2006HighSierra

I have a Chinese model SKS and it is an absolutely amazing rifle, very accurate, never a jam in my ownership, cheap, etc. Well I've heard of this and didnt know if possible but if so I want to know where and how much to expect. I have heard of people modifying an SKS to accept an AK detachable mag. I have a few friends who have added the after market hi-cap mags on their SKSs and they dont feed worth a crap as is most aftermarket and in theory i should assume the conversion to the AK mag should work well. so anyone heard of such?

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eldeguello

I believe this is good advice. I bought a "sporter" stock fom my SKS, installed a 5-round replacement magazine, a scope, etc., etc. The idea was to make it into a sporting carbine that would be legal in upstate NY for deer hunting. Despite the fact that the 5-round mag. camee from Cabela's, it does NOT work. I ended up putting the original mag back on it, which does work. I suppose I could put a spacer in it to cut the capacity down to 4 or 5 rounds, but I solved the challenge of having a 7.62X39mm rifle for deer hunting by buying a CZ 527 in that caliber. It shoots "stout loads" much more accurately than the SKS and has a decent trigger to boot.

kabic

Tapco has come out with a new 20 round mag that people over at survivors sks boards are reporting good results from. It even is suppose to hold the bolt back after the last shot.

2006HighSierra

what is the availability of the sks d? I am planning on getting a T-6 stock for mine and would like a bigger mag for target/giggles. Since its my only cheap centerfire and more fun that a .22. I guess i may be stuck with the factory but if the d's arent too hard to get i'll do that.

kabic

I've seen them at the larger gun shows for about $250-$300 range if I remember right. China made these for import into the U.S. awile ago but I dont think they are allowed to be imported anymore.

bigmatty65

You can convert a SKS to use an AK-47 mag it isnt really worth the bother, Some of the duckbill mags work allright... the SKS-D work great, they're common here in Canada and go for about 200 canadian.