How would you rate these x39 for a new shooter for pinking?

[$kull]

Robinson Armament XCR-L-$2,805 at FOC - pinned to 5 rounds
M+M Industries M10x DMR-$1,999 at FOC - pinned to 5 rounds
CSA vz 58-$1,499 at Cabela’s Canada - pinned to 5 rounds
Type 81-$999 at Tactical Imports – pinned to 5 rounds
Norinco M305a-$725 at Marstar – pinned to 5 rounds
Soviet SKS-$250-300 - pinned to 5 rounds

This way or the other each of them is only a 5-rd shooter. Is it worth paying $1,000-3,000 for plinking 5 rounds in semi-auto? On top of it, cheap 7.62x39 is corrosive! Does it make sense to shoot corrosive from a carbine worth $1,000-$3,000?

Jesus christ. Just flush water through the bore and gas system and run some oil through and its fine.

 

[Unholysavage]

SKS + Magwedge/Hical mag adapter + $12 carbide dremel bit + a few hours of grinding and fitting
Add in a couple 10 round pistol mags and you'll likely still be under $500

 

[05RAV]

Quote Originally Posted by 05RAV View Post
Robinson Armament XCR-L-$2,805 at FOC - pinned to 5 rounds
M+M Industries M10x DMR-$1,999 at FOC - pinned to 5 rounds
CSA vz 58-$1,499 at Cabela’s Canada - pinned to 5 rounds
Type 81-$999 at Tactical Imports – pinned to 5 rounds
Norinco M305a-$725 at Marstar – pinned to 5 rounds
Soviet SKS-$250-300 - pinned to 5 rounds
This way or the other each of them is only a 5-rd shooter. Is it worth paying $1,000-3,000 for plinking 5 rounds in semi-auto? On top of it, cheap 7.62x39 is corrosive! Does it make sense to shoot corrosive from a carbine worth $1,000-$3,000?

Jesus christ. Just flush water through the bore and gas system and run some oil through and its fine.

Jesus Christ! It's not as easy as just flushing water through it. Apparently, you don't shoot much of crappy corrosive ammo through a $250 worth SKS let alone something worth $3,000 or so.

 

[Murray 3-D]

Jesus Christ! It's not as easy as just flushing water through it. Apparently, you don't shoot much of crappy corrosive ammo through a $250 worth SKS let alone something worth $3,000 or so.

Actually... it is that easy lol. I shoot corrosive thru my $1500 red rifles alllll the time... for years and they still look immaculate.

 

[CobraGT]

Jesus Christ! It's not as easy as just flushing water through it. Apparently, you don't shoot much of crappy corrosive ammo through a $250 worth SKS let alone something worth $3,000 or so.

Sure it is. Disassemble as you would for cleaning, pour boiling water through all of the internals (boiling because it evaporates quickly once you shake the loose water out of everything), then clean as usual. I haven't used corrosive in years as I hate having to clean my guns as soon as I get home, but it's not difficult. Jesus out.

 

[Hermid]

How about an AR-15 chambered in 7.62x39. I spent about 1,400 on a costom built AR in 7.62x39, no complaints here.

 

[DT741]

Jesus Christ! It's not as easy as just flushing water through it. Apparently, you don't shoot much of crappy corrosive ammo through a $250 worth SKS let alone something worth $3,000 or so.

Actually it is...

Fired corrosive 7.62x39 for years thru SKSs, CZ858 and ARs...

Flushed with hot water then cleaned like any other rifles, oiled and put away. Never had a problem, never seen rust on any of my corrosive ammo shooting firearms.

 

[Gumbie]

Get the sks for trigger squeezing lo-cost fun. I second the every Canadian needs one sentiment. If you want a 7.62x39 for hunting, research the bolt actions out there. The Howa micro action, the CZ and there's a couple of others...

 

[Jmcc]

Get an sks plus whatever else you decide. Every canadian needs one

^^^ this!!

At $250 its almost like By One, Get on free!

then if you want to bring a friend to the range you have a second gun (that uses the same ammo)

 

[saskcop]

Jesus Christ! It's not as easy as just flushing water through it. Apparently, you don't shoot much of crappy corrosive ammo through a $250 worth SKS let alone something worth $3,000 or so.

It is exactly that easy. Hot boiling water through the gun and parts. Clean and oil then as usual. Done deal. That easy. It works just as easy on your $3000 gun as an SKS. Did it for years back when I was into VZ58's after firing tens of thousands of rounds of corrosive of all makes.

 

[Horilka]

Corrosive ammo is Satan itself. Salts from ignited primer contaminate powder and projectile in a crazy proportion (just compare the giant primer with tiny bits of powder load and microscopic bullet), and burned powder along with projectile spreads these evil compounds in the bore and gas system (even on bolt action rifles!). It is also quite dangerous to look in the bore before cleaning, you can start crying because of high level of salts vaporizing out of the bore. Your tears have salts too, so it will damage your precious rifle even more!

Holy Jebus, how I like these "never shoot corrosive". I thought science in school was mandatory.

 

[$kull]

Holy Jebus, how I like these "never shoot corrosive". I thought science in school was mandatory.

Science, schooling, personal research, common sense will always fall before the might of Fudd Nonsense

 

[BlackVoid]

And whenever these guns show up on EE, it's "never shot corrosive". So, yea.