[dave3006]

I just ordered a standard Choate stock for my Yugo SKS. I have come to understand that I will need to alter the stock since I want to keep the bayonet. The guy on the phone said I need to cut a channel for the bayonet with a dremel tool. Has anyone done this? Is it difficult to do without butchering it?

Any comments regarding regarding your success or failure would be great.

Thanks,
Dave

[Badger Arms]

Has anyone done this? Is it difficult to do without butchering it?Probably not. If you want to keep your bayonet, you might just want to take it off the gun while you have the Choate stock on. Don't have the Choate in front of me, but I remember it's hollow inside, not solid wood. You cut through that and you might make the stock unsound. What do you think your chances of getting a straight, clean, even cut that will make your gun look good? If you think the chances are good, go for it.

[MAKOwner]

There's virtually no way you're going to cut a long channel down the underside of the thing and not totally make it look like ???, no way... Either return the stock and get one compatible with the bayo or do what I did and ditch the bayonet (I have the Choate Dragunov-style stock).

[El Rojo]

I had one of those fixed pistol grip folders for my Russian once. The bayonet blade actually stuck out of the stock so if you brought you hand back, you had a good chance of wedging it between the folded bayonet and the stock. Even though the bayonet wasn't sharp, it still didn't seem like fun so I removed the bayonet. Then the fixed part of the stock wiggled when ever I shouldered it. Basically I wasn't too happy with the whole set up so I got rid of the aftermarket stock and now my SKS is happy again. I like the kiss principle sometimes and with SKSs I think it is a good principle to go by. Plus it keeps everything nice and legal.