Just wondering why people want to pay more for an SKS - D? I heard they are less reliable. I find with the stripper clips you can load just as fast as a mag and when you have a box of surplus ammo you basically have 224 loaded magazines to plink away with at the range.
Why is the SKS - D more expensive/desireable???
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I have both. I actually prefer the regular sks, but the D does have the "look cool" factor with the big ak mag sticking out of it. I've only shot a few hundred through the D, but no misfires or problems. I think it's just as reliable.
The D is worth more because there are far fewer of them in canada. And as far as we can tell right now, there aren't any more being made. So if you want an sks that takes ak mags, you gotta pay a bit more.
I agree with you that the stripper clips are nice. Especially since most surplus ammo comes preloaded on the strips.
The D is worth more because there are far fewer of them in canada. And as far as we can tell right now, there aren't any more being made. So if you want an sks that takes ak mags, you gotta pay a bit more.
I agree with you that the stripper clips are nice. Especially since most surplus ammo comes preloaded on the strips.
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We have two basic SKS types (ignoring the national varieties). The basic Simonov hinged magazine type, and the detachable magazine type. The latter is sold and registered here as the SKS-D. Never heard one called an SKK.
Had one for a half-day and returned it to the mailorder store. The stock was the typical Chinese red-painted softwood, only worse than the Norinco commercial rifles.
The long handled 5 round magazine makes the SKS-D shoot and look like an AK without condeming the gun to queen status.
ah strange..
here most SKK's re classified as E-catagory ( restricted ) because they can take the AK 30 round mags .
and the SKS is the fixed mag version of the rifle..
me thinks i should do some research now
here most SKK's re classified as E-catagory ( restricted ) because they can take the AK 30 round mags .
and the SKS is the fixed mag version of the rifle..
me thinks i should do some research now
ok after having a quick look around on the intertron , it looks like the SKK is a chinese manufacture, as ive found nothing relating to russian or czech or anywhere else manufactured SKK's .. only norinco
in north america , we call them SKS-D OR SKS-M , a slight variation but both do take AK mags . these are produced only by norinco , its a mod of the reg SKS . they havent made any since the USA ban on norinco import back in 1994 but thats not to say there isnt any sitting in some warehouse in china , we can only hope.
