What's the future for 7.62x39 and SKS in Canada with recent events?
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that statement means nothing and i do wish you never need a defense firearms but i do not know where you live. canada is no more a first world nation ...
Doesn't Norinco make 7.62x39 in non-corrosive steel case?
Red box norinco regularly goes on sale at Cabelas for $9.99 (20 rds)
Its not as cheap as it used to be but its still relatively reasonable for non-corrosive
Still not as good as Barnual but what are ya gonna do??
Most SKS came from the Ukraine - you can see on crates written the specific export if you have the actual crates. These were all sold from the Ukraine for next to nothing, and have no export marks.
Russian export are all marked CIP, bolts marked, and under gas piston you can see the date of export from Russia. These came in 2012-now.
Potentially no - the arsenals holding the ammo have been hit by missiles for the last few months, and there have been noticeable shortages by some military units.
Obsolescence based on trivial factors, like ergonomics, modularity and production costs. The magazine system can be easily modernized, arguably bringing the platform into the 21st century by my account. SKS lives on... If you've got one and you know how to operate it, it is as relevant as a sword in a sword fight.
Just curious if anyone knows the answer to this - is there a difference between Norinco white box non-corrosive and Norinco red box non-corrosive? I ask because I went to the Cabela's site where they sell the white box non corrosive, and the reviews overwhelmingly indicate that it is actually corrosive. I have read that yesterday with regards to other Norinco white box non corrosive from various websites/review sites, etc. However, it seems like the majority of reviews of the Norinco red box non-corrosive seems to indicate it is indeed non-corrosive. Does anyone have experience with both to indicate the disparity in user experiences with both of these supposedly non-corrosive rounds?
I've been using both white and red and have not seen any difference whatsoever. Fact of the matter is that usually I clean my SKSs relatively shortly after shooting. A day or so. I'm not sure what would happen after a week or so without cleaning. Having said that, the SKS is built so well that it could withstand a bit of corrosion. In my SKSs I exclusively shoot corrosive military surplus and clean after shooting. After 7-8 years my SKSs are clean like new. Not even one speck of rust. Corrosive surplus ammo is still MUCH cheaper than non-corrosive ammo.
My understanding is that Norinco changed the color of boxes from white to red but the cartridges are the same. Except Cabelas Canada I have not seen Norinco white box ammo in stock with other dealers. All is now mostly red boxes. I would be more concerned about price increases of Norinco ammo. All of a sudden I see that Tenda jumped the price of Norinco red box 7.62x39 to $269.99/500rds from previous $249.99/500rds. So, now the price per round (including tax) is 61 cents! That's an abomination. It's not worth is. Unfortunately, all Russian ammo like Barnaul or Tulammo is gone so there is no competition.
Don't you know the 'Red Box Line' is in a different building than the 'White Box line' and the Milsurp in yet another. Of course they're all different.
And Chinese MS is about 0.40/round with shipping and tax, slight variation for distance shipped and prov tax . 5 minutes with hot water eliminates the corrosion issue.
And Chinese MS is about 0.40/round with shipping and tax, slight variation for distance shipped and prov tax . 5 minutes with hot water eliminates the corrosion issue.
