Why are you conflicted, exactly? Or, what is your incentive to change anything?
SKSs are pretty fantastic guns, as-is. No real need to change them. I toyed around with my Russian back in the early '90s. Even then I could see it was a much better gun in stock form than modified.
10 Rds. is a pretty decent amount of ammo to have on-board for most uses -- stripper clips work great, and they are mighty compact to carry around.
What need does changing it address for you?
