Firearm Maintenance: SKS Disassembly, Part 1/4

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
  • As part of Brownells' Firearm Maintenance Series, in this video, one of our gunsmiths goes through step-by-step how-to properly disassemble the SKS. Be sure to check out our subsequent videos on how-to clean, lubricate and reassemble an SKS. Learn more here www.brownellsvi...

Komentáře • 121

  • @billthehat6973
    @billthehat6973 Před 3 lety +79

    I like this guy. Very professional, non-dramatic, and straight forward. I especially like the lack of any music soundtrack. Thank you sir.

    • @clydemarshall8095
      @clydemarshall8095 Před 2 lety +7

      There is a soundtrack

    • @Kid_Kootenay
      @Kid_Kootenay Před 4 měsíci

      lol the guy watched before this was the exact opposite but his pop bottle spitune made up for it with the gross factor

  • @nicktrue7915
    @nicktrue7915 Před 2 lety +48

    I love how easily everything just comes right out on his SKS. It must have been taken apart and cleaned many times. My firing pin retainer was IN THERE

    • @getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917
      @getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 Před rokem +2

      I pretty much need a punch for every takedown lever on my SKS lol.

    • @Yungak47records
      @Yungak47records Před rokem +3

      Right I can’t get my retainer pin tapped out I need to get it in a Vice to tap it out better maybe a bit of kroil

    • @ulfr3297
      @ulfr3297 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Felt

    • @richardlahan7068
      @richardlahan7068 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yep. They sure can be.

    • @richardlahan7068
      @richardlahan7068 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@Yungak47recordsThe proper sized punch and a heavier hammer helps too.

  • @disgustednatalie7029
    @disgustednatalie7029 Před 3 lety +15

    As a Canadian, this was the First rifle I got. Love it to death, still use it to this day. Good sturdy beginner rifle that holds its own!

    • @Impori
      @Impori Před rokem

      Wasnt the SKS banned recently?

    • @andrewf9557
      @andrewf9557 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@Imporinope

    • @InspectahPatio
      @InspectahPatio Před 9 měsíci

      The new bill is in the senate right now :( @@andrewf9557

    • @JesusIsGoodTruth
      @JesusIsGoodTruth Před 4 měsíci

      @@ImporiIt will be soon enough.

  • @johnjackson2895
    @johnjackson2895 Před rokem +3

    best SKS disassembly video out there in my opinion

  • @bstaff812
    @bstaff812 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the quick easy instructions. Usually people want to tell there life story during these

  • @Face2theScr33n
    @Face2theScr33n Před 2 měsíci +1

    Mine is a Norinco from 92 if I read the serial right, looks like it had never been fired but once. It wouldn't feed, once I carefully fixed that it's like s new rifle. The face of the chamber was never finished to allow smooth, reliable feeding. Someone else gave up, but I have a dremel and a steady hand. Honestly, I had to polish the feed ramp on a brand new Smith & Wesson that would hang up occasionally
    I think Norinco rushed mine out the door pre-ban in the 90's. At least they left me enough steel to carve out a working rifle, it's beautiful.
    Thanks for the video, I'm still getting familiar with it.

  • @alexalexander3317
    @alexalexander3317 Před 10 lety +32

    first gun im getting when i get my PAL!

  • @edlauren9434
    @edlauren9434 Před 4 lety +11

    Such an easy to understand step-by- step video! Thank you so much!

  • @bigkahuna7955
    @bigkahuna7955 Před 8 měsíci +1

    it's been quite some time since I've cleaned or fired mine, I was planning on doing some "upgrades" & cleaning...very helpful!

  • @rush2124u2
    @rush2124u2 Před 6 lety +7

    Very well explained. You have a good radio voice or country singer

    • @IggyWon
      @IggyWon Před 3 lety +2

      And a thousand-yard stare.

  • @rfnatureboy
    @rfnatureboy Před rokem +2

    Thank you for a great video. I just purchased a nice SKS soaked in cosmoline. This really helps!

  • @johnnyraycampbell
    @johnnyraycampbell Před rokem +2

    You forgot to mention to make sure the safety is on before trying to remove the barrel from the stock. Once I turns it on the barrel dropped right out. Thank God I stopped & viewed another video. Other than that you were right on & this was very helpful. Thank you for these videos.

