Expirenced my first runaway.

Years ago I took my SKS to the public range for the first time. I set up, chambered, and proceeded to have the entire magazine run away on me after the first shot. I got a bunch of dirty looks from the guys with their hunting rifles.

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PandorasFlame1@reddit

I'm not seeing it

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number__ten@reddit

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Jawkess@reddit

You also experienced an atrocious spelling mistake.

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AlarmingDetective526@reddit

Man, I miss my 59/66. It’s time to get another.

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pacmanwa@reddit

I had the same thing happen with my M1 Garand once... double fire of 30-06 really shook me. 😅

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itsyaboyivan@reddit

how bad do you need to let a Garand get for that to happen?

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pacmanwa@reddit

Mine was still almost still fresh refurbished from CMP, I had maybe 100 rounds through it when that happened, and it hasn't happened since.

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McCrazyJ@reddit

You jiggle when you shoot. For every round you plan to fire, you owe a mile of walking or a block of jogging.

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goshathegreat@reddit

Slam fire is very common with the SKS, make sure the firing pin and channel is clean, if it’s super dirty this is likely what caused it.

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StanfordWrestler@reddit

Is it possible it was a bump fire with a loose grip but firm trigger finger being the cause?

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SergeiMosin@reddit

I’ve tried to shoulder bump fire mine, couldn’t get it down. Now with a finger wrapped on a belt loop, I can dump a mag very VERY fast. I

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doulikefishsticks69@reddit

Not impossible but id say kinda unlikely. SKSs slam firing is a well known and documented issue. So its "when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras" situation. What is odd about this video is how the rifle waited till the last couple rounds in the mag to slam fire, which could be a point towards the bump firing argument. But id counter that by saying the rounds fired way too fast for them to be bumps.

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JackFuckCockBag@reddit

Still have some cosmoline in the bolt at firing pin.

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xbuzzbyx@reddit

Uh... define runaway.

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SergeiMosin@reddit

Slam fire. Can happen on the SKS when the firing pin has excess cosmoline/gunk/carbon since the firing pin is free floating. I always recommend keeping it clean or getting an aftermarket firing pin spring.

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xbuzzbyx@reddit

I'm expecting full auto? Is this 1 rpm that can't be stopped?

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Trainmaster111@reddit (OP)

It fired 2 very quickly at the end. It had happened a few times before I set up the camera

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Minimum-Web-6902@reddit

Yeah I had to really watch to notice lol. Yeah that was a runaway it almost looked like one bullet.

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jeremycvegs@reddit

I had this happen with an Ar-9 that belongs to my friend. When you’re not expecting it; it’s very jarring.

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TurboEncabulator_1@reddit

SKS holds 10 rounds and locks open when empty. There were 9 trigger pulls before the bolt locked open. It slam fired the last round in the magazine.

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okayboomer007@reddit

there might be cosmoline left inside the firing pin you never cleaned, you you need to clean out the firing pin, if theres stuff inside it and it seizes up the pin from depressing, you get that

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MC_McStutter@reddit

I wouldn’t call this a runaway. Maybe a slam fire. If you put a lot of rounds through it this could have been a round cooking off- I’ve done that a couple times with my AR.

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deelowe@reddit

R/whyweretheyfilming

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ShacoinaBox@reddit

so only 2 rounds? puny compared to my pps43 that ran away a whole mag twice until I went home and sanded the firing pin channel for 2 days... heh... can't beat polish machine work... that's for sure...

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ArceusTwoFour_Zero@reddit

Make sure to fully disassemble the bolt and clean the firing pin channel. If there's cosmoline in there, the firing pin can get stuck in the forward position.

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voltairpaine@reddit

Just a double, not a runaway. Clean the the thing.

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Logan_Frost@reddit

Cyclic on a SKS with a dirty/sticking firing pin is insane.

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CapnCurt81@reddit

I had a slamfire on my first SKS, first shot of a full mag, with the rifle just resting on the bench to zero. I literally don’t know how I reacted fast enough to get my hand over the rifle and hold it down, it was all a blur. Definitely scared the living shit out of me and I’ve never treated firearms the same since. Any new gun, new trigger, or any new work or parts that affects the firing mechanism I load three rounds for several mags until I feel confident in it.

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