???? Where are all the sks-d's ???

Tyler said:
I've got (had... damn boating accident) a Beta Arms SKS-D.

Bubba had got to the bayonet lug with a hacksaw and grinder, and the sights were covered in alternating colours of nail polish, but I rescued it on the cheap. The mag that came with it was hacked down from a longer one to hold 4 rounds, and the base plate was held on with a loop of wire hammered into place and ground down. Bubba is a true handy man.

The stock was original and un-molested, it still had the steel lining to the mag well and a cutout for a spike bayonet. Thanks to a guy in Siberia selling original Russian SKS bayonet lugs on e-Bay, and Lever arms for a Chinese spike, I was able to un-bubba this monstrosity and bring her back to full form. Thankfully someone imported a bunch of KCI AK mags so I was able to take care of replacing the bubba magazine as well. It shoots no better or worse than any other SKS I owned, and truth be told it groups slightly worse with the bayonet on. Next time I'll extend it and see how it goes... once my scuba gear is ready. ;)

Having used actual AK's on a few occasions, the mags load much more reliably than they do with an SKS-D. If you don't align it just right, the front tab won't latch in the receiver properly and you have to start again. It's finnicky to say the least and not something I'd trust my life on. Though it's pretty much fail safe if you use old com-bloc drills: turn it over and load with the right hand as the rifle is upside down. True 80's style.
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finicky i love that and think you re very diplomatic lol ...
 
Nice the D going up. Made a sale of my type 81 folder real easy today. Funny though, when I started lowering the price, nobody interested, then started raising the price - sold.
 
scianna54 said:
I don't get it why the D are going so high. Because of AK mags? - just "found" a full box I did not even know I had.
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It is the combination of the AK mags and the fact, that it is probably not even on the gun grabbers radar, because it is becoming increasingly hard to find one in the first place.
 
I've had a near mint condition, never fired, Ak mag release D, with 10 -5/30 and 2 -5 round steel mags on EE for sale locally in southern Alberta at 1300 bucks for over a month now and they don't seem to be in much of a demand here. I think I'll just have to hold on to it now.
 
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they will sell briskly at 1000.00 .... 1200 to 1400 not so much..... those fish were caught within the first few pages of this thread. Meaning the guys that really wanted one and bought high in fear of the next ban on the frt list.... paid the high prices and moved on.
 
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