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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => General SKS Discussion => Topic started by: OldManBryson on February 11, 2019, 08:10:08 PM
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Everything went fine until it was time to put the trigger group on.
I made sure it was on safe per the stickie on field stripping.
What's the f@#$*^g trick?
I'm about ready to go get a snootfull & I don't drink!
Can someone please help?
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Sometimes you have to kind of push the follower into it's hole in the receiver and push down and forward simultaneously to get it to slide forward into place....
Make sure your stock is fully seated too...if it slips out a little when fussing with it it can cause a hangup getting it in there.
Also, make sure your magazine is fully seated...sometimes the lip can miss it's lug and go in awkwardly, yet seem correct...
I don't know if it's even possible to put a trigger in with the bolt open, but also make sure it is closed. :)
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One more thing...the hammer should be pulled back.
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One more thing...the hammer should be pulled back.
Hammer on a SKS? Where, pray tell?
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The hammer on the trigger group...if it's forward, when trying to install it...it will want to pull back and fight against you.
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It is generally a little tough to get them to pop in, it shouldn't be significantly difficult, but you are fighting the spring in the stock, and the retention spring/post thingy on the receiver....all while tucking the pin under and pushing forward. Some are a little tougher than others....did it give you much grief removing it?
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It is generally a little tough to get them to pop in, it shouldn't be significantly difficult, but you are fighting the spring in the stock, and the retention spring/post thingy on the receiver....all while tucking the pin under and pushing forward. Some are a little tougher than others....did it give you much grief removing it?
Went smooth as silk.
I'm so aggravated now I'm ready to sell it and get something easier to disassemble/reassemble.
Every time I push down and forward, the receiver comes up off the stock.
I'm running out of nerve pills.
I bet this thing has never been disassembled/reassembled.
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Lay it on the floor with the receiver cover against the floor and stomp on the trigger guard...it can take it.. don't ask nea1 rofl2
Happy pills huh..... My close friend Jimmy takes'em rofl2
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Happy pills huh..... My close friend Jimmy takes'em rofl2
I'm stockpiled on them too. It's good to be "crazy"
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Lay it on the floor with the receiver cover against the floor and stomp on the trigger guard...it can take it.. don't ask nea1 rofl2
Happy pills huh..... My close friend Jimmy takes'em rofl2
After two tries, my size 15 worked. The threaded cleaning rod won't work with the supplied brush tho. Anyone know where I can get a cleaning rod with a brush that fits it?
On a good note, everywhere on the gun that has a serial number matches. My lone bright spot of the evening.
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rofl rofl rofl.... I been there with a couple TG's. And I'm such a patient person :-X! This gun sounds like nothing but trouble when you sell this trouble maker let me know. I will discipline it bat1 bat1 bat1!
Glad you got it back together. As far as the cleaning rod I don't actually use cleaning rods on the guns. I use Tipton (Amazon) rods to protect bore. Good luck!
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The cleaning rods and accessories should be threaded using the Whitworth standard....which has been dead for longer than many of us have been alive. Later manufactured ones likely are not threaded properly...there was a guy selling new rods, with a couple of new attachments with the modern standards up until recently. Did you pick up your rod on eBay?
Glad you were able to get her back together without hitting the bottle. Sometimes, especially if they are in like new condition...they can be a little tight...
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GM has it down - several of mine require a hefty whack. My home-made 'assist' is a wooden mallet with a stapled on washcloth. BLAM! yahoo1
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If you set the rifle on a firm hardwood bench or table you can do a modified version of GMs suggestion by doing a kind of two handed, CPR-style, chest compression with your full weight on the trigger guard. Just make sure the safety is engaged.
Good luck.
Let us know how it turns out.
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If you set the rifle on a firm hardwood bench or table you can do a modified version of GMs suggestion by doing a kind of two handed, CPR-style, chest compression with your full weight on the trigger guard. Just make sure the safety is engaged.
Good luck.
Let us know how it turns out.
Where is the fun in that? rofl
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If you set the rifle on a firm hardwood bench or table you can do a modified version of GMs suggestion by doing a kind of two handed, CPR-style, chest compression with your full weight on the trigger guard. Just make sure the safety is engaged.
Good luck.
Let us know how it turns out.
Where is the fun in that? rofl
I have to admit, I did enjoy stoping the $hit out of it after a while!
The cleaning rods and accessories should be threaded using the Whitworth standard....which has been dead for longer than many of us have been alive. Later manufactured ones likely are not threaded properly...there was a guy selling new rods, with a couple of new attachments with the modern standards up until recently. Did you pick up your rod on eBay?
