Just ordered

>>32645462

Why do people ask stuff like this after they have ordered it? Doesnt it make more sense to ask before you hit that buy button.

they're great guns, but what made them great was that you could get them for really cheap. $479 pretty much ruins that, you can get an AR for close to that.

>>32645462
So you paid 500 bucks for some fat white faggot to pick you the least rusty and worn of 5 rifles that were made in a 3rd world factory over 5 decades ago?
And you're happy you paid the same price as a decent AR?

>>32645462
I wouldn't pay more than $325 for one and I live in NY

>>32645616
Yeah dude I'll admit that the price he paid was a little steep, but none of us have a fucking time masheen. And maybe he doesn't want an AR? The SKS is a classically fun shooting gun. That said, if I were OP I would have bought a Chinese SKS for less.

>just picked up an SKS, spare gas piston, tons of stripper clips, and 850 rounds for $500
Looks like you could have done better, anon.

>>32645782

>same price as a decent AR

LMFAO
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what fucking world do you live in where a quality AR goes entirely for 479

>>32645462
Oh and OP as far as tips go, clean it well prior to shooting, and remember to put the bolt spring back in correctly,

>>32645794
What the fuck are you on about?

>>32645616

2nd world

>>32645462
One day we won't see them for sale. Is the price high? Yup. I payed 350 for mine and felt it was 50 bucks too much. However fuck it...You know? When guys tell you "urrrr duur is just as muhhh as an AR" what their really saying is your old war horse of a Yugo is as about the same as a cheap ar that may or may not be completely in spec.

Don't listen to a lot of advice from this fucking place.

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>>32645462
>yugo SKS
>479
Jesus Christ is this where we're at?

>Did I do good /k/?
No

>Also any first time SKS owner tips?
Buy one before 2011.

Don't get me wrong, welcome to the club and all that, but SKSs have ceased to be the god-tier poorfag oper8or meme rifle. It's a collector gun now.

Back when I bought my all-matching /26\ Type-56, I paid less than you did for that Yugo for the rifle, 100 surplus stripper clips, a ChiCom battle bra, a sight tool, AND 1000 rounds of 7.62x39. And this was AFTER Sandy Hook when people were loling at ME for overpaying.

I guess my advice (other than "don't buy that gun") is:

>Find surplus stripper clips. Commercial repros are trash
>Get a sight tool and read up on 25/200 zeroing 7.62x39 rifles
>ChiCom chest rigs/bandoleers (battlebras) can be had for >$20 on ebay and amazon. ChiCom slings are also GOAT. MAKE SURE THEY ARE SURPLUS AND NOT NCSTAR REPRO AIRSHIT TRASH
>You will be tempted to put polymer furniture and/or duckbill mags on/in your gun. Don't do this. Waste of money to reduce the functionality of your rifle. The duckbills are shit and pretty much always have feeding issues. The furniture is all cheap fragile crap and fucks up the balance of the gun. Since yours is a Yugo, it's going to be front-heavy anyway. Crapco with severely exacerbate this. We've all been there and we're telling you this to try and save you $100.
>The only SKS "upgrades" that actually improve the gun are rare/expensive Chinese 20rd fixed mags and a 1" rubber butt pad if you find the factory LoP too short.

>>32646015
Ahhh what it's like to be in your early 20's.

>>32646015
>>ChiCom chest rigs/bandoleers (battlebras) can be had for >$20 on ebay and amazon. ChiCom slings are also GOAT.
Should read "<$20"

>>32645462
>479
jesus fucking christ
is that what I can sell mine for?
I got mine for $250 from AIMsurplus about a year ago
either you overpaid like shit or I made a good investment

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>>32646036
Pretty sure 27 doesn't count as "early-20s" by even the most delayed manchild standard. Sorry the things I have to say about SKS ownership in 2017 hurt your butt.

You're late to the party, playboy, and you overpaid by a ton.

>>32645794
Anderson am15 is 479 from classic.

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I paid 250 in syrup coins for mine holy shit I feel bad for you

>>32645794
The world where trump won the election.

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I did some searching around, found a guy here who sold me his Russian for $460 with 10 stripper clips, a 20 round tapco mag, and free shipping. Granted I got lucky, but always search around for the best deal, even if it's not likely to be there.

>>32647412
Didn't someone say GOOD ar?

>>32647474
>syrup coins
I love this

>>32645462

If you're happy with it, that's all that matters. Sks are great guns, up here in canada, everyone owns one, lots of people own multiple because they're just fun to shoot and a good deal up here.

>>32645494
Usually its a way for them to seek some back patting and justification to their purchase.

You could have done better:

http://www.jgsales.com/-p-51700.html

>>32645462
It's a decent price for the American market today, assuming condition is good

>>32650848
>does not have grenade launcher, grenade sight, or flip-up night sights
>paying $470 for a Bubba'd SKS

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>>32645616
>Yugoslavia
>third word
delet this

>>32648754
> i have those exact bedsheets
> are you me anon

>>32650848
Better by $10? Fuck off nigger

>>32649473
all ars are good because they have rails

>>32645791
MOTHER FUCKER IF YOU LIVE IN PA I'LL FIND YOU AND GUT YOU

>>32645616
>AR

Not all of us are cum-slurping queers, you know.

