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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => Chinese SKS (Commercial) => Topic started by: Matchka on April 22, 2024, 06:03:25 PM

Title: M21s
Post by: Matchka on April 22, 2024, 06:03:25 PM
After being in storage for about three years, my late variant M-21's are home. 416's with 23015402 and 23014398 if someone is collecting data. There's an interesting (as usual) anomaly on one of 'em. Can you spot it?

(https://i.ibb.co/WKgZKX6/20240421-155049.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PCwKCyN)
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: echo1 on April 22, 2024, 06:27:34 PM
The bayo is upside down on the top rifle. PAX
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: running-man on April 22, 2024, 07:01:11 PM
The bayo is upside down on the top rifle. PAX

...and riveted in place which means unless it's a quick detach hook style like on the SKSS's, it's like that forever until that rivet is drilled and replaced.

Nice ones Matchka, they look as good as if they were just imported!  thumb1
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: BMont on April 22, 2024, 07:22:59 PM
Is that a diff. front piston locking lever on the bottom one? Hard to tell in the photo?
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: echo1 on April 22, 2024, 10:01:06 PM
The bayo is upside down on the top rifle. PAX

...and riveted in place which means unless it's a quick detach hook style like on the SKSS's, it's like that forever until that rivet is drilled and replaced.

Nice ones Matchka, they look as good as if they were just imported!  thumb1

I've "punched" the rivet out and reused them. They only need a little flair to stay put until a new one is located. PAX
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: Matchka on April 24, 2024, 10:33:25 AM
The bayo is upside down on the top rifle. PAX

...and riveted in place which means unless it's a quick detach hook style like on the SKSS's, it's like that forever until that rivet is drilled and replaced.

Nice ones Matchka, they look as good as if they were just imported!  thumb1

Tks! Nailed (pun intended) it on the bayonet. I'm going to leave as it is from the factory. Any ideas on how often this f-up has been seen?
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: echo1 on April 24, 2024, 11:18:03 AM
The bayo is upside down on the top rifle. PAX

...and riveted in place which means unless it's a quick detach hook style like on the SKSS's, it's like that forever until that rivet is drilled and replaced.

Nice ones Matchka, they look as good as if they were just imported!  thumb1

Tks! Nailed (pun intended) it on the bayonet. I'm going to leave as it is from the factory. Any ideas on how often this f-up has been seen?

2487 times  :)) PAX
Title: Re: M21s
Post by: Matchka on April 26, 2024, 08:00:31 AM
Prolly a jillion but I meant on the M21 specifically as it's presumed to be a high QA/QC build.