Just bought a '49 Russian SKS

[Ar180shooter]

And she's a beaut. It's a refurb though, but the action, trigger group and dust cover are all original/matching. The stock, bolt and mag are forced match. The bore is minty and it is in excellent condition, a good find. I was just in the store looking for rings, but couldn't turn down an early Russian SKS.

 

[Raton57]

How pray tell you going to get 10 shots into it.Is the magizine latch silver colored by any chance.

 

[Dirt McGirt]

How pray tell you going to get 10 shots into it.Is the magizine latch silver colored by any chance.

Yo das just fo decorations. Da sks only get liek 5 shots in canada

 

[00Buck]

Yo das just fo decorations. Da sks only get liek 5 shots in canada

Yo dirty I know how you feel about tha SKS.

 

[walleyed99]

where ya pick up that beauty?

 

[nufros]

And she's a beaut. It's a refurb though, but the action, trigger group and dust cover are all original/matching. The stock, bolt and mag are forced match. The bore is minty and it is in excellent condition, a good find. I was just in the store looking for rings, but couldn't turn down an early Russian SKS.

Nice find, it looks great!
And who cares if it's a refurb... to me that just means the rifle's probably got more of a history behind it than one that immediately went into storage for 60 years after it was made (...to be fair, I don't own any refurbs currently, but I would be just as happy with one as I am with any of my non-refubs)

 

[Hightrailtracker]

Great find , are real keeper !!

Where did you find it ??

 

[svt1940]

And she's a beaut. It's a refurb though, but the action, trigger group and dust cover are all original/matching. The stock, bolt and mag are forced match. The bore is minty and it is in excellent condition, a good find. I was just in the store looking for rings, but couldn't turn down an early Russian SKS.

I had a 1949 like this too, with a blade bayonet, sold it to a fellow CNG. Its likely a late 49, blade bayo appeared on late 49. Keep it, i shouldnt have sold mine

Joce

 

[Ar180shooter]

where ya pick up that beauty?

The Wolf's Den. It was the only one with a 90 deg gas block though. I may have to go back and buy a "shooter" grade SKS, or just get a package deal from Marstar or CanAm.

 

[Ar180shooter]

I had a 1949 like this too, with a blade bayonet, sold it to a fellow CNG. Its likely a late 49, blade bayo appeared on late 49. Keep it, i shouldnt have sold mine

Joce

I was a little disappointed to find that it didn't have the original bolt with spring loaded firing pin in it. Also, even though the magazine is a forced match, it is representative of the magazine found on 1949 SKS's (slightly different shape than later years).

You can see this when its beside the 51 I just bought.

 

[Caleb314]

How pray tell you going to get 10 shots into it.Is the magizine latch silver colored by any chance.

You unlatch the mag and all you have to do is hold it closed till there's 5 left then you can slap it closed.