Yeah definitely not. I’ll keep it the way it is.Your bayonet lug has been cut off. To fit a bayonet, you'll have to change the entire front sight block, not sure if it's worth the trouble...
Yeah definitely not. I’ll keep it the way it is.Your bayonet lug has been cut off. To fit a bayonet, you'll have to change the entire front sight block, not sure if it's worth the trouble...
Thank you for the reply. Yeah I bought some bxn clips on eBay for a very reasonable price. Once they get here I’m taking it out! Can’t wait. I’ll let you know how it shoots, thanks guys!Neato! Back in 1992-93 (Somewhere back then) a buddy introduced me to a friend of his who had imported about 60 pallets of the Chinese SKS's and at least two million rounds of ammo. At some non-descript warehouse off Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, Ca. I bought an in-the-box rifle and 100 rounds on stripper clips for 99 bucks. Mine didn't have the nice wooden stock yours has, it had a hollow brown "phenolic" stock that apparently was from the late 1960's and was made during a run up to supply Vietnamese/Chinese forces with guns.
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You bought a good looking SKS! As the guys said above, get the good stripper clips and avoid the temptation to put on a larger mag, they're really hit and miss reliability-wise.
Let us know how it shoots for you when you get a chance to exercise it out on the range.
Stay safe.
Will do!!They are fun rifles. And look up ballistics of a 7.62x39mm soft point. They are effective.
Got mine cheap cause it only had a 20 round Tapco that was damaged. Probably from removing it while the bolt was closed. Ran fine with a new Tapco mag, but awkward to change mags and you can only change mags on an open bolt.