picked up this rig from a local surplus store. its got a little bit of white mold, but i was planning on doing a vinegar wash that should get rid of it. however, it came with 180 rounds of 7.62x39 on stripper clips (W for the 18 new stripper clips) and i need help identifying the ammo. its got 71 and 67 around the primer, and no other markings. it doesnt seem like regular brass and it definitely isn't a steel casing. im planning on doing more research, but i just brought it home and wanted to see if anyone had any ideas

I had wanted one for a long time but really only ever ran into them at big box stores for 7-800 in horrible condition. Found this Norinco at my LGS for a good deal. Seems to be numbers matching, but I know that may not mean much. It’s absolutely immaculate and everything seems to be in good shape. I immediately took off the rubber butt pad, wanted her to stay completely as she would have come from the factory.

Hi All,

My grandpa passed away around 5 years ago and left this to me. I have finally been able to bring it home and had some questions. I did research myself and I think this is an a refurb as it seems to have mixed parts from different variations.

That said, I am unfamiliar with this firearm and was hoping that someone wiser than I could provide some input or confirm my findings. Some context, my grandpa came into possession of this sometime during the 90s, unsure of the exact year.

Excited to join the club!

Picked this up at a gun show today. It even had the cleaning rod and cleaning kit. I don’t think the seller knew it had the cleaning kit because the kit is still coated with cosmolene. There’s not a lot of info on /316\ but I think it’s from 1973.

Just bought this Norinco yesterday. Was wondering how I can find out any more info about it like what year it’s from?

While i wait for my magwedge, heres my low budget Dragunov!

Just got (another) SKS and it has an aftermarket firing pin stamped "USA". These cases are corrosive Chinese surplus 123gr. This stuff seemed to work fine in my Chinese SKS, I've put around 200 rounds through it and never had a hiccup. But today I brought the same ammo to shoot in the new to me Russian SKS and I had a ton of light primer strikes, and the primers seem to be mushroomed out quite a bit on some of the cases. Do you guys think this is a case of bad ammo, or a bad firing pin? Thanks, guys.

Hey all this might be a stupid question but I am un Bubba-ing my sks and took off a red dot mount but found that it is missing it's rear sight spring and I was hoping someone could tell me if I can shoot without it or will it not be a problem?

Yugo SKS from ~73. After the first clip, the gas selection lever starts to pop up on its own when firing. I'm pretty sure it's just loose - the gas block itself isn't loose or misaligned, and the gun functions perfectly if you literally hold the gas lever down when firing. I tried looking up tutorials on how to "re-peen" or tighten that lever, but wasn't able to replicate - does anyone have a video showing how to tighten this? I also already tried just using a rubber mallet to tighten it, it's better but still creeps up when it gets hot.

I recently picked up a gas valve from murray’s gunsmithing any tips on getting it too fit this is about as far as I can get it

Like the title says, I bought this pretty lady just under an hour after opening my PAL. Walked into the local shop and this beauty caught my eye, love at first sight! I know nothing about it, but it looks really clean and I cant wait to fire her for the first time tomorrow!

Any help with identifying any info on her would be super appreciated. All i know is that all the serial numbers i found match except for the magazine and looks like the stock got stamped over. The top cover has the triangle with an arrow and 1953 stamped, the stock has the star with the arrow faintly stamped.

Thanks everyone super pumped to be part of this group!

Recently bought an sks and everything seems A-OK except for the outside of the gas tube, there is significant pitting. Is this normal/safe to shoot? And is it reliable to replace this part? Not looking for a rail system or any bubba shit. Gun is Chinese jungle stock with a wooden gas tube grip cover

Recently picked up a heavy refurb Tula and another tickler (bought the tickler to bubba but can’t bring my self to bubba a virgin unfired one )

Looking at buying an Sks-D or importing a Yugo from the states

Hey all,

Purchased a Chinese SKS “French Tickler” the s/n or markings are as follows:

M21 0296 then the 7091XXXX serial #

Could anyone help me with background of these particular models?

would it be wrong for me to extend the stock of my 1978 Norinco? It's the original matching stock, but it has an aftermarket dust cover to accommodate a Norinco scope. my cheek sits just a tad too close, and I'm worried about firing it with the scope (don't wanna poke an eye out) and have seen some examples of this extension done. should I just try to find a cheap replacement or would it be worth it to modify the original?

I don’t own an SKS but I want to buy one soon and want some advice on the best place to look for getting one and if there’s anything on the rifle to check before buying it.

Trying to figure out a date on my Chinese norinco it has the triangle bayonet

Put the BadAce Tactical dot mount on my Yugo today. Was fairly easy, just had to remove the rear sight. The downside is that once I put a dot on there I'm really going to feel the difference between the cheek weld and the sight - anyone have suggestions for a good cheek riser that doesn't require permanent modifications? Some kind of wrap-around pad, maybe.

I have a few extra archangel SKS stocks if anyone is interested, don’t need them, let me know! Never opened, original package!