Sks reassembly issue

[u/Medical_Banana1586]

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

[u/Unlikely_Link_2284]

Holy fuck is there alot of bad advice in this thread I have never had to beat on an sks to get it back together Bolt position does not matter Safety on squeeze the action and the trigger group together Or put the action on a non flexible surface and push on the trigger group

[u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 → u/Unlikely_Link_2284]

Holy fuck is there alot of bad advice in this thread I have never had to beat on an sks to get it back together

It depends on how new your SKS is, French Ticklers can have a very tight trigger group release spring that can take a lot of force to release and snap back together.

[u/Unlikely_Link_2284 → u/Hot_Cheesecake_905]

I might have stronger hands than the average person though so that is a thing