Finally getting around to buying a sks now that they’ve tripled in price. Are there any inherent drawbacks to the so called jungle stocks? For example are they brittle? Thought about picking one up or possibly one with the plastic hand guard at least.
Jungle stock sks
- Thread starter Groverino
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Chinese fiberglass SKS stocks are quite unique but not particularly rare.
They do the job they were intended for very well.
Lots of controversy about when and why they were manufactured.
Many were found in Viet Nam after the war, most were unissued and went onto the "world surplus markets"
They will not fit Albanian or Yugo SKS variants.
There is very little weight difference between these and wood stocks. They feel pretty much the same and handle the same.
There is a company out of the US, Tickbit, that sells the stocks. Not sure if they have any left.
When they first appeared on the markets, many people were under the impression they were purpose-built for North American markets, before the US stopped them from coming in.
A few years ago, I followed a Chinese SKS on the Rock Island Auction site, it sold for US1200, because of the fiberglass stock.
IMHO, they don't do anything to make the rifle more accurate or easier to carry. Still, under field conditions, it would be easier to maintain the stocks, or it may have been a knee-jerk reaction to the US installing fiberglass stocks on their M14 because it was cheaper than Walnut/Birch and stood up better under stressful conditions.
Some of the other aftermarket stock chassis may be more suitable, depending on the look and feel you're looking for.
Those surplus SKS rifles demand a bit of a premium even in Canada. They're made for "spike" type bayonets.
They do the job they were intended for very well.
Lots of controversy about when and why they were manufactured.
Many were found in Viet Nam after the war, most were unissued and went onto the "world surplus markets"
They will not fit Albanian or Yugo SKS variants.
There is very little weight difference between these and wood stocks. They feel pretty much the same and handle the same.
There is a company out of the US, Tickbit, that sells the stocks. Not sure if they have any left.
When they first appeared on the markets, many people were under the impression they were purpose-built for North American markets, before the US stopped them from coming in.
A few years ago, I followed a Chinese SKS on the Rock Island Auction site, it sold for US1200, because of the fiberglass stock.
IMHO, they don't do anything to make the rifle more accurate or easier to carry. Still, under field conditions, it would be easier to maintain the stocks, or it may have been a knee-jerk reaction to the US installing fiberglass stocks on their M14 because it was cheaper than Walnut/Birch and stood up better under stressful conditions.
Some of the other aftermarket stock chassis may be more suitable, depending on the look and feel you're looking for.
Those surplus SKS rifles demand a bit of a premium even in Canada. They're made for "spike" type bayonets.
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Here be a video on the subject.
https://www.google.com/search?clien...ate=ive&vld=cid:5f6aee31,vid:phdUKdaxX-s,st:0
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fat tony
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
The wrist is too small for the average adult male today. Maybe in 1964 Chinesia they were just right for people being starved to death in the Cultural Revolution. If I had to depend on an SKS with the phenolic jungle stock I would build up the pistol grip areas with epoxy putty and when satisfied, seal it in with a more permanent material. The forend / human interface seems like it could use some beefing up too. Still, they are about 100× better than the crappy plastic commercial stocks - which have no crossbolts. . .
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Tony for the win!
I’m convinced haha. Wood it is!
What a joke?
The wrist on those stocks will work just fine for 90% of people using them.
This has always been an issue for smaller than normal or larger than normal people, with any rifle stock.
The Soviets and Chinese have similar issues with their militaries and have found that going to pistol grip and often adjustable length designs have pretty much eliminated the issue, other than a few one offs.
The wood stocks on many rifles, such as the Garand, M14 and a few others are considered to be uncomfortably large to many folks, but it was done to increase the strength in weak areas of the stock,
Need a larger grip, modifiy it. The Soviets and the Chinese didn't feel it was an issue or they would have fixed it.
Don't fix what isn't broken when it works for its intended use.
Uh huh...and how many years did the Chinese produce these stock for before they went back to...wait for it...wood? Seems to me, it was indeed "broke". They "fixed" it.
fat tony
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You are trying to read something into my words that is not there.
'Things are recieved according to the nature of the recipient.'
There is nothing wrong with the stocks other than the ergonomics for some. They are far superior to commercially made SKS stocks with no crossbolts.
Love the thread. It so reminds me of life on the forums ten - fifteen years ago.
I would like to get an update from our good member who scratchbuilt a folding stock for his SKS. It was the best one I ever saw anywhere.
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You are trying to read something into my words that is not there.
'Things are recieved according to the nature of the recipient.'
There is nothing wrong with the stocks other than the ergonomics for some. They are far superior to commercially made SKS stocks with no crossbolts.
Love the thread. It so reminds me of life on the forums ten - fifteen years ago.
I would like to get an update from our good member who scratchbuilt a folding stock for his SKS. It was the best one I ever saw anywhere.
I swear I wasn’t trolling haha. I just don’t know a lot about the sks and wanted to pick a good one. I didn’t anticipate any heated debates
fat tony
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
ono you dit-nt!
I was replying to some other poster. Not that poster of Cassandra Peterson I had. How old is she anyways? I digress.
Buy the stock type you think is the most appealing to your eye.
Unless you purchase a rifle with an aftermarket replacement stock, they are all ergonomically the same.
People who don't like rifles without pistol grips don't find the original stock comfortable or maybe they just have trouble getting used to it or have LOOONNNGG arms.
Some people like the red-stained Birch stocks, and some people like the laminated stocks, which are strong and come in original, red, and blonde colors.
The SKS is a great little rifle.
If you're a newbie to shooting semi-auto firearms, practice trigger control. I can't count how often I've seen a newbie to shooting semi-auto firearms pull forget to let up on the trigger and have the recoil help them to fire another and sometimes a few more rounds they didn't intend to.
