r/canadaguns • u/No_Suggestion6615 • May 15 '26

Application / Regulation advice SKS side-mounted scope rail

hey, I’m looking for a side rail for the SKS to mount Ak dovetail mounted optics. anyone know where i can get one?

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u/NEUMANN-METALWORKS Neumann Metalworks May 15 '26

I am currently making one.

Issue is two things: a side rail attached to an SKS cannot sit close enough to the reciever because of the wood stock, which the AK lacks. Therefor every AK style rail will sit to the left of your horizontal bore axis. This is actually not really a big deal, most soviet side rails sit a bit to the left. It's just more prominent on the SKS. I am minimizing this issue as much as I can. Does not really matter on a 3 MOA rifle anyways haha

Also, AK style side mounts (the actual mount, not the rail part) will not sit low enough, meaning AK style rails will be way too high over top of the dust cover. I am also solving this issue.

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u/No_Suggestion6615 May 15 '26

Perfect! Bought one of your handguards a few days ago. Any eta on when this will be ready?

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u/NEUMANN-METALWORKS Neumann Metalworks May 15 '26

Thanks for your business! I've got a few different AK rails on their way to me so I can test my prototype. I intend to provide the base and a quick detach AK rail with it all for s very affordable price.

Also looking into optional LPVOs to provide, something I can import and test myself to make sure it works well specifically for the SKS.

Probably a month or 2, production has not started yet, need to make sure prototype works first