sks letter series

pringles613 said:
ok, I'm at a loss now, i was thinking the way this conversation was going that it was a non refurb.
in that case it was my logic to hold on to it
either way, is it the consensus that its nice enough to hold onto as is? or
just another SKS
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Well, it has the cartouche still atound the x bolts and not ### on the stock so that hasn't been sanded no refurb marks anywhere( you would have to check the barrel too for ref marks, you could check the other side of the stock for the C with a U inside cartouche, sometimes they are not a obvious, the EP gas tube was done at factory when New as it is too thin metal for a stamping and they occasionally did the same to the butt stock there are lots of ways to check about refurb! The thing is, that does not mean it was un issued, so it could have been issued and used, but when they inspected it, it met all spec requirements so did not get refurbed! Refurbs done well could be in better shape than a non refurb as they could have been fitted with new barrels/bolts/triggergroups/stocks, basically bringing it back to new condition!
 
Grock-co said:
Do what ever you want, it's yours be your own man and decide for your self and not take advice from a bunch of anonymous keyboard jockeys. Just remember they made millions of these rifles it's not a collector item. Cut the sh!t out of it and make it your own.
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Wonder who P!!$$ed in your cornflakes, the gentleman asked for info and that is what happens on the CGN, if you don't like the conversation go back and finish your cornflakes! We learn a lot from conversations like this and enjoy them, obviously, you do not!
 
pringles613 said:
ok, I'm at a loss now, i was thinking the way this conversation was going that it was a non refurb.
in that case it was my logic to hold on to it
either way, is it the consensus that its nice enough to hold onto as is? or
just another SKS
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Depending on how your modifying it or "pimping it out" as long as you keep all the original parts and wood you can assemble it back to original at any time , it will just have been fired/shot , which it likely was anyway.
 
pringles613 said:
i got a tapco with the bottom rail and front rail, haven't looked at it much yet but i think to do the front rail there is mod req'd
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For front rail it should be taking wood handguard on top of gas tube off and replacing with tapco one. Wood one can be put back on or swapped out again easy. I've converted tapco to original and vice versa a few times. Just don't bust the wood handguard during the operation lol.
YouTube vids are your friend for a lot of sks stuff and the sks boards as well. Here to. The answer to most anything with the sks is out there or here. Have fun with it.
 
sigrunes said:
For front rail it should be taking wood handguard on top of gas tube off and replacing with tapco one. Wood one can be put back on or swapped out again easy. I've converted tapco to original and vice versa a few times. Just don't bust the wood handguard during the operation lol.
YouTube vids are your friend for a lot of sks stuff and the sks boards as well. Here to. The answer to most anything with the sks is out there or here. Have fun with it.
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Yep that's an option for sure, you can also get another gas tube and save your gas tube/ wood handguard for reassembly, a sponsor on the front page has the vented metal handguarin stock too!
 
The letter series guns came from factory with either hardwood or laminate. It is more common to see them in the laminate.

pringles613 said:
ok, I'm at a loss now, i was thinking the way this conversation was going that it was a non refurb.
in that case it was my logic to hold on to it
either way, is it the consensus that its nice enough to hold onto as is? or
just another SKS
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PinkyPlinker said:
The letter series guns came from factory with either hardwood or laminate. It is more common to see them in the laminate.
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Yes, I like the birch myself but I helped a friend buy an SKS early last year and didn't realize it was laminate as it was dark cherry red and I believe1957, the store didn't know either and I didn't tell them as he got it for the hardwood price of $169.99 at the time! After looking it over we also realized it was non refurb but the mag was switched out, nice solid gun, very accurate, beautiful!
 
pringles613 said:
ok, I'm at a loss now, i was thinking the way this conversation was going that it was a non refurb.
in that case it was my logic to hold on to it
either way, is it the consensus that its nice enough to hold onto as is? or
just another SKS
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PinkyPlinker said:
I would consider it an unrefurbished rifle.
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Take a close look at the receiver cover. I do believe that it is stamped lightly with the <I> stamp which is a refurb stamp from the 5Th Grau Arsenal. I could be wrong, may need a better pic. But it looks to be there. Circled in the pic:



A closer pics of both sides of the buttstock would help as well. Sometimes the wood is stamped with a square with a / through it which is also a refurb mark. Also take a picture of the electropenciling of the gas tube serial the buttplate serial and the gas piston serial. The extractor claw serial will help as well. The numbers and letters should look the same if written by the same person. If they were pieces that were matched during refurb there will likely be differences between the lettering and numbering handwriting style. A clear pic of all those parts serial and include a clear pic of the rear sight leaf serial will help us compare. Not all refurbs were stamped with refurb stamps. If this one went through refurbishment I do believe it was a light one.

Otherwise it is a beauty no doubt about it.
 
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bobdbldr said:
Wonder who P!!$$ed in your cornflakes, the gentleman asked for info and that is what happens on the CGN, if you don't like the conversation go back and finish your cornflakes! We learn a lot from conversations like this and enjoy them, obviously, you do not!
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Upset with life are we,
 
ljones said:
Take a close look at the receiver cover. I do believe that it is stamped lightly with the <I> stamp which is a refurb stamp from the 5Th Grau Arsenal. I could be wrong, may need a better pic. But it looks to be there. Circled in the pic:



A closer pics of both sides of the buttstock would help as well. Sometimes the wood is stamped with a square with a / through it which is also a refurb mark. Also take a picture of the electropenciling of the gas tube serial the buttplate serial and the gas piston serial. The extractor claw serial will help as well. The numbers and letters should look the same if written by the same person. If they were pieces that were matched during refurb there will likely be differences between the lettering and numbering handwriting style. A clear pic of all those parts serial and include a clear pic of the rear sight leaf serial will help us compare. Not all refurbs were stamped with refurb stamps. If this one went through refurbishment I do believe it was a light one.

Otherwise it is a beauty no doubt about it.
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looked at the spot you circled, its just a scratch in the finish.

just got back from wolverine, and learned something new about the SKS on the front of the front sight, there is a number, 1,2,3, or 4 and it tells the barrel quality. 1 is great 2 is good 3 is okay, and 4 is a shotgun barrel. that SKS is a 1

the one i picked up for a bubba is a 2. its not nearly as nice looking as the red one. its a '53 Tula refurb hardwood the stock is a brown color.
 
pringles613 said:
looked at the spot you circled, its just a scratch in the finish.

just got back from wolverine, and learned something new about the SKS on the front of the front sight, there is a number, 1,2,3, or 4 and it tells the barrel quality. 1 is great 2 is good 3 is okay, and 4 is a shotgun barrel. that SKS is a 1

the one i picked up for a bubba is a 2. its not nearly as nice looking as the red one. its a '53 Tula refurb hardwood the stock is a brown color.
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http://forums.gunboards.com/showthr...t-Russian-SKS#/topics/231559?page=1&_k=2rheqt

Check out post #8 and #9 in that link , there is controversy over if the numbers on the front sight have anything to do with accuracy of the rifle/barrel.
 
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