anyone experience the following

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alan

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The other evening I engaged the safety on my Yugoslav SKS.

Surprisingly, the external lever broke off, leaving the safety engaged. Using a small screwdriver, I was able to disengage the safety. The surprising thing is that these rifles/carbines seemed to be quite well made, and the safety lever is not a stressed part.

I suppose that Murphy's Law has not been repealed, as the above clearly shows. "Anything that can go wrong will".

Have any readers experienced a similar failure?
 
It may have already been half broken. I've seen SKS safeties that have one side broken off from having the trigger guard detent pin rammed in while the safety was in the wrong position. I forget which way it should be without looking at one. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
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Mac's! It may have already been half broken. I've seen SKS safeties that have one side broken off from having the trigger guard detent pin rammed in while the safety was in the wrong position. I forget which way it should be without looking at one. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
Tuff-Gun Finishes. The Name Says It All
Mac's Shootin' Irons
http://www.shootiniron.com

Mac:

I'm not quite sure about the type of "break" you mention.

This particular rifle, since I've had it, has been "detail stripped" once, to degrease/decosmoline it. Since then, field stripped only after firing, nice to be able to clean from the breach end, just like a bolt action rifle.

In this case, the EXTERNAL PADDLE or LEVER that swings 90 degrees downward is the part that broke off. As I recall dissembly instructions, it was cycle the action, cocking the firing mechanism, engage safety, remove trigger group, by pressing on a button behind the trigger guard, releasing the trigger group, and the thing comes apart, sort of like the Garand and or M-14 Rifle. Putting the thing back together was a bit of a chore, turned out that using a fairly large "C" clamp worked best to press the trigger group back into lock engagement.

As I said, I was surprised at this failure, the paddle is ferrous metal (steel), and did not seem to be a stressed part. Such is life. I suppose that a repleacment trigger group would serve to fix the broken part, however it hardly seems worth the bother and expense.

Thanks for your input.
 
T. O'Heir "...replacement trigger group..." So will another safety catch. Gunparts wants $8.95.

Would gunparts be what used to be Numrich, near Kingston, New York?

Thanks, the price of trigger groups must have come down.
 
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