SG> JS> is normal?  Is this what detachable magazines do on the SKS?
SG>I've never wanted to mess around with the replacement magazines.
It took a little bit of tuning, but they are all working fine now.  Can I 
interest you in some stripper clips then?  :-)
SG> JS> Secondly, are their any 'legal' restrictions on detachable magazines
SG> JS> on the SKS?
SG>As described in the Rifleman a couple of years ago, according to the ATF
SG>if you replace the magazine with a detachable then you need to:
SG>  a) Replace the stock with a thumbhole or Monte Carlo, and
SG>  b) Cut or grind off the bayonet lug
I think I remember the SKS issue, I'll see if I can't find it.  I've 
already done the above items, I can see how they make the gun so much 
more deadly...  
SG> JS> a lot nicer to shoot, as well as making to look better.  I have to
SG> JS> admit, I never thought I'd like the 7.62x39 as much as I've grown to.
SG>Well, you seem to have taken care of part a) above anyway!
SG>I have a synthetic Monte Carlo stock made by Combat Exchange which at
SG>least doesn't have your problem - it's lighter than the original.
You would have to go and tell me that...  Well, at least mine shoots nice 
and comfy, not a heck of a lot more subjective recoil than a factory 
10/22...  Seems like I enjoy that sks more every time I shoot it.
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