I bought one of the Yugo SKSs a couple of years ago. I didn't like the junk on the end of the barrel so I took off the bayonet and used a cut off wheel on the mount, then I cut off the barrel 1/2 in. forward of the front sight, thereby losing the muzzle brake and the grenade adapter. Then I filed the muzzle square to the barrel and re crowned it using a weldon 82 deg. counter sink. I installed a composite stock and went shooting. I couldn't get a group any better than 5-6 inches at 100 yd.
I installed a leapers scope mount and a leapers scope. Groups didn't get any better. So, its time to look at the bedding. I found that the hand grip was too vertical and the stock didn't fit my hand well. When I measured the action and the stock, I found a gap of .379. The action could move in the stock over 3/8 of an inch. It also pinched my hand until I had a blood blister.
So, I made a filler block of the correct thickness, glass bedded the stock and cut off the hand grip and made one that matches the grip angle of my FN Mauser. I epoxied the hand grip on and installed a screw in the bottom to fix it in place. Then I painted the stock flat black. The action is tight to the stock now and can't move.
I drilled sockets in the receiver for the set screws in the scope mount, and used locktite on the jam nuts.
Took it to the range yesterday with my son ABNDOC and after three rounds of sighting in, the rifle now shoots a 10 round group measuring 2" in the center of the bull. I fired 50 rounds thru it to see if anything moved and when I left it was shooting 2" groups in the center of the bull.
I am going to cut a thumb groove in the stock ala a sniper stock. It is still a bit too fat for my hand. I was surprised at the accuracy of the SKS and I can't wait to take it pig hunting. I installed the scope because my eyes went and got old on me. I find it is easier to shoot when I can see the sights and the target at the same time.
I installed a leapers scope mount and a leapers scope. Groups didn't get any better. So, its time to look at the bedding. I found that the hand grip was too vertical and the stock didn't fit my hand well. When I measured the action and the stock, I found a gap of .379. The action could move in the stock over 3/8 of an inch. It also pinched my hand until I had a blood blister.
So, I made a filler block of the correct thickness, glass bedded the stock and cut off the hand grip and made one that matches the grip angle of my FN Mauser. I epoxied the hand grip on and installed a screw in the bottom to fix it in place. Then I painted the stock flat black. The action is tight to the stock now and can't move.
I drilled sockets in the receiver for the set screws in the scope mount, and used locktite on the jam nuts.
Took it to the range yesterday with my son ABNDOC and after three rounds of sighting in, the rifle now shoots a 10 round group measuring 2" in the center of the bull. I fired 50 rounds thru it to see if anything moved and when I left it was shooting 2" groups in the center of the bull.
I am going to cut a thumb groove in the stock ala a sniper stock. It is still a bit too fat for my hand. I was surprised at the accuracy of the SKS and I can't wait to take it pig hunting. I installed the scope because my eyes went and got old on me. I find it is easier to shoot when I can see the sights and the target at the same time.