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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #30 on: December 09, 2009, 05:31:25 PM »
A new barrel?

New ones with nice bores are easy to find and not too expensive, but unless the one you've got is complete trash it's really not worth the work, cost of tools, and risk of damage to change

That being said- I had a trashed Yugo that keyholed that received a chrome lined Chinese barrel transplant
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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #31 on: July 19, 2010, 08:00:37 PM »
I know we already have too many sticky posts in this forum, but I'm going to tack this one up to the top for future reference.  Nice work, PAP!  Maybe this will help alleviate some of the bad rumors out there.

I had always heard that it was simply a case of not being necessary in a semi-auto. Maybe that's even bunk.

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #32 on: November 27, 2010, 11:48:00 PM »
In response to this topic, I chose to start new one so everyone can see, and hopefully remember for future references.

http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=25410.0


Here is the skinny on chrome lined barrels in Yugo weapons including of course sks.
I wrote to Mr.Branko Bogdanovic , asking him what was the reason why Yugo sks were chromeless.
For those that don’t know who he is, Branko is THE leading authority on all Yugoslavian weapons, and also Kragujevac factory historian. Of course, Kragujevac is the one and only Yugo factory that produced small arms in Yugo.
His response:

The technology for producing chrome and nickel existed in Slovenia’s steel mills ( one of the former Yugo republics, now independent state) in 1950.
But, technology of actually applying hard chrome in barrels, began after1970 in Kragujevac factory.
First chrome barrels were produced in M70 automatic rifles ( Yugo Kalashnikovs), and Yugo automatic pistols Skorpion 7.62 mm M84 ( Czech scorpion M61)

So, in short, Yugo had/has plenty of chrome, the know how just came late, after 1970.
It has nothing to do with Russians, cost prohibitive, or else.
My correspondence with Branko was in Yugo language, I did my best to translate.
I hope you find this interesting
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Dan



I am from ex-yugoslavia and just thought if you needed help with translating some stuff, let me know. :)

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2011, 01:37:15 PM »
In response to this topic, I chose to start new one so everyone can see, and hopefully remember for future references.

http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=25410.0


Here is the skinny on chrome lined barrels in Yugo weapons including of course sks.
I wrote to Mr.Branko Bogdanovic , asking him what was the reason why Yugo sks were chromeless.
For those that don’t know who he is, Branko is THE leading authority on all Yugoslavian weapons, and also Kragujevac factory historian. Of course, Kragujevac is the one and only Yugo factory that produced small arms in Yugo.
His response:

The technology for producing chrome and nickel existed in Slovenia’s steel mills ( one of the former Yugo republics, now independent state) in 1950.
But, technology of actually applying hard chrome in barrels, began after1970 in Kragujevac factory.
First chrome barrels were produced in M70 automatic rifles ( Yugo Kalashnikovs), and Yugo automatic pistols Skorpion 7.62 mm M84 ( Czech scorpion M61)

So, in short, Yugo had/has plenty of chrome, the know how just came late, after 1970.
It has nothing to do with Russians, cost prohibitive, or else.
My correspondence with Branko was in Yugo language, I did my best to translate.
I hope you find this interesting
Best regards

Dan




Would one made in 1989 in Zastava, Serbia have a chrome lined barrel?

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2011, 09:44:44 PM »
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Would one made in 1989 in Zastava, Serbia have a chrome lined barrel?

No- the Yugos don't use a chrome lined barrel
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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2011, 11:38:14 PM »
I don't give a crap if its lined or not, what difference does it make to me? So I may not be able to fire 30,000 rounds through it, oh well, how much will I fire through this rifle? 3,000 rounds in my lifetime? By the time my barrel meets its service life we will all be dead.

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2012, 12:02:02 AM »
he is lying. the real reason was covered up. in 1955 space robots invaded yugoslavia and they demanded all of their chrome for energy. the cia has been covering up that for years.


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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #37 on: February 05, 2012, 05:07:49 AM »
he is lying. the real reason was covered up. in 1955 space robots invaded yugoslavia and they demanded all of their chrome for energy. the cia has been covering up that for years.


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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #38 on: February 05, 2012, 11:34:20 AM »
Or- People are just reading these sticky post..  :roll:
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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #39 on: February 05, 2012, 01:52:24 PM »
Or- People are just reading these sticky post..  :roll:

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #40 on: February 05, 2012, 02:35:02 PM »
well played sir.
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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #41 on: June 25, 2012, 03:36:10 AM »
  You guys just need to change the Subject: to: OKAY, READ MY LIPS. YUGO SKS's DON'T HAVE CHROME-LINED BARRELS! NADA! ZERO! NEIN! NO! NYET! NEVER HAVE!  NONE OF THEM!  SAVVY?

  Ya' think maybe then they would catch on? Naahhh....

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #42 on: July 04, 2012, 12:11:00 AM »
So what your saying is no yugos were produced with chrome lined barrels ? not even mine?darn...thought i was the exception...
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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #43 on: July 26, 2012, 08:49:26 PM »
But but...

My 1980 barrel is shiny inside!

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Re: Yugo SKS "chrome barrels"..mystery solved!
« Reply #44 on: July 26, 2012, 08:58:25 PM »
But but...

My 1980 barrel is shiny inside!

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