Chinese sks or RussianSKS
- Thread starter Quadzilla
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- West Quebec
We must be done
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- East of Home, West of the Rest
Of course, the Chinese actually used theirs in an actual war, sorry.... warS. Mind you it is why they decided to design the Type 81 to replace it, but still, it saw combat.
Not sure the Russians themselves ever did take theirs to battle.
They may not have directly, but their allies or client states did.
Do the occupations of Hungary and Czechoslovakia among others count, ?Grizz
ChrisAlston
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I have two Russians and one Chinese. The Russians are definitely the "prettier" guns, but if I had to pick one to keep I honestly think I'd take the Chinese. Maybe it's just because I got it brand new unissued, but the thing is just rock solid with a really nice feeling action and shoots great. It's my go-to SKS. Love the Russians though, they have very purty stocks..
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- East of Home, West of the Rest
They may not have directly, but their allies or client states did.
Grizz
Google the first Sino-Viet war. They were not always friends and that was post Vietnam War. After the first Sino-Soviet war in 79-80 they stopped production of the SKS. They learned it wasn't suitable on the modern battlefield. Hence the creation of the Type 81 in time for the Second Sino-Viet War.
The Chinese SKS is sold short, as are most things of Asian history in our Western European based society.
Russian solid wood can be real purdy looking
Chinese is meh
...and can be full of woodworking flaws like this wavy side (mine had many other problems):
But you can refinish it easy enough if you care. Still won't look as good as a Russian birch stock (to me). Most folks don't care and just get out and shoot the thing. No right answer here except what you care about.
Chinese is meh
...and can be full of woodworking flaws like this wavy side (mine had many other problems):
But you can refinish it easy enough if you care. Still won't look as good as a Russian birch stock (to me). Most folks don't care and just get out and shoot the thing. No right answer here except what you care about.
I have two Chinese, three Russians and one Yugo. The Chinese ones without a doubt shoot the best and are much tighter out of the box as they were never used. I'd suggest a Chinese for your first SKS if you want the best impression from an accuracy standpoint. They don't look the greatest compared to some Russians, but they do have a nice utilitarian look and they shoot and function without a hitch.