  • @kalebarcole9017
    @kalebarcole9017 Před 8 lety +8

    what a great series of videos (1-4) very clear and to the point. Ill keep an eye out for your products for giving me some real peace of mind in regards to my SKS

    • @brownells
      @brownells  Před 8 lety +3

      Thank you so much for the feedback and for watching the series!

  • @Mainsail1975au
    @Mainsail1975au Před 10 lety +33

    Well done. I miss my SKS (I'm in Australia).

    • @SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh
      @SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh Před 3 lety +1

      Poor bugger

    • @panzerfaust1322
      @panzerfaust1322 Před 3 lety +7

      Why’d you give it up? It’s your fault

    • @devinpetersen2387
      @devinpetersen2387 Před 3 lety +3

      Get out of their Aussie and come to America. It's wonderful.

    • @SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh
      @SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh Před 3 lety +9

      @@devinpetersen2387 love you guys when i can escape i will trust me im coming to texas or montana, my kind of people

    • @devinpetersen2387
      @devinpetersen2387 Před 3 lety +2

      @@SpaghettiFPV-tg3qh when you do I'll have to buy you a pint.

  • @oldgreen100
    @oldgreen100 Před 5 lety +12

    I never knew the piston extension came out...
    There was a ton of cosmoline in there (possibly my favorite smell).

  • @DonziGT230
    @DonziGT230 Před 10 lety +23

    One detail that was missed; the safety must be on to depress the trigger guard latch, at least on my '43 it does. I fought with this my first time around.

    • @acousticsound7
      @acousticsound7 Před 7 lety

      DonziGT230 you should have had the safety on to begin with hahahaha

    • @DonziGT230
      @DonziGT230 Před 7 lety +4

      Yea, but my drywall & stucco guys are happy that I forget to safety my guns.

    • @sirboomsalot4902
      @sirboomsalot4902 Před 5 lety +6

      Do you mean “ ‘43” as in 1943? Because SKS’s weren’t around till 45

    • @JohnSmith-fm1bl
      @JohnSmith-fm1bl Před 3 lety +2

      I also found the top cover corners make good punches for removing the trigger guard

    • @davidmickelson5731
      @davidmickelson5731 Před 2 lety

      You are a literal God send. I had no idea why I couldn't depress my trigger guard latch!

  • @sharpen-up
    @sharpen-up Před 2 lety +1

    This is super wicked awesome

  • @r.b.somers2052
    @r.b.somers2052 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video series!

  • @richardlahan7068
    @richardlahan7068 Před 5 měsíci +1

    FYI - The safety has to be in the "safe" up position before you can remove the trigger group.

  • @justthinking2274
    @justthinking2274 Před 3 lety +2

    Excellant! Not too long ,,no added yak yak BS.

  • @mirzagrewal6163
    @mirzagrewal6163 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks sir U r awsm, respect bro

  • @jeambeam3173
    @jeambeam3173 Před 5 lety +6

    My hand guard wont come off. No idea what im doing wrong

  • @TheMcpvideo
    @TheMcpvideo Před 2 lety

    Just got a SKS👍 excited to shoot it.

  • @davidschmidt8391
    @davidschmidt8391 Před 3 lety +3

    Note to all dummies like myself the SKS has to be on safety before you take out the trigger assembly

  • @trenacook7694
    @trenacook7694 Před 7 měsíci

    Very nice sir

  • @justsomeguy3931
    @justsomeguy3931 Před rokem

    Great info, thanks for sharing

  • @EricToTheScionti
    @EricToTheScionti Před 4 lety +2

    is the piston in the hand guard different on a chinese sks?

  • @machinegunlament
    @machinegunlament Před 18 dny

    Hello my fellow Canadians

  • @MutteringCondolences
    @MutteringCondolences Před 7 lety +4

    This series is fantastic for the new SKS owner. Any tips for removing a stubborn firing pin retainer? Mine is jammed in there something fierce.

    • @brownells
      @brownells  Před 7 lety +8

      After soaking the bolt in Kroil, I usually place the bolt on a nylon bench block and center the retaining pin over one of the holes in the bench block and give it a good tap with a punch and hammer. The retaining pin should pop out.

    • @oganarchy3667
      @oganarchy3667 Před 6 lety +1

      I gave up cause I was scratching up the metal so i soaked that thing in penetrating oil for two weeks and now the thing is smooth as butter.

    • @EricToTheScionti
      @EricToTheScionti Před 4 lety

      @@oganarchy3667 you destroyed it...

