r/canadaguns • u/Medical_Banana1586 • May 02 '26

Fix my gun Sks reassembly issue

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Hey all

After many recommendations I got myself an SKS.

I just did a takedown and a cleaning thanks to some videos, but I’m having trouble putting it back together, namely when snapping in the trigger group.

I seem to have the mag assembled and trigger aligned well but I’m unable to snap it in place no matter how hard I push. Any help would be appreciated!

EDIT: Thanks everyone, indeed I just HIT IT EVEN HARDER!! It’s all clean and put back together

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u/Hotdog_Broth May 02 '26

Both on mine require a lot more force than you’d expect to get the trigger group back in. Took me a couple hours the first time I reassembled because I through something was wrong.

Make sure you have it set correctly (pin on the mag end is in place) and then give it a good hit with a mallet.