sks rifles.....
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There are several different manufacturers just off the top of my head:
Norinco-chicoms
Romanian
Yugo
Russian
Albanian
All have the fixed 10 rd. mags with the exception of the Norinco D models which will take AK magazines and are usually $400 range
You can remove the fixed 10 round mags and bubba the rifles out with duckbilled mags. but getting them seated and removed from the rifle quickly makes them impractical. The 10 round fixed with stripper clips if faster.
Personally I find the Norinco Chicoms to be lighter and handier to carry and shoot.
As for prices I can only give you my areas rates:
Yugo,Norinco & Romanians $200-$250
Russians?
For more info try this board: http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php
Norinco-chicoms
Romanian
Yugo
Russian
Albanian
All have the fixed 10 rd. mags with the exception of the Norinco D models which will take AK magazines and are usually $400 range
You can remove the fixed 10 round mags and bubba the rifles out with duckbilled mags. but getting them seated and removed from the rifle quickly makes them impractical. The 10 round fixed with stripper clips if faster.
Personally I find the Norinco Chicoms to be lighter and handier to carry and shoot.
As for prices I can only give you my areas rates:
Yugo,Norinco & Romanians $200-$250
Russians?
For more info try this board: http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php
kevindsingleton
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What do you want to know? They're cheap, ugly and supremely functional, and very little else. The wood furniture is usually poorly made, but can be replaced with marginally better polymer furniture. The trigger is poor, and best left alone. Accuracy varies from horrible to pretty darn good, at practical ranges, and there are lots of accessories available, which will do nothing for the value or collectability of the rifle.
I have one: a Norinco paratrooper that takes AK mags, and I wouldn't part with it for less than it would cost to replace it, but I'll never take it to the range, and it'll only come out of the safe to verify its condition, or if the SHTF. I don't enjoy shooting it, and I don't want to buy replacement parts or ammo. I just want it to be there when I need it to do what it was made to do, and I'm not going to ask it to do anything else. It's just not up to the job of being a benchrest, hunting, or varmint rifle, so I'll let it kick back and prepare for the job it was made to do: two-legged varmint hunting.
If you can, get the one your aunt has found for you. Even if it's a total POS, it'll be fun to have around, and you just never know what's going to happen after the elections.
I have one: a Norinco paratrooper that takes AK mags, and I wouldn't part with it for less than it would cost to replace it, but I'll never take it to the range, and it'll only come out of the safe to verify its condition, or if the SHTF. I don't enjoy shooting it, and I don't want to buy replacement parts or ammo. I just want it to be there when I need it to do what it was made to do, and I'm not going to ask it to do anything else. It's just not up to the job of being a benchrest, hunting, or varmint rifle, so I'll let it kick back and prepare for the job it was made to do: two-legged varmint hunting.
If you can, get the one your aunt has found for you. Even if it's a total POS, it'll be fun to have around, and you just never know what's going to happen after the elections.
confused:I have two Yugo SKSs in my vault. One cost me $159.00, and one cost me $179.00, so there are some great prices out there. I haven't tested mine for distance accuracy. I bought them for collecting purposes for my daughter to own in the future. I have fired both, and neither has ever failed, even using cheap Wolf ammo. IMHO they are great rifles for the cost.
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Regarding deer rifle, this little Russian caliber has the same power as a .30-30 Win. If your state limits you to 6 rounds total, the SKS may not work for you. Determine your intended purpose and see if the rifle fits your own needs.
Doc2005
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Regarding deer rifle, this little Russian caliber has the same power as a .30-30 Win. If your state limits you to 6 rounds total, the SKS may not work for you. Determine your intended purpose and see if the rifle fits your own needs.
Doc2005
sprithitler
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If you already have good rifles and if you have space, take the gun if the price is right.
If you have no guns and no shooting experience, take the gun if the price is right, and then put it in a corner and learn to shoot with a better rifle. If you have no space for a unneeded gun, dont get it, put your money and space into one or a few well choosen rifles well suited for you, your family and your needs.
Me, i would buy it if the price was right and then store it in the safe as just one more backup gun.
If you have no guns and no shooting experience, take the gun if the price is right, and then put it in a corner and learn to shoot with a better rifle. If you have no space for a unneeded gun, dont get it, put your money and space into one or a few well choosen rifles well suited for you, your family and your needs.
Me, i would buy it if the price was right and then store it in the safe as just one more backup gun.
