Is an SKS a 30 caliber?
You’re perusing through your local gun store with several hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket, when you come upon two fine examples of Soviet engineering: an SKS and an AK clone. Both fire the same inexpensive . 30-caliber cartridge and are renowned for their durability and reliability.
Are SKS rifles illegal in California?
While California law generally outlaws assault rifles, an SKS can be purchased legally, so long as it hasn’t been modified to include a detachable magazine and at least one other illegal feature such as a pistol grip stock.
Can you put a 30th magazine in a SKS rifle?
With the required, and included, adapter properly installed in the rifle (a single #29 drill bit & 8-32 tap to the receiver is all that is needed), these 30rd SKS magazines can be inserted and removed in most SKS rifles the same as AK-47 mags*!
How do you remove a 10 round magazine from a SKS?
Remove the 10 round mag and these go in and out of the open magazine well. Magazine’s forward arm locks under magazine retaining lug in the front and is retained by the mag latch in the rear. SKS rifles were designed to accept the original 10 round fixed magazine that they were issued with.
Can I convert my SKS military surplus rifle to use hi-capacity detachable magazines?
Do you want to convert your SKS Military Surplus Rifle to use hi-capacity detachable magazines similar to the M14, M1A, AR-15 or FAL? We have developed three systems outlined below to do just this. 1. The G3/1 and G5/1, SKS, 7.62×39, Systems, use Tapco, 20 round modified magazines, ProMag and Archangle, 10/20/30/35 round modified magazines.
Can I use AK Mags in my SKS rifle?
The AK style mags are too wide at the top to seat properly in a non “M”, “D” or “Sporter” SKS Rifle receiver well, without serious machine work to your stock rifles mag well. We do not recommend doing this to your rifles.