    • @rw7594
      @rw7594 Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks. I just bought a 1952 model later refurbished at the factory and all matching serials along with the X out original serial replaced with the new one on the stock.. Retainer is also stuck. I have it well oiled but will soak it. Got everything else apart.

    • @rw7594
      @rw7594 Před 2 lety +1

      ...got the retainer off. Also had to punch it back in using the broad end of the punch and pliers to orient it to fit just right to tap it back in.
      I'll see how it performs first run. Everything is oiled in there and I'll watch out for slam fire.

  • @chaser22081
    @chaser22081 Před 5 lety +1

    My sks only holds 7 rounds.. something wrong with the magazine and it won’t go all the way down. Any help?

  • @scottmouse1921
    @scottmouse1921 Před 6 lety +2

    Great series on care for the SKS. That stock.. I would strip it, steam it, fill in dings, stain, sand, and seal it, but that's me.

  • @TheHighwayVideo
    @TheHighwayVideo Před 4 lety +1

    how does the disassembly differ if the SKS has a magazine?

  • @mistergrendel32
    @mistergrendel32 Před 5 lety +2

    Very well done video. When pressing the trigger guard latch in disassembly, does it matter whether the safety is on or off? My firing pin retainer will not easily push out with a punch as you demonstrate. Mine requires a hammer to remove and reinstall.

  • @comodice905
    @comodice905 Před rokem +1

    Bloke looks like someone tried cutting my reciever...any ideas 💡 buckaroo

  • @Frankie-Bleddyn
    @Frankie-Bleddyn Před rokem

    I have a question from Brownells' I own a SKS, standard Russian 10 round capacity, fires great, fairly accurate...I like it. But I quite accidently discovered when I went to remove it from the gun safe, I sort of bobbled it a bit and it dropped about 3 inches and the rifle tapped the ground on the way out and it self chambered a round and was ready to shoot. Handling the rifle in a normal fashion has never caused a round to just load by itself. But eventually I discovered that in a stress situation where I want the rifle ready to fire before I even bring it up to sight, is I simply grab it from the case, and as soon as clear the case, I quickly tap the butt of the rifle on the floor and it loads and I bring it up and I take it off safety and sight. I am wondering if you can duplicate this with your on SKS stock and confirm if this is just a happenstance thing or my rifle is possible a problem and I should take it to a gunsmith.

  • @user-yr8hr4br9o
    @user-yr8hr4br9o Před rokem +1

    جيد جدا
    Vary good

  • @Teeleer
    @Teeleer Před 3 lety +1

    Im having problems disassembling my SKS. The person in the video is able to disassemble the SKS with ease and without using tools much, but for me I have to use tools to even move the take down lever. Is there something I can do so that it is possible to disassemble my SKS as easily as the guy here or at least easier?

    • @ThePigeon5734
      @ThePigeon5734 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm not an expert and have never touched a gun, but I did Automotive work for a while... some form of Lubrication is all that comes to mind. And take good care of it to prevent it getting in that state again.

    • @archcunningham5579
      @archcunningham5579 Před 3 lety

      When in storage, you can't put too much oil on it . Don't hesitate to saturate it .

    • @sethcason5218
      @sethcason5218 Před 2 lety

      This guys done this then showd u will get better

    • @richardlahan7068
      @richardlahan7068 Před 2 lety

      The takedown latch on my Chicom Type 56 is super tight too. I just have to use a bit of muscle to move it.

  • @mamjack6134
    @mamjack6134 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Need safety on to remove trigger group

  • @jonc1901
    @jonc1901 Před 9 lety +1

    I think the spring assembly was in backwards? shouldn't the straight part be facing forward?

    • @cptrfwright
      @cptrfwright Před 8 lety +4

      +Jon C Brownells is correct, the curly end goes in first.

    • @acousticsound7
      @acousticsound7 Před 7 lety

      Jon C so why do you think professionals are wrong I mean where did you get this idea?? thinking wrong...you confuse me

    • @mistergrendel32
      @mistergrendel32 Před 3 lety +1

      @@cptrfwright In the book The SKS Carbine by Steve Kehaya and John Poyer, an exploded parts view of the rifle depicts the straight end of the recoil spring toward the muzzle.
      In another video by Caleb, he inserts the recoil spring straight end forward. 🤔🤓

  • @guypetroski6462
    @guypetroski6462 Před 2 lety

    I can’t get firing pin retainer out, any suggestions?

