School me on SKS’s

[Zortron]

M21 rifles were labelled as such for export. Yours starts 29– that’s the 29th year of manufacture, 1984.

Believe so anyways.

 

[knepart]

He discusses the M21 stamped SKS near the end of the video, a seems the M210296 is a pretty special gun, congrats. The 709 is a date code for 1979. Watch the video, he explains it all well.

 

[Leavenworth]

Thanks for all the work knepart !

 

[Leavenworth]

He discusses the M21 stamped SKS near the end of the video, a seems the M210296 is a pretty special gun, congrats. The 709 is a date code for 1979. Watch the video, he explains it all well.

When I bought the rifle they did say late 70’s but I wanted to be sure !

 

[Leavenworth]

I’m really liking how this rifle seems so well put together . I have extended the spike bayonet a few times and there is no slop or wiggle it’s solid !

 

[knepart]

No worries. The history of these guns is very cool, as I am sure are all the old guns. Those Triangle 26 videos are very informative and very interesting, that guy knows his sh!t about the history of the Chinese guns in particular.
I only just got involved in the gun game and man can I spend the $$$, but what fun.

 

[knepart]

I’m really liking how this rifle seems so well put together . I have extended the spike bayonet a few times and there is no slop or wiggle it’s solid !

Yes, they are solid, lots of fun to shoot, iron sights are awesome. I like the simplicity and how easy it is to take apart and clean as required. I am shooting corrosive rounds so I got to know the rifle well, fast.

 

[CaribooBC]

Yes, they are solid, lots of fun to shoot, iron sights are awesome. I like the simplicity and how easy it is to take apart and clean as required. I am shooting corrosive rounds so I got to know the rifle well, fast.

I had one with an ATI stock…. Not so easy to take apart. I mainly used non corrosive with it due to being harder to strip down. The ATI had the benefit of adjustable LOP but really nothing else and because of how much harder it was to clean, it was always the one I left in the safe. Reading these posts makes me want one again…….

 

[Leavenworth]

And we have this from Triangle 56 . The French Tickler .
I have not watched all the video as I found it and wanted to share before I lost it

 

[Leavenworth]

I’m thinking of picking up some 7.62x39 dummy rounds for practice to load up .
Have any of you fellas done this ?
If so what ones did you use
AZoom
Or something like this
https://www.amazon.ca/Bayattoo-7-62x39mm-Practice-Trainer-Training/dp/B0C5SFJ7MZ

 

[knepart]

Honestly, I bought 5, used them once. I just used live ammo loading the 28 stripper clips I have, some with the gun purchase, and some I bought from the LGS. Not hard to load from the top of the receiver individually either. Your call as to what makes you feel comfortable.
Have loaded around 720 rounds, mostly onto stripper clips.

 

[knepart]

Have you started looking for surplus ammo yet? Bought some when I bought the SKS, price has already increased by 10% for 1440 rounds, that’s in a months time.

 

[Leavenworth]

Have you started looking for surplus ammo yet? Bought some when I bought the SKS, price has already increased by 10% for 1440 rounds, that’s in a months time.

If you mean corrosive ammunition No I have not bought any . So far I have only purchased Norinco Red Box

 

[knepart]

Just purchased some more corrosive 7.62x39, got it for $.20/round, half what I paid for the first batch, and I thought that was a good price.

 

[Buck1950]

Was that a local store or inet dealer ?

 

[knepart]

Second batch was a Private seller getting rid of his ammo supplies. Took all he had.
First batch was a LGS is in Edmonton. Shooters Haven, great guys there.

 

[firebat]

My FT setup. Just added a red dot, nothing else. Very easy to aim.

 

[knepart]

How is that red dot mounted?

 

[firebat]

Bad ace tactical V3 steel mount. Replaces the rear sight leaf, holds zero and even has a notch to serve as a backup iron sight.

 

[Leavenworth]

My FT setup. Just added a red dot, nothing else. Very easy to aim.View attachment 1048678

Nice Firebat Real Nice !
Concerning the mount for the red dot could you provide a product number ?
Also is that a micro Red Dot you have mounted ?