The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Skunkworks > The Smithy

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old September 24, 2006, 07:15 PM   #1
bennnn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 26, 2006
Location: almost far enough south..
Posts: 978
Yugo SKS trigger advice needed

Can anyone give me some advice, or provide me with a few links regarding how to clean up the action of a yugo sks trigger group? I have heard others mention this and I'm curious about where to begin.

Last edited by bennnn; September 24, 2006 at 11:45 PM. Reason: I don't mean CLEAN!!
bennnn is offline  
Old September 24, 2006, 10:44 PM   #2
DnPRK
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 24, 2001
Location: LC, Ca
Posts: 1,917
I use a large soup can, mineral spirits, a spray can of carburetor cleaner and an old toothbrush.

Take the rifle apart.
Wipe away as much cosmolene as possible using paper towels.
Put the parts in the old soup can and fill it half way full of mineral spirits, letting them soak.
Pull out one part at a time and scrub it with the toothbrush (don't leave the toothbrush in the solvent because it will melt).
Use the carb cleaner with straw attachment on the nozzle to blow cosmolene out of the nooks and crannies that the toothbrush cannot get.
Set the cleaned part aside to dry.
DnPRK is offline  
Old September 24, 2006, 11:43 PM   #3
bennnn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 26, 2006
Location: almost far enough south..
Posts: 978
Ain't no cosmoline left on this rifle man....

Thanks for the reply but that's not what I meant at all. I meant polishing and smoothing up the action of the trigger for better performance, I keep hearing others mention a "trigger job" that's what I'm looking for info on, thanks though, do you know anything about that?
__________________
I owe a lot to the man who first cradled this rifle in his hands... wish I could tell him thanks.-- mdshooter
bennnn is offline  
Old September 25, 2006, 05:46 PM   #4
Hedley
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 9, 2006
Location: South Texas
Posts: 1,279
http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/...ring/index.asp
or
http://www.kivaari.com/
__________________
It is imperative to strike down the rise of modernism which would lend itself to folly such as the use of billet components.
Hedley is offline  
Old September 25, 2006, 10:39 PM   #5
T. O'Heir
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 13, 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 12,453
Hi. A trigger job involves polishing all the mating hammer and trigger parts. No metal removal or changing any angles, just removing tool marks and smoothing the steel. You can just change the springs too. Wolf Springs sells a kit for a princely $9 for the SKS. http://www.gunsprings.com/RifleShotgun/SKS_RsNF.html
T. O'Heir is offline  
Old September 26, 2006, 07:28 PM   #6
bennnn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 26, 2006
Location: almost far enough south..
Posts: 978
You guys rock!

Hedley, straight to the point with great info as always!! You're a real pal Hedley. By the way, you are the first person I talked to here on TFL, when we were chatting about the wasr-10's tendency to chew up projectiles. You gave me a great first impression of the culture on this site. Thanks man.


T. O'Heir, thanks so much for breaking it down for me, that answered my main question about where to start. I AM going to order a set of those springs, the price sure is right.. Any advice/opinions as to what is the best polishing agent for the job at hand?
__________________
I owe a lot to the man who first cradled this rifle in his hands... wish I could tell him thanks.-- mdshooter
bennnn is offline  
Old October 3, 2006, 05:06 PM   #7
sleeping dog
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 2, 2000
Location: MI
Posts: 536
Is there some kind of trick, or "idiot's guide" to dismantling a SKS trigger group? I tried (sorta) to take one apart, then figured the hammer spring was so strong that if I got it apart I'd never get it together.

Taking apart a M1 Garand trigger group was a piece of cake by comparison.

Regards.
sleeping dog is offline  
Old October 3, 2006, 05:16 PM   #8
bennnn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 26, 2006
Location: almost far enough south..
Posts: 978
Here is the link straight to some really detailed info about taking it all apart,
it's great.. When you do, it's worth it to spend the few dollars to get the lighter springs, as well as doing the polish job.. I have had a definite improvement in accuracy after doing both to my Yugo..
http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/...ring/index.asp
__________________
I owe a lot to the man who first cradled this rifle in his hands... wish I could tell him thanks.-- mdshooter
bennnn is offline  
Old October 3, 2006, 07:02 PM   #9
Al Thompson
Staff Alumnus
 
Join Date: May 2, 1999
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,611
These sights help bunches too..

http://www.tech-sights.com/

__________________
http://www.scfirearms.org/
Al Thompson is offline  
Old October 3, 2006, 07:11 PM   #10
Beretta92
Member
 
Join Date: September 28, 2006
Posts: 77
Have a Look Here http://www.sksboards.com/forum/ There's an area were Fragger the SKS Guru gives instructions on how to clean up the triggers on SKSs
SKSs are great Rifles for the Money..
Gary/B92
Beretta92 is offline  
Old October 5, 2006, 12:05 AM   #11
Hedley
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 9, 2006
Location: South Texas
Posts: 1,279
Quote:
Hedley, straight to the point with great info as always!! You're a real pal Hedley. By the way, you are the first person I talked to here on TFL, when we were chatting about the wasr-10's tendency to chew up projectiles. You gave me a great first impression of the culture on this site. Thanks man.
Hey man, just saw that post and it's no problem at all. I'm a bit of a gun noob and I try to soak up as much info as possible here, so any advice I can give makes me feel less worthless. For SKS related questions, I always defer to Survior's SKS boards like Beretta said. I do tend to stay away from the Tinfoil hat threads though.
__________________
It is imperative to strike down the rise of modernism which would lend itself to folly such as the use of billet components.
Hedley is offline  
Old February 3, 2008, 03:33 PM   #12
Kivaari
Member
 
Join Date: August 7, 2005
Location: McKinney Texas
Posts: 34
triggers

Smoothing is good.

Better yet is smooth, consistent, minimal creep, AND the correct engagement between hammer and sear so when the creep (factory safety :^) is gone, it's safe as well. Nice when the first stage is minimal, too.
__________________
Kivaari

quality SKS trigger tuning / repair

www.kivaari.com
Kivaari is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.06966 seconds with 8 queries