  • @fppro1679
    @fppro1679 Před 3 lety

    Great videos! Do you know of a service/disassembly/reassembly document I can get for this gun?

  • @codytruax7266
    @codytruax7266 Před 8 lety +1

    What about the bolt hold open latch???

  • @TheSupart91
    @TheSupart91 Před 9 lety +2

    my gas tube piston on my sks doesnt come out is that normal? i have a yugo sks just wondering what may be the problem or is that how yugos are setup?

    • @brownells
      @brownells  Před 9 lety +3

      The most likely cause is carbon fouling and buildup, which will cause the piston to stay locked in the tube. A good carbon cleaner will help break down the fouling and allow the piston to be removed.

    • @TheSupart91
      @TheSupart91 Před 9 lety +1

      +Brownells, Inc. thank u so much your videos are easy and awsome

    • @brownells
      @brownells  Před 9 lety

      Our pleasure Arturo!

  • @CarlosRios1
    @CarlosRios1 Před 5 lety +2

    Any help with a stuck firing pin retainer?

    • @jandewit6574
      @jandewit6574 Před 4 lety +1

      That's what I'm trying to figure out to lol.

    • @mikebastiat
      @mikebastiat Před 4 lety +1

      @@jandewit6574 Any luck?

    • @jandewit6574
      @jandewit6574 Před 4 lety +1

      @@mikebastiat i put a lot of deagreaser on and then used a little punch I think to push it out.

  • @getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917

    Do not get me wrong, I do love this rifle. But the one thing I don't like about this rifle (as a practical military rifle) is the reliance on a punch for basic field stripping.
    Not only is the amount of force to remove the trigger assembly downright painful, but a punch is often (but not always) needed in order to swing the takedown levers (gas tube and dust cover) as well.

  • @DustlessMirror
    @DustlessMirror Před 2 lety

    Put links to the other videos in your description

  • @cd31997
    @cd31997 Před 4 lety +1

    You are putting the spring in backwards. Curvy in the back.

  • @kross1488
    @kross1488 Před 6 lety

    Hej rocznik tego sksesa to ?

  • @Bailey-Brandt
    @Bailey-Brandt Před 7 lety +1

    Can anyone help me...I do not have a punch...what can I substitute a punch with?

    • @craposnap
      @craposnap Před 7 lety +1

      in the butt of the gun the cleaning kit should have a punch

    • @thedoctorwillseeunow2233
      @thedoctorwillseeunow2233 Před 6 lety +2

      Don’t use anything else. That can cause damage. You can get punches from Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc

  • @KakhaberBarnabishvili
    @KakhaberBarnabishvili Před 2 měsíci

    SUPER👍👌

  • @internetexpert8153
    @internetexpert8153 Před 3 lety +1

    lol firing pin retaining pin doesn't just pop out that easy

  • @GumbootsOnBackwards
    @GumbootsOnBackwards Před rokem

    My firing pin retain is stucker than a civic in a mud pit

  • @aaronpeek5197
    @aaronpeek5197 Před 2 lety

    Thank you, the cosmaline is no more

  • @ChristianBarr-p6r
    @ChristianBarr-p6r Před 2 dny

    Nat Ramp

  • @muhammedhussain3509
    @muhammedhussain3509 Před 3 měsíci

    شرح جيد لكن السلاح قديم

  • @thedoctorwillseeunow2233

    Why you no have bayonet?

    • @AtmasImpaler
      @AtmasImpaler Před 5 lety

      It's the model of SKS with no bayonet

  • @user-vq9my5ig4y
    @user-vq9my5ig4y Před 4 lety

    私はモシンナガン派だ

  • @at335pro
    @at335pro Před 3 lety

    Him. *pulls it out.* Me and my bud *bitch slapping with a mallet cause its rust welded*

    • @at335pro
      @at335pro Před 3 lety

      We got the gun working just fine now

  • @DupontXaviera
    @DupontXaviera Před 10 dny

    43290 Kirlin Wells

  • @Mainsail1975au
    @Mainsail1975au Před 10 lety +17

    Well done. I miss my SKS (I'm in Australia).

  • @woodyplaysgames9895
    @woodyplaysgames9895 Před 2 lety

    Great vid

  • @xeethao
    @xeethao Před 2 lety

    I can’t push in the firing pin retainer…did I miss something or it just stuck very bad?