Phat Eagle
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Fraser Valley, BC
So I've heard the stories from my Dad and Father-in-Law... "Remember when..."
Apparently when I was a kid stores bought 'em cheap and stacked 'em deep... You could get $80 Garands, $75 M1 Carbines, $50 Lee-Enfields, $60 K98s, etc, etc. Good luck finding any of them now...
Now I have two little boys of my own, and I figure the ComBloc rifles are our generations equivalent. As such, I took the plunge and picked up YET ANOTHER pair of Russian SKS; these ones specifically for my boys when they are old enough to have their own.
I ordered on Tuesday night, and they were in my hall by noon Thursday (granted Canada Post only had to get it 100km, but STILL...)!!!
Upon opening I found two gorgeous Russian reds: one hardly refurbished 1953 Tula and a virtually untouched 55/56 Tula. The wood is lovely, and of course all numbers match. The bores shine like the sun!!!
Not sure how they shoot, and I won't know until I take my boys out in a decade or so!!! I'm sure they are like all the Russian SKS I have and shoot as well as I can!
Big thanks to Al and Westrifle. He consistently has the most beautiful SKS you can find, and offers them for a fair price with FREE SHIPPING!
Not too many pix as I'm busy, but I know such a thread is worthless without, so here we go:
(no, the top cover of the 53 is NOT rusted... It's just the two tone steel you see on many of the SKS, especially ones that weren't overly refurbished. The lighting and my camera accentuate the colour difference.)
Apparently when I was a kid stores bought 'em cheap and stacked 'em deep... You could get $80 Garands, $75 M1 Carbines, $50 Lee-Enfields, $60 K98s, etc, etc. Good luck finding any of them now...
Now I have two little boys of my own, and I figure the ComBloc rifles are our generations equivalent. As such, I took the plunge and picked up YET ANOTHER pair of Russian SKS; these ones specifically for my boys when they are old enough to have their own.
I ordered on Tuesday night, and they were in my hall by noon Thursday (granted Canada Post only had to get it 100km, but STILL...)!!!
Upon opening I found two gorgeous Russian reds: one hardly refurbished 1953 Tula and a virtually untouched 55/56 Tula. The wood is lovely, and of course all numbers match. The bores shine like the sun!!!
Not sure how they shoot, and I won't know until I take my boys out in a decade or so!!! I'm sure they are like all the Russian SKS I have and shoot as well as I can!
Big thanks to Al and Westrifle. He consistently has the most beautiful SKS you can find, and offers them for a fair price with FREE SHIPPING!
Not too many pix as I'm busy, but I know such a thread is worthless without, so here we go:
(no, the top cover of the 53 is NOT rusted... It's just the two tone steel you see on many of the SKS, especially ones that weren't overly refurbished. The lighting and my camera accentuate the colour difference.)
