Anyone still into and shooting SKS's ??

[Kymasabe]

I sold my last AK a few days ago along with most of my spare parts and most of the ammo. I still have a few hundred rounds of 7.62 hanging around so I picked up a nice Norinco SKS today for $225 out the door. I'm undecided whether I should just leave it alone, shoot it a few times while I save up for an AR, or loose the stock, put it in a Choate stock and make some mods (= spend some $$) and forget about the AR for now.
So was wondering. I haven't heard anyone chatting about SKS's in a while, didn't know if anyone was still shooting them, still has them, are they stuffed in the back of the safes and forgotten? ANyone hunting with them? Are they your truck guns or range guns?

Show me your SKS.

 

[kenjs1]

I admit I put mine away for a while but have lately given it some use. They are great for introducing people to shooting. Fun, easy to shoot yet still powerful enough to feel like a "real" gun for a newbie. Ammo has gone up quite a bit but still cheap at $5 a box or whatever I just paid at the gun show. The only real mod I made was the Tech Sight peep sight. I can't recommend them enough for shrinking your 50 yd groups. Hogs started to come in pretty thick on the lease and I jumped a mess of them at about 20 yards two weeks ago. SKS was perfect. Kept me safe and tumbled some hogs that ran dang near into me. Hard to think of a better hog gun -and even though I am pretty finicky in the care department you certainly don't have to baby those things.

 

[QuietEarp]

This weekend I will be in the desert and plan on throwing several hundred rounds down range with my Yugo. I will be shooting at some real artistic targets at a junk heap. Not real precise, but real fun. Ammo price is a big factor.

 

[kenjs1]

forgot you asked to see 'em. Ok. A friend liked mine so well he bought one and asked me to camo it for him in any way I liked. This simple camo blends in very well and he just loved it. When I was about 75% done I thought it was terrible. Amazing how a few touches can turn something around. Kind of a cool thing to have between two old friends.
Here is a pic of that one -sorry the pic is so big.


Dad gave me this years ago for my first rifle. It was covered in that nasty reddened lacquer and rather beat up as you can see. Funny thing, I told him I redid it and it was laying in the truck bed. He went back, saw it, and came running back to say he couldn't find it -alarmed as if it was missing. I had to tell him it was the same rifle.
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After:


It was my first attempt -looks better in person. Looking back I was kind of silly in some of the approach I took to it but in the end I am still happy with it. The process inspired me to do other things and be less afraid of screwing something up. So my first rifle, from my Dad, painting a friend's, brother has one, sort of spring boarded me into rifles.... so while I take them for what they are I do sort of have a soft spot for them.

 

[Smokey Joe]

Great ol' SKS...

Ken JS 1--Nice paint job on that camo SKS. And the refinishing on your "original" SKS looks good, too. What did you do to the stock on the camo one??

As far as I know, the SKS defines the word "reliable"--Unless you have really screwed it up it just sits there and goes bang every single time you pull the trigger. Every single time.

The other thing is, they are a great rifle to learn on for gunsmithing--You don't feel bad if you wreck it, and they're so hard to really wreck.

Did my first glass-bedding job on an SKS, which gave me the courage to try it with a "real" rifle. Both turned out just fine, BTW.

Anyhow, nice work!

 

[mljdeckard]

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=453341

There's mine. I see no advantage of getting an AK instead. It's a different rifle than an AR. This is a rifle to drag through the sagebrush and not feel bad about it.

 

[JTH]

Unless you finacially strapped, you will regret selling your AK, unless it was an offer you couldn't pass on. I have a Norinco SKS purchased NIB in the early 90s but I picked up a used Paratrooper that accepted duckbill extended round mags and sold it about 5 years ago and turned the cash around for more ammo. I regret selling it today. This is what I have;
1 Norinco MAK90
1 Norinco SKS
1 Norinco 9mm Tokerev
1 Reminton 870 Wingmaster 12 ga. Law Enforcement
1 Hi-Point 9mm Carbine
1 Winchester Model 72 .22

Lots of ammo

 

[Palehorseman]

Bought two of them in 1988, 90 bucks each, gave one to brother-in-law, still have the other one. Trained grandkids with it due to low recoil, still fire it occasionaly, have two sealed 1200 round wooden crates of ammo left paid 99 dollars each for.

I look at it as an insurance policy, so will never get rid of it.

 

[Ratdog68]

I have a pair of Norinco SKS. One of them is bone stock, and has remained unfired after I cleaned it. The other one I've got dressed with a folding stock, a B-Square mount, a scope, a detatchable hi-cap magazine on it, and a bi-pod. I've shot it more than I have my ARs (over the years). They're fun guns to shoot and are quite capable of "meat in the freezer". If I didn't live in the city... I'd probably keep one rattlin' 'round in my truck.

