What would happen if SKS disappear from market in Canada (westrifle.com)

lone ranger said:
OK then....I've been in the gun market for 40 years. This is what I have personally seen happen over time.
Lets do a comparison - The military 303 Enfield & the military sks. Both were made buy different countries ....and there was a Huge amount of them built. You could buy the 303 for $18.00 at the surplus store. Now they range form $80 to $300 on the EE. My first sks cost me $79 bucks. They now sell from $100 to $249. The prices don't change much.
There is still a TON of 303 rifles in this country that can be bought cheap, and that's 40 years latter. The SKS story will be NO different. The 303 surplus ammo dried up, but people reload....and they will do the same for the 762x39. Nothing drastic is going to happen folks. There hasn't been any new Enfields made since the war and there still readily available for cheap. Don't hoard them or baby them or collect them...shoot em and use them.
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This is exactly correct. Anyone that wants an Enfeild in Canada can get one, 7 days a week, for cheap. When were the last ones released and sold as surplus? 50 years ago? Same as SKS. I actually see more SKS at the range than SMLE these days, so they may even outnumber the SMLE.
 
We'll I agree except that an enfield in the original shape of an SKS refurbed or not, will go for a minimum of $600 to over $2000 depending on condition and rarity, even at that, over 50 years they may have kept up with inflation, there will be lots of SKS around and except for the odd hype jack up in price, they will likely go up with the inflation rate!
 
fiddler said:
Maybe your tin foil hat is on too tight to notice that the main supplies of good quality SKS rifles has dwindled?

What serves no purpose, is you commenting on this post by 8 sentences of completely nothing of any value to this post. If its not your gun nor do you have interest, then go away and read something else.
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Your post makes no sense at all fan boy. But you gave me a good laugh when you said GOOD QUALITY SKS RIFLES . hahahahahahahahahah. Thank you.
 
If the sks disappeared, it wouldn't bother me a bit. Had one and didn't like anything about it except cheap ammo.

A side bonus would be no more dealer telling us we should have bought last year, cause the sky is falling. ;)
 
9x19p said:
If the sks disappeared, it wouldn't bother me a bit. Had one and didn't like anything about it except cheap ammo.

A side bonus would be no more dealer telling us we should have bought last year, cause the sky is falling. ;)
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Yea, I hear ya there! I really like the SKS but the hype is getting tiring, if and when it's over, then fine it's over, no big deal!
 
If SKS's were to disappear from the Canadian Market? Obviously remaining supplies would increase in value providing the quality was still there and ammo was still abundant. Just look at what happened to the $269 SVT 40's and K31's; they are all a lot more, if you can find them. What would take its place, hard to say, given that most potential surplus military rifles are full auto now which limits potential imports to a very few, so it looks like we are near the end of the surplus market. Sad but probably true. For me, if the surplus market dried up for non-restrictive, I would probably focus my $$$ on other collectables but safe to say I would have a hard time spending $1000 or more on a SKS type or similar rifle.
Full Disclosure: I have many SKS, SVT's, K31's, FN49 and of course Mosins, so my opinion maybe a bit one sided.
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Meh....I wouldn't really notice. i bought one last year, had it out once to zero the sights and it's been in the back of the safe ever since. I really don't get the attraction.
 
lone ranger said:
OK then....I've been in the gun market for 40 years. This is what I have personally seen happen over time.
Lets do a comparison - The military 303 Enfield & the military sks. Both were made buy different countries ....and there was a Huge amount of them built. You could buy the 303 for $18.00 at the surplus store. Now they range form $80 to $300 on the EE. My first sks cost me $79 bucks. They now sell from $100 to $249. The prices don't change much.
There is still a TON of 303 rifles in this country that can be bought cheap, and that's 40 years latter. The SKS story will be NO different. The 303 surplus ammo dried up, but people reload....and they will do the same for the 762x39. Nothing drastic is going to happen folks. There hasn't been any new Enfields made since the war and there still readily available for cheap. Don't hoard them or baby them or collect them...shoot em and use them.
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Not to dispute your comment, but the one difference is that 7.62x39 ammunition is still vastly popular and in current production for both military and consumer use. The LE would be more popular to shoot among non-reloaders if there was still bulk/cheap ammunition available.
 
The only reason it's so popular is because it's the biggest semi-auto bang for your buck. People will always buy what's cheap and accessible.

I sold my sks's and bought a ruger mini 14. Nothing wrong with the sks's, but I like the mini more. But when I was new to firearms, my first sks an obvious choice.
 
nonrandomhero said:
The only reason it's so popular is because it's the biggest semi-auto bang for your buck. People will always buy what's cheap and accessible.

I sold my sks's and bought a ruger mini 14. Nothing wrong with the sks's, but I like the mini more. But when I was new to firearms, my first sks an obvious choice.
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Yes, it is the best bang for your buck or was, if the prices go up on the rifle or ammo, then it may get close enough to other platforms that demand will and is ( in our area) dropping!
I personally bought my first SKS and Mosin from Westrifle and did it mostly because they were cool and cheap, now I am enjoying looking for deals and although you can't call what I have a collection,, I look for the different/ a bit more rare ones! I do not expect to be alive long enough to make money on them but will likely give some to my sons and maybe later sell some! At the moment I can buy 10 SKS for the price of my savage fcp-HS .338 LM rig, both are fun in different ways, but it is a rifle that you can collect without breaking the bank! Pretty hard to lose on something you only pay $150- $210 for!
 
lone ranger said:
OK then....I've been in the gun market for 40 years. This is what I have personally seen happen over time.
Lets do a comparison - The military 303 Enfield & the military sks. Both were made buy different countries ....and there was a Huge amount of them built. You could buy the 303 for $18.00 at the surplus store. Now they range form $80 to $300 on the EE. My first sks cost me $79 bucks. They now sell from $100 to $249. The prices don't change much.
There is still a TON of 303 rifles in this country that can be bought cheap, and that's 40 years latter. The SKS story will be NO different. The 303 surplus ammo dried up, but people reload....and they will do the same for the 762x39. Nothing drastic is going to happen folks. There hasn't been any new Enfields made since the war and there still readily available for cheap. Don't hoard them or baby them or collect them...shoot em and use them.
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Locally every smle I have seen has been sporterized, aside from the 1 jungle carbine. Most nice original ones I see online are 600-900.
If the sks dissapeared, IDK, more bolt action surplus guns I guess.
 
sailor723 said:
Meh....I wouldn't really notice. i bought one last year, had it out once to zero the sights and it's been in the back of the safe ever since. I really don't get the attraction.
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Cheap, semi-auto , cheap and readily available ammo, lots of parts and accessories available , easy to strip/clean/re-assemble and built like a tank. That's the attraction I think.
 
Type 81s if possible would be cool

Seeing how you have a good following in eastern bloc arms you may want to stick with that theme. What other ww1 ww2 korean or vietneam weapons are avail and legal in Canada
 
I personally would be returning the VZ 58 family of rifles and pistol calibre carbines like the CX4.

Let's get one thing straight though. The SKS is a highly under valued firearm. We get them for a great price range but that does not mean they are not of high value. It is a "go to Hell gun" hands down. Ask how much would the SKS retail for if we didn't have them in surplus and they were to be manufactured today - I don't think they would be so cheap.
 
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