What is the approximate price for a 30 shot clip for an SKS? Are they difficult to install?

Answer 1

The SKS comes with a 10 round integral box magazine as designed by Siminov in the USSR in 1947.

A lot of third party manufacturers out there make 5, 10, 20, 30 and even 40 round REMOVABLE magazines for the SKS.

The first thing you need to be aware of is that INSTALLING one of these MAY, depending on your rifle, be a violation of federal firearms laws and MAY result in you being arrested, tried in a federal court and sentenced to a lenghty term in prison.

MAKING and SELLING these magazines is not illegal, but INSTALLING one MAY be. The laws are complex....do your research and follow the law!!! ALWAYS!

Installation is not hard. Disassemble the unloaded and cleared firearm and reassemble leaving the magazine assembly out. You then attach the removable mag from the bottom. Since the SKS was not designed to be used with a a removable mag, they have this awkward duckbill attachment that is part of the mag.

If you do this, you will find that these mags don't fit quite well and the gun will jam on you a lot. If you are really good with a pliers and a file, you may be able to make them fit your gun just right so they work. That's for the metal mags, plastic one are prone to cracking.

I bought my first Russian SKS back in 1994 and have/do own 6 of these fine rifles including Chinese and Yugo. I bought every gimmick out there for these rifles and I can tell you from thousands of rounds of experience that most of this stuff may look cool, but when it comes to shooting they are just not worth it.

I would strongly advise that you look info using the original PROBLEM-FREE box magazine and buy the 10 round stripper clips. With a little practice, you can load and fire FAST!

If I challenged you to a shoot off, I guarantee I could load 10, fire 10, load 10, fire 10, load 10, fire 10 using stripper clips faster than you could load a 30 round mag and get it in your gun.

It boils down to do you want to look cool or do you want to shoot without trouble.

Now, that said, there are a couple of things you should spend your money on.

A company called Kivaari ( http://kivaari.com/index.html ) will do a trigger job on your trigger that will make your SKS seem like a precision rifle and increase the number of holes in your targets.
Read this article:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting2006/skstriggermaster/index.asp

Also, don't put a scope on a SKS. The 7.62x39 round is NOT a sniper round and the scope rigs for SKSs do not really work that well. Use the eyes that God gave you and a MOJO sight, and you can hit just about anything you want at 250 meters and beyond. The Mojo sight is the kind of sight that the US Army would have put on the SKS were it an American rifle, I recommend them highly.

http://www.mojosights.com/ak47_sks.html

Also, join the forums at Surplusrifle.com for SKS. You can find a ton of information there and real nice folks that will answer all questions and agree or disagreee with everything I have said here!

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/index.php

Oh, and to answer your question, finally:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=282536

Answer 2

7.62x39 is one in each of various .30 high quality rifle cartridges, yet in trouble-free terms 7.62x39 will chamber and hearth in an SKS. The around is incredibly uniquely-formed, and that i do no longer think of the different cartridge you're in all probability to locate in a keep looks something like it, or might additionally fit in the mag. Technically, whoever informed you 7.sixty two is the comparable as .30 is real, yet this fact takes under consideration in trouble-free terms the diameter of the bullet/bore, and does not supply you sufficient suggestions to keep for ammo. follow stuff that asserts "7.62x39" on the equipment.

Answer 3

There is a magazine called Cheaper than Dirt in which you can buy hig-capacity clips, like the 30 round one. They shouldn't be hard to install at all, and cost around 19.99.

Answer 4

These go for about $20. Not that hard to install.

Lots of places to purchase, this was the first one I came across when I did a search.
http://www.gungarage.com/sksmags.htm

Answer 5

ime glad u asked sumtinthing like this. i bought my 35 round magazine at the local gun store 4 20 bucks. but go to cheaperthendirt.com and u can buy all dif sizes. if u need 2 nething else bout guns jus email me and ask. [e-mail]. always open for teachin!!