SKS THREAD

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>>35135291
why not pony up an extra $100 for a russian?

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>>35135291
>$400 for a chink SKS
What's the overall condition of the rifle?
Is there any surface rust, is the rifling in good shape, is it still covered in cosmoline?
I paid $300 for pic related, but that was just under two years ago.

>>35135340
its on armslist, theyre either all chinkshit or re arsenaled slavshit.
any other websites i should check out for one?
>>35135348
cant tell, there is only one picture of it and im not about to drive half an hour to fondle an old chinkshit rifle

>>35135430
Can't you contact the seller and ask for pictures?

Check your Local gun stores, much better place to look for milsurp rifles.

I lucked out and got a Tula in pretty good shape for $400 the other day. I also seen a Yugo for $350 and a Norinco for $300. All the online shops have is the bottom of the barrel and "Range Grade" rifles priced about $75-100 over their actual value.

>>35135291
Shut, baz, don't bother.

>>35135525
yeah but i doubt theyd take good enough pictures in a reasonable amount of time
>>35135567
would a pawn shop also suffice? there arent many gun stores around me but i know of a few pawn shops
>>35135574
translation please

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>tfw want more SKS's but they're becoming stupidly expensive

I got pic related for $300 from an estate sale last October. I know people bitch about how it's not from the cool factory AKA 26 and how it has a stamped trigger guard instead of milled, but it looks pretty as hell (not a single dent on it), and it shoots great.

>>35135855
>his SKS has a factory mark
>he actually knows where his SKS was made
I bet you have all matching serial numbers too, faggot.

>>35136022

That one does. It's 100% matching and runs smooth as butter, so long as it doesn't have a mountain of shit in it. I've never had it slam fire or give me problems with ammo either, even with the crappy stuff.

From what I'm told, the old guy who previously owned it had like 5 of them, but I didn't get around to the estate sale until only that one was left.

I can get a Type 54 for 180$ Usd(220CAD), are they worse than Russian SKS which I can get for 250$ CAD?

>>35136050
you mean a chink tokarev? or a t56 SKS?

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>>35135855
I'd love an izhevsk, nice ones sure are spendy though

>>35136050

Aesthetically, they're gonna have differences (different wood, different finish, etc). If you mean performance-wise, they will both eat through any steel ammo you feed them, and they'll all shoot more or less identically unless they're damaged.

Go look at them closely with a nice bright light, feel them, and so on. Go with the one that looks/feels nicer to you.

>>35135291
great first gun. go for it.

>>35136044
Even though >>35135348 looks like it's been beaten to shit, it still works completely fine, save for the bayonet popping free if it's folded back when the trigger is pulled. Congratulations on your purchase though, it looks beautiful.

>>35136068

Sorry I meant the Chinese SKS, mixing up my types.

>>35136085

I see SKS as cheap guns where the finish doesn't matter to me anyway. I guess chink SKS is the way to go.

>>35136191

Be sure to check all the stuff related to performance (crown condition, chamber condition, bore condition, etc). As an American who lusts for Russian SKS's, I'd say just grab the Russian one for the hell of it.

>>35136153
they are the same. A few cosmetic differences
>>35135291
absolutely not. 400 is too much for a beat up t56

>>35135291
>mfw a russian sks costs less than 300$ here

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>tfw traded a cheap ass vz24 for a Chinese sks

How'd i do /k/?

>>35136329

>trading away a gun

I bet you also trade in your videogames too, asshole. That gun trusted you to take care of it.

bought a tula 1954 and 400rds of ammo for $400 how'd I do?

>>35135430
For a shooter, I'd take a re-arsenaled Russian SKS over almost any other SKS on the market.
For collecting, they're still better than Chinese and Yugos

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>>35136346
this.

I got this a couple weeks ago and paid $375 after taxes and background check for my Chinese.

Also, am I a piece of shit for putting detachable duckbill mags on it? There are the good metal kind, not the cheap Tapco mags.

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>>35138338
fug, forgot the pic.

>>35138347
>>35138338

>using duckbills

Put it back to stock right this instant.

>>35138391
I have the stock mag tucked away in my parts bin. I honestly would have put the stock mag back in by now if my fucking trigger group wasn't such a bitch to get back in.

