SKS: Dos and Don'ts
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I got my SKS around 1987 or so, for $60.00. It’s always worked perfectly & I’ve still got it. I can hit a CD at 100 yds, that’s good enough for me! 👍🏼
He got alot of things wrong in the video. Ur sks is fine no matter what.
He probably bought a shitty one and is ranting on it
Good for u boomer, y’all the reason the world shit right now
I paid 135 in 96
This is a accurate reliable rugged gun !!!! And they make 30 40 rd and drums conversation for it trick is getting right one
Can't change mags with bolt closed
*Laughing in Dremel*
There’s a fix for that problem. You have to shave off the bolt’s top edge. There’s a U tube video on it
You can fix that. You have to file the bolt a little. There is a youtube video on how to do it.
😂
“There’s a fix”
I have ZERO issues with my Tapco magazines, perhaps it's user error.
I don’t have any problem with my tapco 20 round or 40 round mags
Zero issues with my Tapco magazines as well.
the tab that holds the mag in, broke off of my tapcrap mag
I love tapco magazines...Stock mag in SKS is great in that it cannot really be lost. He should have just left it at that.
Only problem I had was I had to modify the rear tab, after that I can change mags load with clips and function the gun perfectly, no issue
I've had one 30 rd steel mag for my SKS since 1995, and have never had a malfunction with feeding or ejecting. (knock on wood)
same
Same.
Same
Lol! I shot my SKS two days ago after two years or so of not shooting it. Tossed in my 30 rd steel mag and once again it ran like a charm, no malfunction.
Bryan Baker this dude doesn’t know what he’s talking bout
Some great info. I just converted mine back to the fixed mag for reasons you stated. I've also been interested in a scope, but I now tend to agree with you and have changed my mind. Thanks!
Thank you, good advice. I have a few and they are fine as they are. A stock change, spring firing pin and a recoil buffer is about it for me. They work the ammo is cheep and just fine as a medium hunting rig or for a good blaze at the range. Would never be without one. Still great value for money, we still get boxes of them turning up here in NZ, they go for NZ $400. Every one needs at least one :) Cheers.
I've played around with some aftermarket stuff with my SKS, and always come back to bone stock. It just works.
I upgraded to a Murray firing pin and that's it. I have some Archangel mags but I've never used them.
@@Threetails well those archangel mags are the best on the market IMO, but guys don't do the bolt mod and blame the mag
If it was worth the trouble to modify the SKS to take higher capacity mags, a military somewhere would have done it.
They have not.
@@rotorheadv8 they did its called an ak,little known fact the sks was originally designed with a detachable mag but stallin said no,because he thought the mags would be easily lost,Simonovs original design had detachable mags,and it's unfortunate for him because kalishnikov was right behind him with his ak and the rest is history,nothing wrong with the box mag but after doing a five minute modification I have made my sks more true to its original design and Its flawless,as far as operations go.plus it's completely reversible ,kinda like having two dresses for the one bitch
When the last round is fired the bolt carrier stays open. Insert mag, back to firing....
tapco mags work for me.
how often do you use them?
I own 7 SKS's ranging from Russian to Chinese and have never had any issues with any of them. Some I have kept in their original stock configuration and others I have modified using the mentioned Tapco stocks and mags. All have run flawlessly with no problems encountered. I will even put them up against an AKM or AR-15 in terms of reliability, accuracy and speed. I have shot over 70,000 rounds through them and am confident in their performance. If you know the weapon, and I mean intimately, it will not fail you. And yes, I sleep with them. 2" groupings at 700 yards consistently.
Im with this guy. I have both tapco and promag, both work great. Also get a spare bolt and do a bolt mod.
Oh yeah well I can do 2 inch groups at 1500 yards with mine. 😊
2" groupings at 700 yards? LOL. That's just not true man. 7.62x39 just doesn't perform that well. Absolutely ridiculous claim to make.
2" at 700yds
(Samuel Jackson voice) nigga please
7.62x39 is only rated for 300 meters, & I think even thats a stretch.....
I hear this so many times, "the bolt has to be locked open to insert a mag". Well guess what, try using a stripper clip if the bolt is not locked open!
Actually...if you drill off the bolt carrier a little bit on both sides, where magazine top locks in, you can put the mag in with the bolt closed and also do a tactical reload ;-) There is even a guide on YT how to do that.
