SKS vs CZ/VZ 858 reliability

So what???

  • Keep the SKS, screw the CZ 858

    Votes: 43 29.5%

  • Sell the SKS and get the CZ 858

    Votes: 45 30.8%

  • F@ck your couch!!!

    Votes: 58 39.7%
  • Total voters
    146
Mermaniel

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Hey guys,
I don't know a whole lot about the VZ/CZ 858's apart from I want one, but I've heard of the gremlin and seen some other threads about problem with them.

So my question is, what is more reliable? SKS or CZ/VZ?

Also, which is more accurate? I have an SKS and I love it, but thinking of selling it and getting a CZ 858...

any help would be appreciated.
 
I own both and have no issues with both. Accuracy is similar until you hand load or use good non corrosive ammo and then the CZ pulls away into the lead. Also the CZ is lighter and with the magwell adapter they now take 10 round mags. They are both great for what they are but I prefer the CZ and intend to handload for it.
 
keep the sks, since your dont get alot of money for it, and buy the cz 858, i have had both (my tastes have changed and they were sold for another build) but they both have good points
 
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Both the 858 and SKS are extremely reliable rifles.

The way I look at it is why pay 4 times as much for a marginal increase in accuracy.

Sure the 858 looks a lot cooler, but a tapco'd out SKS still comes in at 1/2 the cost of an 858.

I'm not made of money so I went for the SKS and never looked back.
 
Sorry but the Tapco stock is not an upgrade.

If you are tight on cash of course you cannot go wrong with the SKS ever in my opinion. On the other hand if you ever decide to upgrade you are far better off getting the CZ as the quality of the aftermarket parts for it are far superior. NEA handguards, betatchable knife instead of fixed bayonet, AR rear stock option, Dragunov rear stock options.


If you are looking for a stocker then stick with an SKS.
 
Can't speak for the 858 but I've packed an SKS through the bush (off and on between my .45-70) for 17 years, never had a jam or reliability issue with it. Even had a sling break one day caused it to drop over the side of a cliff, took a pretty good hit but it still works fine to this day (minus some good dings and scratches).

As others have suggested, the SKS isn't worth enough to sell and they are a tough animal - get an 858 (I'd love one) but keep the SKS. Just my two cents.
 
Yeah, can't comment on the 858 but the SKS was $180, it shoots reliably but nothing to crow about in terms of accuracy, and it's fun. I wouldn't spend the money on something that is only marginally more accurate...now one of those AR platform 6.8s or .308s they're building in the States, that sounds interesting!
 
I have to agree with some others..the SKS is a fine Rifle and I have never had a problem with them so for me there is really no need to go pay out that kind of Money for a 858.
 
I have the sks and cz and love'm both. If I had to choose a weapon that I could repair with minimal tools, skill, and in an area where factory parts were not readily available I would go with the sks hands down. Attached magazine that you won't loose in the bush, simple safety system, upgradeable sights like the tech-site, and an assortment of stocks from bubba to birch wood, and along with price, the sks is hard to beat.
The cz plays a good role as well though with a sturdy design which provides slightly better accuracy, detachable bayonet, a touch lighter and more compact w its folding stock, and the ability to pack loaded mags is a nice added feature. If you are willing to drop the cash I would go with a cz. If you are looking for somthing that gets strapped to the back of the quad or sled to come out on the trapline every day go with a stock sks.
 
I have both rifles. I have over 3000 rounds through my CZ 858 and I have never had a failure of any kind. No parts breakage, no failures related to ammo, no FTF's or FTE's. The CZ is more ergonomic, more fun to shoot, and more fun to upgrade.

I have an SKS also, its probobly around the 2000 rounds mark. I have had a couple failures that were magazine related, I had a bunch of crap gum up the mag follower and got a few FTF's. After the follower was moving freely again with some cleaning the rifle ran perfect again.

All in all the SKS is easily the best deal going these days and at the price they sell for everyone should have one. However the only thing similar between the SKS and the CZ is the 7.62X39 round and their reliability. I would take the CZ 858 hands down over my SKS.
 
traveller said:
I have the sks and cz and love'm both. If I had to choose a weapon that I could repair with minimal tools, skill, and in an area where factory parts were not readily available I would go with the sks hands down. Attached magazine that you won't loose in the bush, simple safety system, upgradeable sights like the tech-site, and an assortment of stocks from bubba to birch wood, and along with price, the sks is hard to beat.
The cz plays a good role as well though with a sturdy design which provides slightly better accuracy, detachable bayonet, a touch lighter and more compact w its folding stock, and the ability to pack loaded mags is a nice added feature. If you are willing to drop the cash I would go with a cz. If you are looking for somthing that gets strapped to the back of the quad or sled to come out on the trapline every day go with a stock sks.
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Everything he said, plus: CZ has pistol grip, which in my opinion is easier to get used to.

Both of these rifles are HARDCORE reliable, and Ive never had a single FTF or FTE. Nadda. (I've shot about 1400 rounds through 2 SKS's, and about 1000 through a CZ folder)

If you are on a budget, your only real choice is SKS, and if you want to change out the stock for an adjustable you can do that for cheap.

Someone said TAPCO stocks on SKS's are not upgrades. I would have to disagree. I have long arms, and the SKS has a stock which forces me to hunch too much. An adjustable stock makes the SKS much more pleasant and quicker to get the proper cheek weld, so I would say, it is an upgrade.

Just keep your SKS and save up some dough.
 
keep the sks and save up for the cz. I had an sks and sold it to partially fund an cz. I think i like my cz better but for the $200 bucks I got for the sks I now feel that I should have kept it. That being said they are both really reliable. The only failure I have had was a round did not fully eject from the sks a couple times. Which wasnt really a problem pull back the bolt the expended casing falls out and good to fire again. But that being said it was over 1000 rounds
 
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