I literally have to smash that bitch back into place with a rubber mallet in order to get it over that little latch (yes, it's on saftey).

>>35138432

I never had to use massive force with mine. I could get it on and off by using the toolkit in the stock with a few light taps from a mallet.

>>35138507
The weight of two fully grown men couldn't get mine on. I spent over a half an hour fucking around with it before looking up a video to make sure I wasn't doing it wrong and proceeded to rage when the guy simply snapped his in with light pressure. My latch is just way too stiff.

>>35138539

Wait, it needs force to put it back on? The fuck? Mine just snaps back in. It needs a bit of tapping to come OFF, putting it back in is just an easy one two process.

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>>35135430
AIM Surplus
J&G Sales

>>35138552
Well aren't you lucky? Yes, in order to get mine back on I have to literally give it one big smash with a rubber mallet for it to get over the latch. It was difficult to get off too but I was able to do that by myself with the buttstock toolkit.

The guy at the gun shop was dumbfounded too. That's just Chinese manufacturing for ya.

>>35138614

Is it possible that the latch (the curved metal strip you have to smack with a punch) is too curved and/or too wide for its hole? You could try buying another one for a few bucks to try.

I actually had a Yugo Mauser that absolutely refused to get its front band on without using violent force. I just bought a pack of 3 bands for $10, and one of them fit like a glove.

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Come at me, losers

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>>35138769

>Russian SKS in a crapco with crapco mags

>>35138769
>Tapco stock and Tapco duckbill mag.

Absolutely_Disgusting.jpg

>>35138614
Your stock might not be properly fitted.

The way I put mine back on is by flipping the gun upside down (on carpet) and pushing down on it with my bodyweight.

>>35135291
>commshit
no mate.

>>35138674
I'll look into it but I don't think it's too wide or curved. There just isn't much horizontal play in it. Basically it's just really stiff.

>>35138769
Try these mags instead. They are actually pretty decent.
https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/sks-762x39mm-magazine-30-rounds?a=244502

>>35138837
That's how we did it too except on a table and we had the two of us pushing down on the trigger guard with our entire body weight.

Both of our feet were completely off the ground and it still wouldn't get over the latch.

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>>35138807
>tfw americucks spend $400USD on a ratty, cosmoline caked Russian
>tfw I have all original parts, including stock, plus tapco stock and mag for $400 maple bucks

>>35138857
Thanks, but I don't use detachable mags.

>>35135291
$450 will get you a nitride bore AR-15. Unless you are just in love with the SKS, $400 is fsr too much for a clip-fed, surplus rifle

>>35138864
don't you have a 5 round mag limit?

>>35138864

I hope you know crapco decreases the value of the gun, not the other way around.

>all those people on Gunbroker who think they "upgraded" the gun and now it's worth $800 due to "all the work they put into it".

>>35138906
I have the original stock, I can install it whenever I want
>>35138899
Yes, unfortunately

>>35138957
>still being proud of crapco

There are a bunch of other aftermarket stocks that are 10x better than Tapco. Every airsoft gun stock I've ever felt feels better than a Tapco stock.

>>35138957
why get a tapco mag if you have a 5 round limit?

>>35138957
>I can install it whenever I want
Yet something inside your brain decided not to.
Can't be helped.

>>35138996
Came with it. Like I said, I don't even use it so it's just collecting dust.
>>35138988
Fuck off bud, I enjoy shooting it and it's my first gun, you're god damn right I'm proud. Obviously it's not Gucci, it's a fucking sks.

>>35139037
Ever held an sks? The stocks aren't particularly nice. Plus, I would have to buy a butt pad if I want decent LOP, which is just not an expense I'm willing to make in order to please autists on a Korean barbecue forum

>>35139077
i found the standard configuration sks to be fine without a pistol grip and adjustable buttstock. Though the ruggedness of plastic is nicer than petrified shellac

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>>35135855
Id like to have more

>>35139077
>ever held an sks
More than you have.
>the stocks aren't particularly nice
Are you a fucking pussy?
>won't "invest" in a buttpad
Bruh are you fucking poor?
>even though it will help with LOP
Or, you're just an idiot.
>Trying to please US
How about you keep your faggot pics off here then? We don't care/want to see them.

