SKS or AK47 for my trunk?

jculp said:

I like mine a lot. I bought it from a member of this forum, actually.

Accuracy -- I dunno, I haven't fired it much long-range. I hear it's pretty good, though.

It hasn't given me any problems w.r.t. performance. It's reasonably cheap, it's fun, it takes AR mags. Good stuff.

/lurk again...

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sweet! thanks

I didn't read all the posts but my 2 cents worth is go with the SKS. Haven't you folks ever heard of stripper clips? I used them all the time in the service to top up my magazines and I even use them on my 6.5. I tried them this summer on my shooting buddies SKS (she thought they were the coolest thing). The "10 round game" is a load of bs if ever I heard one. There is no problem I could not solve in the first 3 rounds. After that you retreat to hardened shelter and rethink your options.
As I said, it is just my opinion.

Regards

John

I know this won't be popular, but for defense (two legged), I would consider a Kel Tek Sub2000, either 9mm or .40, used cheap and plentiful Glock mags, and folds down to a very small size. If you have a glock in 9mm or .40, its a perfect companion. If you live in a silly state with capacity restrictions, I'd look elsewhere though.

AK pistol

fits in with the spare- drop it in with a spare mag and leave it.

I love my ak but those sks paratroopers are awesome they are light and handy and you don't have to fumble around with magazines, and that is a great price I wish there was more competition around here maybe there would be better prices but things are almost to high here. I think you will be very pleased with the paratrooper and with 10 rds of wolf 154gr sp, or silver bear 125 gr sp you can't beat it.

I have both an AK and SKS and the SKS is what I choose for my trunk. Cheap, dependable and reliable under some pretty crappy conditions. The ATI folders are J-U-N-K......but Choate makes a nice folder for the SKS. Its $100 and can be found at the very bottom of this page:

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=4210&title=PISTOL+GRIP+STOCK

But adding that to your $175 SKS puts you in the range of the standard WASR-10 high cap - they are going for around $289.

and you don't have to fumble around with magazines,

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or you could just slap a 30 or 40 round mag in and not have to fumble with stripper clips after every 10 shots.

I have both an AK and SKS and the SKS is what I choose for my trunk. Cheap, dependable and reliable under some pretty crappy conditions. The ATI folders are J-U-N-K......but Choate makes a nice folder for the SKS.

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Just be aware that you can't do that on an SKS imported after the Bush the Elder import ban was enacted, later codified into 18 USC 922. Putting a folding stock on a post-import-ban SKS would be "assembly of an unimportable imported rifle" and would be a Federal felony violation of 18 USC 922(r), unless you change enough other parts that you only have 10 or fewer imported parts as defined by the law. Ditto for Saigas, etc.

Civvie AK lookalikes with the traditional pistol-grip style stock are OK to add folders to, however, because they already have enough U.S. made parts to not fall under the 922(r) regs.

Add me as another shotgun vote.


It seems to me like you need to fully think over what you need this for and the strategy you would take in different situations where you would need it.

You mention you need a 200 yard range but then you say you need semiauto because you would only use it in close range or you would drive away.

If its definately between the AK and SKS I would definately choose the SKS. The only advantage of the AK to me is the detachable 30rd mags which doesnt really start to be a benefit for me until there are several armed targets advancing.

Commissar Gribb said:

or you could just slap a 30 or 40 round mag in and not have to fumble with stripper clips after every 10 shots.

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Then you get to clear a malfunction every 3 or 4 rounds or so - SKS and detachable mags = junk

Actually, it shouldn't so much be SKS + detachable mags = junk as it should be SKS + aftermarket mags = junk. The SKS D or M, whichever you prefer, that is set up from the factory to accept detachable AK mags seem to work just fine

What are planning on taking head on with a 40 rd magazine, for a trunk gun?
What could you possible get in a fight with that 10rds of 7.62 can't handle, a possum or a wild boar. if you need to carry forty rds around something is wrong, and it should no longer be a "trunk" gun

jobu07 said:

Actually, it shouldn't so much be SKS + detachable mags = junk as it should be SKS + aftermarket mags = junk. The SKS D or M, whichever you prefer, that is set up from the factory to accept detachable AK mags seem to work just fine

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Agreed - unfortuneatly most people grab dem an SKS and sum a dem der benana clips.......the SKS-M and SKS-D never crosses their mind.

Wonder how hard they are to find, I have honestly never handled one....Ive seen them on Gunbroker and they go in low AK range.

Good friend of mine has one. Interestingly enough, he found it for sale in the local classified ads. Grabbed it uber cheap too! They are fun, but i'd prefer an AK any day of hte week.