i've got a problem

vicv · 02-15-2009, 08:00 PM

fired my sks today and when done i did what i always do with other guns. i put a spent case in my gun and squeeze the trigger so as not to dry fire my gun. apparently i can't do this with an sks. now the bolt is locked and i can't get it open even after taking off cover and removing gas system. is there a release somewhere? i fired corrosive ammo through it and need to clean it. thanks for any suggestions

K75RT · 02-15-2009, 08:04 PM

Get a rubber mallet and smack the bolt handle, it'll open the bolt and expell the spent case. If you have a "dead-blow" mallet that is even better.

toolman · 02-15-2009, 08:27 PM

After you get it open, don't worry about dry-firing it, the fired case doesn't really do that much to protect the firing pin.

SwedeSteve · 02-15-2009, 08:33 PM

^Exactamundo !! Just squeeze the trigger and ride the bolt home with your hand !!

M14man · 02-15-2009, 08:35 PM

Don't put fired shells especially from a semi-auto back in the gun!

vicv · 02-15-2009, 08:56 PM

ok thanks. i got it. i slammed the butt against the floor while holding the handle. these russian weapons just need to know who the boss is. i won't put an empty shell in again. works fine for the mossy 500 but not this. thanks for the timely response. all cleaned up and ready for bed till another time. also wow is this thing fun. only problem is it just eats ammo like crazy! and about as much recoil as a 22. i don't think these things are really all that cheap to shoot cause you go through ammo faster than anything!

02-15-2009, 08:00 PM	#1
vicv Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: southeastern ontario Posts: 214	i've got a problem fired my sks today and when done i did what i always do with other guns. i put a spent case in my gun and squeeze the trigger so as not to dry fire my gun. apparently i can't do this with an sks. now the bolt is locked and i can't get it open even after taking off cover and removing gas system. is there a release somewhere? i fired corrosive ammo through it and need to clean it. thanks for any suggestions

02-15-2009, 08:04 PM	#2
K75RT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut Posts: 640	Get a rubber mallet and smack the bolt handle, it'll open the bolt and expell the spent case. If you have a "dead-blow" mallet that is even better. __________________ 'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.'

02-15-2009, 08:27 PM	#3
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,374 Blog Entries: 25	After you get it open, don't worry about dry-firing it, the fired case doesn't really do that much to protect the firing pin. __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

02-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#4
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 26,469	^Exactamundo !! Just squeeze the trigger and ride the bolt home with your hand !! __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

02-15-2009, 08:35 PM	#5
M14man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLA Posts: 1,324	Don't put fired shells especially from a semi-auto back in the gun!

02-15-2009, 08:56 PM	#6
vicv Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: southeastern ontario Posts: 214	ok thanks. i got it. i slammed the butt against the floor while holding the handle. these russian weapons just need to know who the boss is. i won't put an empty shell in again. works fine for the mossy 500 but not this. thanks for the timely response. all cleaned up and ready for bed till another time. also wow is this thing fun. only problem is it just eats ammo like crazy! and about as much recoil as a 22. i don't think these things are really all that cheap to shoot cause you go through ammo faster than anything!