>>35138165
Knobby knees are knobby

>>35135291
Have any more pics of the gun? Specifically I'm looking for markings on the bolt and left side of the receiver.

If it's a Sino-Soviet, that's a decent price and it looks to be in OK shape. The soviets sent parts and equipment and experts to China after they adopted the AK-47 and taught the Chinese how to build the SKS/Type 56. The first year guns are mostly assembled from Tula manufactured parts and are identical to a soviet SKS (very good quality).

Other chinese ones are still fine, but the 1956s are just a cut above.

>>35139193
I would legit rape your mouth for speaking to me like that in person.

>>35139317
I would legit let you rape me but it would still be rape cause that's what I'm into.

Legit question. Are Yugo SKSs generally shit? I have one that I got 6 odd years ago and that thing has been reliable as fuck once I got the thing cleaned (the tard I got it from immersed it in cosmoline and then left it out to dry into something halfway between caramel and pine sap)
Did I luck out or is it mostly just hyperbole I'm hearing about them being terrible?

>>35139388
They have no chrome and they are the least well-built model of any country. Also the gas cut-off on the 59/66 may become stuck because of carbon build up (if not maintained).
That being said the Yugo has never been considered a "bad gun".

>>35139425
>they are the least well-built model of any country
Albania would like a word with you.

>>35139388

All SKS's are solid guns, but people bitch about the Yugos for a couple of reasons:

>heavier due to the added parts
>gas cut-off for the grenade launcher can get jammed due to fouling buildup and can result in messed up cycling
>no chrome bore, so it's not nearly as durable and needs constant cleaning if you're using corrosive ammo
>randomly more expensive than a Chinese, which is just Russian-lite
>bayonets are proprietary and expensive as fuck to replace.

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>>35139464
But rifle grenades are a lot of fun.

is it worth it to buy tapco mags? do they suck at feeding?

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>>35138347
I just found out that this is a Public Security Forces SKS.

Were the Public Security Forces really like the chink version of the Gestapo or is that just a meme?

>>35139464
I bought my yugo with small splotches of rust on it for 490, did i do bad?

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I bought this one at my friendly local fun store for 400 bucks. Unfortunately there were issues with the bayonet slamming into the bottom of the stock whenever i fired the gun. I don't know if its because the stock is installed badly or if the bayonet is just a piece of shit but i had to remove it.

>>35139193
You're terrible at making arguments.

>>35135291
Check out Classic Firearms, they have pretty much unissued Yugo SKS used by the serbian police in the 60's

I got one and they are immaculate, literally a scratch or two and maybe a couple of dents in the wood.

>>35143834

>Buying from sweaty Ben

>>35143852
Not the Anon you replied to, but what's wrong with Classic Firearms?

>>35143857
Besides the usual stuff about their shitty business practices, there's this.

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320106

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>>35139317

>>35140181
Were you firing with the bayonet folded under or extended? It's not supposed to be slammin' when you fire. Try firing with it extended instead, which I understand is the proper way.

>>35136050
Yes. Get the russian

They are beautiful and the best 'quality' ones that don't dip into the collector tier garbage

>>35137886
That's some top fuckin stuff m8, Good job
That's about $100 in ammo, alone, and anything under 500 for a Russian is a good deal. They're really only worth 400 max but syrup fags won't share

I'm not going to bother reading through the thread to find all the posts complaining about high prices and saying "Buy a $600 AK or AR it's better", but $400 is still a fine price for a good quality SKS. 10 rounds of 7.62x39 in a semiautomatic that is basically indestructible? That's a lot of rifle for $400. Is it as affordable as it used to be 15 years ago? Not even close. You used to be able to buy SKS for around $100. But that's because there was a large supply of SKS and not much demand. In fact, you could assert that the SKS used to be undervalued quite a bit. But just because a once $100 gun is now $400 doesn't mean it's overpriced or not worth the cost. It just means the market process has corrected the valuation of the SKS. Now there are fewer SKS in circulation and many people, through means like Youtube personalities and internet chat forums, learned about the SKS and want them. The supply is constant if I am correct, as no more SKS are being imported at this time. This is bound to drive prices up as scarcity has increased every time somebody buys an SKS.

>>35144141
That's it.
You're also getting a rapin'

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>>35145169
If you rape your enemies, they win.