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Offline Forthepeople

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From ashes is born: SKS combat project.
« on: April 04, 2017, 02:29:19 PM »
Hello everyone. New here but not to sks. Ive owned a chinese type 56 and loved it but had to let her go. So years ago in my younger days i thought to build my own sks well the project lost steam quickly. Now here i am back with more knowledge and the will. First off im not doing this because i cant afford a ak. Im doing this because i have a yugo 56/66 reciever lying around lol. I want to make a more compact sks battle rifle but still retain the original nature. I wont be using no goofy black plastic or scopes. First off i got a chinese 56 barrel and after long hand filing got the barrel torqued. Next step is cutting the barrel to the first step or roughly 17 inches and checking whether i need to open up my gas whole. And yes there will be progress pics as soon as i figure out how to post them.
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Re: From ashes is born: SKS combat project.
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2017, 02:37:08 PM »
Hi...and welcome  thumb1

I would suggest since you replaced the barrel...check the headspace, least for safety sakes. If it's correct, great, carry on.
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Re: From ashes is born: SKS combat project.
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2017, 03:27:01 PM »
hi  and welcome. good to have you here. sounds like a cool project.  thumb1
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Re: From ashes is born: SKS combat project.
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2017, 05:09:24 PM »
Thanks yes i will be checking headspace.
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Re: From ashes is born: SKS combat project.
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2017, 08:09:38 PM »
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