cellsworth 21 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I have a Yugo 59/66 SKS in great condition. I have replaced the original firing pin with a spring-loaded one from Murray's. Some people say that an SKS should not be dry fired. Is that true? Would it be a problem to leave the hammer spring in the compressed (cocked) condition? I have 7.62X39 snap caps, but they stick in the chamber of the SKS even though it is clean (they work fine in my Saiga) so they won't solve the dry firing dilemma. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Most all firearms used by the military are designed to be able to be dry fired. There are a few exceptions that I know about, but the SKS isn't one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 An occosional dry fire, like when putting a weapon away after cleaning, but for ALL training---use a snap cap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cellsworth 21 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks for the advice. To be on the safe side, I will only dry fire the SKS prior to putting it away after cleaning, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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