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SKS Trigger - Improvement
 

This "trigger job" won't address the weight or length of the trigger pull, but will make it much smoother than the gritty pull that plagues
many SKS's.

The first step to improving a trigger is to clean off the years of crud on it. Soak all trigger parts in cleaner for several hours and scrub them down with a tooth brush.

After cleaning, polish all the contact surfaces with 320 to 600 grit sandpaper. The object is to just smooth the parts, not remove much material. All the sanding was done in the direction the parts move.

In the photos below the "must do" areas are shown in red and should get most of your attention. Blue indicates the areas you may as well smooth up while you have everything apart.

 

Smoothing the side grooves on the sear will result in the biggest gain.

 

I also smoothed inside the trigger guard near the pin holes where parts move, and the sides of those parts.

 

The final (optional) step is to coat the parts with Militec and bake them at 250 degrees for an hour, then reapply while still warm and continue baking for another hour. The Militec penetrates and bonds with the metal creating a very slick surface.

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