school me on the sks
- Thread starter cdm123
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If you're just looking for something to plink with just go handpick the best/cheapest one you can. Look for any rust, loose fitting parts (the gastube in particular) and type of metal finish you prefer (blued or black "bbq" paint). With that said my best shooting SKS has a wobbly gastube, was rusty when I got it and has the black paint metal finish. Cleaned up the rust and it shoots like a champ and I find the black paint is more durable than the bluing on my other SKS.
In basic terms....
The big 3 producers of the SKS that you will often come across are Yugoslavik, Russian (actually Soviet), Chinese (Norinco) , there are others, but they are rare and not worth mentioning unless your a collector.
The difference between the Russian and Chinese i think are pretty minuet. The Chinese are becoming a little more scarcer in Canada. The Yugo SKS (which are also fairly scarce in comparison to the Russians) are fairly different on the front end, because they have a grenade launching apparatus. Quality differences between the 3 of them is once again pretty minuet. But people are always arguing about this...............
Some SKS come with soft wood stocks, others laminate. Some come blued, some come painted/ parkerized/ duracoated whatever you want to call it. Some come with Chrome lined barrels, which makes them very durable, very corrosive resistant; but many will say also slightly less accurate. Some will come with normal steel bores, they are often said to have a slightly higher accuracy potential. Some come with the bolt blued, most come unblued. Same goes for the bayonets. Some models come with spring loaded firing pins. Some come with spring loaded safetys, others do not. Some come with the gas tube disassembly lever tabbed for easy use with ur finger, others have a simple hole, requiring the use of a pointed object.
There are also shorter SKS rifles out there, called paratroopers. There is a Chinese variant called the "D" model; with utilities AK mags and have an AK style mag release.
Key pointers:
-NEVER trust the safety
-Of coarse when loaded, OR WHEN CHAMBERING A ROUND (AKA SLAMFIRE POTENTIAL) NEVER point it at anything you dont intend to shoot
-The safety has to be ON in order to remove and reinstall the trigger group
-Clean within 24hrs after shooting corrosive ammo
-When utilizing tapco magazines, the bolt must be open to insert and remove the mag
The big 3 producers of the SKS that you will often come across are Yugoslavik, Russian (actually Soviet), Chinese (Norinco) , there are others, but they are rare and not worth mentioning unless your a collector.
The difference between the Russian and Chinese i think are pretty minuet. The Chinese are becoming a little more scarcer in Canada. The Yugo SKS (which are also fairly scarce in comparison to the Russians) are fairly different on the front end, because they have a grenade launching apparatus. Quality differences between the 3 of them is once again pretty minuet. But people are always arguing about this...............
Some SKS come with soft wood stocks, others laminate. Some come blued, some come painted/ parkerized/ duracoated whatever you want to call it. Some come with Chrome lined barrels, which makes them very durable, very corrosive resistant; but many will say also slightly less accurate. Some will come with normal steel bores, they are often said to have a slightly higher accuracy potential. Some come with the bolt blued, most come unblued. Same goes for the bayonets. Some models come with spring loaded firing pins. Some come with spring loaded safetys, others do not. Some come with the gas tube disassembly lever tabbed for easy use with ur finger, others have a simple hole, requiring the use of a pointed object.
There are also shorter SKS rifles out there, called paratroopers. There is a Chinese variant called the "D" model; with utilities AK mags and have an AK style mag release.
Key pointers:
-NEVER trust the safety
-Of coarse when loaded, OR WHEN CHAMBERING A ROUND (AKA SLAMFIRE POTENTIAL) NEVER point it at anything you dont intend to shoot
-The safety has to be ON in order to remove and reinstall the trigger group
-Clean within 24hrs after shooting corrosive ammo
-When utilizing tapco magazines, the bolt must be open to insert and remove the mag
There is definitely a $#!t ton of info here, sure helped me and still does! A lot of good cgners have done a great job of sharing!
Hightrailtracker
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
always buy at least 2 to start .... leave them alone in the gun safe and soon they will multiply ....................... lol
DOH!! Yea, we forgot to mention that, actually you want to practice safe,,, safe keeping!! A gun sock is recommended or perhaps rubber bullets!! If you have the cash, you could import a French safe,
now if you want them to procreate,, then make sure you have them well oiled or lubed up before sliding them into the safe!DOH!! Yea, we forgot to mention that, actually you want to practice safe,,, safe keeping!! A gun sock is recommended or perhaps rubber bullets!! If you have the cash, you could import a French safe,
Damn, my mistake was I got 2 males, still with bayonet, should have got a female. Some little baby SKS's would be nice, especially if they grow up to be good accurate shooters. I hear that it is all in the way you raise them. As I have coddled my shooter it has got better and better. Just needs some TLC.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC Canada
People will tell you not to put a fine optic on it because it's only a $200 gun. Don't listen to them. The sks is also a great gun to get your feet wet in a little gunsmithing. That is if you want to get the most out of your sks.
Hightrailtracker
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- SW Ontario
I think one of my Russian SKS was cheating on his mate , I found a Chinese SKS in the safe early yesterday morning ................OMG !!
