TC DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TRAINING 9-56 CIRCULAR SKS RIFLE SIMONOV iEADQUARTERS, TYPE DEPARTMENT OCTOBER 56 OF 1969 THE ARMY
THE 7.62~MM SIMONOV SEMIAUTOMATIC CARBINE (SKS) General The Soviet-designed Simonov gas-operated, integral folding bayonet, blade used by weapon box is now most of the has been other 56 semiautomatic carbine, as the in Yugoslavia determined weapons the by usually number on the PRC Type 56 has have “63” stamped version has a hole sling; the left into through others bayonet.
Figure 2 . East German Figure3 . Yugoslav Figure 4 Technical Technical II. . M59/66 Karabiner-S. M59/66 rifle. gas cutoff.
Operation rear, open. the a. Grasp the operating and release it. If the Insert bolt a stripper carrier, base of the the magazine ammunition top of the top will run into with (fig 1 ), pull is empty, the thumb press as possible Remove Figure 5 . Loading the SKS. is not available, individual cartridges Pull forward CAUTION: follower operating and pressed handle and chamber empty of to the clip.
b. If the rifle is not to be fired immediately, safety (fig 1 ) by rotating it forward and upward. apply the Set the rear sight for the desired range by depressing the slide catch (fq 1 ) and moving the sight bar along the leaf until the front edge of the bar is aligned with the line below the number that corresponds to the range in hundreds of meters. The first character on the sight leaf is a battle sight setting that is used in combat, for shooting at ranges up to 300 meters.
The SKS bayonet is affixed by forcing the hilt to the grear (against spring pressure) ‘and swinging the bayonet forward until it locks to the muzzle. This action is reversed to fold the bayonet in its stowed position. .h. The Yugoslav M49/56 can launch rifle grenades. The grenades must have tail booms of 22-mm inside diameter and if at all possible, only Yugoslav-made grenades should be launched.
6 Figure M59/66 (1) Clear the weapon (2) Press in combination tool case on the grenade cover is ejected. and after disengaging the front sight base, pull the cleaning Note: The in the butt, East German the Karabiner-S Rotate head the erected. butt plate bayonet, of the cleaning until rod from rod out of the rifle. rod; these are carried the receiver cover and pull it out as far as possible.
Note: It may the receiver be necessary before to pry the receiver Remove the assembly out of the bolt rcceivcr (4) (fig 3 ) lift the from (5) the gas cylinder (6) and must pulling the the away 1;onl pull the driving spring by pulling out the handle magazine fully of the receiver. catch rearward, Separate and the bolt carrier. Rotate the and tube gas cylinder lift and will slide the rear the gas piston.
b. below: To rcasscmblc the wc;~pon, follow the proccdurc listed (1) Invert the rifle and engage the pins at the front of the trigger group with the notches behind the magazine box. Swing the trigger group into position in the stock and seat it by a blow of the hand on the loop of the trigger guard. Move the safety to the fire position to insure that the catch is fully engaged.
and after the bullet passes the gas port, some of the gases are tapped off and directed against t’he piston head. b. The propellant gases drive the piston and operating rod rearward against the bolt carrier. This forces the carrier and the hammer rearward and compresses the driving and hammer springs.
1 BOLT COVER 2 DRIVING SPRING 3 HAMMER SPRING 4 HAMMER 5 BOLT CARRIER 6 LOCKING CAM 7 LAST ROUND STOP 8 BOLT 9 TAPPET 10 TAPPET RETURN SPRING 11 HANDGUARD 23 FOLLOWER SPRING 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 FOLLOWER ARM FOLLOWER MAGAZINE CATCH SEAR DISCONNECTOR HAMMER SPRING PLUNGER TRIGGER BAR TRIGGER SAFETY LATCH STOCK DISCONNECTOR SPRING Neg. 511404 Figure presses scar. down on the Prcssurc on forward and swings forward on the bottom in turn dcprcsses forces C.
