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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Can You Cut The Hammer Spring On An SKS?

Yes. I did, as part of my DIY SKS trigger job.

This is what happens to the "hard" military primer on Wolf 7.62x39mm when fired from my rifle. There is exactly ONE coil cut off of the hammer spring:

(it's more impressive in person)
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I measured the firing pin mark. It's a solid 0.050" deep. Tell me that's a light strike.

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