Reworking an SKS Trigger, thanks to Fragger

First thing I did was order a new sear from Paul's Guns-The SKS Man :>) (no
kidding)
Next remove the hammer, sear retaining pin, spring, and mag. catch.
This is going to be tough to explain. The sear has a slot cut on
either side that it rides back
and forth on. On the frame is a rail / rib that mates into this slot.
At the end of the rail / rib is a
stop on both sides that will stop the reward travel of the sear. On
the sear, at the end of the
slot, is an angle that mates with this stop. If you take material off
of this angle, BUT still
maintain the angle, the sear will move closer to the trigger bar.
Moving the sear closer to the
trigger bar lessens the first stage length of pull. You DON'T want it
to touch the trigger bar. I
didn't measure the distance but would guesstimate it to be at least
.050 gap between the
contact points of the trigger bar and the sear. By the way point that
the trigger bar contacts
the sear is just above the under cut on the sear.
Now that the sear is in a closer relationship with the trigger bar
you'll have to remove metal off
of the end of the sear that slides under the hammer. NOT the top of
the sear that contacts the
''catch'' of the hammer, but the end.
I put the hammer in without the spring and put pressure on it as if
it
was under tension, slid
the sear in and would take a little at a time off of the back until
the sear would come back
into contact with the stop on the rail / rib. Note: when removing
metal off of the back of the
sear, DON'T remove it off of the area that contacts the trigger bar
or
you'll be back at step
one. Also if too much is taken off of the back the trigger will
activate the release of the
hammer at a whisper. Take a little off...release the hammer by using
the trigger.
(Disclaimer)
EVERYONE please note that I have close to 30 years backround in a
machine shop i.e.
milling machines, lathes, surface grinding, etc. etc. Please don't
try
this unless you have a
good bit of knowledge. I don't want to hear about it on the 6: 00
news
AND it would give the
anti's one more bullet in their stripper clip. Fragger and Survivor can not be held liable if you mess up, you work on the trigger group at your own risk.