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The Norinco has a Tapco T-6 which I purchased on
Ebay.
At the time I ordered the stock I still had the spike bayonet on the
rifle so I ordered the T-6 cut for the spike. After adding a
muzzle brake
(tickbite) and making the bayonet useless, I added a bipod(tickbite)
that attaches to the bayonet lug. I now wish I hadn't gotten the Tapco
with the bayonet area cut out as it makes it hard to install a rail
underneath the gun for a tactical handle. I bought the whole kit deal
from Sportman's guide back when they had a big sale, it included a
book, the scope mount and scope(labeled Clear-I), some stripper clips
and the gas-port cleaner. I added the UTG forward tri-rail (Ebay), and
affixed my Surefire 6P to the side. I have a remote pressure switch
for the Surefire, but opted not to use it because I found that my hand
naturally falls right behind the flashlight and it's easier to just
turn the light on by shifting my finger sideways. The magazine shown
is a 30 round polymer that I think I got from CheaperThanDirt.
I have about 6 Tapco 20 round magazine, and one steel 40 round of
unknown origin. The steel one doesn't fit very well with the Tapco
stock, it takes a big of wrestling to get it to seat properly, and even
then it's still a P.O.S. with unreliable feeding. The Tapco mags seem
to be the best feeding of all the detachable mags I've tried, but I've
found that the plastic feed lips will crack if you leave a magazine
loaded for any extended period of time.
I've been
pleasantly surprised by the scope. While inexpensive and being a brand
I've never heard of, it is consistently accurate and almost never
shifts from
point of impact.
A couple friends and I are fans of the M44 and M91/30's, mainly because
of the cheap ammo. I have a 100 yard range out back of my house and
we've slaughtered compressors, engines, cement blocks, appliances,
random pieces of steel/iron etc. with the M44s and M91/30s, but
whenever we get something smaller that sks scope is usually employed
and makes short work of smaller targets.
Special thanks to Chris D. from Kansas.
I bought a 1966 (I think) Norinco barrel and receiver at the Knob Creek machine
gun shoot in Knob Creek Kentucky , a wonderful show if you haven't
been. From there I purchased an ATI dragonov stock, cheek rest, butt
pad, bi-pod, and a tin western duckbill magazine. Sadly, the tin
magazine was prone to jamming in a horridly sloppy way...so I became
enamored with tuning the machine. Soon after came a metal bi-pod,
weaver scope mount which attaches to the lower receiver with screws on
both sides, a little 4x28 scope, and a Tapco 20rd magazine which was
rumored to be designed with aftermarket stocks in mind. Bless you
Tapco. Soon after that came twin recoil buffers, the H and upper
receiver types, the Tapco extended magazine release, a spring loaded firing pin,
muzzle break, cleaning rod (I had to drill the stock to fit the rod
since it didn't have a hole for it), cleaning kit (which fits in the
cheek rest with some wadding to hold it in place and for cleaning), and
a sling. Next up was to modify the gas tube with a vented cover which
allows a casing deflector to be bolted on. My most recent addition
would be a front end pistol grip from a floor buffer.
A little drilling, tapping, a giant allen bolt, and it's solidly
attached. Lastly, it has been given a coating of flat black engine
paint to the front end grip and over the shiny bolt carrier. The upper
reciever cover has clearance, so firing it hasn't caused the paint on
the bolt carrier to scratch at all...I think she looks sharp.
Special thanks to Cloud of Fallout
A new post by a gentleman named Jay. A highly modified (and well done i might add) SKS. A norinco with a muzzle brake, custom receiver cover, Holographic sight behind an AR-15 style rear sight. I would only suggest a few minor adjustments, Modify a front sight so that you can use your AR-15 sights, otherwise its just there to look cool. A lot of people choose either the iron sights or a holo sight because of the difficulty of using both at the same time, I would suggest turning the holo sight at a 45 degree angle (research Trijicon) So that way you can use both effectively. Lately I've been experimenting with an AR-15 charging rod attached to the top of the SKS receiver. So to load a shell just yank on the rod like an AR-15. Great job Jay and I hope to hear more from you! Thanks a lot!
