aminate SKS looks like a cheap way of doing it.

snoopycda said:
If you want your SKS to shoot smaller groups the solution is easy.........Stand closer to the target.
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And a tight fitting stock. Most laminates actually fit nice and snug. An often forgotten aspect overlooked by owners seeking out the prettiest looking rifle....
 
larrysmith said:
You are sporting a bayonet you should be at 25 yards or in Canada 25 m.
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Interesting you should "point" that one out :)

My first three groups were with the bayonet extended. All three resulting groups were in a string pattern and averaged 1.8-1.9 inches.
Without the bayonet extended, the groups tightened to about 1.35 inches and were in a normal round pattern. Just for he record, I did achieve a .8 inch group (again, at 25 meters) when I actually tried. It's just hard to "try" with an SKS because they just beg to be treated as bullet hoses.

I am confident that these rifles are capable of 3 MOA. Anything less is either exceptional, BS, luck, or the shooter is measurement challenged.
 
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so on cgn, the sks cant be accurate, but if a guy cant shoot a handgun accurately its the shooter not the gun?

this place is awesome haha
 
I have two. My first is standard 4" group with both S+B and Prvi....a tad better with reloads, but not by much. I have a cheap reflex sight on it. Even so, it is fast and rings the gong all the time. Friends love it! :) My second is same year (1953)...same arsenal (Tula)...but shoots much better. I only started working on it and handloads for it last winter. But here are the 50 yard results with two reloads...top is 100 gr. Hornady's, .32 pistol HP...bottom is 150 gr. Hornady .312 303's. Both SKS's have the same tight after-market stocks, Magwedge rails. Looking at their energy they really aren't, as far as hunting loads go, more than 200 yard guns. For me they're fun, close-range, fast and strong mechanisms. Hey, my first CF was a brand new 1975 Winnie 303 that would not hit a pie plate at 100. Compared to that dog I'm in gravy with these...

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...dress her up...find an aftermarket stock you like and put it on her...take her out on a date...tell her you love her...you might just change your mind!
 
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I have seen some laminates that are really pretty. It depends on what you happened to end up with.

The Russian laminate is also very tough - it is quite a bit better than most "plywood" you will find.

A while ago I saw someone who refinished their laminate stock with some sort of acid stain approach, and ended up with a very striking red/purple striped stock that I thought looked fantastic. Definitely not "cheap" looking...something you might consider if you plan to keep the rifle but want a richer look.
 
larrysmith said:
Why do so me people get so horny over laminate stocks on SKS? I personally don't like them at all a solid pice of wood is the
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Hah, nice tits.

If I'm not mistaken the Laminate stock has a much lighter color? I actually like the lighter wood color on a sks. The birch ones look like beef jerky. Or something that washed up on the beach that my dog would appreciate. I have one so I went after market. My next sks I think will be laminate and I'll keep it that way.
 
I love the look of my hardwood stocked SKS, but the interwebs tells me the laminate one is better. I guess the solution is to buy a laminate one "for the wife".
 
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I like an have both, but find the hardwood more desirable regardless if laminate is perceived as being technically better. The durability, the wide sweeping grain of laminate, all good stuff.

Then a time came when every laminate rifle started to look the same, for the most part.
Hardwood though, seems to come in many more flavours. Finding one in prime condition has also become difficult. Life in a crate, bumps and bruises, etc...

The thick grip of the hardwood is also preferred by me. Laminates tend to have a thinner/narrower grip. It's fine, but the hardwood calls me back...
 
larrysmith said:
SKS owners don't know what MOA is?
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Middle of Asia

But ask anyone who still lives in their Mom's basement, they can hit gongs to 600 yards.



To the OP, The rifles were mass produced. Laminate wood is said to be more durable and is why armories started using them as replacement stocks. Some of them nice, others not so. They became even less attractive when the Chinese started building them in 56. They were made to be practical, not as show pieces.
 
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