The North Haven plant was closed & the experienced guys that built them were given their walking papers. Production then moved to Illion NY.They haven't been built right since.Did something significant change on the post 2010 models?
* and TechSights are for anyone dedicated enough to the SKS to have a sight system that has to be removed for cleaning and rechecked at the next trigger pull.
'd say go for the SKS, $250 is not a bad price for one and they are good quality guns.
I'll betcha dollars to donuts that the SKS ammo is light ball corrosive military surplus (not really suitable for hunting, and in some places not legal for hunting) and the 30-30 was boxer primed soft/hollow point hunting ammunition. Not exactly an apples to oranges comparison.Hey y'all, I was in my local gun shop the other day and I found two rifles that sparked my curiosity. One was a used Norinco SKS for $250 and the other was a brand new Marlin 336 for $300. I'd be using the rifle for plinking initially and possibly as a deer rifle in the future. As far as ammo goes I can get a 20rds of 7.62x39 for $4.99 or 20rds of 30-30 Win for about $15.00. So if the price of ammo was a deciding factor I'd be set. I was just curious as to which one y'all would recommend. Thanks in advance for your answers.
P.S. I'm also a bit weary of buying Chinese over American. As you can tell by my name I don't mind weapons from over seas, but I'm not sold on the giant "MADE IN CHINA" stamp thats on the reciever.
The SKS will be longer and heavier a little awkward compared to the Marlin.