Heres a post sent to me by Daniel O'Donnell. He inherited his SKS from his brother and decided to share it with this site. From the looks of it it's a norinco With a folding stock on it along with a tri-rail mount with a vertical grip. At first i thought it was an SKS-D but upon closer examination the magazine clearly has a lip on it. Also i might add, great job on re-enforcing the stock with that bar. A beautiful weapon and hope you enjoy it. In memory of Peter O'Donnell.
This is a custom job done by a friend and co-worker by the name of Justin. He was given this Norinco SKS for free along with the stock... and sights... and his first 20rd magazine, I believe the only thing he paid for was the TAPCO magazine. Anywho, his gun started off having a digital desert camo pattern, this began flaking off so he decided to do a custom paint job. He painted it deep earth brown and spent over an hour taping off areas where he wanted the tigerstripes then painted it matte black. He did an excellent job with just normal spraypaint, I've looked at this gun closely and am now considering doing the same because it looks so professional. I'll have him type up instructions to share with the rest of you.
And then after the new paint job (below)
This is from a very interesting man named Thomas Runyon that I fortunately met on YouTube.
Mr. Runyon-
"This is a Norinco SKS I purchased a few months back. A few weeks after
I bought I purchased the Tapco T6 stock in flat dark earth. Since then
I've added a red dot scope, a vertical grip, and I purchased a few
detachable magazines for it. So far it's been pretty sweet."
You can view Mr. Runyon's videos on our "Videos" page
My Story....
How it looked starting out:
I bought a Yugoslavian 59/66 SKS a few months ago and seeing as how I only spent about $150 on the thing i felt that i could modify the crap outta it.
First things first... I purchased a T6 stock from tapco.My model i purchased in flat black because it just looks more sinister in black. after putting it together it looked a little bare to me. A few weeks later I bought some rail mounts on ebay (a set of 3) and took the two shorter ones and drilled holes on the sides of my handguard then bolted them on. If you decide to do this, be careful where you drill the holes. You still need to leave clearance for the barrel to sit inside. After mounting all 3 rails on the front hand guard I went out and replaced the fixed magazine for a 20 round detachable magazine (not legal in cali)
Then thanks to Ebay I purchaced an ATI vertical grip for the 20mm rail on bottom of the handguard and a Chinese army Laser sight with a pressure sensitive grip. On the other side I put a standard LED push button light with a scope ring.
That completed the handguard assembly. I purchased a bipod from Tickbitesupply.com and put that on the barrel. (it clamps on) I felt the barrel of the Yugo was too front heavy and awkward so I wanted to get rid of the grenade launcher and sight. So with the help of a hacksaw, cutting oil, and a metal rasp i sawed off the barrel just past the front sights. (make sure the barrel is at a minimum of 16.5 inches from the front of the receiver)
I took a conical shaped grind stone and hand twisted it in the tip of the barrel to crown it. This is very important seeing as how when the bullet escapes from the barrel, the exiting gas must go out evenly around all sides or else this will result in poor accuracy. So after about 30 minutes of twisting this grindstone by hand i now had a sawed off crowned barrel. I hacked off the grenade launcher sights because there was no longer a need for it. I also sawed off the bayonet lug because after all... with the vertical grip in place a bayonet was useless. Now here's the trick. Now that the barrel is several inches shorter than before, gasses will escape sooner than previously. How is this bad you wonder? well, because then that's less pressure on the gas tube, and less pressure on the gas tube means that the receiver won't be pushed back as far when ejecting the empty cartridge. To remedy this, just take your receiver apart. Disassemble the operating rod and take a pair of bolt cutters and cut about one inch of spring off to reduce tension. This allows the receiver to go all the way back with less force. This will prevent stovepipes and jams. Now for the sights. I first purchased an NcStar red dot scope but found scopes on the receiver to be inaccurate and unreliable because the receiver cover is not stationary. So i opted for a holographic also called a reflex sight.
