Most of the Chinese type 56 SKS's were military spec rifles made for military use. Very few late production rifles were made for Western Market export. These were either modified original Type 56 military rifles and a few that looked to be commercial production. All will still work and fire reliably.
chinese sks availability
- Thread starter tinviper
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Most of the Chinese type 56 SKS's were military spec rifles made for military use. Very few late production rifles were made for Western Market export. These were either modified original Type 56 military rifles and a few that looked to be commercial production. All will still work and fire reliably.
- Location
- West coast of Vancouver Island
My two are dated 1968 and 1969, IIRC. Twenty years ago the Russian SKS were unobtainium.
I remember that too,,,only Chinese were available but with unpinned mags
I'm going keep nagging you about one of those buddy
We will see how bad I need cash,so far so good ,although I
have one that was all bastardized.
Paul T
I remember seeing Chinese SKS's in Prescott, Az going for $99 in the early 90s. Man those things were reliable. Doing 10 round mag dumps from a case of stripper loaded ball as fast as you could in 110F desert heat and never a hitch. It did get so hot (the wood stock) that I had to stop shooting.
Sorry but you would probably be harder pressed to find a chinese without matching #'s. Russian is a different story as alot are refurbs, Most chinese came packed in the grease they were stored in after leaving the factory, I wouldnt hesitate for a second to shoot any SKS, Even the higher end collectable ruskies rarely reach $400