I've never tried using an after-market magazine for my SKS, but I can say that it feels like it would be a *lot* easier to hold the bold open manually and feed a stripper clip in if, for whatever reason, the bolt was not locking open compared to trying to open up the bottom of the magazine well, change a mag, and hold the bolt open all at once... as the dude in the video mentions, that seems like a "three hand" task compared to strippers
Rayseg
Hands down best mod I’ve done to my SKS. Here’s the video I used 4 years ago to do mine.
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Yeah but you CAN hold the rifle upside down and open the box release to drop more rounds in if need be. Can't do that with a detachable
Tyler Bowser Can you please elaborate more? I’m not sure what point you’ve made.
I did the bolt mod on a replacement spare bolt and kept the matching one stock. That allows you to insert a duckbill mag on a closed bolt. I also installed an extended mag release lever. I kept all the stock parts in case I want to go back - but did have to slightly Dremel out the mag cavity. No big deal as this was a run of the mill Chinese SKS. I have no feeding issues with the Tapco 20-round duckbills.
My ‘54 Russian will be kept all stock.
I bought my Norinco Chinese SKS unissued with matching numbers (minus a spike bayonet) about 20 years ago for $150 and Wolf ammo was $75 for 1000 rounds… I did buy an aftermarket bolt cover with scope mount and made a tight fit with a small scope and it works well and doesn’t move…
my tapco mags worked perfectly
Mine too
For now ...
Great video on a sum up, just a plain good ole rifle... AS IS!
Got my Yugo back in early 2000s in GD condition for $89 plus shipping.
@ 2:00 was going to ask about leaving the detachable box mag in and loading with stripper clips... If you can at least load 10 rounds in from the top with a stipper clip, then it wouldn't hurt to carry it with a full 20 or 30, then reload 10 at a time. If your gun fight goes past 30 rounds, you're having a bad day anyway.
MrAdvantage1 Never been in a firefight that only lasted a mag.
Archangel LVX magazine for SKS with Lever Release AALVX35. This is quite new from my understanding. I plan on buying at least one.
Tapco magazines work perfect, time after time. As far as a reloading with a detachable magazine, alittle gunsmithing corrects the bolt locking issue.
thats what i was trying to say. In my Yugo its fine!!
TAPCO magazines work great. I have them in both a Norinco and a Yugo that have been sporterized. It is true that mag changes are slow, but if you use the gun for a sporter they are great.
TAPCO mags tend to work pretty well. I got a mount for my SKS to mount a red dot to use with nightvision. Leapers UTG seems like a sturdy enough mount for a red dot. It was a perfect fit out of the box took 1 min to install.
The SKS is an all around good gun. Not my first choice for some things but not my last choice for anything. Really useful little rifle. Practice with the stripper clips until they are second nature muscle memory and you will be able to reload at least as fast as an AK. This rifle is easy to learn, use and maintain. Nothing cheesy or weak about it. Not high tech at all. If you really want an optic , use a red dot, mount it at the front of the barrel co-witnessed with the front sight. Insane Accuracy has a video on how to do this in a very strong, inexpensive, effective manner. This is a truly Great Hog Gun. Self defense, hunting, plinking or as a general go to utility rifle, the SKS is fun to shoot.
Why not your first choice ?
Hmmm... House clearing. Long range precision, DMR. That doesn't mean you can't try to alter the SKS to do these things but you can buy the right rifle for the job. The SKS is too useful right the way it is. Accurate and reliable, no mags to deal with, easily load single rounds.
The perfect Florida Hog Gun, the rifle I hang around with every day and shoot for fun. And, for the fact that the basic rifle fights well in an emergency. I own ARs AKs and other quality firearms. I enjoy the SKS as much as any of them.
@@daleeasternbrat816 Still wasn't inpioneering my desired answer on my question, Sir. Why ain't the SKS rifle not be your primary choice, regardless of all the countless positive and beneficial attributes, for which this rifle is celebrated around the Globe (exept for perhaply the States) ?
I think if u want to mod the sks, do it on the aftermarket tactical lower. That way u can swap ur barrel back and forth and still keep it original.
I bought a used Norelco Chicom sks from a pawn shop. It had the folding Tapco plastic stock, no magazine, and the wooden upper handguard. Afterward, I bought a 20 rd plastic magazine. I took it to the range and had various problems. I ended up getting a used original wooden stock and original 10 rd magazine on ebay. I striped the wood stock and refinished it in Dark Walnut stain, looks real nice. Once the refinished stock and magazine were reattached to the rifle, I took it back to the range. It fires the way it is supposed too, it looks and feels good. I personally like rifles in original stock condition. I will get off my soapbox now.
