In 1968, American troops in Vietnam reported scattered incidents where dead NVA soldiers were found with parts of their exploded rifles protruding from their skulls. Technical Intelligence attributed this to poor metallurgy and bad ammunition. The situation was a little more complicated than it appeared.
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Know Where Your Ammo Comes From! Project Pole Bean: How Sneaky Green Berets Blew Up a Few Guns and Frightened an Entire Army
Published: October 11, 2020 Updated: October 11, 2020
Canadian Adapter Kit Uses AR Lower Parts for SKS Rifles
Published: December 8, 2016 Updated: December 8, 2016A Canada-based firearms accessory manufacturer is working on an adapter kits that let SKS shooters use AR-15 lower components.
MilSurp: The SKS Carbine—What You Need To Know
Published: September 19, 2016 Updated: September 19, 2016The SKS Carbine has been called the Soviet Union’s M1 Carbine. Like the M1 Carbine, it was designed as a lightweight, semi-automatic rifle that was handier than the standard infantry rifle.
Chinese Norinco SKS
Published: April 8, 2015 Updated: April 8, 2015From Iraqveteran8888: “In this video we showcase the Chinese Norinco SKS. This particular rifle is a commercial import which never saw military use such as the Chinese Type 56 rifles did.
Tapco Timbersmith Wooden AK/SKS Stocks
Published: January 26, 2011 Updated: January 26, 2011Timbersmith https://timbersmithusa.com/ As venerable as the AK47 is as a weapon, there very few rifles that can’t use a stock upgrade. They all seem to be made for little people, and most Americans are big people. SKS rifles are even worse. Generally those stocks are weathered in cosmoline and slippery, as well as being undersized. [...]