yugoslavian SKS
- Thread starter cornelunc
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I don't notice any difference between them, other than weight. The Yugos are built every bit as well but tend to be a bit heavier. The Yugos and Russians are similar performers on the range although the Yugo seems to respond better to hand loads. Not really sure why though and I don't have a wide enough range of rifles to prove differently. The rifles I'm comparing are in as new condition so all is equal. The early Norinco offerings were comparable as well, especially the type 56 versions.
I feel that personal preferences will be the only real differences. You may have ancestral reasons to have a certain version. It won't make a real difference to anyone other than yourself. One fellow I know that likes SKS rifles to much (joke) prefers the Russian with laminated stock. He is of Russian descent and likes the look of the stock. No other reason for the preference.
Cornel, surely there have to be some decent Yugo SKS rifles around and for sale. I must admit, the new ones are very pretty.
I feel that personal preferences will be the only real differences. You may have ancestral reasons to have a certain version. It won't make a real difference to anyone other than yourself. One fellow I know that likes SKS rifles to much (joke) prefers the Russian with laminated stock. He is of Russian descent and likes the look of the stock. No other reason for the preference.
Cornel, surely there have to be some decent Yugo SKS rifles around and for sale. I must admit, the new ones are very pretty.
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
yugos have a heaver barrel do to the fact at the time Yugoslavia did not have much material for chroming their barrels so the used a heavy barrel to compensate for the hotter load they ran.
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
I cant be 100% sure on this either man we will need to find out for sure. i would like to know for sure for myself maybe we could make a sticky out of this.
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
Niko that's a wivestale. Chromite is the 21st most occuring element in the world,which Yugoslavia has deposits of. They started chrome lining barrels in the 1970s with the M70. The SKS being an older outdated design never received the treatment. The material was always there,they just never saw the need to use it for some reason.
NIKOINWINNIPEG;
"yugos have a heaver barrel do to the fact at the time Yugoslavia did not have much material for chroming their barrels so the used a heavy barrel to compensate for the hotter load they ran."
This is very interesting, how did you arrive at these conclusions?.
1) I was told that they did NOT chrome the barrels because they taught their soldiers proper maintenance, they did use a high chrome steel alloy though
2) The Yugoslavs did Chrome soem barrels for some weapons....
3) The heavy barrel, I was told, was to enhance accuracy....
4) Which "hotter loads" are we discussing here ?? I can provide you with copies of the Yugoslav technical manuals, both manufacturers and military their loads were standard by all means.
JOHN
"yugos have a heaver barrel do to the fact at the time Yugoslavia did not have much material for chroming their barrels so the used a heavy barrel to compensate for the hotter load they ran."
This is very interesting, how did you arrive at these conclusions?.
1) I was told that they did NOT chrome the barrels because they taught their soldiers proper maintenance, they did use a high chrome steel alloy though
2) The Yugoslavs did Chrome soem barrels for some weapons....
3) The heavy barrel, I was told, was to enhance accuracy....
4) Which "hotter loads" are we discussing here ?? I can provide you with copies of the Yugoslav technical manuals, both manufacturers and military their loads were standard by all means.
JOHN
DAVE GP;
"The M70 with chromed barrel is questionable - all the imported Yugo AK kits in the US are non-chrome.... "
Remember that the AKs in question may not have come from stores in the former Yugoslavia....
Yugoslavia manufacturered them for numerous countries around the world, they were available with numerous options, such things as chromed bore, stamped or milled receivers, etc, etc....
JOHN
"The M70 with chromed barrel is questionable - all the imported Yugo AK kits in the US are non-chrome.... "
Remember that the AKs in question may not have come from stores in the former Yugoslavia....
Yugoslavia manufacturered them for numerous countries around the world, they were available with numerous options, such things as chromed bore, stamped or milled receivers, etc, etc....
JOHN
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
for the hotter loads and beefed up barrels i could swear i saw it on
http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/index.asp
Yugoslavia SKS M59/66A1 manufactured by the Zastava Ordnance /Red Banner Works from 1967 to 1970.
The M59 is practically a carbon copy of the Russian SKS and, , was made at Red Banner from 1960-67. The 59/66 series was manufactured at Red Banner from 1967-70. Many M59s were converted to the 59/66 configuration during that time. Most of the 59s and 59/66s had beechwood stocks. Some Yugoslav 59s and 59/66s with teakwood stocks were made for export to Africa.
The main difference between other SKS rifles and the Yugoslav versions is that the bores of the Yugo versions were not chrome plated--Yugoslavia has no significant native chromium ore deposits, chromium was expensive to purchase and Yugoslavia's relationship with the USSR (a major chromium ore exporter) since 1948 was lukewarm at best. One reason Yugo SKS rifles (in fact all Yugoslav small arms seem "beefier") is because Yugoslav cartridges are much "hotter" loads than other similar "East Bloc" ammo, plus since Yugoslavia's manufacturing capacity was relatively limited, each weapon had to be more durable.
(contributed by Michael E. Kreca)
acccording to this report from USSR in 1962, yugoslavia has plenty of chrome .
http://www.springerlink.com/content/mx36p23q2320mn04/
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
Well I stand corrected. I just posted what I new to be true based on that site.
That being said here is a picture of mine
all numbers matching night sights to, receiver cover is not original but factory stamped this sucker came in cosmoline and has only seen 40 rounds.
