zzzzzactly Spikehorn11

smokeman, if you haven't already done so you need to break that SKS down...removing the bolt, bolt carrier and spring assembly. You can also drop out the trigger assembly, but it is very important that you remove and clean out the gas piston up front over the top of the barrel.
Most SKS rifles have seen more than a few rounds of "dirty" ammo, and cleaning thouroughly after every 100-200 rounds will keep it working and moving fine.

If you don't know how to do the above I'll bet you can find a shop or friend that wil show you. Also, just googling SKS on the net will provide you with instructional information. The one below is the first hit I got when I googled "SKS disassembly". It looks pretty good, there may be others as well. Happy surfing.......

http://will.mylanders.com/shot/sks/