Compared to a 30.06, .270, or any other deer gun, how would it differ? Would it be better or worse? What is it good for as far as hunting?(no two-legged kind jokes please..lol) I am serious. We have a 30.06, 270, and a 12gauge..All semi-automatic. I want to make sure I don't go buy a gun that I can't use, or will make my husband mad, and I hate to waste money....
I do not know anyone around me who has one, so, I don't know. He is asking 200. for the gun. So, what do yall think?
I do not know anyone around me who has one, so, I don't know. He is asking 200. for the gun. So, what do yall think?As I posted earlier, the 7.62X39 Russian is equal to a .30-30 Win. In terms of "hunting", pure hunting, I would pass on the SKS. You have a .270 and a .30-06? You have about the best hunting rounds available. What requires a shotgun is covered by your 12 gauge. It sounds to me like you are set. What you may want to look into is a smaller round like a .223 Rem/5.56mm for varmint and plinking.
kevindsingleton
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You're 30.06 and 270 are probably better deer guns. The SKS is a semi-auto "assault rifle", designed for military-style uses, not hunting. $200 is not a bad price, depending on origin and condition, but you don't need this SKS for deer hunting.
I would not pay $200 for a SKS. However they are great rifles. They are tough and most I have used were pretty accurate 2-3 moa. I have seen people use them on deer and feral hogs, but I personally have not. They are good rifles to have around and are pretty cheap to feed. In good condition( clean bore, decent stock) I would pay around $120-$150. I have a Russian from 1954 that is a good shooter I paid $80 for in 1996.
Jason M
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You can't compare SKS prices from 12 years ago to what you may pay now. Russian and Romanian SKSs will go for over $300. I've seen them sell time and time again at those prices.
Armed 24/7
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I have a 1953 Russian SKS in Excellent shape that I paid $200 a few years ago. I got a heck of a deal on it, and I don't think that $200 for an SKS in good shape is a bad deal. I love mine for plinking, but I would not hunt with it
ZeSpectre
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An SKS rifle and a set of Williams "Firesights" make a great combination.
JR47
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Unusual information here. We own a pair of Russians, a Romanian, an Albanian, and three Chinese, including the "M" variant that uses AK mags.
The sights are coarse, but Mojo sells a better set. The triggers are no worse in many cases than some of the other hunting rifles before the advent of the Accu-Trigger by Savage forced the manufacturers to upgrade their lines.
If you want a larger capacity mag, there is a fixed 20 round available that is the old Chinese mag for the Police. The Chinese kept the SKS in use for police, feeling that the AK was too military for law-enforcement.
Ammunition is now available that is clearly superior to the old, and mostly poorly stored 7.62x39 of years ago. It's also non-corrosive. Try the 154 gr. Wolf SP load for hunting. It is right around the same .30-30 power levels in standard loadings.
With better ammunition, the SKS is hunting reliable out to 100-125 yards. It will easily hit, and kill, deer at that range.
The "good for women" statement probably involves the shorter length-of-pull that the SKS uses, as most of the people were smaller in stature that it was issued to.
They're fun to shoot, easy to clean, and ammo is still cheap. While the stocks aren't fine walnut, they are usually a dense-grained hardwood. In the case of the Yugo SKS, it's often mahogany.
While they were available for $75.00 in the 1980's, the price has risen dramatically over the years, as different versions became available, and inflation kicked in.
They don't enjoy the cachet of a nice bolt-action sporting rifle, but it's doubtful if the animal will know the difference.
The sights are coarse, but Mojo sells a better set. The triggers are no worse in many cases than some of the other hunting rifles before the advent of the Accu-Trigger by Savage forced the manufacturers to upgrade their lines.
If you want a larger capacity mag, there is a fixed 20 round available that is the old Chinese mag for the Police. The Chinese kept the SKS in use for police, feeling that the AK was too military for law-enforcement.
Ammunition is now available that is clearly superior to the old, and mostly poorly stored 7.62x39 of years ago. It's also non-corrosive. Try the 154 gr. Wolf SP load for hunting. It is right around the same .30-30 power levels in standard loadings.
With better ammunition, the SKS is hunting reliable out to 100-125 yards. It will easily hit, and kill, deer at that range.
The "good for women" statement probably involves the shorter length-of-pull that the SKS uses, as most of the people were smaller in stature that it was issued to.
They're fun to shoot, easy to clean, and ammo is still cheap. While the stocks aren't fine walnut, they are usually a dense-grained hardwood. In the case of the Yugo SKS, it's often mahogany.
While they were available for $75.00 in the 1980's, the price has risen dramatically over the years, as different versions became available, and inflation kicked in.
