Shameless Display of SKS

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mdmaroon

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Well, I've just finished decosmolining my latest unissued SKS and I didn't do all that work to not share it!

From the left:

#1 - Freshly decosmolined 1954 Tula in original finish. Perfect and smooth coat of shellac on this one from the factory! Must have been just after vodka break. Looks unissued.

#2 - Also a 1954 Tula. This is the one I posted another thread about. Refinished with Varathane Cabernet stain and Minwax Tung Oil Finish. I went for an original look, in a more durable finish. Appears unissued. No refurb marks and no signs of use.

#3 - Chinese SKS. Fully stripped down and refinished with Minwax "Gunstock" stain and Polyurethane varnish. Unissued.

#4 - 1954 Tula. Bubba special! Choate Dragunov stock, XCR 10 round pistol magazine. This was a refurb to begin with. Old stock was stripped and refinished in shellac, in case I ever want to put it back on.

I am officially sick of Cosmoline. If I buy another, I think I'll look for a Chinese Factory 26 or something like that (and keep it original). That'll be the last one (yeah right, I need a Russian Laminate too, obviously).

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zelly said:
Only 4? Sks are like your wife's shoes. You can't have enough, ever
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Other than the Mosin Nagant type of rifle, one of the last milsurps that has a wide range of variations and is still very affordable whether you buy one or want to collect them.

I know it is common to hear that there are so many and that they are expendable shooters, but they said that about the Enfield too. One day....
 
mdmaroon said:
Well, I've just finished decosmolining my latest unissued SKS and I didn't do all that work to not share it!

From the left:

#1 - Freshly decosmolined 1954 Tula in original finish. Perfect and smooth coat of shellac on this one from the factory! Must have been just after vodka break. Looks unissued.

#2 - Also a 1954 Tula. This is the one I posted another thread about. Refinished with Varathane Cabernet stain and Minwax Tung Oil Finish. I went for an original look, in a more durable finish. Appears unissued. No refurb marks and no signs of use.

#3 - Chinese SKS. Fully stripped down and refinished with Minwax "Gunstock" stain and Polyurethane varnish. Unissued.

#4 - 1954 Tula. Bubba special! Choate Dragunov stock, XCR 10 round pistol magazine. This was a refurb to begin with. Old stock was stripped and refinished in shellac, in case I ever want to put it back on.

I am officially sick of Cosmoline. If I buy another, I think I'll look for a Chinese Factory 26 or something like that (and keep it original). That'll be the last one (yeah right, I need a Russian Laminate too, obviously).

SKSCollection1_zpse4856cc0.jpg


SKSCollection2_zps3da65c8b.jpg
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Pardon me but whay does one of these rifle's have a funny looking magazine?
 
fenceline said:
As per the OP, its an XCR pistol mag. Looks like he has modded the rifle to take a pistol mag.
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That is correct. However, I decided I prefer the look of wood so I converted it back to original configuration last night (and the original magazine).

Here they are again,in a different order. The one on the left is the one that had the plastic stock. It's my shooter. The rest are unfired.

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On the right of the photo you can see a little bit of my garbage can de-cosmoliner. It's a garbage can with a hotplate in it and a thermometer in the lid.
 
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