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OVERVIEW: The short but growing list of SKS specific termanology. If you can think of a term that should be here and isn't, please write with suggestions! - SKSDave NOMENCLATURE
TERMSBolt: The part nestled under the bolt carrier which contains the firing pin and contacts the bullet casing. Bolt Carrier: The part of the bolt assembly with the charging handle. Brake: See Muzzle Brake ChiCom: This is a nickname for "CHInese COMmunist" or the communist Chinese. This abbreviation applies to anything relating to the Chinese, such as a ChiCom spy, but in our world it mainly applies to weapons made by the Chinese such as the AK-47, SKS, M44, etc... Clip: Commonly confused for a Magazine. Technically, a clip retains ordinance and has no moving parts. The SKS and M44 uses stripper clips, the M1 Garand uses clips, and you can even get clips for your Mini-14 or AR-15 to quickly load your hi-cap magazine. Realistically, the words are interchangeable, but if you insist on calling a magazine a clip, look forward to being frequently corrected. Compensator: A muzzle attachment that compensates for an undesirable handling characteristic of a discharged firearm. Usually refers to the Recoil Compensator. Dust Cover: Same as the Receiver Cover. Flash Hider: The same as a Flash Suppressor. Flash Suppressor: During the daytime, muzzle flare is unnoticeable, but come nightfall, when one's eyes have adjusted to the darkness, the flash can temporarily blind the shooter with just one shot. This device splits the large bright flame expelled from the end of a rifle into several smaller dimmer flames which reduces the blinding effect of night firing. Magazine: Commonly confused for a Clip. Technically, a magazine retains ordinance and has a spring and a floor plate to deliver rounds up into the action. A magazine can either be fixed or removable. Realistically, the words are interchangeable, but if you insist on calling a magazine a clip, look forward to being frequently corrected. MOA: Minute Of Angle. This is basically equates to 1 inch of variance for every 100 yards of distance. A rifle which keeps within 1 MOA is VERY good and can expect to be no further than 1 inch off the mark at 100 yards, 2 inches at 200, 3 at 300, etc... Most rifles never see their full MOA potential because the operator isn't a 1 MOA marksman! Muzzle Brake: As a firearm discharges, the force of the expended round applies upward pressure to the end of the barrel. Fired rapidly, this force is quite noticeable and negatively affects accuracy. This device added to the end of the muzzle of a rifle to prevent the end of the barrel from climbing when rapid firing. NIB: Simply means a rifle or part is New In the original Box. Not necessarily military, and sadly not always true as some have been fired. I dealer might raise the price of a rifle if it's NIB because of it's unfired condition and the completeness of the set. NOS: New, Old Stock. This is a spare part which is new meaning never used, but the part may have been sitting in a crate for the last 50 years. Many virgin SKS barrels are NOS.
Pre-Ban: Referring to the Gun Control Act of 1986. Any rifle imported after this date is restricted by this act, while the rifles imported before this date are grand fathered and the act does not apply to these rifles. Rifles that are verifiably pre-ban and which possess features that are currently illegal under this act are much more valuable than the standard firearm. Receiver: The main body of the SKS. This area of the SKS is where the trigger assembly, magazine, barrel, and stock attach to. This is the most stable area to mount a scope. Receiver Cover: The part that located at the rear top of the rifle. This part retains the recoil spring and the bolt assembly and is usually the part replaced for mounting a scope. Recoil Compensator: When added to the end of a barrel, this device directs the venting gasses back and upward, in effect counteracting much of the felt recoil. Sino-Soviet: This represents a period of about two years when The Soviet Union sent technicians to China to teach them how to mass produce SKS's. This show of good will resulted in Chinese made SKS's of unusually high quality. More detailed information can be found on the O.G.'s website, The Sino-Soviet Secret. SKS: The letters stand for "Samozaryadnyi Karabin Simonova" or Selfloading Simonov Carbine. SKS-D: A variant of the paratrooper. This version provides for the use of AK-47 detachable magazines. This rifle is specifically banned from future import, however the ones currently in the country are grand fathered and legal to own. Slamfire: A situation where the firing pin does not retract into the bolt after the last pull of the trigger. This causes the rifle to fire uncontrollably at a fully automatic rate until the magazine is empty. Causes can include an excessively dirty bolt, an improperly reassembled bolt, or a bent firing pin. Again, more information can be found in an article written by the O.G. Suppressor: A muzzle attachment that suppresses a negative handling characteristic of a discharged firearm. Can either refer to a silencer or a Flash Suppressor. Trigger Creep: A good trigger is supposed to have a little play back to where it encounters an area of tension. Typically when the tension reaches a certain level, (approx 3 - 10 lbs, depending on the weapon), the trigger breaks (as in breaking point) and the weapon fires. Trigger creep is when there is no clean "break", just constant travel until the weapon discharges. Trigger creep negatively affects accuracy. Zeroing: The act of adjusting sights or a scope. The intent is to align the point of aim with the point of impact. It's very uncommon for a new rifle to be zeroed out of the box. One zeros their rifle by taking it to the 25 yard range an firing three shots at a blank target, aiming at the bull's-eye for each shot. Now notate the point of impact on the paper and adjust the sights to compensate. In time, the shooter will be able to walk the holes into the center of the target. Once accomplished, take the rifle to the distance ordinarily shot such as 100 yards. The rifle will need to be re-zeroed for 100 yards. The rifle will also sometimes have to be re-zeroed for changes in ammo or other changes in variables that can affect accuracy such as large temperature swings. (If you zero the rifle when it's 85 degrees, then shoot it in the winter when it's 35, expect your zero to change.)
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Paratrooper: A sleekly modified version of
the SKS who's prominent feature is a shortened barrel. Although it
has a military sounding name, this type of
SKS is strictly commercial and was never issued as a military rifle.
Paratroopers are just as accurate as they were when they were full sized
military rifles, but the shortened barrel negatively impacts muzzle velocity so
the projectile will loose some of it's energy downrange. The bayonet
from a full sized SKS can fit on a paratrooper, but is too long to fold.
Shorter bayonets have been made for this popular commercial variant, but they're
so short it's almost silly looking when extended. It could put an eye out,
but that's about all a paratrooper bayonet can do!