3 HAMMER SPRING 4 HAMMER 26 MAGAZINE CATCH 27 SEAR 28 DISCONNECTOR 29 HAMMER SPRING 30 TRIGGER 31 TRIGGER 32 SAFETY PLUNGER BAR 36 37 38 39 DISCONNECTOR SPRING DISCONNECTOR PIN TRIGGER 8M PIN TRIGGER PIN 40 4, SAfEW PIVOT HAMMER SPRING PLUNGER 42 HAMMER PIN 43 MAGAZINE CATCH _ STOP PIN PIN U SEARSPRING 45 LOCKING SHOULDER Figure 9 . SKS trigger mechanism.
f. The disconnector (B, fig firing if the bolt is not fully lockcc!. its control of the position of the trigger disconnector, which intercepts disconnector is not fully fully 9 ) prevents the rifle from It does this in two ways: by bar; and by a notch the scar notch dcprcsscd, such of the hammer as when the bolt in the if the is not lock& 6.
used as a cleaning with the front C. Each holds rod sight guide, the cap is twisted clips are used to charge the rifle’s 10 cartridges. Condition Defective BolL not locked Fails to fire in (no Feile to extract cart ridge Table Short Fouled II. cartridlc fully recoil weepon Rifle Technical Data Simonov carbine Weapon Short name SKS Caliber (mm) 7.62 1020 Length (mm) 3.
I. FURFQSEANDSCOPE This manual will provide information to the user which will allow proficiency training in the use and care of the Simonov Type 45, or the PRC Type 56 rifles. The information contained within this report will apply to either type rifle and where differences occur you will find notation to that effect. II. CONDITIONS OF PERFOF!M?WCE You will be given a Simonov type rifle, ten rounds of 7.62X39MM ammunition, an inert round, a striper clip, and a combination tool kit.
Adjust rear sight: Is. (See fig. 2.) FIGURE 2 2. 1. Slip combination wrench over the front sight post. Turn ,postclockwise to raise the strike of the bullet; turn conterclockwise to lower the strike of bullet. 2. Remove tool from sight post. Loac' within 20 seconds: a. Rotate safety for$?ard into the "safe" position this will be p'arallclwith the stock. b. Pull operatin:!handle back and release it. If the magazine is empty, the bolt will remain open. C.
f. Pull operating handle back and release it. (Dolt will go forward and chamber a round). 3. Fire within 5 seconds: , a. Rotate the safety selector to the rear until it is pointed full down and is against the rear of the trigger guard. ("FIRE" position). b. Aim and fire. The bolt will remain closed between rounds and open after the last round. 4. IMMEDIATEACTION TO: Reduce stoppage. a.
1. ' Move safety td "FIRE" position. j. Press trigger. k. Place weapon on "SAFE".
You will learn disassembly, cleaning, reassembly of the weapon within 35 minutes. You will also learn ammunition maintainence and to perform a function check. VI. CONDITION OF PERFORTUNCJZ You will be given an SKS rifle, a cleaning rod and combination tool kit, 10 rounds of 7.62 X 3MM ammunition, a wire bore brush, chamber brush, and toothbrush, rifle bore cleaner, lube oil, solvent, cleaning patches, and clean rags. VII. PERFOEMANCE A. Disassemble weapon within 2 minutes.
~_ 1. Insure weapon is clear and on "SAFE". 2. Remove recoil spring assembly: a. Rotate the receiver cover retaining pin to the vertical position and pull to the right. b. Remove the receiver cover by sliding it to the rear and lifting off. c. 3. Pull the recoil spring assembly from the bolt carrier. Remove the bolt and carrier. a. Pull operatinghandle to the rear. b. Lift the bolt and bolt carrier out of the receiver. 4. Separate the bolt from the carrier. 5. Remove the gas cylinder and piston: a.
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. Reassembleweapon within 4 minutes: 1. Attach barrel to stock, and lock bayonet into closed position. 2. Replace magazine into stock leaving it open. 3. Replace trigger group: a. Invert rifle and engage pins at the front of the trigger group (notches must be behind the magazine box). b.
6. 7. 8. VII. 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. 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. Replace recoil spring assembly: a. Insert recoil spring assembly, curled end first, into bolt carrier. b. Pull receiver cover pin fully to the right.
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 Rl3Cand running it back and forth through the bore several times. b. Attach a bore brush to the cleaning rod and run it through the bore and chamber several 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.
