Which SKS?

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Hi,
I am really interested in buying an SKS. I have two options. I can get a nearly brand new Norinco SKS right now for 180$ or I can call SIR and pre order a Russian SKS for 169$ and get it in December. This has been really bothering me lately. What do you think?
 
cote_b said:
Hi,
I am really interested in buying an SKS. I have two options. I can get a nearly brand new Norinco SKS right now for 180$ or I can call SIR and pre order a Russian SKS for 169$ and get it in December. This has been really bothering me lately. What do you think?
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Get the Russian one...there's no comparison at all.
 
cote_b said:
Hi,
I am really interested in buying an SKS. I have two options. I can get a nearly brand new Norinco SKS right now for 180$ or I can call SIR and pre order a Russian SKS for 169$ and get it in December. This has been really bothering me lately. What do you think?
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while i agree with cantom , i dont see why you must miss all the fun this summer so i would buy the norinco now and also order the russian from SIR , you dont have to pay for it till winter , giving you plenty of time to unload the norc in the fall .

BTW, wrong forum.
 
I would Get a Norinco now and the russian whenever they come in. I ordered one and a crate of ammo from CANAM. The anticipation was too much and I bought a cz 858 to tie me over till when the sks get here. You could miss out on a shooting season waiting for that sks boat to arrive.
 
curtton said:
while i agree with cantom , i dont see why you must miss all the fun this summer so i would buy the norinco now and also order the russian from SIR , you dont have to pay for it till winter , giving you plenty of time to unload the norc in the fall .
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cancel the unloading the norc in the fall , do it after you get the russian cos you never know when that might be ... dec08 or jan09 or feb10 :D
 
Order a russian(and cross your fingers), and keep an eye on the EE for a cheap norinco sks that you can buy and use as a beater.
 
cote_b said:
Hi,
I am really interested in buying an SKS. I have two options. I can get a nearly brand new Norinco SKS right now for 180$ or I can call SIR and pre order a Russian SKS for 169$ and get it in December. This has been really bothering me lately. What do you think?
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Forget about Chinese and don't wait for Russian, just find Yugo in good condition.
 
Get whatever you can get and shoot.

My Norinco SKS with Chinese fiberglass stock & blade bayonet from sksman. total cost is about $220.00
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curtton said:
thats not a good suggestion to a SKS newbie, have you checked on a price of a SKS yugo lately?

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242600
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Almost $400 :confused: Hmmm... I got my new 5 years ago for $300, but i'm not surprised - price of a good gun just increasing with the time :D. So, at least, i can recommend it instead of buying Chinese+Russian. If he will buy Chinese right now, he will not resist of buying Russian one, when they, finally will arrive:D
 
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Here is an interesting tid bit to cosider. I too am getting impatient but I have other toys to play with. Just for grins I went on to gunbroker.com. Well what an eye opener. The Russian SKS were comanding more money that the yugos by and far more than any Chinese. I decided then and there to be patient.
Sample Norinco SKS 200 and less
Yugo 245+
Russian 325 and up.
Nw there where some exceptions to sure but across the board the Russians are the sought after rifle.
 
stue said:
Almost $400 :confused: Hmmm... I got my new 5 years ago for $300, but i'm not surprised - price of a good gun just increasing with the time :D. So, at least, i can recommend it instead of buying Chinese+Russian. If he will buy Chinese right now, he will not resist of buying Russian one, when they, finally will arrive:D
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i rather buy 2 intead of one yugo .

Bing said:
cool, good to know SIR still have the russian SKS
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better get some bing ... its a good deal.

imbane said:
Get whatever you can get and shoot.

My Norinco SKS with Chinese fiberglass stock & blade bayonet from sksman. total cost is about $220.00
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i too changed my stock to fiberglass, i like it better then the chu wood but how come yours isnt red like mine below?
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curtton said:
i too changed my stock to fiberglass, i like it better then the chu wood but how come yours isnt red like mine below?
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I bought two red fiberglass stocks, one is for blade bayonet, one is for the spike bayonet. But the one w/ blade bayonet cut got some dark stain, it looked not so good, so I painted it with black truck bed coating.
 
Good, news. I just pre ordered a Russian SKS from SIR. I figured I could probably wait a bit linger and get a better SKS for cheaper. Plus, I recently got a 1934 hex Mosin-Nagant 91/30, so I can be happy just using that this summer.

Thanks to all who vioced thier opinions.
 
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