Theres over 1000 posts on the thread in the Canada Ammo forum but nothing here. I thought it might be interesting as more of a general topic to post up the pics I have of the gun pre and post unboxing and post clean up.
Cost me $525 shipped with a crate of 1000 rounds of Norinco 45acp. Theres still some left on the site.
First the initial unboxing pics: In the box I found the gun in its box, a package of targets, a magazine and a novelty pen.
Now on to the gun:
The box is sturdy, foam is well cut and not messed up at all. Manual is above the styrofoam. Inside the box youll find the gun, which is wrapped in a thick-ish plastic and sealed (not just taped, but actually heat sealed shut). One mag is in the gun, one is in another sealed package in the foam. Cleaning brush and handle are not sealed and are not covered in grease
Gun itself is covered with grease. Its not cosmoline but it is sticky. Its not bad if your someone who's ever cleaned an SKS. Im sorry the pics suck. I only had my phone and didnt want to start shooting flash photography of a gun in my office.
Barrel is packed with a little sliver of white material. Or material that was white before they coated it with grease.
I looked my gun over as best I could and didnt find any obvious issues at all. The grips are not cracked at all. There are no major imperfections on the slide or frame. I cycled it and dry fired it and everything worked, even covered in grease. The mag was stuck in a bit but once I just barely pull it loose it fell right out. Locked tight without much effort.
I can see some light scratches here and there but nothing I wasnt expecting to find on a $170 gun and nothing I dont think youd find on a $400 gun that was lightly used anyway. So no complaints from me. As long as this thing goes boom when I pull the trigger... im one very happy camper.
The ammo came in another box, in a wooden crate, didnt open it.
Pics of the cleaned gun in the next post.
Cost me $525 shipped with a crate of 1000 rounds of Norinco 45acp. Theres still some left on the site.
First the initial unboxing pics: In the box I found the gun in its box, a package of targets, a magazine and a novelty pen.
Now on to the gun:
The box is sturdy, foam is well cut and not messed up at all. Manual is above the styrofoam. Inside the box youll find the gun, which is wrapped in a thick-ish plastic and sealed (not just taped, but actually heat sealed shut). One mag is in the gun, one is in another sealed package in the foam. Cleaning brush and handle are not sealed and are not covered in grease
Gun itself is covered with grease. Its not cosmoline but it is sticky. Its not bad if your someone who's ever cleaned an SKS. Im sorry the pics suck. I only had my phone and didnt want to start shooting flash photography of a gun in my office.
Barrel is packed with a little sliver of white material. Or material that was white before they coated it with grease.
I looked my gun over as best I could and didnt find any obvious issues at all. The grips are not cracked at all. There are no major imperfections on the slide or frame. I cycled it and dry fired it and everything worked, even covered in grease. The mag was stuck in a bit but once I just barely pull it loose it fell right out. Locked tight without much effort.
I can see some light scratches here and there but nothing I wasnt expecting to find on a $170 gun and nothing I dont think youd find on a $400 gun that was lightly used anyway. So no complaints from me. As long as this thing goes boom when I pull the trigger... im one very happy camper.
The ammo came in another box, in a wooden crate, didnt open it.
Pics of the cleaned gun in the next post.
