gsbuickman
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They are both fine for SD or HD. It all comes down to preference and price. Price is about similar now also, since SKS value has gone way up, and AR has gone way down.
If you want something more modern and customizable, then the AR is better. For plinking and collectability, the SKS. I've had both and really enjoy them. Although I got rid of all my SKS rifles (I regret that now).
The best SKS is the one that takes 30rd AK mags. I had a SKS-M that I scored for $350 a few years ago and resold for a good profit. Now I wish I kept it as their value is well above $500 for a decent SKS in original form.
one thing that most people don't realize is the SKS-M is not a real milsurp SKS, it's a cheap production imposter rifle, and it was never issued or used by any military branches, and I don't think it has any relevance in the premise of the OP's original thread.
IMO the only reason it garnered any kind of popularity was due to the fact that it was rigged up for AK mags before being exported to the Western Market as a sales gimmick.
I still find it hard to believe just how far some people will go to acquire one these days. I've had my fair share of milsurp SKS rifles which is quite a few, and they've all been dead nuts reliable without a single issue. after hearing about these for so long I finally acquired one with the original thumbhole stock. now that I look back on it, that has to be the worst gun trade I've ever made and it ended up being the most unreliable and biggest POS I've ever had. I understand some guys have good luck with them and that's fine, but imo this one was a real piece of crap. I ended up having a local guy offer me $600 for it and after informing him of all the trouble I had with it, he said he'd get it straightened out but in the end I was just glad to see that damn thing go. now I have the Jilin' Providence DP marked SKS pictured in my previous post and I really like this one.