They don't enjoy the cachet of a nice bolt-action sporting rifle, but it's doubtful if the animal will know the difference.
eatont9999
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I wish I had a wife who would bring home an SKS.
I like my SKS. It is the closest thing I have to an assault rifle. It is 2-3 MOA and has a light recoil compared to MNs and K98s. If I were to hunt deer with a milsurp, the K98 for the first choice and K31 for second choice because of accuracy.
I like my SKS. It is the closest thing I have to an assault rifle. It is 2-3 MOA and has a light recoil compared to MNs and K98s. If I were to hunt deer with a milsurp, the K98 for the first choice and K31 for second choice because of accuracy.
aka108
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Ammo still seem plentiful and not too bad price wise, although far more than a few years ago. Reliable, fun, not target grade but good plinkers and for close in small deer or coyote.
Smokey Joe
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The other post...
Jeannie 29--Recalling your other thread, you don't want the SKS. Same as the other semi-autos, this one will be kinda heavy. It certainly won't have the recoil of the other firearms you've mentioned, but there are FAR better firearms to be had for you & yr daughter to consider using for deer hunting.
In your situation, I wouldn't get an SKS unless money is REALLY tight. True, it isn't as pricey as a good bolt-action .243 Win, or even a break-action rifle like a New England Firearms (NEF), but it'll be heavier and considerably less accurate.
And IIRC, you want to start with .22's anyhow.
So, while and SKS is nice to have, as a plinking rifle, and an "in-a-pinch" hunting rifle, this is one you don't want.
Save yr money.
Jeannie 29--Recalling your other thread, you don't want the SKS. Same as the other semi-autos, this one will be kinda heavy. It certainly won't have the recoil of the other firearms you've mentioned, but there are FAR better firearms to be had for you & yr daughter to consider using for deer hunting.
In your situation, I wouldn't get an SKS unless money is REALLY tight. True, it isn't as pricey as a good bolt-action .243 Win, or even a break-action rifle like a New England Firearms (NEF), but it'll be heavier and considerably less accurate.
And IIRC, you want to start with .22's anyhow.
So, while and SKS is nice to have, as a plinking rifle, and an "in-a-pinch" hunting rifle, this is one you don't want.
Save yr money.
Wolfgang2000
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I have a couple SKS's including one just for the wife. It's her "go to" rifle. I've taken several deer with my SKS, and I very confident in it's use as a hunter. Considering the cost of a box of HP rounds (Between $3.00 to $5.00) It's a very reliable mid range hunter. The short pull makes it a favorite for women and younger shooters.
Are there better rifles? YES, but not for the money. The 06 and 270 are excellent rounds, and will never be threaten by the 7.62x39. As previously stated the X39 is close to the 30-30 which in it self is a mid range round.
If you already have a 30-06 why get a 308. A 308 is just a short 30-06. Don't misunderstand, the 308 is one of my favorite rounds, but I wouldn't have a 308 and a 30-06, I would have 1 or the other, thats just me.
I use my SKS as my inclement weather rifle. If I do my part I'm confident it will put meat on the table.
Are there better rifles? YES, but not for the money. The 06 and 270 are excellent rounds, and will never be threaten by the 7.62x39. As previously stated the X39 is close to the 30-30 which in it self is a mid range round.
If you already have a 30-06 why get a 308. A 308 is just a short 30-06. Don't misunderstand, the 308 is one of my favorite rounds, but I wouldn't have a 308 and a 30-06, I would have 1 or the other, thats just me.
I use my SKS as my inclement weather rifle. If I do my part I'm confident it will put meat on the table.
Mainsail
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Here's my Yugo:
woad_yurt
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woad_yurt
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Unless you need to take 450-yard-over-a-canyon-out-west type shots, the SKS is a great, great, great rifle for tromping through the woods, a perfect deer rifle. Check out a Norinco before you buy. They are way lighter and handier than all the rest.
LeibstandarteAdH
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What do you have in 30-06' and 270 that are semi-auto's? BAR's?
Also its already been said 7.62x39 is comprable to .30-30. That is what it compairs to.
.30-06' and 270 "deer rifles" (bolt action) are much more powerful, and accurate than an SKS is ever going to be able to be. If you want to be able to make head shots on deer from 200+ yards like may be possible with a good 06' or 270, an SKS is not your gun, but it will kill a dear just fine with a torso "kill zone" shot from point blank to at least 200 yards.
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If it were in good shape at a good price, I would get it in a heartbeat.
Let's put it this way: They may not be super accurate, but they're more accurate than I am.
Let's put it this way: They may not be super accurate, but they're more accurate than I am.
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