Anyone ever heard of this and/or tried it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29GANdiD_8
It is supposed to alter the trajectory of ejected cases to avoid hitting the scope without a deflector. I would hate to do this to most of my SKSs, but my bubba project might enjoy stacking the brass in the same vicinity....
Also, I noticed on my DB when I got it a very similar alteration that perhaps the Chinese were working on....sure enough, I recall being surprised by the ease of picking up (finding) it's brass.
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k214/kissvids/DSCN2296.jpg) (http://s89.photobucket.com/user/kissvids/media/DSCN2296.jpg.html)
There is a posting 'elsewhere' that shows something similar to this as well, but it was done completely vertical.
I had never heard of doing this before....
That's a new one on me!
A buddy of mine did the 90 degree mod to the port. His bubba is in a SG Works stock and he didn't like the empties hitting the little flapper door on the SG Works stock. He said the mod works well. He also mentioned a youtube video that he saw showing the mod.
I have not seen it in action, so no first hand experience with it...sorry.
Yeah this mod works very well
8)............ Joe
Interesting....I don't think the DB was modded, and I assumed it was a time/cost saving measure on the cast receivers...this one doesn't even have a locking lug, it is cast as part of the receiver, and that little hole is likely to insert a feeler gauge for head space.
I doubt it was intentional as I don't see them caring about where the brass flies, I find it neat that it works in the way that it does. Solving a problem about the SKS that causes me to spend 2/3rds of my shooting time trying to leave only footprints and scuff marks behind my targets. :)