What do you think of the $75 SKS

I'm exaggerating slightly, I just scuffed up the wood furniture on the gas tube, when I pried at it with a screw driver overall the rifle still looks great. The scuffs give it character.

I'm so excited to get it out to the range
 
Forgot to add pics of my new Tradex SKS, sorry for the poor quality, pics are off my phone.

Black and Red:

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Damage from gas tube removal:
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Damage from me trying to steam cosmoline from the stock causing hazey finish, then later having to remove it with rubbing alcohol (the light spot on the bottom of stock)...

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Oh man, my tradex russian is here....very pretty wood (bad pic does not do it justice), 1950, matching #'s...honestly I am scared to go through the cleaning process.

Are people really putting the stocks in the oven to sweat out the cosmo?

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I love mine. I spent almost 5 hours Saturday night cleaning it and I must say it is a Saturday night I will never forget. It was a very intimate experience and I cannot wait to do it again. Have not fired her yet but I will and you you all posted. My only complaint about this whole thing is only buying one. (Wife does not understand who has only one of anything!)
Donations would be greatly appreciated!
Seriously!
 
I was wondering why would you want the cosmo out of the stock?
I would think that it would last longer and be more resistant to the elements if left in the wood. I mentioned that in another thread but there was not response any comments?
 
I think I want it off the stock because it smells gross and when the gun warms up when shooting it your hands would gets gross and sticky. .....reasonble?
 
I bought this combo. Shipped to the Okanagan in BC it cost me $490 (ammo, rifle, taxes and shipping). Still much cheaper than local. The rifle was unissued. There was not a scratch or fingerprint anywhere on this thing. Just cosmoline, which, call me crazy, I had a fun time cleaning from my rifle. The entire clean took me about 2 hours, just taking my time. Rifle shoots really reliably. Check it out here On YouTube
 
I got my SKS last week. Stripped her apart, put almost everything in a disposable tin baking dish in the oven at 170F (all propped up so the cosmoline will run out). Worked like a charm. Used some simple green and HOT water and a toothbrush to get in the cracks and finish off whatever cosmoline didn't come out.
 
brently20 said:
I got my SKS last week. Stripped her apart, put almost everything in a disposable tin baking dish in the oven at 170F (all propped up so the cosmoline will run out). Worked like a charm. Used some simple green and HOT water and a toothbrush to get in the cracks and finish off whatever cosmoline didn't come out.
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How long was it in the oven for?
 
I got 2 of the $75 sks deals and they were pretty nice, one is made with a lot better craftsmanship. So kept that one stock and modified the other one. I don't liver terribly far from marstar so shipping wasn't too bad.
 
I purchased a Norinco SKS from Marstar. Recently I have had an opportunity to compare mine to a Russian laminate stock type sks. Surprisingly, between the two rifles i inspected and fired, the Russian sks was of lesser quality. I don't know if it was a Friday at the Tula arsenal or if the Chinese found a way to devide by zero but I prefer the Norinco Type 56.
 
I just received my Marstar Chinese version. The price from Marstar, with taxes and shipping, is the same price as Tradeex with taxes and "free" shipping. Mine is new, all numbers match, and the deal included 400 more rounds of 7.62mm.

There might be many good reasons to buy the Russian version, from Tradeex, but price isn't one of those reasons.

I have the stock cleaned now, and wiped down with a dark stain. Just left the stain on very briefly, so it makes the entire stock a uniform colour, and then wiped it off with a clean cloth. I'm pleased with it.

After handling the bare stock, and doing some sanding, I swear it is made of teak. Any opinions on this?
 
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