Later "French Tickler" Type 56s compared to other Chinese SKS?

[cornelunc]

Not have a chance. Just from my experience with production. All companies in time "cut corners" in quality. I may be wrong in SKS case

 

[Buck1950]

Because the SKS chinese with blade was first in production, I expect to be the best in workmanship.

'May be' best workmanship, but 'Practice . . . '
And is why 'blades' are in 'Used' condition where many of the F-Ts were kept in armoury.

 

[lone-wolf]

Just an addendum on the F-Ts - The one I got from Tenda back in July was a '24-Million' serial number, which indicates it was 1980 production series. 1956 plus 24-M = 1980.

Iirc, unless it's from factory 26, dating a Chinese sks by serial is near impossible.
And dating it by the way you describe seems like an internet myth.

 

[Joel]

Iirc, unless it's from factory 26, dating a Chinese sks by serial is near impossible.
And dating it by the way you describe seems like an internet myth.

Aren't pretty much all the FTs Factory 26's?

They're from the last couple years of production there anyway.

 

[Wildey]

I had very satisfying target results from mine using some cheap non corrosive ammo. Fun to shoot and take apart.

 

[Joel]

I had very satisfying target results from mine using some cheap non corrosive ammo. Fun to shoot and take apart.

Oh yeah? Cool! Glad you enjoy shooting yours. They were one of my first rifles way back (not an FT, but a Chinese SKS) and I thought the same.

Looking forward to seeing what I can do with one using a 29gr CFE BLK load with a good bullet. I don't shoot an SKS all that well, so time to push it and work on that.

 

[call2arms]

Because the SKS chinese with blade was first in production, I expect to be the best in workmanship.

Maybe they hadn't worked out all of the bugs?

 

[Buck1950]

I just checked mine and it's a "26" and per Yooper John's site: ( and this is NOT where I got my info on 'dating' the 26's. Can't find that right now. John is 'Updating his website. ) In pic below it's a '59.
https://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm


Pic from YooperJohn's website ( https://www.angelfire.com/empire/yooperj/SKS-11.html )

 

[Buck1950]

lone-wolf, I have read that 'Other factories' didn't follow a Uniform SN/Date plan so you are prob right re the dating being inaccurate for "Others".
Here's a YT-vid about 'dating' - I didn't have 25-min to watch it . . . maybe someday ?
http s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUwe6AHGDg

 

[Buck1950]

Joel - Here's what I did with irons this Summer; Then with a 'cheap UUQ reflex Holo' (3-4 MOA )mounted on a barrel mount. Shots 1-3 are CH-MS and 4-8 are with Barnaul SP at 100 yds. And pic of the F-T in a Tapco. The holo was a PITA to get zeroed !

 

[lone-wolf]

Aren't pretty much all the FTs Factory 26's?

They're from the last couple years of production there anyway.

No excuse, looks like I'm uninformed.
Didn't realize they were all late factory 26 production, I was just thinking sks in general.

 

[infidel29]

Joel - Here's what I did with irons this Summer; Then with a 'cheap UUQ reflex Holo' (3-4 MOA )mounted on a barrel mount. Shots 1-3 are CH-MS and 4-8 are with Barnaul SP at 100 yds. And pic of the F-T in a Tapco. The holo was a PITA to get zeroed !

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No wonder your red dot was a PITA to zero. You've mounted it on the worst possible place. Get a mount to replace the rear irons and that's the most stable spot you've got. Won't lose zero that way either and it'll be consistent.

 

[bWONGER]

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Bubba nooooooooo

 

[yl97]

I just checked mine and it's a "26" and per Yooper John's site: ( and this is NOT where I got my info on 'dating' the 26's. Can't find that right now. John is 'Updating his website. ) In pic below it's a '59.
https://www.yooperj.com/SKS-24.htm
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Pic from YooperJohn's website ( https://www.angelfire.com/empire/yooperj/SKS-11.html )
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Actually you need to use 1955 to plus your first 2 numbers of the SN, generally. So yours will be 1955+24=1979.

 

[Buck1950]

y197 - What basis do you have for that calc ? I have YooperJohn's refs for mine. The YT-vid I posted agrees with your 1955 but I also see on SKSboards .com info for 'both' calcs.

 

[Curtton]

there is a one year difference between yooper and weebly. no point arguing over one year.

https://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm
https://chinesesks.weebly.com/

 

[Curtton]

Maybe they hadn't worked out all of the bugs?

no, all the bugs were worked out before they got it. the early production was a direct copy of the russian

 

[Curtton]

'May be' best workmanship, but 'Practice . . . '
And is why 'blades' are in 'Used' condition where many of the F-Ts were kept in armoury.

no, i think blades were made just before the war really got going so they were shipped to vietnam. FT were made during peace time so they were stored.

 

[9.3 Hunter]

Oh yeah? Cool! Glad you enjoy shooting yours. They were one of my first rifles way back (not an FT, but a Chinese SKS) and I thought the same.

Looking forward to seeing what I can do with one using a 29gr CFE BLK load with a good bullet. I don't shoot an SKS all that well, so time to push it and work on that.

Don't forget to post reloading results lol ♤♤♤♤♤

 

[Joel]

Don't forget to post reloading results lol ♤♤♤♤♤

Sure, I definitely will. It's a 2427 fps, sub MOA load from a 16" barreled Ruger American.

Bet I can get it doing everything that most people achieve with an iron sighted 30-30