Author Topic: Mmm, sks! (Read 1588 times)

Ocsamschainsaw · « **on:** February 03, 2006, 12:59:37 PM »

Here's my new baby..
I love this thing! It's the second one I've bought, I just can't get enough of these Yugos...launching tennis balls using the grenade projector and the little adaptor thingie for hand grenades is an absolute BLAST, no pun intended!

Mikey · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2006, 02:57:40 AM »

Oscar - fill your tennis balls with water and freeze them - you get much better accuracy and a much more definative 'thump' when it hits (lolol). HTH. Mikey.

Nightrain52 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2006, 06:36:25 PM »

I have owned a Yugo SKS for a couple of years now and love it. I don't think you can beat them for the money.

james · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2006, 05:51:57 AM »

If those are robo duck wings your sks is lying on, you have one SUPER MAGNUM decoy.

Sounds like you know how to have fun.
james

K.K. · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2006, 02:45:21 PM »

Hey guys... I've got a Yug SKS too! Can you tell me more about launching tennis balls? Sounds like fun!

Mikey · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2006, 03:02:56 AM »

K.K. - get one of those soda can launchers that are advertised on ocassion in the Shotgun News or maybe one of the guys can tell you where to get one. They are just the right size for soda cans and tennis balls. You can launch a soda can (unopened) to about 200 yds. The last time I shot one that belonged to a friend he brough along some tennis balls he had filled with water and froze solid. They weigh about the same as a full can of soda but man are they ever fun to shoot and you can use them a couple of times until they either bust apart or thaw. They make a very solid 'whack' when they hit and accuracy is fairly good. I think if they hit you or me they would probably cold-cock us, so to speak, or break a rib or worse, so if you want to play with those things be careful, they can hurt. Mikey.

K.K. · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2006, 10:34:53 AM »

Mikey, I will look in the Shotgun News for those. Just curious, what propels the can/tennis ball? vented gas? blanks. Sorry if I sound ignorant, but I've never seen one of these. Thanks again

Ocsamschainsaw · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2006, 12:46:44 PM »

I use the M1a2 (I believe it's called?) Grenade Projector, and just pop a tennis ball in there. SOmetimes I have to wrap it with some duct tape to make a snug fit....but....it works.
For launching tennis balls, normal 7.72x39mm blanks will work, but if you wish to launch an honest practice grenade off, you need to find full house grenade launching blanks-they're rare as hen's teeth, though some folks I know reload them, I've seen the load data on some other site, I believe the FALFILES might have it somewhere.
To launch a grenade:
*push in the gas lock, and rotate it upwards.
*raise your grenade launching sight. This sight indexes off of a sight found on the original Yugo rifle grenade itself, or you can "guesstimate" on the end of the grenade.
*fit rifle grenade or projector on the end of the muzzle until it locks into place
*load gun with blanks
*if you're the incredible hulk, you can shoot them from the shoulder with the full grenade launching blanks-would not recommend it. Most people launch them by angling the rifle, this is how I've seen military pics shown doing it.
Note that you MUST use blanks unless you have by some miracle obtained an FN "Bullet-Thru" grenade type, and given how much you will pay for one, you will KNOW if you have one-those are able to use normal cartridges to discharge them. I've never seen one in private hands personally.
I hope that helps!