My first encounter with the ChiCom SKS was 1971 in Vietnam 🇻🇳 if you think the SKS isn’t accurate you were never shot at with one,also the VC were excellent with reloading with stripper clips.So as Prepper says keep the rifle as is practice reloading from stripper clips and you have a more than adequate battle rifle.If it worked in combat 48 yes ago it will work now
I use archangel 35 round detachable magazines with built-in thumb release. I've fired 1050 rounds flawlessly, love my norinco!
My 30 round promag is broke an still feeds EVERY ROUND! And has never fell out. Lol...
I have the brass stacker and I love it. Holds zero no modifying the rifle and it even looks pretty cool.
I love your videos. I watched a video about the 20 - 30 rnd mag. The guy took the mag apart and filed the inside because the bullets would get James up on the welds and over sprayed paints on the inside. It was done pretty easily. In time I believe it took him around 20 mins or so. It worked flawlessly. I’m not a big believer in needing 30 rounds but for some people it’s a necessary lol. Again love you vids
+d for stripper clip loading and original fixed mag configuration. Utterly reliable and easy compared to duckbill after-market mags. Design was approved and manufactured because it worked well!
I use a 20-round Tapco magazine (pinned at 5-shots due to Canadian gun laws), and it works perfectly. I filed the edges where necessary (not too much) and it fits in perfectly snug to my new stock. I have used it for over a year, and I NEVER had a single problem. No word of lie, I did not have a single negative incident with it. Every shot went smoothly.
The detachable 35 round archangel mags are excellent. Takes 3 1/2 stripper clips smooth as butter. Mag changes are also easy, does take a lil practice to get really fast but certainly even an armature can get off 70 rounds with one mag change quicker than an expert with 7 stripper clip reloads. To address the issue of the mags not going in on a closed bolt. There is a bolt mod you can do to preform mag changes on a closed bolt. Another great thing about the archangel mag is they have a release tab on the mag it’s self
I have several SKSs, I use Tapco 20rd mags & had zero problems with feeding, ejection or mag changes. I've also reloaded the Tapcos from 10rd stripper clips, initially being unable to load 20rds. What I found was that as I pressed the ammo down the clip rocked forward slightly causing a jam. When I made sure the stripper clip stayed at the correct angle (not letting it flop forward when I press down) I could load 20rds easily.
i have two sks rifles, one kept original, the other in an ati strikeforce stock. i never had any problems with any of my rifles/tapco mags
My 50 round, and 2, 30s, and 2, 40s mags works seamless, in my Norinco....Steel, and Zytel.
same
same here also
Ditto and i still have yet to run into a jam also. The mags feed just fine and locking them in has never been an issue.
kyle wolfe same have 5 pro mags and they work great and by the way my brother name is Kyle Wolfe very funny love from canada
YES ....REMOVING THE FIXED BOX MAG
hey, thanks for the insightful info as i'm planning on getting an SKS soon. don't know about the American market for them, but here in Canada a Russian surplus SKS is sold for around $200-250 CAD before tax(thats $150-190 USD) which makes them the cheapest centerfire rifle in the market here and surplus ammo are also readily available at reasonable prices too
Great video Boss. Definitely sharing this with friends that want to "modify" their SKS. Thanks for this information.
My SKS seems more robust than my AKM. Maybe it's the milled receiver or the deep blued finish, it just feels like a more substantial weapon. Eh..., I don't know? Anyone else feel the same? Just curious.
*TheVoxOfReason* Much better than AK.
I feel the same way
The receiver is a tank
@Samsung McKone my 2 Norinco rifles are just as sturdy as my Russian. The Chu wood of the Norinco is better quality, too. Not all Chinese rifles are the same.
Don't like the stamped sheet metal receiver
That is because these are true War Rifles, not some knock off of a real war rifle. You run out of ammo and you can just crank someone with it!
mine works I modded mine. put a adaptor cut the duck bill off. works great. Good luck with yours.
The changeable mags work pretty well if you use a Tapco stock also. If you use them with the original stock they permanently jam
Just got my first SKS. Thanks for this video, man.
