Jungle Stock on 11 million Factory 26 - Canada

[Larry D.]

Isn't there another type of rear sling swivel that kind of wraps around the bottom of the stock?
I'm interested in learning more about these.

[Phosphorus32]

Isn't there another type of rear sling swivel that kind of wraps around the bottom of the stock?
I'm interested in learning more about these.

Fiberglass weave blade bayonet stock with the rear sling swivel you refer to:

[Larry D.]

Once again, Phos rushes in with his superior intellect to save the day.

How do you keep all this stuff organised in your head.

[Greatguns]

Once again, Phos rushes in with his superior intellect to save the day.

How do you keep all this stuff organised in your head.

He's not dealing with oldtimer's disease yet.

[Phosphorus32]

Once again, Phos rushes in with his superior intellect to save the day.

How do you keep all this stuff organised in your head.

I just happened to have one sitting in my garage that I picked up within the last year, so I recognized what you were looking for and snapped a few pics 

[Larry D.]

If anybody sees a swivel like that laying around with it's screws, let me know.

[Justin Hell]

If anybody sees a swivel like that laying around with it's screws, let me know.

Never once have I seen one. I generally could be accused of searching for SKS parts 360 days of the year....same with the unique crossbolt.

[firstchoice]

Fiberglass weave blade bayonet stock with the rear sling swivel you refer to:

Yes! That's the one that Larry D. and I were referring to. So it is the blade-style bayo stock set that utilizes that odd-duck hardware. Thanks for posting those pics, Phos!  I wonder what the change was for? I thought the fiberglass would have held the regular sling swivel okay. But after thinking about the construction of the stock with the seam running down the middle, they may have had issues with the seam being a weak point? The "C-clamp-style swivel", for lack of the correct terminology, would provide a stronger mount using both "halves" of the stock. Just making those WAG's again.   

Knowing full well that none of us will ever spend weeks, months, or even years in the wild lugging a SKS around, I wonder what a well used fiberlass stock would look or feel like after lots of service use? Did the fiberglass start getting rough on the hands, cheeks, or arms? Even enough to irritate the skin from the fiberglass weave? Another WAG here, but could that have been at least one reason that they didn't stay with the fiberglass stock in service issues? Simply, durability?    Finding more questions than answers, for sure.

Larry D., I do have a complete set, but I've held it back in case I ever run across one that may give me a better price because of the missing hardware. Who knows if that'll ever happen though.

firstchoice

[echo1]

I had one of those blade bayo saddle sling stocks. It appeared to have split at the seam and was reglued very crudely, but someone wanted it so it went away. PAX

[Phosphorus32]

FC, no doubt that seam was a weak point (as Echo's experience with his repaired stock suggests) and having a C-clamp sling swivel instead of one in the middle of the seam makes a lot of sense. The fiberglass weave is covered with a fairly thick smooth resin layer, so I doubt that it would ever be worn significantly enough to become a serious irritant, but who knows for sure. I'm not going to do the torture test 

[Cupid]

FC, no doubt that seam was a weak point (as Echo's experience with his repaired stock suggests) and having a C-clamp sling swivel instead of one in the middle of the seam makes a lot of sense. The fiberglass weave is covered with a fairly thick smooth resin layer, so I doubt that it would ever be worn significantly enough to become a serious irritant, but who knows for sure. I'm not going to do the torture test 

I think yours is different than mine, maybe yours is a commercial stock.  I have seen pictures of that type with Made in China stickers.

[firstchoice]

FC, no doubt that seam was a weak point (as Echo's experience with his repaired stock suggests) and having a C-clamp sling swivel instead of one in the middle of the seam makes a lot of sense. The fiberglass weave is covered with a fairly thick smooth resin layer, so I doubt that it would ever be worn significantly enough to become a serious irritant, but who knows for sure. I'm not going to do the torture test 

Yeah, I was looking at how close the weave was to the surface on this stock.



Yours looks like a much better finish was applied.



Hard to say either way. Like you said though, I'll not be doing the torture test to find out! 

firstchoice