SKS stripper clips.

[TrickyNicky]

Recently got some new clips for the SKS only to find they don't fit. They seem to be just a bit to big to fit in the groove in the bolt.
It's a Russian SKS so I'm wondering maybe are there any rifles built with looser tolerances?
Thought about trying to squeeze them some with pliers but that seems like a recipe for disaster.

Anyone know what's up with that?

[peejman]

You sure they're for an SKS? I've got a handful for my yugo and the fit is pretty loose. How well to the rounds fit in the clips? Mine are somewhat snug around the rim.

[Troutburger]

I have stripper clips that work with both my Russian and Norinco SKS.

My guess would be that your clips are out of spec and not your rifle.

[Mike.357]

yep clips must not be SKS clips.

Post a pic of one of them.

[TrickyNicky]

Nope clips are SKS clips, unless there's something else out there that uses the same design.
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The faded one is one of my older milsurp while the blacker one is marked china and just bought at a gun show earlier this year.

I tried all twenty that I bought and got about 9 or 10 to fit. Two work fine the others all need an excessive amount of wiggling and pressure to go in. The rest are junk.

I think I answered my own question as to why with the made in china stamp. Just disappointing to have them and they're useless to me.

[TrickyNicky]

[quote name='Troutburger' timestamp='1352385729' post='841753']
I have stripper clips that work with both my Russian and Norinco SKS.

My guess would be that your clips are out of spec and not your rifle.
[/quote]

Yeah highly doubt the rifle is out of spec, more just wondering if the specs or overall tolerance levels change at all by country of origin.

[Troutburger]

I have a bunch of those Chinese clips laying around too. I have used some that work no problem, but I also have a bunch laying around that I haven't tried at all. Wouldn't be surprised if I have some out of spec too.

I know some of them are tighter than others when loading ammo...

[Mike.357]

I have some of the chink clips, they work fine in my Yugo, of course it is apples and oranges with your rifle being Russian.

I found new clips were harder to strip into the rifle. I spent time just sliding a steel casing back and forth. It helped a lot with ease of stripping.

[TrickyNicky]

That's what I was thinking that the Yugo or Romanian or wherever might be a tad looser.
Some of the clips are hard to load ammo into but I haven't had much trouble unloading into the rifle.
Thanks for the feedback guys, maybe I'll buy a Yugo to go along with the extra clips.

[dou44]

[b]i have had some that would not work good and any type of sks.[/b]