The numbers of SKS rifles in Canada
- Thread starter cornelunc
- Start date
- Location
- Steel Town
Approximately 2000 units per shipment every 3 months (Russian)... for the past 7 years. You do the math. Then there are the "little guys" that also ship them in.
I estimate that there's over 100,000 SKS carbines, Russian or Chinese, in this country in the hands of PAL owners.
I estimate that there's over 100,000 SKS carbines, Russian or Chinese, in this country in the hands of PAL owners.
FreedomIsn'tFree
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Republic of Buffalo.
Gave 4 away as Xmas gifts this with a half case of ammo for each. I also paid for a few pal courses. They make great gifts that I hope last a lifetime.
I have no idea how many - must at least tens of thousands, but it's a great starter rifle because of its low cost plus plentiful and cheap ammo.
I just bought 2 unissued Chinese SKS from SFRC tonight - $230.83 each including shipping & HST.
Not as good as my 2 Prohib CZ858s but at least I'll have something to shoot some of the 7.62x39 milsurp we have.
AND, a big bonus - Chrome bore in the SKS vs. no Chrome on the "Prohibs"...
Gave my son an svt-40, he had a choice, when he got the pal, when the rpal is done he gets one of my norc .45's and has to learn to reload with me! the rest of the family will get sks or shotgun or mosin! My youngest (12) got a beauty cil 180 to begin his target shooting practice! SKS is a great gift, even got a Yugo 59/66 but won't be shooting or keeping that one! There are CTC's popping up everywhere so when they put them on a sale,, I will be buying 2 or 3! Usually you can get a deal on multi purchase!
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I examined the La Presse *.csv format file of the registry data they received under Access to Information. I sorted the 8 million records, and found 29075 privately owned registered firearms in my postal code sort. There were 487 in 7.62x39 firearms of all models, and 411 of these were recognizable as SKS rifles. It is the tenth most popular cartridge, and the seventeenth most common firearm model/model.
(Some one more awake can check the math.) The 29075 guns are 0.3634% of all the guns. The 411 SKS rifles are 1.4135% of 29075. Therefore, 8,000,000 times 1.1435% suggests 113,080 SKS rifles in Canada.
(Some one more awake can check the math.) The 29075 guns are 0.3634% of all the guns. The 411 SKS rifles are 1.4135% of 29075. Therefore, 8,000,000 times 1.1435% suggests 113,080 SKS rifles in Canada.
Don't be afraid of having more than 10. Just put a tinfoil liner in your hat and you will be ok.
On this site h**p://mrpogson.com/2013/11/22/just-when-we-thought-the-canadian-firearms-registry-was-dead/ there were:
71112 registered firearms chambered in 7.62x39. I would assume the vast majority of them would be SKS' based on price and availability. I assume a few hundred are AK's and there are probably some bolt guns in there as well but there are very few other guns chambered in 7.62x39.
71112 registered firearms chambered in 7.62x39. I would assume the vast majority of them would be SKS' based on price and availability. I assume a few hundred are AK's and there are probably some bolt guns in there as well but there are very few other guns chambered in 7.62x39.
They'll never find out how many non-restricteds you have. The LGR has been scrapped, remember?
With SKS you have a chance in a life time to buy a military semiauto with price of a cheap wallmart low quality bb gun. Was never before and will never be in the future to buy a brand new military semiauto for the price of a day and a half work paid (160). So take the chance, one day will dry up, rusian are seling allready by the year 1954, this is the last year of manufacturing.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
In simple data terms, that is what is in the registry data.
In my examination of the data, I reduced all the data in my postal code area as an Excel spreadsheet. Then I repeatedly spell-corrected, punctuation-corrected, column-corrected, sorted, edited and reduced the entries to get rid of the glaring errors that Mr. Pogson's blog highlights. If it was a Norinco, unrestricted, semi-auto, 5-shot rifle with a barrel XXcm long, and clearly not one of their other common rifles (ie either of their M14 or AR clones), I "SWAG'ed" it as an SKS. Likewise for the Chinese Type models, East German, Tula and Simonov entries. Excluding the Mini-14s and ARs in 7.72x39, I think my number is closer to reality. There are far fewer Unknowns in my 29075 records than his, and it took me 2 weeks of evenings and spare time to get it that way. Just imagine if the feds had to attempt the same sort of validation for 8-milliion records?
Last edited:
