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WOOD STOCK MODIFICATIONS "THE HUNTER PAK" (pictured to the right)
FACTS: The complete Hunter Pak consists of scope mount, muzzle brake, butt pad, hand grip, and cheek rest. The Santoprene hand grip and cheek rest screws into the original stock contours and also allows trigger group removal. The butt pad lengthens the short SKS stock by an inch and a cut-away center allows access to the cleaning kit in your stock. The muzzle brake is designed to replace the front sight. Info about the scope mount can be found in the scope mount section of this web. Parts to this kit are sold separately. More information can be found at Bushmaster Firearms. PISTOL GRIP (BELOW: My best guess of how it must look)
FACTS: Designed for the original wooden stock and minor drilling is required. If you own an SKS with a milled trigger group, then not fitting is required. Stamped trigger groups require minor fitting. Instructions and mounting tools are included. Sec. 922(r) applies, all NFA rules apply. BUTT PADS Butt pads, a.k.a. recoil pads, come in many different forms from butt plate replacements to the easily removed slip on types. Some bolt on butt pads include a hole to provide continued usage of the internal tool capsule. Here are a few examples of common butt pads:
GAS TUBE ALTERNATIVES STEEL VENTED
FACTS: These commonly available hand guards aren't much heavier than the original wooden ones. They're made in the USA and compliment the original wooden stock just as well as a synthetic. Fitting may be required. REVIEW: These just plain look good on a rifle. Any rifle it seems. The instructions say to file down the corners of this piece for a proper fit, but just slightly bending the curvature of the offending end outward usually solves any problems with fit. There is also a tension spring that rides under the cover. Some see this part as optional, but failure to install this part may result in a loose and rattling gas tube cover. FINNED GAS TUBE
FACTS: Produced by D.C. Engineering. They are meant to outright replace the standard gas tube for one that's a little smaller, one part, and 100% steel. These are uncommon gas tubes to find in stores, but are still in production and can be purchased online readily. Phil at D.C. Engineering tells me that this part is produced in limited quantities. They are the only distributor for this part and only sell one per customer. This part was produced with the ATI Fiberforce stock in mind since it already has an integrated hand guard. This makes disassembly significantly easier for owners of that particular stock. Although the ribs do a good job of disbursing heat buildup, it is inadvisable to touch this part if one is shooting as fast as they could. Hopefully common sense will prevail. REVIEW: I've only ever seen two of these, one on a Monte Carlo style SKS and one rusted in a pile of oooold SKS parts. The one on the rifle gave it a different look that I can't really describe. It looked more, well, industrial strength? I bought the rusted one and it cleaned up BEAUTIFULLY. This is it pictured above. VENTILATED HANDGUARD WITH TUBE FACTS: Also produced by D.C. Engineering. Imagine a cross between the steel vented hand guard and the finned gas tube and you'd be imagining this part. Similar to the finned gas tube, this tube is of one piece construction only the cooling fins are milled off to reduce the diameter and weight of the tube. A steel vented hand guard is then bolted to the tube making this piece of uncommonly strong construction. D.C. Engineering is the only source for this part. COMMENTS: If one needed to replace a gas tube because it was missing or corroded and the collector's value of the rifle was not an issue, then purchasing one of the D.C. Engineering replacement parts would probably be a very good idea. Butt pads, a.k.a. recoil pads, come in many different forms from butt plate replacements to slip on
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