Manual

Operation
a. Grasp the operating handle (fig 1 ), pull it fully to the
rear, and release it. If the magazine is empty, the bolt will remain
open. Insert a stripper clip into the clip guides at the top front of
the bolt carrier, and with the thumb as close as possible to the
base of the top cartridge, press the cartridges off the clip and into
the magazine (fig 5 ). Remove the empty clip. If clipped
Figure 5 . Loading the SKS.
ammunition is not available, individual cartridges can be placed on
top of the magazine follower and pressed down into the magazine
until it is full. Pull operating handle rearward and release it; the
bolt will run forward and chamber a cartridge.
CAUTION: The rifle is now ready to fire!
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