I never had much interest in a SKS back when they were cheap. I remember looking at the Russians at my LGS for $79.95 and thinking that they were interesting, but not interesting enough to actually buy one. I did pick up a Chinese SKS for seventy bucks in '94 to help a friend out that needed...
This is by far the most accurate rifle I own. I paid $150 for it and when I found out that the holes in the receiver were done back in Sweden because it was a match rifle, I sourced a set of original Diopter sights. I have just under $300 in it and it will shoot dime sized 5 shot groups at 50...
Too many to count. Most were sold to finance my last divorce and then the house I bought once I was a free man again. Some that come to mind are a couple WWI Colt 1911's and a WWI Remington UMC 1911. 1903 Springfield National Match, 1941 factory blued US property Colt 1911-A1, M1D Garand bought...
Since the bolt was clean when you took it apart, I doubt very much if that is what was causing the problem. I would drop the action into an original stock and try it that way. If it still goes straight into rock&roll mode, change out the trigger group. That way you can isolate the problem...
I have about 75 AK magazines from various countries. I use my Hungarian tankers primarily in my M92 SBR, no particular reason, It's just what I do. I have found that all the European magazines work excellent as do Chinese mags. I like my Russian bakelites the best, but mostly I like them because...
I think it is somewhat of a ludicrous comparison. The AR is a more modern design and and has tremendous modularity and ergonomics going for it. Now that the prices of even common, commercial variants of the SKS are $350 and up and a decent AR can be had for around $500, the choice is simple...
...for King Edward. Look on the left side of the butt socket, there should be stamps that will tell you when it was upgraded to MkIII standards. For instance on my 1903 Mk1** the left side has the following marks:
This means that it was upgraded at the Royal Factory at Ishapore and the date...
I don't collect British Commonwealth rifles, but some how I have managed to acquire a few of them. My Lee Enfields include a Mk1** originally made in 1903 and upgraded a couple of times, the last time to a MkIII.
Second is an original condition No4Mk1 made by BSA in 1943
I also have...
While I am no SKS expert, I would say that a quick check of the stock would give you a better idea of when it was made. If it is cut for a spike bayonet, it would be a later rifle if the stock is original to the gun. Early SKS's had a blade bayonet and the channel cut in the stock would be...
I have built a few retro rifles as well as having an original Colt SP1. If you look around you can find SP1's for around $1500 +or-. The retro builds wound up costing me less than that, but I built them when M16 kits were under $350 and all you had to do was come up with a lower and a barrel...
Dude, it's not a target rifle. It was designed as a battle rifle. All they were ever supposed to do is hit a man sized target at 300 meters or less. Use better ammo and you may be able to shrink the pattern a little bit, but it will never shoot tiny little groups.
Basically all it is now is a high number Springfield shooter. I would place a value of $500-600 on it.
Last year I picked up a perfect, original MkI for $800, which I admit was a smokin' deal.
The ones from Eastern Europe were inexpensive because the equipment used to produce them was given to them by the Soviet Union and the workers aren't being paid American union wages.
An AK is not a plug and play gun like an AR. The domestic manufacturers have found out that producing a quality...
I just finished my own version of a junkyard build. I had sent off my form1 for a SBR to the ATF back in the early part of March and basically forgot about it until a week ago when the approved form1 showed up in the mail. I had been waiting to buy the barrel and other parts I was going to put...
Yes you MUST be careful of the 922r police. They are everywhere and are ready at a moments notice to tear your gun apart and look for the offending parts. I hear that they are thinking of instigating the death penalty for any gun found out of compliance.
To get back to the OP's question: Your...
While I am kind of late to the party here, I would like to add to the chorus abut keeping the M19. However, I would also add that a heavier revolver would probably be better suited to hunting. Many years ago I had a 6" M28 that I picked up in well used condition. It was my trail gun and hunting...
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