I have Promags for my SKS and not a single malfunction. For a scope mount, UTG makes a very nice one for Yugo SKS. Yes you can modify your SKS.
I agree 100%... I own the type 56, Russian, Yugoslavian and Norinco. I've played with the type 56 and the Norincos. Anytime I've modified these with the magazines it is never as good as the magazine it comes with. I've had 0 issues with these stock. SKSs aren't cheap anymore. Keep it as is in my opinion.
THANK GOD YOUR OPINION DOESN'T MATTER MUCH. 🙏
Thanks for the knowledge based on experience.
NO BS...Answered questions I have had , THANKS
Yes, I like your video, I am one that bought these for $97. So, I know ALL that you have said is correct. After 20 years, You Are Right !
Good video! My SKS is Russian- doing nothing but gain value, so I don't do any permanent alterations! I choose to leave the bayonet on as a monopod potential. Yes, I have detachable mags but leave the 10 rnd box in. Living in a deep rural area 10 rounds serves the purpose. The SKS remains an utterly reliable carbine with similar ballistics to a 30-30 Win.
Thanks for your info. I was on the receiving end of the sks. I know a lot about the do's and don'ts. The one thing I can say is keep your head down. These rifles were killers at under 75yrds. Not much is said about the SKC rifle.
good video. but...my tapco mags work quite well. and, when out shooting, i carry several, and i've never had a problem when changing mags. but thanks for the vid, i did enjoy it.
I bought mine in the early 90s and got it for $134.00, I love this rifle. Absolutely one of the best shooting rifles I've ever owned.
Mykoe9 I paid $80 and it came with 80 rnds
Now it goes around 300 dollar here where I am, in Canadian dollar tho
$134 US dollars from 1990 = $257 US in 2018... SKS isn't THAT overpriced nowadays.
$120 for mine in 92'
$100.00 for mine in 94
I've had a Chinese SKS paratrooper since the 80s and his thing is deadly accurate with the factory sites.
Thanks for the advice. I just bought one.
Great video, I agree with you on everything, I have an SKS, in stock config, I removed the bayonet though because i have a bum shoulder and the little but of weight feels like a big difference when its at the front of the gun and you have a bum shoulder, The tapco mags are clumsy, mine worked well though but I would still prefer the stripper clips, cheaper to have a bunch of clips that to buy a bunch of mags, awesome vid brother
Norinco SKS (what it looks like you are holding) are more difficult to add accessories too. After-market parts tend to not fit quite right into the Norinco set up. You stick that Tapco up in a Yugoslav SKS and you are less likely to have any problem. Also, does the bolt not hold open when the last round is discharged? I think: yes. For a magazine change, you probably won't need that third hand.
Well my bolt stays open when I drop my tapco mag so changing mags is no problem and have had no trouble with reliability
all the aftermarket mags work great after you put a little work into them. little bit of filing here and there and they work smooth. after you do the bolt mod and work the mags it's nice.
I grinded down the stock grip so that it angles downwards like the monte carlo stock because the original sks stock didnt feel natural to the grip. Little things you can modify and it doesn't hurt to modify it if you're confident in your skills.
“Cant insert any magazine when bolt is not locked to the rear”. Doesn’t the SKS stay locked open when the last round is fired?
With the stock 10 round magazine in use yes. Without a magazine in use no.
Larry Metzler thanks for the clarification
Or you could mod the bolt so it doesn't matter if its open or closed. Bunk video
@@larrymetzler4425 it does it with detachable magazines too. The bolt hold open slide is in in the receiver, not the magazine. The follower in the magazine trips the slide after last round is fired.
my 30 round mags have never failed me. i do see what your saying about 3 hands but i got pretty good at it.
Same, i find it easier to turn the rifle over, *magazine feed up facing up, makes it easier to hold things in place for me.
Stripper clips are great, but my ammo falls off them.
I seen some people open the magazine from the bottom and just throw in about 8 rounds too
I have four 20's and five 30's all Norinko manufactured, plus one 40. And the only mag that has given me problems is the Tapco 40. I've owned these two SKS rifles since 1984. . .
Only takes two hands to load 30 round mag, give it a shot
and you have to hold the bolt back to load the mag
Ralph ditore That’s with the two hands mean one to hold bolt the other to load the mag
InConvenient Maybe necessary definitely
Great advice , The SKS in its original configuration is a very rugged, dependable Firearm.
I have three 30 round tapco's and they work great!