Glad you were able to get her back together without hitting the bottle. Sometimes, especially if they are in like new condition...they can be a little tight...
No, mine came with the gun. I do have a bore snake, but I don't know if it'll fit into the butstock or not.
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Who needs a cleaning rod? Just get a long shoelace or length of paracord and tie some 7.62 diameter knots in it.
Voilá, DIY bore snake that fits comfortable in the butt stock!
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rofl rofl
I had this same problem recently, i think in my case the magazine wasnt quite all the way in place.
But i feel your pain, it took about half an hour before i got it rofl
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rofl rofl
I had this same problem recently, i think in my case the magazine wasnt quite all the way in place.
But i feel your pain, it took about half an hour before i got it rofl
Did you have to stop & take drugs? chuckles1
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I seem to recall needing a rubber mallet once or twice.
As far as cleaning kits, The East German AK47 kit is a nice kit and a pretty cool commie accessory. They have several tools that can make cleaning easier. Those clever Germans.......
There's a guy on an AK board that always seems to have them for a decent price.
I won't post any links here without permission, but if anyone is interested, PM me.
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LD, ship me the link, por favor.
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I won't post any links here without permission, but if anyone is interested, PM me.
No harm in posting a link to another site on this board. Go right ahead. thumb1
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LD, Yes, please. I'd like to snag a couple of those AK kits. Danke schoen.
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Yeah. Me too, please.
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I won't post any links here without permission, but if anyone is interested, PM me.
No harm in posting a link to another site on this board. Go right ahead. thumb1
Here you go, fellas.
Terry is a good guy to deal with.
If you think it will help, tell him I referred you.
http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212901
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Thanks, LD!
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You're very welcome.
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Thanks, Larry
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Here's what works for me, with the exception of a single, non-matching Bubba'd late Arsenal 26:
Position the safety as others have mentioned.
Make sure the magazine is fully "home".
Make sure the pins in the trigger group are fully "home".
Place the butt on a table or other suitable working surface (not the wife's glass-topped stove or porcelain-topped whatever), with the muzzle pointing straight up; I usually have the receiver to my left, and the trigger group to the right.
Place your left palm over the receiver, the center of your right palm over the trigger guard, and intertwine/interlock your fingers.
Now, compress the receiver and trigger mechanism together by pushing your palms together.
Like I said, I've only had this NOT work on a rifle that was an obvious assemblage of mismatched parts. I've never had to take a mallet to the first one; the difficult one only required a bit more pressure than hands could apply, and I did that by putting the receiver down on a wooden work bench, and then pressing down on the trigger guard with my right palm. But if you do this, make SURE that you've placed the takedown lever back in the the receiver and locked it into place; it will easily swing down when you least expect it against the table, and you may bend the @#$% out of it before you realize what's happened!
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rofl rofl rofl .... I been there with a couple TG's. And I'm such a patient person :-X ! This gun sounds like nothing but trouble when you sell this trouble maker let me know. I will discipline it bat1 bat1 bat1 !
Glad you got it back together. As far as the cleaning rod I don't actually use cleaning rods on the guns. I use Tipton (Amazon) rods to protect bore. Good luck!
I don't use rods of any kind either. I use "snakes" to protect the bore. You can buy a 'cleaning kit' that has several snakes and brushes. Otis brand is very popular. Or you can buy 'snakes' at places like Academy that are caliber specific. I have both.
Marcus
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A big Plus 1 on the Otis stuff; that's about all I'll use on modern firearms of any sort. But if I'm out shooting SKSs or Mosins, I always carry the original implements and a two-compartment "oiler": one half filled with USGI WWII bore cleaner, and the other half Ballistol. Patches are usually those I've cut from a roll of Galazan bore cleaning flannel (the stuff with the red stripes, which when cut at the stripes usually end up being perfect for SKS or Mosin jags). Neutralize the salts with the milky USGI bore cleaner, dry, and then run a patch with Ballistol. THEN, when I get back to a civilized setting, clean and monitor for a couple of days with Otis tools and brushes. If possible. But if not, by following this practice religiously for about 10 years now, I've never had the first bit of rust show up. And I shoot corrosive-primed ammo almost exclusively.
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Everything went fine until it was time to put the trigger group on.
I made sure it was on safe per the stickie on field stripping.
What's the f@#$*^g trick?
I'm about ready to go get a snootfull & I don't drink!
Can someone please help?
Another thing that might make it a little easier to assemble is to add some grease to the locking tab thing.
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I have a Romanian and a Norinco . The Romanian pops Right back together I use a padded C-Clamp on the Norinco. it has a Non matching number on the stockand is a little tight in places