5 or 6 inch groups at 100 yards is pretty normal. You can spice things up with better ammo and a few mods to the rifle but don't expect too much improvement. In the long run money is best spent on another rifle where real results can be achieved, and leave the sks for sh*ts n giggles at the rifle range.
SKS target group size
- Thread starter Robert Nicholson
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fat tony
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If you think about it, 6 to 12 inch groups at 100 yards does not compute lol.
People think about the SKS today the same way people thought about the Carcano in the 1950s through the 1970s. I will concede that with proper ammo, the Carcano is head and shoulders more accurate than the SKS, however this is an apples and orange comparison.
The 59/66 is the most accurate SKS I have tried. I could get 3.5" X 5 shot groups with Cz surplus ammo @ 100 yards benched. Someone who was a better shot might have been able to shrink the groups a bit (with modern PP or SB ammo?).
The best I could do with my Bell refurb SKS (Russian) was a 10 shot group of 4" @ 100 yards from the prone position again with Cz surplus ammunition. That rifle had a PLA phenolic stock on it at the time.
People think about the SKS today the same way people thought about the Carcano in the 1950s through the 1970s. I will concede that with proper ammo, the Carcano is head and shoulders more accurate than the SKS, however this is an apples and orange comparison.
The 59/66 is the most accurate SKS I have tried. I could get 3.5" X 5 shot groups with Cz surplus ammo @ 100 yards benched. Someone who was a better shot might have been able to shrink the groups a bit (with modern PP or SB ammo?).
The best I could do with my Bell refurb SKS (Russian) was a 10 shot group of 4" @ 100 yards from the prone position again with Cz surplus ammunition. That rifle had a PLA phenolic stock on it at the time.
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