SKS Collection
- Thread starter jester0617
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DarceMegarce
Regular
- Location
- Chatham-Kent
Pretty safe investment too.
And how exackly do you figure that? When bill C-68 became law, I lost about $ 20,000.00 in the value of my guns!!!!
Scott
- Location
- Toronto, ON
Nice collections... ;o)
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We're alittle off topic here but these is worth reading...
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298930
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537183
Back on topic... Wow! That is some serious inventory!
DarceMegarce
Regular
- Location
- Chatham-Kent
Yeah that must have been heartbreaking, and that's why it's only "pretty safe". I would think SKSs are a good choice with the LGR gone now. You can just bury them under a river if you must.
I wonder if there is a thread about guns as an investment somewhere in here. That would be a good thread.
Verdical Driver
Regular
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
For spare parts... or if one is lost/destroyed you will have another... Or because you believe they will go up in value and have them as an investment...
Verdical Driver
Regular
- Location
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I was considering buying an SKS (or maybe a crate of identical ones! 
)... I was just wondering how easy and/or finicky are they to clean/maintain? It wouldn't be my first gun, but it would be my first gun that isn't a super-simple direct blowback.
)... I was just wondering how easy and/or finicky are they to clean/maintain? It wouldn't be my first gun, but it would be my first gun that isn't a super-simple direct blowback.
I was considering buying an SKS (or maybe a crate of identical ones!
Very easy to clean, even if you're shooting corrosive surplus.
It's said that you can take them apart and put them together without tools, and you certainly can for some if not most, but I cannot for the life of me get my trigger assembly back into the rifle without a rubber mallet and a punch. That said, with those tools, it takes me about 10 seconds to do. The lever to remove my gas tube is also extremely stiff, but I can do it with my hands if I wear gloves. Remember, this is my particular rifle (Chinese Military Surplus) and not at all indicative of all SKS rifles. I've had no stoppages/failures of any kind, and it's always a blast to shoot.
Seriously, get one! (or ten) They're easy to clean, extremely reliable and cheap as dirt.
- Location
- State of Alabera
I'd be content with a Soviet, Chinese, and Yugo SKS in the collection...
And maybe some beater to turn Tapco tacticool.
And maybe some beater to turn Tapco tacticool.
- Location
- Toronto, ON
Nope it's called timing and secret funds. She's was on vacation
Genius...
(makes future note)
I'd love to get a Yugo SKS at some point, how rare are they here in Kanada? I certianly don't see them much.
Agreed on the Soviet, Chinese and Yugo...but a beater for a tapco tacticool..hells no.. I couldn't do that to one of these fine rifles..if i get a "beater" it will be going into a beautiful Timbersmith Stock http://timbersmithusa.com/products/sks/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=4
but to each there own
- Location
- East of Home, West of the Rest
Got 2 Tulas, would love to get a...
Russian Izzy
Yugo 59
Yugo 59/66
Chinese Factory 26 Type 56
... And then get into the really hard to find ones haha. Maybe even a SKS-D to be "modern".
Here is mine
The second one from the right looks like a beauty
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