Should i use my unused sks or not?
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Guess you werent around for the marstar sks? They simply were not fired since leaving the factory an it doesnt take a degree in rocket appliances to tell. Anyway back on track...
North
Same goes for the MARSTAR carbines: re-purposed 50-60 year old surplus. High condition refurbs.
Rather sad observation but clearly one with some substance. The US has evolved into the most advanced country in the Third World. It could get ugly if Trump does not go quietly into the ash can of history.
Take Care
Bob
Ah perhaps. One must throw enough stuff at the wall to be occasionally correct. It gives one something to talk about after lunch at the club, with a Scotch in hand.
As you age you find yourself most often wrong with your conclusions about the future. Only the young are correct all the time. They never age, only their faces and names change.
With that bit of nonsense dealt with, I better pack my gear. The range should be empty tomorrow.
Take Care
Bob
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Ya its not the same... you dont know what your talking about. Yes they have a bad rep but ask anybody who bought the type 56. Unissued, unfired.
North
Are you suggesting that MARSTAR was manufacturing new production SKS45's in the 1990's?
Laff
No, not sure how you arrived at that. I'm stating that the ones i received are new old stock. Not refurbished.
North
Detailed photos?
Its common knowledge. You claim to be the expert dropping stats and percentages, why would i do the reaearch for you?
North
Marstar. Same as the Molot guns: repurposed, commercially refurbished, milsurp carbines.
This! Guns were made to be shot. So shoot and enjoy them!
At that age she will know what she wants LOL . if you don't shoot it someone else will. you will enjoy it.
Hey Boris baby they had photos posted at one time of the rifles they were selling . $189 or something of that nature . 1968 MFG if my memory serves me correctly . I asked a buddy about them and he talked me out of buying one . they were brand new in the box . I'm kicking myself for not buying one . I saw one at a local gun show ages ago . a friend bought it for $180 off a guy who had purchased it from marstar. I guess you have nothing better to do like before .
Soviet SKS production ended in 1958.
The oiginal box for the Soviet SKS45 was a wooden crate of 20 carbines.
In no way, shape, or form were the corrugated, paper boxes from Marstar original. And the carbines the contained were 50-60 year old military surplus.
The reason they were in such high condition after more than half a century was regular Red Army maintenace and refinish and/or commercial refurbishment prior to export.
Golden and blued bayos, EP stamps on the butt plates, mix of fresh and faded stamps at the crossbolts, blued or painted crowns, unblemished wood finishes, differences in stamped serial fonts, etc-- all indications of post-production maintenance, sanding, refinish and, upkeep.
Extremely high condition and high value carbines. Absolutely. But not all original, unfired condition.
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Holy F. The ones marstar was advertising as chinese type 56 and unissued/unfired were exactly that. They were not refurb. They are all matching, unfired from factory test. They came from multiple factory codes and some were even clandestine, meaning no factory marks. Educate yourself on the topic before you make assumptions without all the facts. The only change made was mag pinning.
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apple :: oranges
Soviet ended sks production in 1958-- with a total of 2.5-2.7million produced at 2 arsenals.
Type56 production ended in 1984, but the Chinese were still turning out standard configuration SKS carbines dated as late as 2009 (and possibly later).
--20million+ carbines produced over
--30years of military production and a
--Massive cache of NOS parts from nearly
--200 arsenals and factories.
That's why NIB commercial sks's are still available from China.
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