This mounts right above the handguard and can be used with both eyes open. I have found it to be extremely accurate up to 100 yards. It's not pinpoint precision, but i wouldn't expect that anyway from a carbine. I wrapped electrical tape around the pistol grip for added friction and a recoil buffer for increased control. All in all i spent probably around $450 to $500 all together. I have yet to find anyone who has modified their SKS to the extent that i have and would be greatly interested to see custom jobs on someone else's SKS. I am still modifying mine and will give updates on my progress. Any suggestions feel free to contact me at natedogg19882002@yahoo.com
The finished product. I'm currently adding a shell deflector and a new receiver cover so i can have the option of a scope. Maybe grind down the muzzle tip and add a brake but I haven't decided yet. Any suggestions or comments just send me an email.
Thanks!
Here are just a few other Custom SKS models that I have found. Feel Free to email us if you know of any others or your own that you would like to post.
There will be a brief description and citation next to every photo.
(www.thehighroad.org)
Here's an SKS which was modified for accuracy. With an after-market stock, gas tube and receiver mount, this Norinco SKS looks nothing like it's original form. Modified with a muzzle brake and what appears to be a 5 round detachable magazine. The front sights removed to increase muzzle harmonics, it is unclear how this particular rifle would fare at 150+ yards. From the latest information he has not been able to test it out at long ranges. Excellent crafting.
(www.apwcogan.com)
This is actually a company who specializes in chroming and polishing equipment. Everything from the barrel to receiver, and even internal components are all polished to a sleek silver look. These machines look especially sinister when contrasted with the composite stocks. They not only re-finish SKS's but actually modify the trigger pull for you, and replace front sights to fiber optic AK open sights. This doesn't come cheap though, expect to pay $200+ depending on what you want done to the rifle. But the end product will be a rare classy firearm that anybody would admire.
(rifletech.com)
Here's an unusual modification. This is a fully custom Bullpup SKS. From what I understand it's simply a drop in casing that needs no permanent modifications to your SKS. The kit comes with a new trigger group for the front assembly, pistol grip, custom receiver/shell deflector. and other small add-ons such as bipod, magazines, scope, etc... There is really no tactical or practical use for this modification other than it being one of the most extreme modifications to an SKS you could do. I suppose that you could attach a barrel clamp and put a vertical grip on it. Otherwise you have nowhere to put your non-use hand. There are several videos and pictures of bullpup rifles, personally I don't favor them but I do have to admit, this took some great imagination to come up with.
(www.simonov.net)
This was created by a company that usually applies camo finish to high priced shotguns like benelli and beretta. They apparently tested the chemical mix on this Norinco SKS. This is a highly detailed finish. If you look closely you can make out detailed camo pattern on the trigger and even around the spike bayonet. Close attention was paid to detail. This is a one-of-a-kind SKS because the company that created this is under strict contract for other firearm companies. This was just a test but as I understand they put it up for sale along with other firearms on their website (Assault Technologies).
(www.camofirearmfinishes.com)
While on the topic of camo finishes, here's a bullpup with a digital camo pattern. Note the custom front grip with the vertical grip mounted on it. This looks like the same product as the previous bullpup but with slight modifications like a shortened barrel and removal of the front sights. Even the scope has the digital camo on it. A real piece of work.
(simonov.net)
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(simonov.net)
This SKS was produced by the American Historical Foundation as a Vietnam Special Edition. Produced in 1994 only 1500 were ever made. As you can see, it has gold etching in the mag well and the receiver cover. The trigger and mag release are gold coated. This rifle sells for $995.00 and $299.00 for the display case. According to Simonov.net, the American Historical Foundation wanted to re-create these as accurately as possible, but in 1994 they were unable to get enough pre-ban Chinese type 56 SKS's to do the production run, so they settled with the Russian Simonov version. Note: This is not Vietnamese SKS, they are Russian
I am always searching for more and interesting upgrades and modifications. Check back often because I may have found the one you're looking for.