r/canadaguns • u/thecoop1999 • Mar 08 '26

Fix my gun SKS Fail To Feed

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I've been having this issue with my SKS where the 5th round feeds vertically and the bolt carrier slams into the side of it. This happens between 3 and 5 times per 100 rounds

I've seen some solutions online but don't fully understand the terminology used to fix it

Has anybody else had this issue and know how to solve it?

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 11 '26

I had this exact same issue with my SKS but was running a Promag duckbill mag. It actually went away on its own after a couple hundred rounds. Was kind of enjoying because the 5th round that always jammed like this would dent the casing badly. 

Have you cleaned it thoroughly since buying it? I believe it would be a mag issue as it only popped up for me once I swapped over to a Promag, but did go away once I ran more rounds through it.

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u/thecoop1999 Mar 11 '26

Interesting it went away on its own. I do clean it thoroughly after each use but I don't think I was doing enough in the gas chamber. It seemed pretty rusty in there so I cleaned that out with a 50 cal brush. We'll see if that does the trick, otherwise I'll get a new mag