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>>32652648
>paying a premium for memes
Let me guess, you have /k/ patches and bought a Mosin for 350 bucks

>>32652713
No I just don't buy guns that explode if water is in them

>>32652728
Then get an AK, dipshit. You won't ever operate underwater anyway nor can you swim with a pair of floaties much less a full loadout so why would you give a shit.

>>32645616
>decent AR
>$500

>>32652874
His plastic lower Del-Ton shoots .25MOA and only needs to be cleaned once every 25,000 rounds, didn't you hear?

>>32652874
You'd need to define decent at that rate. One as reliable as a 70 year old gun isn't really impressive but could be done if you look for sales and put on together yourself.

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>>32651491
>>does not have grenade launcher, grenade sight, or flip-up night sights
I'll give you the night sights but the grenade shit on Yugos is the worst thing about them:
>ugly af
>comparatively front-heavy
>introducing more points of failure to a design valued for its rugged simplicity
>all for the sake of an esoteric meme of Yugoslavian doctrine implemented in the least practical way possible

Haven't bought one yet, but in the shops around me you can pretty much always find one for around $300-350 with ok to good bores. Parts probably don't match and they are probably chink but if they shoot well I'd be happy with them.

>>32652728
>he thinks he's a frog man
>he thinks partial submersion will be the same as completely waterlogging everything
>his arms are too weak to keep his rifle above water if fjording a stream because he can't read a map
I'm not even embarrassed by this, I'm just entertained

>>32652983
Yugoslavian<Chink as long as the Chink gun is milsurp rather than commercial reproduction.

My ChiCom SKS has mostly matching parts (notably the mag and FCG have a different serial on them and the bayo is definitely not original) and a /26\ stamp on the receiver, and it's got the smoothest action I've ever experienced in any semiauto firearm I've ever handled. Better than the matching Yugo it replaced. It looks worse than my buddy's Tula (the wood has seen better days) but mechanically is smoother as well.

And it's miles ahead of any commercial Norinco I've ever handled.

>>32653019
>exploding wet gastubes is a FEATURE

AR Kids, ladies and gentlemen.

>>32645462
tfw you got an externally worn but internally flawless SKS with matching serials for 275 less than 5 months ago
feels good to have several fantastic LGS's

>>32653033
>a gun that can't fire when it drops in mud is a FEATURE
>https://youtu.be/SPL1gEqBk0s
sks fags everyone.

What's a good way to fix non-fitting stripper clips without a vise of some sort?

>>32652646
rude bruh

>>32653033
>wet
No, what makes it kaboom is when the entire system is filled with water.

>>32653076
Mud tests are retarded too. Christ, it's no guns arguing with no guns here.

>>32645462
If you were looking for a good deal on a practical rifle, no. Unless you live in CA or some other state with antifungal laws.

If you just wanted a nice SKS, then yeah it's not a bad deal these days. From what I've heard the handpicking is a bit of a waste though.

>>32653131
I've done it with pliers and a flathead screwdriver. Mostly pliers is all you need, with the screwdriver only coming up if you need to widen out the channels. Maybe a file but I've never needed one.

>>32645462

I paid $160 for mine about 10 years ago. Some tips you should know, if it doesn't cycle reliably CNCWarrior has a new gas plug you can get, i have one in mine and it fixed the problem:

http://www.cncwarrior.com/59-66-Yugo-SKS-Gas-Valve-p/20852.htm

Also Murray's anti-slamfire firing pin is a good modification:

https://murraysguns.com/sks-firing-pins/

One other thing to remember is that the barrel on the Yugo M59/66 SKS isn't chrome lined so if you shoot corrosive primed ammo out of it be sure to scrub the inside of the barrel with a 50/50 mix of ammonia and hot water immediately afterwards.

>>32653131

Stripper clips suck, just load by hand

>>32653232
>ammonia and hot water
>not ammonia and bleach
It's like you want your gun to rust or something

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>>32653250
Wow look everybody someone JUST learned about making chlorine gas!!! :|

>>32653303
You're right anon, I'm sorry.
>>32653232
To REALLY counteract the corrosion, you need to use HOT bleach and ammonia.

PROTIP: To counter corrosive primers, neutralize salts with regular-ass bottled water you have on hand, no need to get fancy with it. Then clean as normal.

No need to bring even more caustic chemicals into the firearm maintenance process than we already use. You'll thank yourself when you don't get Alzheimer's.

>>32645462

Russian SKS's go for $500. Should have just paid a bit more for one of those.

>>32653303
Someone failed chemistry

>>32653508

ITT: Dr. Anon lets us know that to prevent alzheimer's, don't use ammonia to clean your Mosin.

Since we're /SKS advice/ in here: I just bought a Romanian SKS for $300. It's ugly, but the internals are in good shape. Did I do gud?

>>32653250
>>32653303
Just use hot water.

Yugo m59s are goat but m59/66 is just aids

>>32653781
I've been using hot water only on my mosin and mausers and shoot exclusively corrosive ammo out of them, and it works. There's no need to use anythign else it's all fuddlore.

>>32653232
Keep your gun clean, waste of money from that old ducking geezer.>>32653232

>>32653680
Decent enough, gypsies tend not only make the best things but it's hard to mess up an SKS