Sks restock!!!!!
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I paid $329 plus tax for my first SKS plus 1600 rounds from Lever a decade ago. Back in the days of $1600 crates.
The SKS is a rifle that is easly worth the $500 tag as it is, and as much as I am kicking my self for selling mine and I wouldn't be too upset to pay $500 for one if I was in the market.
The SKS is a rifle that is easly worth the $500 tag as it is, and as much as I am kicking my self for selling mine and I wouldn't be too upset to pay $500 for one if I was in the market.
BBQ paint, honestly, I have seen three out of over 500 sks I have checked out, the rest of the refurbs are coated with early Russian parkerizing,( I have seen about 3 diff types) it is similar to what other firearms manufacturers use on early and present day guns, very few are blued any more and for military or hunting, what would you prefer, a nice shiny blueing or a much less reflective coating. Except for the few I mentioned, the coatings are very robust/tough, hard to scratch etc. Unless you are collecting, and you plan to shoot the sks there is no reason to be concerned about the finish on the metal, it may also mean the rifle has had a deep refurb which means new parts, the rifle has been brought back into specs! Suit yourselves but Russian parkerizing doesn't bother me one bit! The three odd ones I mentioned were nasty and had some kind of marbled paint on them that you could peel off with your fingernail!
I have a nice collection of SKS (25) alls are 100% serial numbers match, blued version, non-refurb, that i bought between 2012 and 2015. Alot of them were bought from Weimajack. As soon as they reach the $700 each, i will sell them. My wife told me that i was crasy buying them when i did... I don't think they will reach the $1000 but $700 is very possible within a years for collector that need a specific year.
I get that the sks has earned this well respected place in the Canadian gun community for being reliable and non restricted, but classification should not drive the price of a firearm. Guys justifying the nr tax by stating the sks is a $1000 are messed up in the head. It is a fine gun, but not worth that kind of money. The sks appeal is fizzling out. I’m very glad I bought my Russian Simonov sks for $99 when I did. I would never buy an sks at today’s prices. There much better platforms to be investing that chunk of coin.
Of course this is my opinion. If guys are willing to regularly fork out $1000.. then I suppose it now is a $1000 rifle. Keep driving that price up, I’d gladly part with mine and spend that money on something else.
Of course this is my opinion. If guys are willing to regularly fork out $1000.. then I suppose it now is a $1000 rifle. Keep driving that price up, I’d gladly part with mine and spend that money on something else.
If we are honest with ourselves, the T81 is stamped and not Milled like the SKS. I do enjoy both but you really can’t compare the build quality. I do think that the T81 is overpriced for what it is but it fills our craving for an NR semi-auto chambered in a common round. The SKS was undervalued for many years but is now starting to catch up. It’s always supply and demand and when there were crate loads being imported all the time the sellers could afford to bundle them cheap with surplus ammo. It has since dried up and I do think that our government is making importers wary of continuing on with the crates loads of SKS.
Tomasaurus
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We need a new day on the CGN caleneder. Wednesdays should be "mosins and skss will never cost X amount" days. Funny that the value for x keeps climbing yet doubters on the forums keep saying it's done climbing.
Honest question, what other platforms do you recommend?
requirements: NR, center Fire, Semi Auto, under $1,200
Only ones I know of are Type 97 and 180's. Is there a hidden gem im overlooking?
I already have a few SKS so i looking to see what else is out there?
I said “investing that chunk of coin”. Im suggesting that you can take that money and put it towards a quality rifle that costs more than the price in the criteria you listed. You know the saying “buy once, cry once”? That’s a concept lost on many new shooters who think the goal is to buy as many cheap guns as possible. Then they post threads asking about problems with their maverick 88’s or chinese pieces of junk.
Dont get me wrong, cheap sks’s are great. But if you’re suggesting the $1000 price is justified, that’s where I’m saying you’re better off taking that $1000 and putting it towards something.. worth it.
I think $1k for a good condition shooter grade is insane.
but if im comparing a used SKS to a used Hi-Point or Turkish gun its definitely worth $500-$600 all day.
back to my original question, (and like i said before its honest cuz i am looking)
What would you conciser a good NR, Centre fire, non PCC, Semi? if im saving up...
WK-180s, Fx9, type 81, all depends on what you want to spend per pew
Ive got a ruger PCC9 so no need for Fx9
i dont really like the look of the Type 81. Bullpup is not my thing
the 180 seems to be the only thing left and am hearing mixed reviews.
is there something NR Semi better than 180 if i saved more cash??
ACR, Famae’s (if they start showing up again), FN competition are a few choices.
Honestly, because of the OIC we’re in the age of the PCC’s (my scorpion is laughing from the safe). I picked up a pc9 immediately after the ban to supplement the loss of the CZ. Once the OIC is slashed (
), we will have our banned options back. At that point who knows what will happen though...1. How long would it take vendors to start bringing new stuff in?
2. Would vendors even want to bring that stuff in with risk of being stuck with stock again?
3. Will people rush to sell their newly freed firearms? Or hold on to them and continue shooting?
4. Would prices be inflated because at that time there wont be much new stock for sale and people know they are offering something not available for the longest time? Or will people try to dump their guns in quick sales?
However, if we see a reversal of said ban, are sks prices adjusted as they’re no longer viewed as $600-1000 rifles?
I really dont see myself selling my sks. I pretty much bought it because they were all the buzz so I figured I might as well grab one, plus they were dirt cheap. I dont shoot it often. Perhaps it’s time to take it back out and see if my opinions of it change.
Another thing to consider about saving up and buying an expensive alternative.. are you one of those guys who makes cautious buying decisions based on fear of future bans? Or are you the type to not give a sh!t? Because as we know the gun control lobby is never satisfied. The next list of guns to recommend to be banned is being drafted as we speak.
Look and see what an M44 carbine or SVT is going for. Supply dries up. Russia and Ukraine supplies are now low.
Everyone loves the free market until it works like it's supposed to. Ironically mass produced commie guns are in high demand and short supply. That the sks has become the perfect illustration of the volatility of market forces is *chef's kiss*
Thursday can be the old timers story telling about barrels of Mausers and Enfields for 20 dollars a piece too.
