Very good thread , very nice stock and modded rifles .
Funny thing , when people ask which 22 LR semi do they buy the Rem 597 or the Ruger 10-22 ?? ,,, the debate starts and usually the majority side with the 20-11 Because there is More After Market Parts to mod out the 10-22 than the Rem 597 . So taking a perfectly good 10-22 and adding Every thing possible , it's not even a Ruger any more , it a bits and pieces assembled rifle that looks some what like a 10-22 , But no one complains about this or the total cost of building a 10-22 race gun ........ a Remington 597 20 inch Heavy Barrel with a scope will shoot 1 inch or less at 50 yards with good ammo out of the box for far less than a standard 10-22 or the Target HB 10-22 ............. but it's a Personal choice , there is NO or Wrong answer just a different point of view and always keeping in mind a longer term options of what some can do with their rife in the way of improvements ( modds )
Back to topic , the SKS in all it's forms ( stock or modded ) are all beautiful , the purest believe they should be untouched , that's fine as they do have some historical importance as they were used all over the world and still are today .
Those who wish to be creative and mod out their SKS to their own design and for their own reasons, well that's Great too !
At the end of the beauty is in the eye of the beholder .
Have fun and enjoy your SKS's !!
I have both , from what now is called a laminated super grade to standard refered and a modded one , I love them all and shoot the modded and the standard grade , Great fun .
No matter what side of the fence one is sitting respect each others point of view and carry on .
Here is a couple of mine
my latest arrival is a 54r referb with the Motto stamp all matching except the mag .
another 54r no Motto markings , mag does not match
a pair of ( now Called Super grade ) all matching no referb marks ... 54r 's still in cosmoline
modded out referb , not all matching .
Tapco stock , Mag Wedge Gen 2.5 , Vortex scope , bi pod , home made mussel break ...........
and " just because " a Chinese Military SKS ( ok I never got in on the MarStar $75.00 + ammo deal .... ya dumb

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