Loading your SKS
- Thread starter BJung
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First off, NEVER point out to an anti something they have previously missed!
and second, they do talk about "feed strips" if it happens to have a capacity that trips their limit. Most stripper clips don't.
10rnds on a single stripper is about the biggest you see, and 5rnds is the common amount. The long 30rnd feed strips for Hotchkiss machine guns (while not a stripper clip) is covered under "high capacity feeding devices" where those laws exist.
The weapon was designed and expected to be loaded via 10 round stripper clips so thats how I have always done it.
Plus if you ever need your SKS in an emergency, it's best to be familiar with the fastest and most practical way to charge the weapon. The way it was expected to be done by troops that were issued the SKS for combat.
Plus if you ever need your SKS in an emergency, it's best to be familiar with the fastest and most practical way to charge the weapon. The way it was expected to be done by troops that were issued the SKS for combat.
I remember back before the Brady Bill (Handgun Violence Prevention Act), that there were SKS's for sale at gun shows that were commercially converted to accept AK removable magazines. It made the SKS's a whole lot more useful.
I find it interesting that since the "Handgun Violence Prevention Act" has expired that no such conversions have re-emerged.
I find it interesting that since the "Handgun Violence Prevention Act" has expired that no such conversions have re-emerged.
Beware of the Antis
I live in CA. And once upon a time, you could shoot an sks with a detachable magazine. Then, CA banned it promising to grandfather in those who already owned such rifles if you recorded ( registered ) them with the State. A friend of mine who shoots but didn't own an SKS thought this was reasonable. He wasn't going to complain. After a few years, the Antis changed the law, had list, and went after the owners. Lesson: Beware of the Antis.
I live in CA. And once upon a time, you could shoot an sks with a detachable magazine. Then, CA banned it promising to grandfather in those who already owned such rifles if you recorded ( registered ) them with the State. A friend of mine who shoots but didn't own an SKS thought this was reasonable. He wasn't going to complain. After a few years, the Antis changed the law, had list, and went after the owners. Lesson: Beware of the Antis.
FrankenMauser
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Stripper clips.
I had hundreds when I had my SKS.
When bored and watching TV, I'd grab the ammo and load the clips.
When it was time to shoot, everything was ready to go.
If single-loading, they went in the top.
I only opened the magazine for cleaning, disassembly, or to dump the magazine.
I had hundreds when I had my SKS.
When bored and watching TV, I'd grab the ammo and load the clips.
When it was time to shoot, everything was ready to go.
If single-loading, they went in the top.
I only opened the magazine for cleaning, disassembly, or to dump the magazine.
And stripper clips are cheap and efficient. Events of this past weekend make it clear that fast reloading has its place. Novelty reloading from the bottom is a range trick. Jerry Miculek impresses me with EVERYTHING else he does, but this loading method is just a casual way to load, and a little trick too.
FrankenMauser
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It's a valid technique when 'topping off' or adding another cartridge or two for the next targets, while moving between shooting positions in certain shooting disciplines - like 2-gun or 3-gun.seanc said:
But it doesn't save time when reloading from empty, unless you are only allowed to use loose cartridges.