SKS accuracy capable of MOA?

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A buddy told me that the SKS is capable on MOA accuracy but after shooting a couple of hundred rounds through mine, my rifle seems a little sloppy. Does anyone know of or should say have seen anything close to this?

My rifle is a real hoot to shoot and love the SKS but feel the 1" at 100 yards is a bit of a stretch. I'd welcome any comments you might have if they are based on personal experiance.
 
my personal experience with a Norinco SKS has been good. I can hit an 8x11 target at 200 yards 3/4 times sandbagged with Czech steel core 1991 surplus ammo. I typically only shoot the gongs and steel plates with my SKS at dusk because it creates some nice spark showers, I've never tried shooting for groups because I probably won't hunt with the thing. It's too heavy.
 
I call bull####! From what i've seen from local SKS owners, including a good friend, and another fella who's been shooting more years then i've been alive 5-6" is the norm. Many people claim 3-4", including people here on gunnutz. Wish 3-4" or better was the norm, for the price and relieability i'd run out and buy 2 today if that was true.
 
The sights aren't good enough for MOA accuracy. The rifle wasn't made for great accuracy. It was made for illiterate conscripts who could be taught to use it with a minimum of training.
 
3 out of my 4 SKS shoot 4 inch groups at 100 meters. I haven't fired the 4th yet. Two of my shooting buddies experience the same accuracy or lack of it.

This is one 5-shot, 200 meter group from my 1956 refurb Tula roughly 5 inches wide x 8 inches high (4 MOA), CZ surplus corrosive ammo, benched on sandbags. It is easier for me to hit this white 8.5 x 11 inch sheet than a 10 inch square steel gong because the white sheet stands out against the berm, whereas the steel gong practically disappears (to my older eyes, that is)
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Jimbobob08 said:
I call bulls**t! From what i've seen from local SKS owners, including a good friend, and another fella who's been shooting more years then i've been alive 5-6" is the norm. Many people claim 3-4", including people here on gunnutz. Wish 3-4" or better was the norm, for the price and relieability i'd run out and buy 2 today if that was true.
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I don't know about MOA but here is the best I have done so far, and my first time out with my first SKS at that time.

2 flyers as I figured out the iron sights for the first time.
Then three down the middle.

Shot from a bench rest.
No bayonet as some idiot ground off the lug before I owned it.
Pinned barrel, Chinese SKS circa 1980's
Czech surplus ammo.

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Handloaded with a premium hunting bullet I would have no problem using this one our local Blacktail Deer within 200 yards.
 
sunray said:
The sights aren't good enough for MOA accuracy. The rifle wasn't made for great accuracy. It was made for illiterate conscripts who could be taught to use it with a minimum of training.
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Safety? where is safety?

flipper there, no touchy ...ever! aim, shoot, reload, repeat. Good ... now throw potato that way ... Good. Now you ready. Go fight war.
 
Four shots, one hole -100m! Oh wait... I see... edit when no-one is looking... One hit, four shots. Still looks scary though...:rockOn:


Real life, I get 3-6 inches from any of my sks. Good enough to hit the gong most times at 200, or a man out to 300, that's what it was built to do.:cool:
 
Levi Garrett said:
shot one once, got 6 inches for 5 shots @ 100 meters , don't own one, but wonder how the cz would compare.
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I've never had good luck with the three that I've owned at one time or another...all 5-6 moa (or more) shooters (with 3 shot groups!!!!). Part of it may have been the poor stock fit for me, but even from the bench, it was a bullet hose. Makes me wonder the point of putting a scope on it, like I've seen some people do.

On the other hand, credible people I've talked to/known have seen SKS's that do as little as 2-3 moa. But this would be like finding a 4 leaf clover!
 
I got one of the 'bell' SKS's, I tried it out with the factory sights with the PP 125 grain sp ammo, it made a difference, at the time I was using the unmodified factory trigger ( you have to concentrate with white knuckle intensity to get a good let-off) that first time I got a 5-1/2"x5 shot grp at 100 yds, one called flyer, otherwise it would have been a 3"group. I since got a tech 200 peep and a trigger job, but the stupid magazine plug broke and I have not shot it since. I think the surplus ammo is only capable of about 6" groups at 100 yds through mine.
 
fat tony said:
I got one of the 'bell' SKS's, I tried it out with the factory sights with the PP 125 grain sp ammo, it made a difference, at the time I was using the unmodified factory trigger ( you have to concentrate with white knuckle intensity to get a good let-off) that first time I got a 5-1/2"x5 shot grp at 100 yds, one called flyer, otherwise it would have been a 3"group. I since got a tech 200 peep and a trigger job, but the stupid magazine plug broke and I have not shot it since. I think the surplus ammo is only capable of about 6" groups at 100 yds through mine.
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Good in information Tony. Anyone use a scope with their SKS and is it the receiver cover style or the rear sight-based version?
 
98%Brent said:
I know, scoping an SKS is like putting a scope on a pellet gun But I thought I would ask.
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A properly mounted scope will definitely improve one's groups, assuming of course he has good basic shooting skills. Scope is more helpful for longer ranges, say 100 to 300 meters. The improvement will be more pronounced if the shooter has ageing eyes:D

I've seen a gentleman hit 4 out of 5, within 30 seconds, at a 200 meter 10 x 10 inch gong with a scoped Russkie SKS.

I'd mount a scope if I can find one short enough that will not interfere with clip loading.
 
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