Extended mags for Yugo SKS

polishshooter · 11-10-2006, 10:17 PM

Has anybody tried putting a 20 or 30 rounder on a Yugo SKS? I know they don't work on all of them, or maybe work WELL.

I always wanted to pick up one of those "Zytel" 30 rounders SOG has cheap and try it on my Romanian, but I never got around to it before I sold it.

Now I'm getting the same "itch" for the Yugo...

Are they hard to convert to the detachables?

southernshooter · 11-10-2006, 10:36 PM

All it takes is pulling the trigger group out and putting it back in without the fixed mag. The Zytel's are crap when you fill em full of rounds the plastic stretches and won't fit in the gun I would get the steel one if you go with any. The only problems I have ever had with the steel 30 rounders is the first 29 rounds feed fine and the 30th would jam. And the 5 round mag, I haven't had luck with them they jammed or fell out of the gun.

polishshooter · 11-11-2006, 09:07 PM

SS, is your's a Yugo?

I've heard it said you should stay away from any of the twenty rounders, which is what I originally wanted to try, is that true?

And do you still have to load them through the top with strippers, or do they detach and replace like other rifle mags?

southernshooter · 11-12-2006, 12:02 AM

Mine is a Chinese but most of my friends shoot Yugo's.
I believe the Chinese was the only one to ever use the 20 round fixed magazine. The only other ones with 20 rounders were the ones that accept AK magazines. I am gonna give you a link for Simonov rifles this site is the greatest for info on SKS if they don't have the info it don't exist.
http://www.simonov.net/newmain.htm

BigSam77 · 11-12-2006, 08:06 AM

I have two of the yugo's. One was a new one that I kept original and restored the wood. The other has a t6 stock with a couple of the 30 round detachable magazines. It is a very simple thing to take the fixed one out. and once you do that this one operates similar to any other rifle with detached mag. You can still load them with the stripper clip, but it might be a little more clumsy than before. It is easier to just treat it like an ak and pull the mag out and load normally. The sks is such a fun range shooter, it is a blast to have the extra rounds right there ready.

11-10-2006, 10:17 PM	#1
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Extended mags for Yugo SKS Has anybody tried putting a 20 or 30 rounder on a Yugo SKS? I know they don't work on all of them, or maybe work WELL. I always wanted to pick up one of those "Zytel" 30 rounders SOG has cheap and try it on my Romanian, but I never got around to it before I sold it. Now I'm getting the same "itch" for the Yugo... Are they hard to convert to the detachables? __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living. -->

11-10-2006, 10:36 PM	#2
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Extended mags for Yugo SKS All it takes is pulling the trigger group out and putting it back in without the fixed mag. The Zytel's are crap when you fill em full of rounds the plastic stretches and won't fit in the gun I would get the steel one if you go with any. The only problems I have ever had with the steel 30 rounders is the first 29 rounds feed fine and the 30th would jam. And the 5 round mag, I haven't had luck with them they jammed or fell out of the gun. __________________ Only you can see this

11-11-2006, 09:07 PM	#3
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Extended mags for Yugo SKS SS, is your's a Yugo? I've heard it said you should stay away from any of the twenty rounders, which is what I originally wanted to try, is that true? And do you still have to load them through the top with strippers, or do they detach and replace like other rifle mags? __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

11-12-2006, 12:02 AM	#4
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Extended mags for Yugo SKS Mine is a Chinese but most of my friends shoot Yugo's. I believe the Chinese was the only one to ever use the 20 round fixed magazine. The only other ones with 20 rounders were the ones that accept AK magazines. I am gonna give you a link for Simonov rifles this site is the greatest for info on SKS if they don't have the info it don't exist. http://www.simonov.net/newmain.htm __________________ Only you can see this

11-12-2006, 08:06 AM	#5
BigSam77 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 36	Re: Extended mags for Yugo SKS I have two of the yugo's. One was a new one that I kept original and restored the wood. The other has a t6 stock with a couple of the 30 round detachable magazines. It is a very simple thing to take the fixed one out. and once you do that this one operates similar to any other rifle with detached mag. You can still load them with the stripper clip, but it might be a little more clumsy than before. It is easier to just treat it like an ak and pull the mag out and load normally. The sks is such a fun range shooter, it is a blast to have the extra rounds right there ready.