r/canadaguns • u/otowndowno • Mar 01 '26

Fix my gun SKS side rail with Hush stock

Wondering if anyone has attempted to/successfully installed a combloc side rail (molot or similar) on their SKS in a Hush Holster stock? How much did the stock need to be filed down, if at all?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

I plan to, but haven't found a rail that I like yet. Do you have one in mind?

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u/otowndowno Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

Nothing really specific in mind yet, just doing research to figure out the best option(s).

I'd like to end up with something authentic combloc, probably something from https://eastwave.ca/products/reddot.html

As far as I can tell this is a standard molot mount: https://eastwave.ca/products/scopes/sksrail.html

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

ive messaged these guys many times and never gotten a reply. id honestly consider just getting the mastermount, from tac imports.

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u/otowndowno Mar 01 '26

That's too bad. I guess the war has probably disrupted their logistics etc. Ideally I'd like a combloc optic as well, and while there are some weaver/1913 optics they aren't exactly what I'm looking for. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '26

im not even sure they're in business tbh, but you could always try giving them a call. ive looked into this quite a bit, and nobody has the proper rail other then sites in russia.

IMO you want to try to get your hands on the "EST SKS-K steel low dovetail base" but good luck sourcing them. ivan bear/tactical has them listed on their site. but when I contacted them years ago about is they no longer work with EST so i dunno.

anyways to get something proper you have to find it in russia, pay for it in bitcoin and hope it shows up here. which took me 6 months, OR you can try the mastermount approach but that might be weird on the sks with wooden stock. I understand the look you're going for. I tried to do the same thing. but because russia sucks ass, we cant get imports anymore, so your options are super limited unless you make something yourself.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

I'm a machinist. If you can help me source one of those, I'll make a small batch of reproduction parts.

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u/otowndowno Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26

For the actual mounting mechanism (dovetail) there are a few options available to reproduce from but for a mount that would allow AK optics to be mounted on an SKS in the hush stock you'd need to measure and fab from scratch to get the height and centering correct.

For example, here are two 'low' dovetail mounts that appear to have similar overall specs/geometry.

https://ivantactical.com/shop/weapon-accessories/weapon-rails-and-tuning/side-mounts/est-sks-k-steel-high-dovetail-base/

https://westrifle.com/product/side-plate-for-mount-scope-posp-for-sks-svt-40-mosin-ak/

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

Ivan Tactical lists the mount, but will never restock it. I asked many years ago. The SKS-K high dovetail base is the one we need for best function on our rifles.

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u/otowndowno Mar 02 '26

They do have the high dovetail in stock: https://ivantactical.com/shop/weapon-accessories/weapon-rails-and-tuning/side-mounts/est-sks-steel-high-dovetail-base/

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

yes, you'll need to get a low profile side mount with that. because if you use a standard ak mount it would be to high off your gun.