Unfortunately I purchased one already modified in a dragunov stock. I thought about switching it but came across the archangel 35 round mags with the built in release lever and they work great. I put a bipod and scope on it and have a blast at the range
here in Canada I got my Russian all matching numbers 1950, polished bold and bayonet SKS, with two pouches 80 rounds of hunting ammo and 100 rounds of non corrosive FMJ for 200 Canadian.
wow deal u lucky man
In the twenty plus years i have had my SKS i have never had a fail to feed and fire from my twenty round magazine
That makes one person.....
Where did you buy your mag from
Whete did you buy your mag from
Owning a gun twenty years means nothing...if you've only shot it once or twice without any FTF's or FTE's. (If you've shot thousands of times and are claiming not one hiccup with it...I'm finding that hard to believe.) Not every gun operates picture perfect every round spanning twenty years and shooting thousands of rounds, especially such is the case with an SKS.
Me either
I have 3 of these Norinco sks's, all use 20rd tapco detachable magazines. I have modified the bolts, and all 3 rifles accept the detachable magazines, with the bolt close.
After alot of research, I can see why you arrived at your conclusions. I have reached similar ones. Good video.
respect your view but battle rifles have been modified for years...I did a basic mod on mine to readily except the duck bill. i can drop my mag, lock my bolt to the rear, insert a fresh mag and chamber a round in half the time as my brother with a stripper clip and the stock internal mag...my SKS strips the rounds like butter off of even the cheapest of mags...of my 40 sumthin rifles my SKS is #2 on my go to gun for overall "utility" rifle...
archangel 35 round mags are top when it comes to the fast reload and with a quick bolt mod can and will preform right up there with AKs
In Canada, SKS's are still available for around $200 CDN. I bought two, Tapco sporterized one and left the second one original. You're definitely right about the Tapco mags sucking. Of course here in the Canadian Soviet Socialist Republic, we're restricted to 5 rounds, so even the 10 round internal mag is pinned at 5. The only reason why someone uses the Tapco 20 or Chinese 30 round mags is for the looks. They are all still pinned at 5 rounds which totally sucks. I bought a 20 rounder pinned at 5, and ended up putting the original 10 rounder back on. It doesn't look as tacti-cool, but at least it works flawlessly.
Price update, in 2021 I saw one for sale at $520 CDN in my local shop. It was a 1951 Tula, refurbished and in pretty good condition. Can’t say I’d be willing to part with that much coin today but the ones I have are great shooters. Guess I’ll hold on to them.
@@piobmhor8529 They’ll be declared weapons of mass destruction soon.
@@zacharydurocher4085 unfortunately they are on Trudeau’s latest amendment G4 to Bill C-21 to render them “prohibited” firearms. Should that bill pass the Senate and receive Royal Assent, SKSs will no longer be legal to own in Canada, even with only a 5 round capacity.
@@piobmhor8529Cant you just grind down the internal pin for the mag ?
@@Basedlocation I could, but that would render the SKS as a “prohibited” firearm. If caught, it would be go directly to jail, do nor pass GO, do not collect $200. Sounds strange, but unfortunately true.
I 100% agree. I learned the hard way to keep my Russian SKS in its original configuration. I've come to appreciate the thing with its matching serials, original iron sites, and fixed mag. The upgrade parts? They're crap, and they're rotting in some landfill somewhere.
I've had very few issues with the tapco 20 and 30s. I did have one where a piece of the top curved area that holds in the top round broke off, however. And they're really easy to change. And they'll change quickly by banging the spent mag on the back with the new mag. Stripper clips are a mess (at least the ones I have) -- you hold them wrong and the ammo spills all over the ground or in the pouch.
All my tapco mags fit in my Chinese sks. 30 round and 20 round mags. I don’t need 3 hands to reload a mag. The bolt stays back when rounds are complete.
He made a big deal of the bolt having to be open to load the after market magazine. Try loading a stripper clip with the bolt not open!
@@darrellbeard2799 the bolt always locks open on a properly working SKS. Not always so on aftermarket detachable magazines. People have very different experiences with them.
As a younger SKS owner i found this video very entertaining, and helpful.
Good video. Completely agree the original parts on the gun are the best option for it. No need to modify it.
