Quote from: IceCat1 on May 28, 2026, 07:45:23 PM

Quote from: wpage on May 04, 2026, 04:03:20 AMThanks for all the helpful suggestions... lol



  Still struggling with this problem.
I may part this out and cut the receiver up

Don't worry, we talked him out of it, LOL.

Hey Filroy how you doin' brother, nice to see ya. SKS-30s and SKS-Ds were built with 20" barrels and in military configuration with regular stock and the rare detachable spike bayonet assembly whereas the Ms (and Sporters, MC-5Ds, NRs, etc.) all have 16" barrels, mostly neutered bayonet lugs, and the commercial stock variations (Monte Carlo and thumb-hole stocks)

Hey GG, nice score brother! Remind me about the difference between a D and M. They both accept ak mags, no?

Filroy77

Quote from: Boris Badinov on May 25, 2026, 02:45:41 PM

QuoteI have a factory 26 in the 22.1 mil range with frenchie handguard. Would that not translate to 1977 ?.

Please post a photo of the receiver serial and arsenal stamp.

1977 / 22mil serials aren't known to exist from factory /26\

I am glad you asked me to check it. Turns out my memory was bad on that. It' an obvious 24 million.

Had a customer send us a Barreled Receiver for our Neck & Throat service, plus other issues, and Lo & Behold he had a separated case that was hardly visible. Wasn't aware of it myself until the Reamer felt funny, and when I pulled it out, the small piece came out, and all his troubles were cured.
Hope the trip to the range was fun.


If anyone finds themself in a similar situation with such a small piece of case stuck in the chamber, we can get it out, with no harm to the original chamber dimensions.

I agree, I don't know how many listings on GB I've sent a friendly PM to trying to correct them on their "1957 1 million SN" trying to convince them it's a)NOT an arsenal /26\ and b) it's either a short collar or pinned barrel. Let alone any other anomalies.

Ah knos whats I's gotz...   

It should be as this is a CSI import and, with the low SN, I am imagining that it should be from the first batch that came in. But who knows for sure...

Always a possibility Boris!

One of the reasons I've always detested the way Howie Bearse and the rest of the Bobbleheads™ at SKSBoards & Gunboards described S/Ns on an SKS.  Very easy to get wrapped around the axle focusing on 'millions' and miss the forest for the trees, especially for the newbies.  (Not saying this is what gew98 has done at all though, I'm hoping it truly is a 22,000,000 /26\ serial number that he has, would be exciting to see a new year of production from this factory!)

Could be 2.21 mil serial instead of 22.1 mil?