My SKS keeps jamming
I bought this rifle this summer and like it except for when it jams and the fun machine stops. I certainly wouldn't let my life depend on it. It is always the round on the left side of the detachable magazine when I'm looking from the top. It gets lodged between the bolt and a flat spot on the bottom of the barrel. Is this a common problem? How can I remedy it?
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Replace the detachable mag with the fixed 'factory' mag. Detach mags on the sks are notorious for feeding problems. -Ralph
It was never supposed to be like this.0 -
FILL THE BARREL WITH MELTED LEAD (PB).
WELD THE BOLT SHUT.
USE IT AS A TRUNK LID PROP.
GO OUT AND GET A COLT H-BAR AR-15.
STOP WHINING.
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I agree on the detachable magazine thing get yourself a fixed Chines 20 rounder or go back to original 10rd mag.
Also have you tried cleaning the gun? I here this helps.
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REBjr; Called it! The SKS conversions are CRAP!!!!! I get more calls about the Conversions to make IT look like an AK 47 and the problems with jamming then any other question....In 'its' original configuration its almost infallable...Trade it off and get an SKS with the Original Magazine...You'll like it....Remember this...If the Conversion to a detachable Magazine was so hot...why did'nt the Russians or Chinese or Viet Cong convert them themselves?..The SKS was designed as is...and it worked...
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If this happens with other AK mags there is misalignment of the mag in the magazine well. It may be solved by bring the magazine a little higher and centering it. The fix may involve a little welding and filing by a gunsmith. 0 -
What type of detachable mag SKS is this, a "D" model or a conversion??
If it's a "D" model that accepts AK mags, v35 is in the X-ring.
If it's a Hi-Tech, (DC Engineering) conversion, look at the feed lips, you may have to do a little "custom" bending.
If it's a "Duckbill" type conversion mag, look at the feed lips, and look at how uniformly it snaps into place, it could be the mag wall is bent in at the front.
Drobs and the others who said to basically go get a 20 round fixed mag and install that, are giving you a "Sure thing" solution.
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It's one of the duckbill type. I've tried a 35 rd composite, a 30 rd steel, and a 75 rd drum on loan. The 30 rd steel did the best but still jammed occasionally. The 75 rd drum automaticly feeds to the left side and wouldn't work at all. What a p.o.s.
I bought this rifle on a whim, mostly because of the price tag. Iguess the adage "you get what you pay for" is applicable here. I'll take a look at how the mag is positioned, maybe it's not seating properly.
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There is no need to get rid of the gun, just re-install an original 10rd mag, that should fix the problem. They can be had for $20-25. I've got several available. LRARMSX@MCHSI.COM 0 -
In the Marine corp we carried a can of WD 40 to spray on the ammo if we were going to use it that day. If you have a clip set up for an emergency like a red commy pig driving up your drive way in a troop carrier then use a heavy gun oil and re-apply it weekly. Also FMj"s jam less often than HP flat nose and besides you don't want to kill him right off you want him to suffer. Remember aim for the stomach! 0 -
WD-40 on ammo is a good way to get yourself killed or at least destroy your gun. It can penetrate into the round at the primer and either kill the powder, the primer, or both. This is not theory, it is fact. I pulled three bullets out of a guys revolver barrel after he fired it with WD-40 coated ammo. It killed the powder and the primer pushed the bullets just enough to put the rounds into the barrel of his revolver. Luckily he didn't reload with fresh ammo or he'd be dead or at least missing a hand or eye now. WD-40 is a penetrating oil, it penetrates. Never use WD-40 on ammunition. 0
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