It is NOT possible to make an SKS or any other semi-automatic rifle into a fully automatic weapon in such a simplistic way. This is extremely dangerous. In this specific case, with the SKS, one of the functions of the disconnector is to ensure that the bolt is fully closed and locked before the hammer will fall.
That means that cartridge goes off before the casing is completely enclosed in the chamber. The method the commenter on that post authoritatively states will work on an SKS most decidedly will not.
For one thing, that doesn't even make sense. Why, specifically, would the army train soldiers to do such a thing? If you're in need of a firearm and are forced to use a captured enemy rifle, the most important thing would be to have a dependable one, not a full auto. Why would anyone take the time and effort to try to modify a firearm in the field in such a way and take a chance on turning a perfectly serviceable semi-auto into a really fancy club?
Not to mention the fact that, in order to do so, the soldier would have to have access to the tools necessary to disassemble the trigger group, file down the parts, and reassemble the group, without damaging or losing any of the parts. I spent my 21 year military career in the Navy, not the Army, but I seriously doubt that there are many soldiers who hump gunsmithing tool sets in their packs.
I am intimately familiar with the workings of the SKS trigger group please see my video series on doing an SKS trigger job: the videos are embedded in this post and based on my personal knowledge, it's not possible to make a serviceable machine gun out of an SKS by "filing down a few of the mechanisms inside". You wouldn't have a functional machine gun, you'd have a malfunctioning rifle that would, upon the first press of the trigger, repeatedly fire uncontrollably until the magazine is empty…or until you have an out of battery ignition and blow the rifle up in your hands.
You see, to make it slam fire in this way, you would have to defeat the disconnector. One of the purposes of the disconnector is disconnect the trigger bar from the sear after the hammer falls.
You would have to defeat this mechanism in order to make the rifle fire more than once with a single pull of the trigger. The problem is that another function of the disconnector is to prevent the hammer from falling before the bolt is completely closed.
If the hammer can fall before the bolt is completely closed, there is a very good chance that the firing pin will strike the primer before the cartridge has completely entered the chamber. I'm not saying that it's impossible to make an SKS fire continuously. It may even be possible to make it controllable without having to manufacture and install new parts…but you're still not making it into a functional machine gun…you're inducing a malfunction. You may get lucky and have it work for you times out of , but when it decides to let go, it will not be an enjoyable occasion.
And I seriously doubt that the army trained its soldiers to intentionally break a perfectly serviceable semi-auto rifle. The Sailor is right. Not only do you really need an open bolt which the SKS doesn't have but the metal alloys that are in the SKS will not allow you the weapon to fire full automatic for any length of time. Of course, I am not a metalurgist nor am I a gun smith.
I just repeat what wiser and more experienced people have told me. I have had my SKS and many other weapons for some time. Im ex-military Army and am also very knowledgible when it comes to weapons. I tried to convert my SKS and could not. Yes, it does "slam fire" once every blue moon, but the SKS was not made for full auto fire there has been a few SKS rifles that where made with a 3 round burst and should not be converted. If your in a state that allows sales of one, save your money and buy a full auto.
Dont risk your safety or your freedom because you think it would be cool. And yes, I have converted other weapons, but legally. Stay safe and upright and your mags full! Between and I tried everything I could to get a case that would either make things perfectly clear as to exactly whose minds are engaged in the political machinations of making people miserable and why, or, in the alternative, restoring at least a semblance of equality to the game amongst the majority of unwitting participants.
My efforts, prior to the events of at Waco, included, but were not limited to, the SKS question at hand. And indeed, one requires nothing more complex than a simple mill-bastard file and strong enough fingers for reassembly. I had developed the legal case that was conspicuously missing from the records — the issues that, to my research to his day, have, still, never been addressed by any of the courts.
I never experienced any of the other malfunctions that seem to be so widely discussed. And, fwiw, the purpose of my handiwork was bait for my sting operation. The only thing the safety does on an SKS is block the trigger. The only way releasing the safety could cause the rifle to fire is if you had your finger on the trigger when you did it…or the sear was so lightly engaged that the slight vibration of clicking the safety off caused it to release, which would also mean any other slight vibration would also cause it to release and it would most likely go into uncontrolled automatic fire every time you shot it.
I understand. Thanks for the info in between the BS and bastard files. Probably save a few bucks in ammo as well. Hope all is well! End of comment. You can make a gun malfunction in such simplistic ways, but that is unreliable and unsafe to do. To truly make an automatic weapon out of a semi auto requires at least a moderate amount of gunsmithing knowledge and the ability to modify and manufacture parts to very painstaking specifications. Perhaps you should read my post again.
There actually was a variant of the SKS made by the Chinese that was designed to fire in three round burst mode, but it was relatively short lived and later versions went back to the more reliable semi-automatic only design. It requires a knowledgeable gunsmith with the ability to manufacture parts to do it correctly.
Powder burns wrote an interesting book on this subject. If the trigger is depressed the hammer will not fall until the bolt closes which trips the disconnect or allowing the hammer to fall. They apatently remedied this by using civilian brass standard primer ammunition.
Anyone with a file some Jb weld an old set of feeler gages to cut up, and the knowledge of what to do can convert an sks. Unless your into prison gang rape. I am an old military man. We have been through several wars since Most of the kills were made with a semi auto rifle. The M1 Garand was a semi automatic, If you had to carry this thing was bad enough but to carry the 8 round clips was worse.
How long would he last if he used a Machine gun. The SKS is a very good rifle. Especially when there are much better NFA firearms legally available well, in many states and localities. And if all anyone wants to do is have fun redistributing the balance of lead in nature, then there are also much cheaper things to shoot That's because there isn't a full auto version of the SKS, so you are building a totally new gun from a legal standpoint.
And since it's after , you can't possess it as a civilian after you make it. Can't tell you, but you'll be able to cook some nice weenies and marshmallows over what's left of his house and body Aftermarket magazines as high in capacity as those for any other similar rifle are available: your choice of fixed or detachable.
Same choice of favorite brands and odds that they'll work right, too. For instance, in California a detachable magazine is a no-no, specifically called out in the RoboRooster assault weapons ban. See the May '94 Rifleman for the lowdown on Federal rules for other mods. But if you're converting your SKS to full auto in these post times, and you don't fall within the very specific and narrow exceptions covering the manufacture and disposition of such things, you're flirting with 10 and 10 in the Federal pen, so you're probably not too worried about the magazine capacity issues.
There are plans floating about, e. The plans come with a disclaimer that they are for information purposes only and that it's heavily illegal, not just naughty, to actually do this. Gunsmithing is involved, though in my cursory examination of such plans it didn't look as though tremendously precise work was required.
Not me, thank you. If I wanted a select-fire weapon, I'd get one whose designer had that in mind. But is is legal to replace with a larger capacity fixed magazine in CA? Assuming yes, any new recommendations? Somebody in the past spoke highly of Norinco?
Also, are the Zytel? And: are the same magazines used for all models, e. Did the gun kill someone? But if there had been no gun, no one would have died. Comes with a 5 round magazine.
The stock is different too. Converting SKS to full-auto. Reply to author. Report message as abuse. Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. Why would anyone want to convert a ten shot rifle to full auto?
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