SKS in the .336 TKM caliber and the relatively smoothbore drilled in oval bore (Lancaster) are becoming a very interesting option for civilian weapons. However, SCS has its weaknesses. Of particular note is the not very successful way of attaching the weapon to a wooden butt, and the wooden butt itself is rather weak. At the same time, semi-handicraft methods of installing a warhead of a weapon in a stock made of modern materials according to the bullpup scheme appear on the market.
As a rule, the installation of a warhead in a bullpup box does not provide for alteration of the weapon and is installed "as is." Although it is envisaged to install a non-standard magazine from a Kalashnikov assault rifle with revision: welding the front "tooth" to the magazine.
Of course, all this is handicraft, and I would like the manufacturers of weapons to launch a modernized carbine on the market, immediately assembled into a bullpup box.
If we look at the warhead of the carbine, we will see that the firing mechanism can be modified.
1) Remove the trigger and its protection;
2) place the percussion mechanism in a metal box (casing);
3) and it is necessary to modify the mount to the receiver.
This way you can protect it from dirt.
4) Since the trigger in the bullpup scheme is attached to the before of the magazine, the trigger lever and the trigger can be connected using a cable (similar of cable brake) through which the pulling force can be transmitted. The cable can be protected by placing it inside a tube or coil spring, passing it through the side of the magazine through a special groove in the stock. The firing mechanism in the SKS is a detachable part and such modification is quite possible.
I am not a supporter of replacing the regular magazine of SKS with a removable one, as for AK in civilian weapons. It seems to me that the standard way of reloading with clips is very successful for hunting or self-defense. The magazine is always in place and you do not need to look for it, it will not get lost, and the clip, with proper skill, can be inserted very quickly.
It would be nice if the Molot company presented such a design on the civilian weapons market.
1. https://military.wikireading.ru/957
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