TradeEx has Russian SKS in stock

Sure - it's the way that the 10 round mag is limited to five rounds. Some had a pin welded to the bottom of the mag follower - no damage done, no change in external appearance, nice. Many others, like the one for sale by Tradex (an excellent company BTW) had a large pin welded to the bottom of the magwell. The resulting heat discoloured the outside bottom of the mag to varying degrees. I understand that attempts to touch up the burned paint were taken and that the serial numbers were then re-stamped on the side of the mag.

Anybody got any pics?
 
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The only problem with the pin (or cylinder/block) welded to the bottom of the magazine box is cosmetic. It is unsightly and destroys the serial number at the bottom of the magazine. For collectors this is an issue.

But as a shooter, I prefer the above procedure to the welded pin on the follower arm. Why? Because the arm may be bent/stressed out of shape by overenthusiastic ammo loading and cause problems later on, like failure to hold the bolt open. Worse, the weld may cause heat induced stress on the arm and cause it to break thereby rendering the rifle inoperative at the most inopportune moment.

Sad for us SKS shooters, but there is no ideal solution to this government requirement.
 
only if i had waited a month and a half i could have got the laminate stock sks for 30$ cheaper than my hardwood one

no matter what i'm stll happy with my acquisition
 
P&D Enterprises has just received a shipment of about 60 in addition to the 30 received last week. They are $250 for the hardwood, and $299 for the laminate (of which there are only 3 or 4). They come with sling, cleaning kit, pouches, stripper clips, & oil bottles and pouches. There are some interesting serial numbers in this batch, like "4" and "666". Some have woodwork repairs, but they look to have been pretty well refurbished at the arsenal.

Just FYI for those of you in the Edmonton area.
 
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Get used to it. We might only get Russians done that way in the future.
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If you look at the front of the outer magazine shell, you will see a stud, which guides the follower spring. If it is replaced with a slightly longer version, the follower movement is limited. This alteration can be done unobtrusively, without damaging finish or serials.
Another method which I has used is to weld a plate to the side of the inner magazine box. Positive, effective, and externally undetectable.
There are ways of limiting the magazine capacity without doing any external damage or creating cosmetic issues.
It just takes a bit of imagination and gunsmithing skill.
 
My post was not meant to hi-jack the thread, which was intended to alert viewers that Tradex now has Russian SKS's. Tradex is an excellent company to deal with (and I have several times), but how the mags were limited in their Russian SKS's is highly relevant, and the welded pin (or post as others call it) is mindless butchery.

I would only buy one of these guns to be a shooter - their collectability is "shot" (pun intended). If I wanted a shooter, I'd be all over their deal.
 
If you look at the front of the outer magazine shell, you will see a stud, which guides the follower spring. If it is replaced with a slightly longer version, the follower movement is limited. This alteration can be done unobtrusively, without damaging finish or serials.
Another method which I has used is to weld a plate to the side of the inner magazine box. Positive, effective, and externally undetectable.
There are ways of limiting the magazine capacity without doing any external damage or creating cosmetic issues.
It just takes a bit of imagination and gunsmithing skill.
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I think you are right, tiriaq. Using your method, cost would probably be the same as the cheesy methods they use now and the result would have been much better on the eyes and not affect long term reliability.
 
I remember the yugo ones had some kind of fiberglass type resin poured at the bottom of the mag with a metal insert in the middle... I guess this has gone out of fashion ?
 
Aww, I wish I had seen this before yesterday when I ordered my SKS, I could have got a laminate one for ten bucks more then I paid for a standard one, but I did get free shipping on the rifle so thats not bad. Oh well, I can't wait to get it.
 
I remember the yugo ones had some kind of fiberglass type resin poured at the bottom of the mag with a metal insert in the middle... I guess this has gone out of fashion ?
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WOW! This is an even better approach, although it may not be as Permanent as the current methods used now. It this were still allowed by CFC, then definitely better than butchering perfectly good Russian steel.
 
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