I definitely agree with everything that you say here the SKS is what it is
I’ve got a 30 rd Steel mag for my SKS it work perfect no malfunctions you need to modify your bolt no problem. Mine shoot Pretty accurately. Tn Prepper . + I shoot left-handed.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one having problems with detachable mags! Ordered a fixed mag online, so maybe that will solve my problems
my second sks I bought the original mag kept jamming so I ended up switching to a tapco mag tho I also bought a top rail so I can't even use stripper clips with it if I wanted to.. plus I won't lie idk if I'm doing it wrong but I can reload a mag faster then using a stripper clip..
I have a 30rd mag that works well. USA brand they don't make any more
Yep, from 1990's :)
@@infowarguy That's what's on mine. Although I do wish the stock magazine came with it when I got it...
WOW that was a waste of time
he has no knowledge of a sks
Good video and good advice. I agree with sticking with the original magazine. It works and it works well. Accurizing it is not that hard and expect 3 inch groups at best. It yours is shooting over 4 inch groups you can probably do better by bedding it properly.
I actually had really good luck with promag polymer 30 round mags. Never had a jam and I've probably put around 500 rounds through them. I also tried stripper clips and could never get them to load easily enough to be of any use.
by the way....call the "Arms Room" in Orlando Fl for a shooter ready SKS for 325.00 to 375.00...tell em Chef Mitch sent ya.
20 round tapco mags run fine in my Yugo. As far as mag changes go I say practice practice practice. Being talented with stripper clips is a cool skill but they are dead tech for a reason.
Dead tech? You realize the US Army still gets it's 5.56 ammo in stripper clips, right?
When i got 1 of the 30 round mags i just filed and and adjusted mine and it goes in smooth and the mag lock catches and keep in u have to work on these plastic mags
You can mod the bolt to freely change mags. I also never had issues with 20 or 30 round mags
my aftermarket mags work perfectly fine 20rd and 40rd
junk... except rifltech
Tapco mags work great in my SKS (just sayin')-
There's a simple modification to the bolt with a grinder you can do so it holds the bolt open on an empty magazine and enables quick magazine changes
I did use to have an SKS and switched out the rear plate with with a scope mount plate. It did hold zero all the time and did not rattle, all this without customizing. I hit stuff at 600 yards with a fixed 4x32 scope decently well, once you get to know the hold over.
These days I would leave it original tho, sks are sweet the way they are without all the accessories.
Too many ppl are confusing 'Bubba shoot'n beer cans, old cars and kicking up mud puddles ' with the actual practical application of this weapon being used properly while defending your life when it comes to using after market GARBAGE.. Best vid EVER.. well done Sir.
I had one since around 1989 and have used nothing but 30 round plastic mags and have not had even one problem with them .I did the bolt mod so I can load with the bolt closed. gun has at least 15000-20000 rounds through it in the 30 years I've owned it . the rifle$49.00, folding stock $29.00 and a 30 round mag $15.00 was just under $100when I bought them new . great gun
Does it existe the same kind of magazine than the original (with clips) but with 15 or 20 ammos ?
I agree. I will be keeping mine as is...
basically if it's not broke, don't fix it
$400 ?
I bought one at Canadian tire for $190, they had even cleaned off the cosmoline before selling.
drfye They're much more expensive in the states.
Plains Prepper
why?
+drfye Unless my facts are wrong they are no longer allowed to be imported. Same with Mosin Nagants. They used to be $79-$99. Now it's hard to find a decent one under $150.
Plains Prepper
that is odd. So if someone wanted to cross the border to go go to a firing range they could not do it with an SKS or buy one then cross the border with it.
+drfye I'm not 100% sure how it would work crossing the border with any firearm. I'm sure it's possible but don't know what regulations are involved.
I got my paratrooper modified already. It has an ATI pinned folding stock, but nothing that can't be reversed. I've been looking at the Sabertooth set up and full length optics rail. I really don't give one bit of thought as to whether or not someone's feelings are hurt because I have an aftermarket stock. I have two 30rd AK duck bills that have never given me trouble, and one 20rd Tapco that hasn't either. I'll probably buy a wooden stock and clean it up and have both styles for whatever my mood may be.
They have adapters now that allow you to moddify the duck bill mags if you get the straig fal looking ones or the ar looking ones they run perfectly one of the adapters works so you can even go syraight in and out like an ar instead of the rock and lock
5 minute grinding to 2 spots on the bolt and it magically becomes a closed bolt system.
I can cycle and mag change all my SKSs just as fast as any of my ARs