SKS M59/66: full disassembly & assembly

The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. Its complete designation, SKS-45, is an initialism for Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945 (Russian: Самозарядный карабин системы Симонова, 1945; Self-loading Carbine of (the) Simonov system, 1945). The SKS-45 was manufactured at Tula Arsenal from 1949 to 1958 and at Izhevsk Arsenal in just 1953 and 1954, resulting in a total Soviet production of about 2.7 million carbines. In the early 1950s, the Soviets took the SKS carbine out of front-line service and replaced it with the AK-47; however, the SKS remained in second-line service for decades.

How a SKS M59/66 works

Don't try to recreate what you see in this video, as this is gameplay. This video was created using the game World of Guns:
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[waterdragon]

I'm into building rifles from the ground up using barreled receivers. Recently just discovered this channel and it's been a life saver so far!

[mikecollins]

I really like this video, it's very educational, and entertaining, as I clean my SKS.

[StefanBlagojevic]

Thank you very much for this video! After seeing rear sight block removal and disassembly, I was immediately hooked. Over here in Serbia, we are very proud of the good people working at Zastava and their hard work. Kind regards from Serbia.

[mikemarth]

Probably the most best and detailed weapon assembly/ disassembly video I’ve seen

[kevloo]

I don't know how you do it, but thank you for your efforts. These are not only cool, they are very helpful. Thank you.

[andrewrubanut]

Самое лучшее видео, которое я когда то видел о разборке СКС. Спасибо.

[MidwesternFC]

Wow, excellent resource. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

[eddiec]

What a satisfying video. Thanks so much

[detoxlangley]

Very complex and excellent stuff. Keep up the good work.

[JesusIsGoodTruth]

Interesting to know all this, but who in their right mind would ever want to completely disassemble every possible individual elementary part on this gun? When I take apart my SKS for cleaning, I count maybe around 10 major moving parts that are important for disassembly.

[Tinkle]

One inaccuracy is that the yugo barrels are hammered, not threaded on

[jetmr_]

This is specifically an m59/66A1, being that it has flip up night sights.

[skylerschenk]

Can someone explain what the part at 1:50 does ?

[KDD]

theres a big sscrew that hold a metal piece in the stock... doesn't show that piece being removed

[bajrammustafa]

Ko zna kako se zove igrica nek mi kaze

[PIFFthePUFF]

Look at this trigger assembly that the Russians built in 1940s and then go look at the M14 trigger assembly the Americans made. There's more parts in the Americans trigger assembly then there are in the whole sks . Smh

[Threeeyedravenn]

I scored on of these at a yard sale, it has a nade launcher sight, bayonet the and shit it’s pretty nice