08-03-2015, 11:54 AM,
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08-03-2015, 11:54 AM
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rwhite, have you played around with an SKS? I recently passed on one that looked almost new (serial numbers all matched, barrel was perfect). I am 99% sure it was Chinese (although it had the pointy Mosin style bayonet sticker). I though about it for awhile figuring I could replace the stock, and perhaps convert it to a 30 round magazines. My thought process was along these lines, I always thought SKS's were decent rifles, but with 30 round magazines, they would be much better. Can an SKS stand up to the heat emptying a 30 rd magazine generates?
One of these days I might just add one, if SKS's every go back to being reasonable. The guy wanted $380, which I though was very high priced, even for one that looked new.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Col. Jeff Cooper
One of these days I might just add one, if SKS's every go back to being reasonable. The guy wanted $380, which I though was very high priced, even for one that looked new.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Col. Jeff Cooper
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08-03-2015, 01:51 PM,
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$380 in that condition, if numbers all match, is a fair price for a Chinese SKS. I've seen Soviet ones in that condition go for $750+. Some of the older Chinese rifles still had the Soviet style bayonet and that adds to the value, which makes the above price more reasonable. To answer your other question, yes, that kind of fire is fine for the rifle. The Chinese even had some of their SKS rifles able to use AK mags but those bring a premium when they hit the market. Sadly, the days of the sub-$100 SKS are gone.
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08-03-2015, 02:55 PM,
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Yeah, I remember those... you used to be able to pick the best out of a crate for $90! I just thought the price should have been $325... I just think for a $300 I can have a C39v2 NIB. In your opinion how does an AK47 compare with an SKS, if they both have 30rd magazines? They both fire the same cartridge. Which would be the most accurate?
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08-03-2015, 03:31 PM,
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The SKS is a fun gun but it's not quite as accurate as a well made modern AK. If you want something cheap that you can just take out to a field somewhere and have fun with it you can't beat an SKS. They also make a good gun to start a novice out on something stronger than a .22. That's not to say an SKS can't be an accurate rifle they're just not made for precision shooting. I know a guy that goes white-tail hunting with one. He buys cheap ammo for range fun and Hornady for hunting.
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08-03-2015, 03:50 PM,
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08-03-2015, 03:50 PM
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Since you brought up modifications that can be done to a SKS I thought I'd post pictures of what my son's looked like when we bought it and what it looks like now:
Before-
![[Image: WP_20150412_04_02_12_Pro.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Aragorn007/WP_20150412_04_02_12_Pro.jpg)
![[Image: WP_20150412_04_03_08_Pro.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Aragorn007/WP_20150412_04_03_08_Pro.jpg)
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![[Image: SKS_ArcAngel_Stock.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Aragorn007/SKS_ArcAngel_Stock.jpg)
That's just steps 1 & 2 of the upgrades he wants to make. As you can see we changed out the stock and added a muzzle brake to the rifle. He wants to add a dustcover with an optics rail and either a RDS or a low powered scope to it. So far with the cost of the rifle ($350) plus the cost of the stock ($120) and the break ($60) we have $530 into the rifle, which isn't too bad. We did trade the old stock that was on it for some minor gunsmithing work. Whoever had previously owned the rifle damaged the pin that held the top of the handguard on and we couldn't get it out ourselves.
That's just steps 1 & 2 of the upgrades he wants to make. As you can see we changed out the stock and added a muzzle brake to the rifle. He wants to add a dustcover with an optics rail and either a RDS or a low powered scope to it. So far with the cost of the rifle ($350) plus the cost of the stock ($120) and the break ($60) we have $530 into the rifle, which isn't too bad. We did trade the old stock that was on it for some minor gunsmithing work. Whoever had previously owned the rifle damaged the pin that held the top of the handguard on and we couldn't get it out ourselves.
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08-03-2015, 04:09 PM,
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Just to prove my point on the $380 being fair for a local transaction, Atlantic Firearms has the following Chinese SKS for $325 with no guarantee as to its condition:
http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/componen...l?Itemid=0
After shipping and FFL transfer fee you're right back up around that $380 price for one that you know the condition of. If it were me and the guy still has it I'd grab that SKS.
After shipping and FFL transfer fee you're right back up around that $380 price for one that you know the condition of. If it were me and the guy still has it I'd grab that SKS.
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08-03-2015, 05:39 PM,
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Sometimes you just don't keep up with prices. I still think for 380, I'd rather add a couple hundred more and buy the C39v2. If the SKS was around the 250-275 range, I would have bought it. Besides I think it would be easier to deal with the AK47 for magazines, and if I ever wanted to fit it with optics, it would be the better choice.
Still, it was a pristine gun. And I sure it found a good home. It just was not a gun I had use for.
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Still, it was a pristine gun. And I sure it found a good home. It just was not a gun I had use for.
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08-03-2015, 05:49 PM,
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08-03-2015, 05:49 PM
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It's actually rather easy to add an optic to an SKS as well. Here's the one we're planning to get for my son's rifle:
http://smile.amazon.com/UTG-Pro-Scope-In...ywords=SKS
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