Would like advice from my fellow Gunutz on my SKS purchase.
- Thread starter buckshot14
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A SKS is a more than good enough deer rifle.
- Location
- Church Lake, NS
Update to my SKS gentrification:
Well, I completely stripped this '55 Tula SKS to find that it is indeed a brand new rifle, all matching #'s with not a refurb mark to be found on steel!
On the other hand, I stripped the furniture to find that it was definately refurbed. A belt grinder had been taken to the cartouche and orig. ser. #
and there was much evidence of gun oil soaked into the wood. So, well used but never in combat by the o'all condx.
Strange combo of new rifle factory installed onto refurb birch furniture!
Used dark walnut Watco then tung oil on the furniture and it looks better already even with gun oil soaked areas.
Turning into a nice little project and I am quite taken by this piece of Soviet kit!http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/images/smilies/new/rockOn.gif
Well, I completely stripped this '55 Tula SKS to find that it is indeed a brand new rifle, all matching #'s with not a refurb mark to be found on steel!
On the other hand, I stripped the furniture to find that it was definately refurbed. A belt grinder had been taken to the cartouche and orig. ser. #
and there was much evidence of gun oil soaked into the wood. So, well used but never in combat by the o'all condx.
Strange combo of new rifle factory installed onto refurb birch furniture!
Used dark walnut Watco then tung oil on the furniture and it looks better already even with gun oil soaked areas.
Turning into a nice little project and I am quite taken by this piece of Soviet kit!http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/images/smilies/new/rockOn.gif
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Not in my lifetime or anyone else on this forum. You can already buy numerous non-corrosive variations just as you can for the 7.62x54R. So many guns that are here for a long time to come. The surplus supply will probably dry up over the next few years but you will always be able to get ammo.
