Pics of my two shooter SKS's - parkerized and Arma-coated
- Thread starter The Kurgan
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X2, Westrifle's spring special was too good to pass on! Kurgan, The '54 is a beauty, the '52 just isnt working. A smooth sanded fiberglass stock would look alot better IMO, right now it looks like injection molded plastic with fake wood grain
The olive drab is lighter than it should be too, but overall, nice SKS familia 
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- Steel Town and The Peg
X2, Westrifle's spring special was too good to pass on! Kurgan, The '54 is a beauty, the '52 just isnt working. A smooth sanded fiberglass stock would look alot better IMO, right now it looks like injection molded plastic with fake wood grain
Thanks. Yep, I wanted the black to resemble synthetic. I wanted a Tapco-ish look without the poor fitment and accuracy loss. The photos don't do it justice. I looks real bad a$$. The finish is so damn durable, I would have no problem dragging that sucker around a field. I actually ordered a chi-come fibreglass stock. I think its red in colour, when it arrives I will test it out. If I don't like it, I'll post it up on EE.
Satain has taken a liking to those stocks, with some bedding it should work out ok. At first glance I thought the '52 was silver, that would be an interesting look too
What kind of bread is a guy looking at to get this done? I picked up a '49 from Westrifle the other day. BEST one ever in terms of shooting, but the finish on the metal is painted and is cheeeeze! Kurgan, the matte black on yours looks great. I too stripped the crummy red shelac off and went to a blonde finish on mine. The matte finish would be the icing on the cake..
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- Steel Town and The Peg
It all depends on what you want to get done. If you send Murdoc your SKS fully stripped, it will be cheaper. But in the end, you're looking at about $200. That includes full parkerizing and Arma-coating. The best thing about the final product is there's no worries about rust, with exception of ensuring your gas tube is rinsed out and barrel cleaned -- when using corrosive ammo. Murdoc is very thorough, and will even remove the rear sight leaf before spraying.
I suppose you can't reduce the value of an ugly BBQ painted '49 by getting it professionally refinished, but there are better looking 1951+ mild refurbs with chrome-lined barrels and laminate stocks that might be more ideal candidates for refinishing, leaving your '49 as "collectible".
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- Steel Town and The Peg
After some rough play today, I am happy to report that the paint and Arma-coating is holding up perfectly...
