karlunity Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 The trigger pull on my Chicom SKS was long hard and heavy. I had done a bit of smoothing and polishing rails and groves shorting the sear spring over the years but it never really did the job. On a whim, I ordered a new Albanian sks sear from AIM for about 7 bucks. I did not expect much and when the sear arrived it seemed a bit wider that the chicom sear. But I got it to slide in place. I put the trigger group back in the SKS and what a difference! I got a clean smooth trigger pull, almost like a Mauser. Folks..run do not walk to AIM, this is the best $7 you will spend on your SKS. Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I took the SKS to the range. The first few shots were high, I readjusted the front sight and the shots were on target and the groups were very good some under an inch. As the SKS warmed up, or got dirty, the groups opened to normal SKS, 2 to 3 inch groups at 100 meters firing from sandbags. The new sear, which I had gone to the range to test, gave a very smooth pull. karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 I think my trigger is livable, but the trigger job looks complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_karlunity_* Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hello FC. Get the new sear from AIM and if it is still too stiff, take a coil from the sear spring. Take care karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Is it tough to replace that sear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Is it tough to replace that sear? No. The only hard part is getting the pin out. Here are the steps: A. Remove the trigger group. B. The pin in the front of the trigger group, the pin that holds the trigger group into the rifle, must be removed. I like to use a spacer or the flat of a screwdriver to prevent the sides of the trigger group from being pushed in when I pound out the pin. (once the pin is out, I polish it with some 600 paper, this makes it easy to remove in the future.) C. Once the pin is out, remove the mag locking slide, the sear spring and the sear. Put it together in reverse order. While you have it apart, you can use one of the rubber wheels, like the one you sent me, to polish the rails on the side of the trigger housing. Take care karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Karl, did you see the laser Aim is selling? I wonder how that booger works, or if it is worth it? I kind of doubt it's worth the expense. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hello FC. No. I have not. The only time I used a laser was at an indoor pistol range. I don't know if they would work at 400 meters on a rifle. Take care karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 FC, If you cannot get the SKS sear off. Let me know, I will order a sear from Aim and you can mail the trigger group to me. I will install and mail it back. Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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