This might annoy the purists

TRaTSeRiF said:
The stock worked for stunted, underfed peons, not for full-sized humans. Once you're past 5'6" with normal proportions you start thinking it's a bit short. At 5'9" I find it moderately uncomfortable. I can only imagine how most 6+' shooters feel.
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6'3. Never bothered me. I think my arms are longer than 12inches.......

Must admit, I am a purist. What someone else does to their rifle is their deal though. Some work is quite impressive, while others are, well.... Interesting. :confused:

The mods I do like are much like the op's gun's current state. Still has the look of its heritage, but has some subtle upgrades.
 
GXW said:
Not sure why you guys are so hung up on NC Star optics, but if you enjoy them, that's fine with me.
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I hate 80 percent of NC star products. From rails being really cheap and just garbage not fitting right all sorts of problems. Not holding zero ect. The cost on some of the stuff is a rip off for what you get you might as well just throw the money away. It breaks really easy ect they make good targets when they break though... I don't buy NC star products unless there is no other choice I will pay double just to try something else...



As for the tactical stocks I find I don't like any of them. The wood stock is to short for me and it should be longer how ever the choices for stock sucks I don't like any of them and the ones I do like are very expensive so for the cost of the rifle I rather just buy another firearm.
 
fenceline said:
Designed that way for good reason. Off safe and on trigger firing instantly. Like an AR, the safety should be swiped as you are coming up on target and putting your finger on the trigger to fire. If you are swiping the safety, you should already be up on target.

It is a combat gun. Shooting paper on a one way range is the retirement job.
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As long as owners are aware, that's all that matters. I doubt that to be the case unfortunately.
 
Mark Williams said:
As long as owners are aware, that's all that matters. I doubt that to be the case unfortunately.
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The gun safety isn't unsafe. Being unfamiliar with the intended operation and design of ones gun is. Understanding the mechanics and the ergonomics of a gun goes a long way to proficient marksmanship and proper handling which is the opposite of a negligent discharge.
 
fenceline said:
The gun safety isn't unsafe. Being unfamiliar with the intended operation and design of ones gun is. Understanding the mechanics and the ergonomics of a gun goes a long way to proficient marksmanship and proper handling which is the opposite of a negligent discharge.
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I agree with your above summary, but what percentage of owners are familiar ? :) If an owner is not familiar with the intricacies it's very unsafe.
 
GXW said:
I was thinking that I should have added somewhere in the original post that my view on the factory stock was my opinion. But really, can anyone honestly tell me that the factory stock is nice to shoot? Maybe if you have 12 inch arms.
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That's exactly why I got a Tapco stock before I'd even heard of the term "bubba". I'm 6' 5"! The factory stocks were made for short, malnurished, Soviet peasant conscripts who probably topped out at 5' 6" at most. That being said I do like the look of an all original Russian SKS too. Just can't comfortably shoot it!
 
Mark Williams said:
I agree with your above summary, but what percentage of owners are familiar ? :) If an owner is not familiar with the intricacies it's very unsafe.
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Blaming the object for an owners lack of self education is not the gun, or the safeties fault.

Accidental discharges are not accidental, hence why we call them negligent discharges. Shooter negligence.
 
fenceline said:
Blaming the object for an owners lack of self education is not the gun, or the safeties fault.

Accidental discharges are not accidental, hence why we call them negligent discharges. Shooter negligence.
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I'm not blaming the rifle, I'm just pointing out that if you don't know about the potential problem it's unsafe. I suspect that many sks owners are unaware and that's what makes it unsafe. Get it ? LOL
 
Mark Williams said:
I'm not blaming the rifle, I'm just pointing out that if you don't know about the potential problem it's unsafe. I suspect that many sks owners are unaware and that's what makes it unsafe. Get it ? LOL
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Exactly the same logic applies to:

- other firearms
- all tools
- cars/trucks
- ATVs
- boats
- kitchen utensils
- coffee makers

etc etc ... doesn't make any of the above inherently unsafe.

Means you need to learn them all and use them all. - which is what Fenceline said ;)
 
Mark Williams said:
I'm not blaming the rifle, I'm just pointing out that if you don't know about the potential problem it's unsafe. I suspect that many sks owners are unaware and that's what makes it unsafe. Get it ? LOL
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Right. You said the safety is unsafe.

I say handling a gun without taking the time to understand it and educate oneself on the handling and functions of said gun are unsafe.

There is a difference. Just like "guns are bad" vs "people are bad".
 
