SKS Simonov 56 Instructions Manual

							a. Remove magazine by pulling up and out. 
e. Unlock bayonet and separate barrel from 
the stock. 
B. Identify weapon parts. (See fig 2). 
C. Cleaning and maintainance. 
(See page 22). 
D. Reassemble weapon within 4 minutes: 
1. Attach barrel to stock, and 
into closed position. lock bayonet 
2. Replace magazine into stock 
open. 
3. Replace trigger group: 
a. Invert rifle and engage leaving it 
pins at the 
front of the trigger group (notches 
must be behind the magazine box). 
b. Swing trigger group into position in 
the stock (seat it by a hand blow on 
the loop of the trigger guard). 
c. Move safety to FIRE position to 
insure catch is fully engaged. 
4. Replace gas piston extension and spring: 
a. Place gas piston extension and spring: 
b. Hold gas tube lock in vertical position. 
C. Insert gas piston extension with spring 
back into its recess in front of the 
rear sight. 
d. Push back into recess until it can be 
locked into place. 
e. Dock by rotating gas tube lock 45 degree 
angle to the rear. 
5. Replace gas cylinder tubs and piston: 
a. Slide gas piston, small end first, into 
the front of the gas tube. 
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							b. 
Fit large end of gas tube over the gas 
cylinder block on barrel. 
C. Swing rear end of gas cylinder tube into 
rear sight base. 
d. 
Turn gas cylinder lock down into the 
detent. 
6. 
Replace bolt and carrier: 
a. Connect bolt and carrier together and 
place bolt and carrier into the receiver. 
b. 
Push down and forward all the way to seat. 
7. 
Replace recoil spring assembly: 
a. 
Insert recoil spring assembly, curled end 
first, into bolt carrier. 
b. Pull receiver cover pin fully to the right. 
C. Slide receiver cover into place from the 
rear. 
d. Secure cover with receiver cover pin. 
e. Rotate pin down to locked position. 
8. 
Close magazine. 
VII. P-~IONCHlXKWIlWIN20SECONDS. 
1. Pull operating handle to the rear and hold it. 
2. 
Press down on magazine follower. 
3. 
Allow bolt to go forward. 
4. 
Place safety lever on SAFE. 
5. 
Press trigger (harmwar should not go forward). 
6. Place safety lever on FIRE. 
7. 
Press trigger (hamner should go forward). 
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							Ix. CL-THE-. 
1. Use rifle bore cleaner (RRC) to clean the 
face of the slide. 
2. Clean the bore and chamber by: 
a. Wetting a patch with Rl3C and running it 
back and forth through the bore several 
times. 
b. Attach a bore brush to the cleaning rod 
and run 
several it through the bore and chamber 
times. 
c. Run dry patches through the bore and 
chamber until they come out clean. 
d. Inspect bore for fouling and residue. 
If it is not clean, repeat the above 
cleaning process. 
3. Clean the other parts with RBC or a cleaning 
solvent to remove all grease, dirt, or 
powder fouling. Soak small parts in cleaning 
solution. 
4. Dry the parts using clean, dry rags. 
5. Cover all parts with a light coat of oil. 
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