Which SKS?

Buying one of each does not narrow down a particular example that groups well with the Czech surplus.

I had 14 SKS's at one time. Now I only have 2. An early Chinese Factory 26 that does shoot very very good for an SKS, and a 54 Izhevsk with matching stamped numbers that I have never shot, and probably never will.
 
I am not very experienced and would not know what to look for when it comes to serial numbers and what not, so I don't know how useful that would be.
 
Got myself a really nice laminate stock Russian refurb from Tradeex back in October. Yes it has a lot of refurb marks, but that just adds to the history of the piece. I don't intend on having it for collector value, just shooting fun!
 
I also went through a few SKS's and settled with two excellent Russian shooters, one pretty unissued '51 collector, and one butt-ugly "collectible" '49 that I'll likely get rid of. The two shooters are all-matching, apart from arsenal-fitted replacement laminate stocks, and consistently post 4 inch or less groups using only the iron sights and surplus ammo. Commercial ammo typically narrows the grouping by about an inch. I bet if I scoped them, I would see tighter groups. The moral of the story is, as with most rifles, not all are created equal and you may have to go through a few average SKS's before you find a gem. That gem may be a mismatched black bolt refurb covered in BBQ paint with dinged-up wood and shellac with bristles imbedded. :)
 
Hopefully there will always be a supply of 7.62x39 available, i hear some people say once it dries up that's it.......that would supremely suck.
 
plinker 777 said:
Imagine the bon-fire if you burn the mountain of ak47,sks and other's that use the round:D
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:D........true enough! Half the world uses the 7.62 x 39 so likely we will not see an end to this Ammunition anytime soon..i also believe i read somewhere that U.S. Companies like Winchester are now producing this round.
 
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