'm wondering how wide-spread this is, and if the urban legends have started to grow. It depends, I guess, on how you look at it. Many folks have probably shot millions of rounds of Wolf 7.62 x 39 without problems...so you may tend to be passive...then again there are thousands of folks using this brand ammo so a bad batch is a bad problem.

    I have luckily avoided some problems of this type. I generally shoot 'off the bottom' of my ammo stash, where current manufacture ammo is probably already 5 years (minimum) in circulation.

    Is there any comment from Wolf on DOM of the 'problem' ammo ?
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