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April 14th, 2017, 08:34 AM #1Senior Member
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I've got a floater
I have the Chinese SKS that I put a Tapco stock on. I haven't shot it for a couple years and the Grand kids (late teens) wanted to take it to the range. To my surprise I found about a 16th of an inch slop where it locks together. I checked to make sure the latch was fully engaged, and it was. It shot fine and with the kids shooting it I don't know if the accuracy suffered at all. Has anybody experienced anything like this. I suspect it will be a real chore to make it tight again. Any thoughts on this will be appreciated. Thanks.
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April 14th, 2017, 12:16 PM #2
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Are you saying there's slop between the action and the stock, as in the action/trigger housing is too "tall" when in the stock allowing a gap or are you saying there is a folding stock and it is loose at the hinge?
If it's the receiver you can simply add shims to the stock.
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April 14th, 2017, 02:03 PM #3
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OP, sorry I can't help. From the thread title, I thought this was about plumbing or UNGAWA...
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April 14th, 2017, 02:26 PM #4
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What is floating?
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April 14th, 2017, 06:57 PM #5
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They all float down here.
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April 16th, 2017, 12:34 PM #6
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Let me guess...it only floats in the water hazard near the 15th hole?
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April 17th, 2017, 07:30 PM #7
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I recently bought a Chinese SKS. The seller told me the stock was shimmed because it is a pressed in barrel and he has it in a stock cut for a threaded barrel. I have yet to get it to the range. Most likely this Friday. It does not have any slop in it that I can discern.
39flathead, does the sellers disclosure make sense to you?Some people just plain suck.
If you're gonna be dumb ya gotta be tough.
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April 17th, 2017, 08:50 PM #8
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Yes, the pressed and threaded barrel Chinese SKS's have slightly different stocks.
Iirc it's in the recoil lug area.
I believe the pinned will go into a threaded stock with some shimming but putting a threaded into a pinned requires grinding.
It's been a while since I messed with swapping stocks, but I know there is a difference.
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April 17th, 2017, 08:56 PM #9
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