Norinco SKS-D

was at my local gun shop today, asked him if he ever heard of the sks D, he grabs one off the shelf and says one of these? He says they are not that rare, i did not buy it, still thinking about it, wife will be mad if i bought another one! LOL
 
I don't think RARE is the right word for the "D". It's no longer in production and wasn't produced in really high numbers in the first place, so lets call it "uncommon" when compared to other SKS models. A 1945 Russian is rare. Be aware not all "D"s are identical. There were changes across the design life of the rifle. Google it =D
Before you drop yer $$$ on a used "D" take a look at the post "70,000 SKS hitting our shores". Might wanna save yer pennies for a chance at something vintage and NIB.
 
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Please see the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_63_assault_rifle. If my understanding is right, Norinco SKS D was TYPE-63. One thing was not mentioned by wikipedia is: this rifle was originally designed and manufactured very solid and accurate, but to make the mass production possible, especially during the time when Chinese prepared to fight against the potential attack by the soviet union, the factories simplified a lot manufacturing process, produing many quality problems, such as not durable, explosion of barrel, low accuracy. So soon after this type of rifles was equiped by army, army refused and returned all of them and then equped them to civilian army. However, for those rifles that were exported to other countries, I believe the quality should be much better and were not manufactured by simplified process, with the full-auto disabled.
 
Two different fruit. Nothing like a D. It states in your article one is like an AK(rotating bolt) set up, and the other isn't(tilting). And I'm sure the 63 would be a prohib
 
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For the most part I don't think the Ds in general are very well made. And I do prefer the last shot open on a regular sks. And the mags can be a pain in the ass. But it is a D, its different and it's another SKS to add to the collection. They do look a little more sinister though LOL I'll just sit on mine till they are rare.
 
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For those of you who have both SKS-D and regular SKS, is it faster to reload a regular SKS with stripper clips or a SKS-D with magazines (assuming both are already loaded with cartridges) ? It seems to me stripper clips should be faster.
 
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Sorry, I was NOT implying there were "D"s in the Marstar shipment. I should have phrased that differently...Try this again;

Wood, FYI Marstar will be bringing in a shipment of SKS rifles from an un-named African nation which will (as I understand it) contain some NEW SKS rifles from an (as I understand it) as yet un-named country of origin and of as yet undisclosed years of manufacture. Some details of this shipment may be found in the post titled "70,000 SKS to hit our shores" here on the Red Rifles forum.

As you are in the market for an SKS rifle you MAY wish to wait until further details of this shipment are released by Marstar either on their official website or possibly as an addendum to the post mentioned above.

This is mostly a matter of opinion. If you really want the used Norinco with the detachable mags, go nuts.

And again as a matter of opinion I find the strippers faster and more convenient to carry. Especially as the strippers have to be unloaded to load the magazine...
 
For the most part I don't think the Ds in general are very well made.
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There were a few of the first runs of them that were problematic, but the ones I have had were always reliable to a fault. I've only really got back into them the last few years because of all the aftermarket parts and stocks that have become available for the SKS in general.

The stripper system is faster (IMO) if it is an unmodified 10 rounder ( not in this country ) trying to get five in an pull the remaining half-loaded clip and repocket it is a pain. The D mag change is as fast as any other clip fed once you get used to it.


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I bought one of the original "D" when they first came out, and a case of the cheap ones later but they don't compare in quality with the early ones. Really cheap,, and retailed I think at $65.00, $hitty light birch stocks, the first one came from Lever Arms for $200.00
 
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