Everybody should own one. They are well built, fun to shoot, make a great bush gun for deer. Some are real accurate, some like mine are not that great, no matter if its Chinese or Russian. But for the price and the performance, you can't go wrong ! And we pay less for them in Canada then the US guys have to pay, the price is great !
Simonov SKS
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The problem is, it is possible to get instant fouling of the firing pin channel if someone bursts a primer, and since no one is going to clean their bolt out between rounds.... slamfires still can happen. Just not nearly as likely. Sticking to milsurp ammo will help. But if he plans to shoot softpoints, it increases the chances of issues.
For the OP - Just for the record, SKSs are military surplus, but the 'milsurp' section is for WWII and earlier. Technically, the model 45 SKS was prototyped and tested in WWII combat, so it really should be in this section anyways (technically), but your average SKS is definately post WWII.
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I go to a public range run by DNR and always clean up after myself unlike 95% of the people that go there. It's pathetic what they have do to the range. They forget our tax dollars pay for it. Anyways i will be at lest 3 months before I get my sks and svt40 to add tithe collection as I'm in trade school doing a block.
Thank's so much to everybody who added their 2 cents! I love it. I most certainly will start off with one of these rifles, and I may change the stock to something aftermarket. I can save a bit of weight. As for slam fires, I was reading about a guy that produces and sells custom modified firing pins. He adds a spring to the pin, virtually eliminating the chance of a slam fire. Just an extra precaution I may take because the boys are a bit young, so every bit of redundant safety I have in place, eases my mind, that much more.
Again, I want to express my thanks, and I look forward to becoming a bit more active on the forums.
Kev
Again, I want to express my thanks, and I look forward to becoming a bit more active on the forums.
Kev
My first rifle was my SKS.
It's a fantastic little gun. Cheap to shoot and easy to work on. You won't regret it.
In my opinion, it's probably one of the toughest-built semi-auto rifles ever made, certainly the toughest semi-auto service rifle.
Accuracy seems to vary a lot from rifle to rifle, with the majority falling into a 3-6moa range.
Reloading is generally not done since surplus ammo is so cheap.
It's a fantastic little gun. Cheap to shoot and easy to work on. You won't regret it.
In my opinion, it's probably one of the toughest-built semi-auto rifles ever made, certainly the toughest semi-auto service rifle.
Accuracy seems to vary a lot from rifle to rifle, with the majority falling into a 3-6moa range.
Reloading is generally not done since surplus ammo is so cheap.
