SKS or Mosin?

Well you never said 22 you said Mosin or sks. if you have a line on a Hex 1934 then grab it. If the price is right. and take the bolt out by lifting the cocking handle up and pulling it to the back and pull the trigger at the same time if I'm not mistaken and remove it. then check the bore to make sure it's not pitted or really black or worn out. check both ends. the bore and the chamber.

make the rifleing is crisp. or at least decient. the Mosin is easier to clean then the sks. and you said the price of ammo does'nt bother you . as others said the 22 is cheap and any good collection should contain a nice 22. plus a shotgun LOL . then I'd get the sks . unless the bore of the Mosin is garbage. don't be in a rush when you buy it look it over good and check to see if the numbers are matching on the bolt and the reciever and the mag etc.
 
you know what they say about opinions.....That having been said, If you are new to shooting and want to get the fundamentals (breathing, trigger finger placement, sight acquisition) I recommend starting with the bolt action. If you are looking for plinking fun, sks you can still learn the fundamentals its just harder not to let the booger hook start yanking with that fun switch.

Happy shooting
 
I bought both for my first real rifles. Now I have 4 or each and 4 of there awkward brothers the SVT40
Buy 1 of each best $1000 you will ever spend. I believe in sticking with a limited number of calibres (unless you want more or are rich) and loading up on those. I have 8x57, 7.62x39 & 7.62x54r and 22lr and of course 12ga

Aside from 8mm I have picked some of the cheapest car tide types to use. For collecting nice arms and cheap shooting they work well.

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I appreciate all your opinions! I think I'm going to start with the Mosin, and as soon as I can grab an SKS, whether it be a refurb or Chinese. Then later down the road try and find an SVT40 ( I realize that's going to be tough and expensive probably). And now I've seen the .22 ppsh with a drum mag.....so I guess I'm going to have quite the Soviet-esque collection at some point.
 
I am up to 14 milsurps with my russian collection and 2 k98's. I have shot my buddies enfield but man of man is that thing heavy. Ammo is scarce and expensive also, main reason I have avoided investing in one. My big hope is in the rise of the SVT rifle over time. One day in the not so near future they will be over 1000 each me thinks,
 
I think try to get a nice Mosin carbine! Super Small, very collectible and you can find one for 400 if you look.

I loved the one my buddy has.

SVT is very hard and a pain to clean compared to anything else BTW. I would skip it as a first one.
 
For someone who is just starting, a bolt action rifle is a must. Mosin first then sks. it is more fun to be engaged working the bolt while shooting than just pulling the trigger of a semi auto. But don't get me wrong, both rifles are so much fun to shoot.
 
Efall said:
the sks is much more user friendly for a beginner than a mosin.
-less recoil
-lighter
-ammo is more common
-not so long
-lots of aftermarket goodies
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Non of these make the gun more "user friendly".
The Mosin is a simpler platform. Period.
 
Unless you grew up in Eastern Europe and familiar with an AK your best bet for the first rifle is MN. It's just easier to get a hang of, easier to clean and maintain, plus it's been tested by uneducated soldiers for the last 130 years :)
 
Hey I'm from your area buddy . but a little west of you . as I said take the bolt out and look in the chamber to see how the rifleing is and look in from the bore end to see if the rifleing is right to the end and it's nice . you don't want pitting and a corroded bore. have you ever looked at the bore of a rifle ?? well if not then go to a friends and ask to look at one of his newer rifle bores .

use a bore light or a decent flashlight . take a piece of string with you - some heavy cord and with a piece of rag tied to the end with something you can drop down the bore out the other side if it is'nt clean . and pull it through . unless the seller will clean it for you . when you look in from the breach end - where the bullet is inserted you should see a nice spiral and it will keep going right to the end of the barrel .

then look in the barrel end and if the rifleing - that same spiral is right to the end then cool it's good . but if it looks like crap - corroded then pass on it . the bullet won't be stabilized as it exits the end if the rifleing is yukered. PM me and maybe I'll have time to go look at it with you .
 
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