7. The gas piston can now be pulled out of the gas tube/Handguard assembly. NOTE: The seven steps listed are sufficient to field-strip the rifle for cleaning and regular maintenance. ASSEMBLY ONLY REQUIRES THAT YOU PERFORM THE ABOVE STEPS IN REVERSE ORDER. Cleaning the SKS: Make a safe ex...
but you break it down enough that you canclean and lubricate it. As the term suggests, this is something you might do in thefieldwhile further disassembly requiring special tools would be done back at the armory or shop. Here is how to field strip...
Disassembly and Assembly a. To disassemble the SKS carbine: 5 Figure 6 M59/66 grenade sight erected. (1) Clear the weapon (2) Press in on the cover in the butt plate until the combination tool case is ejected. Unlock the bayonet, let it hang vertically, and after disengaging the head ...