gsbuickman
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Hiya Guys, since I shared the Israeli Browning Hi Power that I picked up over the weekend I thought I'd share my latest rifle acquisition with y'all as well.
I traded a Palmetto AR pistol lower w/ 3 mags + $40, for this beautiful & rare #'s matching SKS marked - DP吉五六式 20xxxxx from the NE Providence of Jilin' China, type 56 carbine.
I date this either a 58' or a 65', but either way it's absolutely beautiful. The stock, trigger guard, receiver, bolt & bolt carrier all have matching #'s. The only serial number I can't find a match for is on the magazine.
As you can see it also has a nice muzzlebrake, a factory cleaning kit in the rifle butt behind the spring-loaded trap door, the factory sling w/ the correct spun wire hangers and the factory dust cover with the original locking lug pin intact. Other than the bolts in the dust cover, the only thing that is missing is the spike bayonet & cleaning rod obviously, then again I don't think that a bayonet is compatible with this muzzle brake anyway. Oh yeah, before I forget, besides the matching numbers on the bolt, the bolt is a type 84/D/M bolt w/o the magazine feed lips for easy one hand magazine changes.
And finally I'll mention the Optics that it came with as well. Its a Leaper's 6x40mm optic with 1" rings and a pretty nice see thru piccy rail w/ 8 position slots for a little adjustability . . I know the optic isn't variable power, nor is it very expensive or the best, but it is short enough that I can still load with stripper clips & it gets the job done for a 300 yard shooter.
I did try 20 round Tapco magazines with this obviously, but for some reason they cause more problems with this rifle than what they are worth which is weird, so I put the factory box magazine back in it and it's worth more that way anyway. I do have to say that loading this SKS with stripper Clips is as smooth as silk and I've never had one that loads as easy as this one & I've had my fair share of these rifles being a milsurp junkie.
I traded a Palmetto AR pistol lower w/ 3 mags + $40, for this beautiful & rare #'s matching SKS marked - DP吉五六式 20xxxxx from the NE Providence of Jilin' China, type 56 carbine.
I date this either a 58' or a 65', but either way it's absolutely beautiful. The stock, trigger guard, receiver, bolt & bolt carrier all have matching #'s. The only serial number I can't find a match for is on the magazine.
As you can see it also has a nice muzzlebrake, a factory cleaning kit in the rifle butt behind the spring-loaded trap door, the factory sling w/ the correct spun wire hangers and the factory dust cover with the original locking lug pin intact. Other than the bolts in the dust cover, the only thing that is missing is the spike bayonet & cleaning rod obviously, then again I don't think that a bayonet is compatible with this muzzle brake anyway. Oh yeah, before I forget, besides the matching numbers on the bolt, the bolt is a type 84/D/M bolt w/o the magazine feed lips for easy one hand magazine changes.
And finally I'll mention the Optics that it came with as well. Its a Leaper's 6x40mm optic with 1" rings and a pretty nice see thru piccy rail w/ 8 position slots for a little adjustability . . I know the optic isn't variable power, nor is it very expensive or the best, but it is short enough that I can still load with stripper clips & it gets the job done for a 300 yard shooter.
I did try 20 round Tapco magazines with this obviously, but for some reason they cause more problems with this rifle than what they are worth which is weird, so I put the factory box magazine back in it and it's worth more that way anyway. I do have to say that loading this SKS with stripper Clips is as smooth as silk and I've never had one that loads as easy as this one & I've had my fair share of these rifles being a milsurp junkie.