SKS Thoughts?
- Thread starter voere270
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Ah-ha... and your credentials are???
Oh, and by the way, if you MUST change the stock, the Chinese fibreglass stocks are probably the most durable and the Tapco is probably the best design out there. The Dragunov one is just crap. Seriously. It's not well made. It's not well designed. You have to take the stock totally off to clean the gun - does that not sound like a PROBLEM??? It does to me.
By the time you get and SKS, a tapco stock, and a decent scope mounting system - you could have bought a VZ58-type gun and had what you wanted from the start. Just food for thought.
I love SKS-s - have half a dozen of them - but I keep them stock and they work best that way in my experience.
By the time you get and SKS, a tapco stock, and a decent scope mounting system - you could have bought a VZ58-type gun and had what you wanted from the start. Just food for thought.
I love SKS-s - have half a dozen of them - but I keep them stock and they work best that way in my experience.
No credentials, but lots of trial and error experience. By the way the Chinese Viet Nam era Fiberglass stocks are made of something that weeps resin when any type of oil or cleaning product is used. They always feel slippery. The three I had did anyway.
I have not run across any aftermarket SKS stocks that have a crossbolt in them.
I have a Ramline Monte Carlo stock that I use to experiment on. I made up a crossbolt and reinforced the stock, I did not notice any real difference in accuracy at 100 and 200 meters.
easyrider604
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Unless there is an SKS University in Moscow offering a Doctorate in SKS Mods, I'll take that
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I just bought my first SKS the other day..............A Russian one for $199.99 and a box of ammo for $199.99
I have shown these numbers before:
Russian SKS refurb...200.00
T6 tapco stock........125.00
Choate Mount...........40.00
Middle of the road scope...75.00
Scope mounting if you can't do it yourself....60.00
Taxes......60.00
Total $560.00
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CZ858 or VZ58.....700.00
Taxes...................84.00
No Scope no nothing
Total 784.00
Deltasilver
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Fire up the search feature on this forum and search "858 Gremlin" and see what you come up with. Interesting that this rifle has an official name for it's issues no?
Try the same or any variations you can think of for the SKS.
Read as many posts as you feel like and go from there.
Personally, the only problem I've ever had with an SKS was a sticky firing pin. Clean thoroughly, and leave it dry when you reassemble it. Like most of the guys here I've returned the rifles I modded to their stock forms.
And I have two more Chinese on order
Try the same or any variations you can think of for the SKS.
Read as many posts as you feel like and go from there.
Personally, the only problem I've ever had with an SKS was a sticky firing pin. Clean thoroughly, and leave it dry when you reassemble it. Like most of the guys here I've returned the rifles I modded to their stock forms.
And I have two more Chinese on order
Plus shipping on the accessories,
The SKS irons sights are crap compared to the VZ sights.
You forgot the 4 AK style mags every SKS owner is dreaming about, so in all fairness a SKS-D with 4 mags is still around $600.
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he is just having fun. We prefer russian other people prefer chinese. Don't mind him.
of course i dont mind, i prefer russian too
Except that you can routinely get used VZ58S's or 858's in plain jane config for under $600 on the EE and pay no tax
Fire up the search feature on this forum and search "858 Gremlin" and see what you come up with. Interesting that this rifle has an official name for it's issues no?
Try the same or any variations you can think of for the SKS.
Read as many posts as you feel like and go from there.
Personally, the only problem I've ever had with an SKS was a sticky firing pin. Clean thoroughly, and leave it dry when you reassemble it. Like most of the guys here I've returned the rifles I modded to their stock forms.
And I have two more Chinese on order
My point exactly. The SKS is a fantabulous rifle. I own 6 of them at present. But they are best left STOCK. If you are going to mod one, I would stop at a drill and tap optic - try to use a less collectible SKS if you D&T.
Yawn. I'll come back to this thread in a year or two. Dollars to doughnuts "bjs" either has no SKS's any longer, or has them all back to stock configuration and is singing the praises of the design if left unmolested
Been there, done that. Bought the T-shirt.
15 years shooting SKS rifles. I've owned at least 25 different examples, perhaps more. None ever stayed "modded" for long.
Been there, done that. Bought the T-shirt.
15 years shooting SKS rifles. I've owned at least 25 different examples, perhaps more. None ever stayed "modded" for long.
I agree. That was going to be my next point too. $500-$600 compared to $150-$250 is a no brainer. If you want a target gun, give up on the milsurp ammo. SKSs are fun to play around with and using a non collectable example is cheap, and easy to accessorize... and still some cheap ammo around. I am using a receiver cover scope mount that is iffy at best because I haven't had the heart to D&T my clunker lever 18.5" Norc, but its coming (evil laugter). I say if you're going to shoot the cheap ammo in a cheap gun go for the alterations that suit you and your shooting. Just don't bubba a real SKS. I keep my "good ones" shaded from the sun!
Yah right. I agree about the sights but that's it. Get a D that uses REAL AK mags. Good luck trotting around the world using a VZ
