Factory or Aftermarket Stock

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Hey,
I'm not sure if I want to leave my SKS with the original stock, or replace it with a [FONT=Verdana, Arial][SIZE=-1]Tapco Intrafuse Stock. I like the idea of a pistol grip, the adjustable stock length, and cause it looks so freakin cool,but is there really any advantage to having one, for accuracy,or ergonomics on my rifle?
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What you should do is try a T6 stocked SKS before you buy to see if it is right for you. For me it was the best thing I could have done, for all the reasons you stated in your post. I tried a Monti Carlo stock, it was better over the factory stock but the T6 was the best.
 
Ya I think I would definitely go with the Tapco. I used one when when I was in Idaho last summer,shooting my cuzs' sks,,####,,,what can't you shoot in Idaho!!!! If anyone gets a chance to go there and taste the firearm culture you should do it....Any gun store you walk into has any and all guns that you could ever dream of owning/firing.
Cheers and Merry Christmas to you all
 
I have several SKS and one has an ATI Dragunov stock with the rubber piece on it and I love it, looks great, like it more than the Tapco stock, also maybe because I have a CZ-858 with all the polymer stuff on it which looks similiar to the Tapco stock for SKS. I like that stuff more than the original wood stock, also because the length of pull isn't right.
 
Here is an exerpt from a guy who is using an sks for NRA highpower competition.

I have experimented with various aftermarket stocks for the SKS; specifically, the ATI Monte Carlo stock and the Choate Sporter stock. The ATI is quite solid but the cheekpiece is set up for scoped rifles and does not work well with the TS100 sights. This stock seems better suited for a forward mounted optic project but that's not what we are working towards here. the link is http://www.earlymaturity.com/SKS.html

The Choate stock is made from thin material, flexes in your hand and the action moves around in the stock. These are not ideal for a target gun. The stock does however have a very nice hand grip compared to the military stock particularly for providing better purchase for the ring and pinky fingers to grab. It has potential for exploring adding a cross bolt and bedding compounds to tighten the bedding of the action.

In the end there is a strong case to choose to continue to use the original military stock. The reason is because of the cross bolt in the military stock that creates a solid bedding for the rifle. It wedges the barrel at the action/barrel junction and in combination with the clamping action of the trigger assembly and recoil lug at the rear of the action provides two points of solid contact for the action. The barrel then free floats forward of the cross bolt. It's both solid and rugged. Interestingly, the SAGE Mk14 Mod 0 SOCOM stock for the M-14/M1A uses a similar principle to as that company puts it accomplish an "instant bedding job" for that rifle. Neither of the aftermarket SKS stocks tested afforded this superior bedding method. So for target rifle purposes, we stick with the better bedding solution.
 
jasonburnsdundee said:
In the end there is a strong case to choose to continue to use the original military stock. The reason is because of the cross bolt in the military stock that creates a solid bedding for the rifle. It wedges the barrel at the action/barrel junction and in combination with the clamping action of the trigger assembly and recoil lug at the rear of the action provides two points of solid contact for the action. The barrel then free floats forward of the cross bolt. It's both solid and rugged. Interestingly, the SAGE Mk14 Mod 0 SOCOM stock for the M-14/M1A uses a similar principle to as that company puts it accomplish an "instant bedding job" for that rifle. Neither of the aftermarket SKS stocks tested afforded this superior bedding method. So for target rifle purposes, we stick with the better bedding solution.
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+1 Makes sense to me. Perhaps because I like the classic looks of the original stock AND the Tapco 5/20 mag. Somewhat akin to an M14 with a 20 rounder.

But for ergonomics and LCF, Tapco T-6 is it. Just wondering if a T-6 would adversely affect accuracy since it doesn't have the crossbolt of the original stock.
 
easyrider604 said:
+1 Makes sense to me. Perhaps because I like the classic looks of the original stock AND the Tapco 5/20 mag. Somewhat akin to an M14 with a 20 rounder.

But for ergonomics and LCF, Tapco T-6 is it. Just wondering if a T-6 would adversely affect accuracy since it doesn't have the crossbolt of the original stock.
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the t-6 is so flexible that i sometimes wonder about it, i have been putting my sks-d to the test and it really is more accurate with the factory stock.
 
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