That one I pulled the barrel from the receiver so I could turn it in a lathe.PSA uses a heavy-profile, rifle-length 20-inch design. The second one was a Yugo M59/66 that had no finish left and did not function due to a leaky gas shut off. This worked well, except that when I was done the bore was not centered in the muzzle! The rifle shoots great with the front sight drifted to the left (a lot). The first one I did on a fugly mismatched Russian and I used a surface grinder to turn down the barrel so I didn't have to take the rifle completely apart. The OD of the barrel under the sight/bayo lug unit is smaller than the OD of the barrel behind it so the barrel has to be turned down to fit the unit on. Try this at your own risk! If you decide to do so I urge you to refer to the following links for more info - read all of them and get a good idea of what you are doing before you cut:Īs for the question of cutting down a SKS to "paratrooper" length: it is a HUGE pain on the rump! If you want a 16" SKS go find one, it is NOT worth the hassle. I am still sorting out problems with my SKS, but the Yugo Mauser Scout I created using this method will shoot 1.25-2.0 moa all day long.
Use this "tool" to finish the creation of your crown. It is VERY important that the dished in area be in the form of a circle (not an oval) and that it be centered on the hole on the end of the barrelĪfter you create the initial dished area, chuck an appropriate size brass round head screw into your drill and coat it with automotive valve grinding compound. First, chuck an appropriate sized grinding stone into your drill and CAREFULLY create a dished in area in the center of the end of the barrel. Once you have the end of the barrel, you then have to create a crown to protect the rifling. One home method I have used successfully on both an SKS and a Mauser involves cutting the barrel a square as possible with an appropriate tool (I used a dremel cutting wheel) - then squaring the end up with files, using a machinist's square to check to see if it is square. One home method I have used successfully.
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