SKS market collapse is it true?

As saturated as the market is, I do wish the Chinese SKS's would make their return. I imagine China MUST have loads left in warehouses, considering they made millions of them. There is no way the civilian market has gobbled that many up. I wonder why the Chinese are not permitting any to be exported anymore?
 
I went from owning 10 to 1, but will be purchasing another for my son. I find them extremely interesting, but I don't need them taking up space in my gun room. My current SKS is a regular 1954 Tula, "as issued", non-refurbished, and with the early 2008 IZH import method of limiting mag capacity--small metal bar welded to the pivot arm. It's a real gem ! It was weimajack's personal SKS. :) It will likely outlive me and numerous generations. They don't break and there will be MANY for sale for years to come.
 
Canada Ammo just had a fathers day sale where they were $199.00. Buy the next least expensive item on the website and they ship Canada wide for free over $200.00! Just sayin. I picked up one and it is like new, save the cosmoline cleaning!
 
There were quite a few SKSs imported into Canada ; and everyone who wanted them have already bought them . But there will always be some demand as new shooters are coming into the sport who may still want one......but I have noticed that the quality of the more recent SKS imports seem to have dropped .
 
I agree with others who have blamed the poor economy.... many people are so tight on money right now, they cant even afford an SKS, or any gun for that matter.... their selling their trucks, OHV's, boats, gun's, electronics ETC.

I think the demand for SKS rifles will never die, Every noob who decides they want to get into the shooting sport, ultimately buys an SKS rifle.... and depending wether or not that person enjoys it, they'll buy a second one.
 
Everyone has one already. Collectors don't have a need for anything on the market. Ugly refurbs not worth even 200$ yet alone 240$.

I went as far as getting an old battle worn for my shooter to avoid the BBQ refurb. Also, the parts of refurb one are differnt, force matched and weird grey metal. NOPE!

I fell like blaming it of the economy may not be the issue, if people have less money they would consider buying cheap guns. Like the SKS.
 
When the price of ammo started climbing as well as the prices of the rifles the sellers took a bit of a hit. Lots of oil money bought a lot of toys, including firearms. Those well paying jobs have dwindled and the paychecks along with them. People are being careful what they spend their money on in our area right now. There are some very good deals around as well. One fellow with an SVT40 told me he can't find affordable ammo so he is selling his rifle at much less than he paid for it a year ago.

The influx of these combloc firearms was a blessing but all blessings eventually lose their grace for one reason or another. The ammo sources in Europe are drying up and the distributors are agreeing to pay higher prices for it sight unseen. Sometimes it's just scrap. Supposedly there is a buyer in Europe that is purchasing most of the surplus ammo and reselling it to the world markets. It had to happen eventually. The deals were almost to good to be true but when it's gone, it's gone. Same thing happened with the WWII surplus/Korean surplus/Viet Nam surplus and surplus from the rest of the world. The quantities seem huge at first but they are finite.

I can remember a lot of surplus firearms that we now willingly pay over a thousand dollars for costing $35. The glut ended though and now, 50 years later a couple of crates of those rifles will pay off the mortgage or purchase a brand new top of the line 4x4.
 
SKS IMHO are just starter guns, when you can't afford anything else. Then you move out of that phase and graduate to something else.
 
Not necessarily, its the gun you let your friends use when you go shooting. I have guns which I put a lot of time and money into which I let very few people touch never mind shoot. The SKS fits the "I don't care what happens to it"


Rebel Rouser said:
SKS IMHO are just starter guns, when you can't afford anything else. Then you move out of that phase and graduate to something else.
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My opinion differs from the haters. Sks is a great truck gun. Great gun to leave (locked and stored properly) at the camp or cottage. They shoot minute of deer all day long, are ultra reliable, and easy to use and maintain. They will continue to sell, just not lightning fast as the market is flush.
 
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