Bayonet question

wigmaster0 · 11-19-2007, 11:08 AM

My son was just given a Chinese SKS for his birthday. Now I am fairly proficient with mechanical parts on many different items, but for the life of me I cannot extend the bayonet. Any instruction would be greatly appreciated. More than likely I am going to replace it with a bipod but my son thinks it is cool.

rckymtnboy · 11-19-2007, 11:16 AM

The bayonet is spring loaded. You have to pull it down (towards the trigger) to release it from the locked position. Hold the bayonet near the hinge, where there is a textured surface. There is a notch by the hinge that it sits in until you pull down on it and swing it forward. It could be gunked up or rusty, so it might take a bit of force. Once you fold it out straight, there is a ring that goes over the end of the barrel. You have to pull it out against the spring to get it over the barrel and that locks it in place.

jmp8927 · 11-19-2007, 12:04 PM

Yeah, gunked up would do it. You might want to completely remove it, clean it up some, and grease it.

SilentSoul · 11-19-2007, 01:04 PM

Also on mine once you slip the loop of the bayo over the barrel it is EXTREMELY hard to get back down often requiring a tool to pry it up. Pain in the ace.

rckymtnboy · 11-19-2007, 01:17 PM

Silent Soul, sounds like you might have some sort of build up that doesn't allow your bayonet to swing all the way up...does it go over the barrel easily when extending it? A soak in some sort of solvent like WD-40 might fix it. Otherwise, it might be a defect in the design of the bayonet itself...maybe some work with a dremel to remove any obstructions in the hinge area? I'd have to see it to know for sure.

SilentSoul · 11-19-2007, 01:30 PM

Yea everything is clean. But like you said it's a newer china made bayo, so the lope probably is not to exact spec, I need to go at it with a dremel but honestly I don't put the bayo up. The problem is when other people touch it I look back and they have the damn thing extended.

jmp8927 · 11-19-2007, 03:37 PM

I bought a cheap $4 Chinese Bayonet and it works very well. Its not loose, but not too tight either. I may have just got a good one though.

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The problem is when other people touch it I look back and they have the damn thing extended.

But it looks so cool extended! lol

The main reason I have it there is it lessens muzzle rise because of the added weight.

SwedeSteve · 11-21-2007, 08:17 AM

Take it apart, look for obvious rub spots and go to WECSOG!

11-19-2007, 11:08 AM	#1
wigmaster0 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 137	Bayonet question My son was just given a Chinese SKS for his birthday. Now I am fairly proficient with mechanical parts on many different items, but for the life of me I cannot extend the bayonet. Any instruction would be greatly appreciated. More than likely I am going to replace it with a bipod but my son thinks it is cool.

11-19-2007, 11:16 AM	#2
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Images: 20	The bayonet is spring loaded. You have to pull it down (towards the trigger) to release it from the locked position. Hold the bayonet near the hinge, where there is a textured surface. There is a notch by the hinge that it sits in until you pull down on it and swing it forward. It could be gunked up or rusty, so it might take a bit of force. Once you fold it out straight, there is a ring that goes over the end of the barrel. You have to pull it out against the spring to get it over the barrel and that locks it in place. __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first! Last edited by rckymtnboy; 11-19-2007 at 11:20 AM.

11-19-2007, 12:04 PM	#3
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,136 Images: 15	Yeah, gunked up would do it. You might want to completely remove it, clean it up some, and grease it. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

11-19-2007, 01:17 PM	#5
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Images: 20	Silent Soul, sounds like you might have some sort of build up that doesn't allow your bayonet to swing all the way up...does it go over the barrel easily when extending it? A soak in some sort of solvent like WD-40 might fix it. Otherwise, it might be a defect in the design of the bayonet itself...maybe some work with a dremel to remove any obstructions in the hinge area? I'd have to see it to know for sure. __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first!

11-21-2007, 08:17 AM	#8
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,266 Images: 1	Take it apart, look for obvious rub spots and go to WECSOG! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-19-2007, 01:04 PM	#4
SilentSoul Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 603 Images: 1	Also on mine once you slip the loop of the bayo over the barrel it is EXTREMELY hard to get back down often requiring a tool to pry it up. Pain in the ace.

11-19-2007, 01:30 PM	#6
SilentSoul Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 603 Images: 1	Yea everything is clean. But like you said it's a newer china made bayo, so the lope probably is not to exact spec, I need to go at it with a dremel but honestly I don't put the bayo up. The problem is when other people touch it I look back and they have the damn thing extended.