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.ÿþ Reloading Reviews Articles Downloads Feedback Search SFAQon to siteectionsO 98/22-39 and M-AS-36Mauser 98kgant 1891/30Click on any of the images below to see a largerrbine M38, version of the image.1891/59bineThe is a utilitarian tool.It isSKS1.Mk IIInot pretty.It is not terriblyMauser m96accurate.It is designed to -1)hmidt-Rubinfunction in almost any condition orGarandclimate, be disassembled and2)ngfield 03 A3reassembled without any tools8and with little to no training, be manufactured cheaply3)ge listed aboveout of mostly stamped pieces of steel, and supply4)fle has thetions:maximum firepower against its enemies.ationsThe SKS is and does all of these things.nsanceMost people see the AK 47 as the arsenal or tool ofionrevolution.The AK gets all of the glamour and glory, butthe SKS was the sturdy and reliable Hammer and Sickleing inof revolution.It has been used in almost every conflict onmber!the face of the planet for most of the past 50 years, and ine Arisakagreat numbers.Very few firearms have that distinction.rifle sectionI had not shot a SKS prior to thisbolt and rifleouting.I had shot severalbly andbly),semiautomatic AKs and assumedd 03A3it would be pretty much the same.Mosin M38My friend Tony loaned me one tocomplete the SKS section on!ugo SKSSurplusRifle.com and this is theone I used for this article.AmmoI really do not know why anyonewould ever load.I have7.62x39never seen non-corrosive ammo Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle - Surplusrifle.com Page 2 of 3so inexpensive in my life.I could not believe it when Ipaid $1.97 per twenty round package.Put away thecalculator - that is $.09 per round.If you purchase by thethousand - you can get the price per round down to the$.07 to $.08 range.Amazing, for a rifle cartridge.Mostammo I reload cost me more than twice that per round, ifnot more! I grabbed three packages and headed out tothe range.ShootingTony went with me and helpedtake some of the pictures and doset up for the test.Interestingpoint of note -Figures 2 and 3show time-lapse photos of the boltin the closed position inFigure 2and then caught in openFigure 3with gas escaping, just before sliding forward andchambering another round!Loading the SKS can beaccomplished in a couple of ways,by loading single rounds throughthe top of the receiver or by usinga stripper clip.Using the stripperclip can load ten rounds veryquickly - if you know the trick.The trick is to pull back on the bolta little bit as shown inFigures 7.Even still, you have toand 8push down pretty hard to get theten 7.62x39 cartridges into themagazine.I can imagine duringbattle, with the adrenaline flowing,you probably would not even notice.I loaded my first tenrounds and fired off.I really could not get the hang of thetrigger.I have never found a trigger with so much springlike drag until the hammer releases.I figure it would take some time toget used to the trigger.Since theSKS was not really designed to bea sniper's rifle - trigger pull wasprobably the least important Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle - Surplusrifle.com Page 3 of 3design issue they had to worry about.shows myFigure 6spread.I kind of expected this type of grouping.Remember, the weapon is designed to place bullets intothe mass size of a man and nothing more.Expecting it togroup into the proverbial was not one of myblackexpectations.So when Tony placed his shots aswell as he did as shown inFigure- I have to tell you I was5surprised! He only had one shotplace out of the.To say theblackleast - I was embarrassed.Hopeful, I loaded up another tencartridges and practiced.After another thirty rounds or soI was able to start bringing in respectable groups.I wasgetting used to the trigger.For most of my rifles - I havethe trigger pull memorized.I have practiced enough that Iknow when they are going to break.One funny and contradicting note - I took my SwedishMauser m96 with me for Tony to try out and when Iloaded it up and shot it for the first time after shooting theSKS, the trigger felt as light as a feather.I had to retrainmyself to use the Swede's trigger - I kept pulling too hardand having the trigger break long before expected.Thiscaused me to jerk the rifle.I am probably going to pick up an SKS for myself.Youcan't go wrong for cheap plinking.Ammo is almost ascheap as.22 rimfire and very plentiful.I have my eyes ona nice little Romanian down at the shop.jlmCopyright 2002© [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]