 

[HOWARD J]

I had a Norinco in the 1980's--Milled steel fold under,etc.
Got an offer I couldn't refuse. I have another AK--not as good.
Kicking around here is about 1600 rds Chinese ( steel core) & about 250 rds
of Wolf.
Three SKS in various parts of the house. I usually shoot them once in summer time.
My Mini 30 gets all the work-I have about 700 rds --brass reloadable.
I use 308 to 311 ( actually are 310--they lie ) It's my fun gun.
Being old is a bitch---everything you do has to be done more slowly--includes going to the range ................:banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[wideym]

I still like and shoot my SKS occasionally. I prefer the orginal military configuration, but it's very hard to find one still in that condition. Most I've seen for sale lately are sporterized to the point of absuritity.

 

[Col. Plink]

Mine is enjoying something of a renaissance!

A Yugo M59, I spent a lot of time sanding and coating it to preserve it's wear marks and the inscription 'Dano' carved into the stock. Had a buddy reblue the metal (IT LOOKS NEW!) and took it to the range last week. Come to find out it's ON from 100yds, even standing. I'll have Kivaari do a trigger job, and may even invest in a scout scope mount and long eye relief optic to see what she's really capable of.

As accurate as it is, I can't see how even an AR platform in 7.62x39 could outperform it given the round. I paid post-Obammy prices for it, but it appears to have been the utmost Mr. Simonov's design is capable of. Cheers!

 

[AMSting]

I have a stock Yugo and a modified Norinco. I shoot the Norinco at least once a month. I see at least one other at the range, so there are several people that still shoot them regularly. I think it is a great gun to get others started with rifles, and they are extremely reliable.

 

[ifit]

picked up my first sks about a month ago, its a norinco and fun to shoot. came with a wood stock, but ordered me a fibergalss stock which i finally found one.
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after

 

[Smokey Joe]

Holy Smokehouse!!!

Ifit--At what yardage range was that target shot?? That's Awesome, man!!

While I'm at it, what kind of stock is that on yr SKS, and where can a body get one?? Looks really nice.

 

[ifit]

thanks smokey, that was only 50 yards 5 shots and there always has to be one flier the stock i got from dans collectibles. though my pics makes it look really smooth, it has some casting flaws but not enough for me to return it, and had to shave a bit on the upper hand guard to fit. i should of asked for a hand picked one, hell i even left the "made in china" sticker on the stock

 

[dobeman]

I tried to sell mine but couldn't get what I was asking for it. So back in the closet she went. Prices sure have come down on them at least here where I live. Good for buyers. Not a good time to sell them for anything.

 

[juk]

I bought my yugo for 125 a few years ago. I redid the original stock with an ebony stain and sprayed "wolf gray" duracoat on all the metal parts. It has honestly seen 1000+ rounds of nothing but the cheapest stuff I could find and it has never failed to fire. I guess it will shoot about 4" 10 shot groups at 100yds from a bench. I would have no reservations about taking it hunting for deer. The only problem I have with it is the horrible trigger. I actually took the thing apart with the intention of trying to improve the trigger, but saw that it would require alot more work that I had originally planned. I'm not going to let the trigger ruin my block-busting fun though.

 

[chicharrones]

Last month, I took my Norinco shooting for the first time in about three years. Still sends bullets down the barrel.

 

[benzy2]

Unless you finacially strapped, you will regret selling your AK, unless it was an offer you couldn't pass on.

I was glad to dump my AK. Never had a problem with it, just nothing spectacular. Shot close to the SKS with the mag capacity of the AR. I really like my SKS. Its just a yugo but I like that its a machined hunk of metal. Feels substantial. I don't really rely on my rifles to do more than entertain at the range. For me the SKS does so better than the AK. I know for me I made the right choice keeping the SKS and selling the AK.

 

[RockyMtnTactical]

I love my SKS. Great little gun. Wish I was able to shoot it more often.

 

[BHP FAN]

The SKS has many virtues, and only one drawback.It's got a effective caliber/ cartridge, decent sights, good to fair accuracy , simple rugged design, comes apart with no tool other than a cartridge, and it's only minor drawback, the ten round capacity/stripper clip loading system is easy to overcome with just a little practice.

 

[wnycollector]

I added a Tech-sight last year for $45. That was the single best investment I ever made in a rifle in regards to increased accuracy (dollar for dollar). My group shrunk by 50%. I shoot my SKS at least monthly and whenever I do I think this was the best $79 (back in 1990) I ever spent!

 

[WardenWolf]

I picked this rare bird up about a month ago. It's a 1958 Romanian with a chrome-lined bore. The previous owner had it as a safe queen. It's in absolutely gorgeous condition, with a little metal wear but a perfect bore and beautiful wood. I got a very good deal on it, too.



And yes, I know, the room is a mess.

 

[stubbicatt]

I haven't shot mine in several years until last weekend, introduced a newcomer to the hobby. She didn't like the SKS, preferring instead the CZ452. However, I put maybe 40 rounds through it and enjoyed it quite a little bit.