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Request for Advice on Putting a Cross Bolt into a New Production Stock

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SCC30Arms:
Update. My father (who does the woodworking) and I spent the morning working on installing the cross bolt into the stock. We did get it in, but more work will have to be done on it to get it to fit right. Also, for how thin the walls are around the cross bolt because of the work, I err on the side of caution and I think it will put in a little after glass to reinforce things. When the project is completed and I make my writeup (I did take pictures to help follow the process) and present it here, my conclusions will center around this not being a job for your average weekend DIY sorts not skilled in woodwork or gunsmithing and that some aftermarket stocks for SKS carbines appear to not be ideal for installing cross bolts (though it can be done, it is just extremely hard and may not be worth the effort for most - but at least if you want to do it I'll present my writeup for any help it can offer them). I'm happy I did it, but there was a heck of a learning curve with this experience.

running-man:
Good deal SCC30. Looking forward to see how it came out!  thumb1

Bob_The_Student:
Agree w/ RM. Post photos when finished.

SCC30Arms:
Another Update. There was a lot more fitting required than I thought would be needed after I got the bolt in. However, once everything was fitted, everything was also tight. Today, I took both this SKS and my Yugo SKS that I restored in the spring to the range for testing. Both worked well, no piercing primers, ejection is good, no slam fires. The only things that disappointed me was 1) I wanted to adjust the windage on the front sight post, but for some reason my B-Square front sight pusher wouldn't budge it. and 2) While all this work was put into the Chinese SKS with this cross bolt and everything else, the Yugo SKS was on target without needing any adjustment and its original sights (this was my first time firing both of these guns) and grouped better than its Chinese counterpart. I shot at 25 yards with Tula ammo since I was just looking to see if these SKS carbines functioned, but based on that shoot (55 rounds per carbine), it looks like by Chinese gun would be shooting a 8-10 inch group at 100 yards and the Yugo a 3-4 inch group at 100 yards. I hope I can figure out what I need to do to improve the accuracy of the Chinese carbine (better ammo for one and I have some other ideas).

I already have the majority of my writeup for installing the cross bolt, so I hope to finish that up soon and to also take some good quality pictures of my completed carbines. It just seems like it is so hard to find time these days for these projects.

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