I own a CZ 858 and 5 SKS's.. Through the last 5 years, I owned about 15 SKS's that I bought and sold.
I'm also the admin of a 2000 members group called SKS Québec on Facebook.
Call me a SKS fanboy if you want, I'll pick an SKS anyday.
You guys are just jealous because our 200$ rifles are more reliable than your ####ty 5.56 platforms and 1500$ CSA VZ58s.
Been using the SKS platform since years, been torturing them too. Never, I had a reliability problem with my SKS's
In the US when you have a Russian SKS people look at you like you're a boss. The reason why they are cheap is only because availability, offer and demand.
-SKS Fanboy.
PS : SKS's rock.