dsmfreaks 0 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 hey guys have a question on cutting the barrel down on an SKS. A friend of mine just picked up an SKS and has plans to bullpup it with an SGworks kit. but the barrel in his opnion is to long" i was wondering if there was any difference in the gas system between the paratrooper model and longer barrel versions of the gun..befor he sends it to the gunsmith to be cut.just wondering if the gas system will be ok or does it need to be modded like a sbs saiga. any info on this or the SGworks kit would be great.. thanks in advance Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Did you already get your kit in? Or did you just put a order in? I've been waiting over a year for my kit to come in, and planned on chopping the barrel myself. Worst case scenario you can remove the gas block and drill a slightly larger hole, But I don't believe it will be necessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gunfanatic 221 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Revised Shipping Schedule 1-17-12We are estimating a 6 month wait as the response for this stock has been amazing and we are receiving orders everyday. Your paid order puts you in the queue. We apologize for the long wait and hope to increase our ship volume in the near future. No kits shipping yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 he has just placed the order for the kit. wait a year? are you kidding me?what the hell are they doing at SG making them one at a time? in that case for his sake i hope its worth it? he seams to care more about looks i was worried about reliablity i know how picky the saiga 12 can be when it comes to the gas system i just didnt want him to get off on the wrong foot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 From my Paypal Page... Oct 9, 2010 Payment To SGWorks Completed -$173.95 USD I have not gotten it in yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 well my buddy got his kit. and man he had to jump thru hoops to get it this fast. He ended up calling SG and asking if they had any blemished kits available and they did. so when it showed up we were expecting it to be messed up in some way but all we could find is a scrach where it must have been droped not a big deal at all. all in all it seams like a good kit but still havent taken it to the range yet. heres a pic of it with the barrel cut waiting for the brake to show up so it can be premintly attached Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Whups... Yeah mine came in. I have a thread on it in the Non-AK based rifles section of the forum. What SKS did you use for yours? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Im not sure what kind his is he got it from a gun show for about 200 bucks. In very good shape imo lol kinda seamed like a shame to cut the barrel and remove the nice wood. Im still waiting to head to the range with him and shoot thi thing. It seams built well and getting it all together wasnot all that bad.. I will agree with your post about the ball bearing is kinda BS but we used some gift wraping tape to hold it in while working with the stock. Have you shot your yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Im not sure what kind his is he got it from a gun show for about 200 bucks. In very good shape imo lol kinda seamed like a shame to cut the barrel and remove the nice wood. Im still waiting to head to the range with him and shoot thi thing. It seams built well and getting it all together wasnot all that bad.. I will agree with your post about the ball bearing is kinda BS but we used some gift wraping tape to hold it in while working with the stock. Have you shot your yet? No, I just got the pipe in and onto the barrel for the heavy barrel look. I still need to weld it on, and then start looking to finish assembly. I'm pretty sure I'll have to open the gas system a bit. You may run into the same. When you get it out and shoot it feel free to write a review. I for one would be interested in hearing your opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Well over the weekend we took the sg/sks out to a friends to try it out. I will say i really like the way it feels shouldered nice and compacked imho it has made the recoil very controlable during rapid fireing even more so then befor. the look and feel are great. So on to the bad. the small flip up cover that give you access for your stripper clips seams to be rubbing on the bolt carrier forcing it somewhat down causing the bolt to not go to full battery. Also the trigger gave us a few issues with not wanting to rest 100% of the time. i beleve this is due to the return spring in the sg kit not being strong enough. Also the trigger pull felt OK kinda like an unconverted saiga is OK not the greatest but there is much room for improvment.The gun is now apart again and we are lookin into getting a stronger spring and lube all moving parts with some dry lube befor our next range day. all in all it is a good kit! just has some bugs to work out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah I haven't even shot it yet and I'm looking at areas to improve the trigger pull. Maybe your kit was better, but IMHO It felt squishy with loads of creep. I would rather have a heavy pull than squish and creep, and it might be that direction I go with. Were you firing it with a muzzle device on? I'm just wondering about the recoil under rapid you were talking about. what did you chop the barrel down to? did you have to open up the gas port any? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmfreaks 0 Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I to would like a harder trigger and it has more creep then a room full of child molesters. I think its cut to just over 26in.on the muzzle we just had a mock can and have not touched the gas system yet. Thinking we won't have to or atleast I hope not. More testing this week so ill keep you informEd of how it goes.maybe evenget a vie of.it in action Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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