Thursday, August 30, 2018

Finally!

The SKS restoration project is finished. Took forever and a day to locate a magazine, gas tube and bayonet for it--fortunately I had a spare stock in storage--but it looks the way that it's supposed to look again and it passes it's function checks. I'm not at all unhappy with how it looks, although it cost me a fair bit more than I was expecting to get the parts needed. The market in surplus SKS parts is not what it used to be.



But it's done and just needs a range test and sight-in. I KNOW that the front post is jacked just by looking at it so I need to put a proper mechanical zero on it. Oh, and cleaning? It was in sad shape in that department. Fortunately no corrosion inside, so apparently it wasn't shot with old surplus ammo and left to sit like so many of the early SKSes were. Lucky for the surplus rifle community, that old corrosive ammo is pretty much gone these days.



Again, it's done. I'm pleased. And here it is with it's three rack mates. (New one on bottom, Chinese above, Romanian above that one, and Russiann gun on top.) Bring on the mindless zombies/antifa.

Saturday will be a great day for range time out of the city, because this week-end it's gonna get crowded around here: Southern Decadence. Sigh.

11 comments:

  1. Yay, Murph!

    Be interesting to hear how well it shoots.

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  2. Nice little collection - I'm gonna have to talk a friend out of one of his SKSs - just so I have one - Enjoy yours and let us know how it goes with the newest addition.

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  3. Glad you finally found a mag assembly. Waddya hafta do, sacrifice a goat to get it?

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    1. Almost as much as I paid for my first SKS, which I bought still in the grease back in the 80's.

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  4. Beautiful work!

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  5. Hey Murphy;

    You done good, there is a joy in restoring an old military rifle back to its glory days. Makes you wonder what story it could tell. As far as southern decadence goes, well it IS the French quarter....makes things interesting.

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  6. For zombies which do you prefer, blade or spike bayonet?

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    1. On the SKS, I'd probably go spike just because those blades seem awfully flimsy. The spike at least makes a better monopod for prone shooting in soft earth

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  7. Nice little collection!

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  8. You're a good man.... a desperately abused SKS can once again lift its head in pride.

    Mine is a real Russki, with a gold filled star, which I'm told (in a gun store ) means it was a Guards Unit weapon. It could have once patrolled the godforsaken Kremlin Square.

    And I have it. That's WINNING, you Commies! ;^)'

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