Realistically how well is a quality, Russian SKS going to serve

>>28339560
>Realistically how well is a quality, Russian SKS going to serve you in a SHTF type situation?
well
>Is there any firearm with just as accessible ammo, around the same CAD $200 price point, that would perform better in rough situations?
no

>>28339560
I thought hard about buying an sks.
Then i gravitated towards a vz2008.
Then i decided to buy an wasr 10.

I cant find a decent sks for less than $350. Why not spend another $250 and get an ak?

>>28339641
the mounties won't let him.

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>>28339641

Because Canada. That's why not get AK.

>>28339560
>SHTF type situation

Such as? That's a catch-all term.

And yes, the SKS is a nice gun. That's sort of why everyone likes them.

>>28339673
How much is a decent AR in, soviet canukistan?

>>28340769
Too much man, too much. Our currency has depreciated into literal monopoly money, and our pants-on-head retarded gun laws make all of the cheap, reliable rifles like the AK unobtainable. Fully-automatic weapons are banned here, and semi-auto weapons are required to have their magazines pinned at 5-rounds (although there are some really silly loopholes you can exploit to get 15 rounds out of some guns legally).

OP, for a few more beaver-pesos you can get yourself a mauser, although the ammo is more expensive, the rifle itself is a much higher quality.

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If it's still good enough for Novarossia fags in the Ukraine, in 2014-15, it's good for anyone else.

It's simple, robust, and even anti-funs don't usually mind it because it looks so "oldschool".

>SHTF happens
>need fresh water and food
>fire corrosive fmj rounds to get game meat
>can't find clean water to properly clean salts out of the sks
>gun rusts up in 3 days
>meanwhile neighbour fudd uses mav 88 to get waterfowl, upland game, and big game meat for his entire crew without needing to clean his gun ever

You are better off with a bolt action rifle or a shotgun. Don't kid yourself. An sks is a toy.

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>>28343697
>all this noguns bullshit
I've shot several mags of corrosive surplus with my AK, left the gun unmaintained for a whole week, visited the range again, and had no issues nor rust.

>no water
>Canada
sure thing, Nevada fag.