I've got 2 bones to pick here riddled with totally worthless and false info/opinion.....
Yugos are milled and some if not most chinese are stamped with pinned barrels
WRONG.
99.99999% of Chinese SKS's are milled.
The Chinese stamped reciever SKS's are beyond VERY RARE. They bring a very big premium from collectors when they come up for sale. I've seen one come up forsale in 10yrs and I dropped out of the bidding when it went over $550....
Some Chinese SKS's are milled with a pressed and pinned barrel (few) and most are milled with a screwed in barrel. The barrel to trunion attachment method makes no difference. I own one of both designs and they are both great shooters.
Chrome bore hysteria never ceases to amaze me.
As for "Chrome Bore Hysteria"... Do your home work.
There's a reason most modern military rifles have chrome lined bores. True it's not a big deal to most US shooters - but the best deal on surplus 7.62X39 ammo happens to come from Yugoslavia and it has corrosive primers.....
Just take a good look at the ads for the majority of YUGO SKS's for sale right now. Look on SAMCO GLOBALs web site..... Every one of them say "DARK BORE". In not so many words that means:
YOUR BARREL MAY BE A PITTED AND RUSTED SEWER PIPE.
What I don't understand is why pay the same $$$ for less??
Now a little opinion of my own.
Like I said before - When YUGO SKS's were $139 they were a good deal.... Now they are $300 (more for a nice one) and thats not such a great deal.... Russian's can be found for $150 more, Romanina's can be bought for $50-$100 more and Chinese can be bought for the same $$$ (sometimes even less).
Why give $300 for a YUGO rifle with a junk barrel when you can give $300 for a Chinese one with a chrome lined barrel that you will NEVER wear out.
Will