Andurp said:
Consider me annoyed. If the stock worked for the Vietcong and countless other irregulars, it's clearly suitable for more than "keeping the parts from getting lost until you can purchase a 'real' stock." I don't care what you do with your SKS, but seriously, that comment is ridiculous.

Also I've never noticed any cosmoline fumes from my SKS stocks. This is likely because I, you know, removed the cosmoline from the stock before taking it to the range.
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Viet cong! Ha ha ha. They never won the war they just were shot at bombed and abused for 30 years until the French and the Americans got bored of it. The SKS had no effect on the outcome of the war in Vietnam. Did Russia ever use the SKS in battle? It was a design that was not able to go up against other weapons on the battlefield. It was quickly replaced with the AK-47. Your comment is ridiculous. Only the SKS is good for is selling to collectors and mall ninjas in North America.

Nobody wants to go to war with an SKS but if that is all you have best to stay hiding in the tunnels until the Americans leave.
 
Nelson84 said:
Viet cong! Ha ha ha. They never won the war they just were shot at bombed and abused for 30 years until the French and the Americans got bored of it. The SKS had no effect on the outcome of the war in Vietnam. Did Russia ever use the SKS in battle? It was a design that was not able to go up against other weapons on the battlefield. It was quickly replaced with the AK-47. Your comment is ridiculous. Only the SKS is good for is selling to collectors and mall ninjas in North America.

Nobody wants to go to war with an SKS but if that is all you have best to stay hiding in the tunnels until the Americans leave.
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Vietnam vs France
Vietnam vs US
Afghanistan vs Russia
China vs Vietnam part 1
Balkans Civil Wars
Mogadishu
Iraq Desert Storm
Iragi Freedom
Afghanistan current
Libya
Syria
Somali Pirates

... And hundreds of other little tribal skirmishes all over the world.

Attrition is a form of winning. If you seige the castle, and don't take the castle, and the castle takes over the castle next door, I'd say that is a win, for the Vietnam castle.
 
Yup and countless other conflicts/forces. Watch Nat Geo once in a while and they turn up in every corner of the world. They're one of the toughest rifles ever built and can do an impressive amount of damage. Inferior to most assault rifles but every mechanic knows it takes more than tools to get a job done. Tactics can make the poorest, least equipped armed force a formidable opponent. Attrition is a weapon. Guerilla tactics are weapons. But I guess we're all just dumb rednecks who don't have any clue how to use one of the simplest automatics ever. That's why there's so many threads about SKSs going off while switching the safety :rolleyes:
Or maybe just one of us thinks he's smarter than everyone else. I'll give you 3 guesses and the first two don't count ;)

fenceline said:
Vietnam vs France
Vietnam vs US
Afghanistan vs Russia
China vs Vietnam part 1
Balkans Civil Wars
Mogadishu
Iraq Desert Storm
Iragi Freedom
Afghanistan current
Libya
Syria
Somali Pirates

... And hundreds of other little tribal skirmishes all over the world.

Attrition is a form of winning. If you seige the castle, and don't take the castle, and the castle takes over the castle next door, I'd say that is a win, for the Vietnam castle.
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fenceline said:
Vietnam vs France
Vietnam vs US
Afghanistan vs Russia
China vs Vietnam part 1
Balkans Civil Wars
Mogadishu
Iraq Desert Storm
Iragi Freedom
Afghanistan current
Libya
Syria
Somali Pirates

... And hundreds of other little tribal skirmishes all over the world.

Attrition is a form of winning. If you seige the castle, and don't take the castle, and the castle takes over the castle next door, I'd say that is a win, for the Vietnam castle.
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Good for you, you just listed all the people that have died or taken a serious beating from the US and CANADA. Your point is what? Mentioning all the countries that never recovered after a scrap with US or CANADA? Your missing the point, if you invade a country and remove their position of power in a region and walk away you don't have to rebuild their country. You leave in in ruins as a sign of more to come in the future.
 
Lol thats pretty much every thread on this entire forum. Noticed the mods dont actually moderate.
 
Nelson84 said:
Good for you, you just listed all the people that have died or taken a serious beating from the US and CANADA. Your point is what? Mentioning all the countries that never recovered after a scrap with US or CANADA? Your missing the point, if you invade a country and remove their position of power in a region and walk away you don't have to rebuild their country. You leave in in ruins as a sign of more to come in the future.
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Look at the list again. I wasn't listing nations, i was listing conflicts in which the sks has scene significant action. Several there didn't involve canada or the US.

Please read more history.
 
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