chiappa1911
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I am thinking about getting one and wondering what you guys think of them. If i get one i would replace the stock. Also how reliable are they
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dprice3844444
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you can bet your life on them,hundreds of thousands of chinese and russians did
carbine85
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They are great rifles. If you are buying it for sporting purposes it's a great choice and ammo is cheap. If you are buying for defensive purposes I would look at other rifles.
Reloadron
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They work fine and last a long time. 
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Justin
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If price is your only criteria they're decent rifles.
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I've had one (Russian) for over 20 years. Very rugged, very reliable. Plenty of power for almost all common rifle tasks. I've found mine to be consistently more accurate than I'd have expected.
If you look at it as a semi-automatic version of a Winchester '94 or Marlin 336 lever gun in .30-30, you're on the right track.
You can spend a whole lot more money to get a rifle to do the same things.
Not sure why you'd decide to replace the stock until you've actually shot it. They're pretty darned decent guns without any tinkering.
Not a good choice if you want to put a scope on it, though.
If you look at it as a semi-automatic version of a Winchester '94 or Marlin 336 lever gun in .30-30, you're on the right track.
You can spend a whole lot more money to get a rifle to do the same things.
Not sure why you'd decide to replace the stock until you've actually shot it. They're pretty darned decent guns without any tinkering.
Not a good choice if you want to put a scope on it, though.
bigfatdave
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they're great.
leave the stock alone and don't try to make it into something "tactical" or "sniper" and you'll do well - I do, however, suggest considering the TechSight rear sight replacement, adding an aperture makes shooting the SKS well much easier
leave the stock alone and don't try to make it into something "tactical" or "sniper" and you'll do well - I do, however, suggest considering the TechSight rear sight replacement, adding an aperture makes shooting the SKS well much easier
I agree with Fatty Dave!! I was given an SKS (Chinese version) about a year ago..with a tacticool folding stock and a Hi-cap magazine set-up. It was a jam-o-matic. I bought a wood stock off ebay...finished it. Bought a 10 round magazine well from a web site. Put it all together, and i have a great rifle!
Bought a YUGO SKS a few months ago...stripped it of Cosmolene..refinished it..and I LOVE IT!! If the <deleted> was to hit the fan..this is the rifle I would take with me...other than a Garrand!
Leave it stock..and shoot it trouble free!
Bought a YUGO SKS a few months ago...stripped it of Cosmolene..refinished it..and I LOVE IT!! If the <deleted> was to hit the fan..this is the rifle I would take with me...other than a Garrand!
Leave it stock..and shoot it trouble free!
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fallout mike
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I had wanted one for a while as well. I traded a friend for his recently. I am not disappointed.
tryshoot
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My Yugo allways works. Everybody I let shoot it loves it too.
Owen Sparks
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Don't expect too much accuracy and you will not be disappointed. They kind of remind me of an old joke:
Cheap, accurate, reliable.
Pick any two.
With an SKS you get cheap and reliable.
Cheap, accurate, reliable.
Pick any two.
With an SKS you get cheap and reliable.
Russian SKS was my first military style weapon. Folding Tapco stock with a 3x9 scope. I took the stock off and replaced it with a wooden stock and took the scope off. It is decently accurate and I don't think I have ever had a misfie of any kind with the 10 round mag. I have a 30 rounder and, while it looks cool, it does jam on occasion.
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With Yugo M67 ammo I've gotten 2MOA groups out of my Norinco. Shoot crap ammo a nd you'll get crap groups.
Totally agree with the poster above me: The SKS ain't a AK and if you try to make it into one you'll just screw it up. Leave off ideas of optics and extended mags and you'll be fine.
BSW
Totally agree with the poster above me: The SKS ain't a AK and if you try to make it into one you'll just screw it up. Leave off ideas of optics and extended mags and you'll be fine.
BSW
The SKS is a decent enough rifle, but it's not God's gift to the rifleman. And it isn't exactly some sort of rare, prized piece of history either.
Swapping stocks takes all of 30 seconds to accomplish and the Tapco T6 stock is a very nice option to have. If it makes the rifle fit you better, there's no reason not to use it.
The fixed 10 round magazine works great, the Tapco 20 round detachable also works great. There is an old, no longer manufactured USA brand 30 round mag that also works very well, but they are so rare that it's irrelevant anymore. I wouldn't mess with any other magazines.
One real important note, and that's 922r compliance. If you swap out the stock on the SKS you'll have to replace a number of other parts to keep it legal. This is where a cost:benefit ratio comes in to play. If you really like the rifle, then modifying it is probably worth it. If it's just a plinker, then the cost is probably not worth the benefit.
Swapping stocks takes all of 30 seconds to accomplish and the Tapco T6 stock is a very nice option to have. If it makes the rifle fit you better, there's no reason not to use it.
The fixed 10 round magazine works great, the Tapco 20 round detachable also works great. There is an old, no longer manufactured USA brand 30 round mag that also works very well, but they are so rare that it's irrelevant anymore. I wouldn't mess with any other magazines.
One real important note, and that's 922r compliance. If you swap out the stock on the SKS you'll have to replace a number of other parts to keep it legal. This is where a cost:benefit ratio comes in to play. If you really like the rifle, then modifying it is probably worth it. If it's just a plinker, then the cost is probably not worth the benefit.
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I think my Yugo has been quite a bit of fun to shoot. It's reliability has been about as good as it gets, it's accuracy is better than what I expected from a battle weapon. It's not a tack driver but it's still pretty darned accurate providing I do my part. For the $269 I paid for it is worth every penny I paid and more.
chiappa1911
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Ive shot one once before and didnt really care for the stock on it
Chevelle SS
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I love my Norinco. An SKS is great fun plus there is a ton of aftermarket stuff for them if that floats your boat.
They're good guns within the parameters they're designed for. You won't get MOA accuracy out of one unless you really luck out, but they're reliable, rugged as a rock, and pretty darn good for iron sight shooting up to maybe 150 yds. I've taken more deer with an SKS than any other rifle I own, but they were all short distance shots. Depends what you want to do with it.
Mine is in its original Russian configuration but there are all kinds of things you can do to one as long as you stay within 922r.
Mine is in its original Russian configuration but there are all kinds of things you can do to one as long as you stay within 922r.
I think the sks is great for range use and accurate
enough for medium range hunting use as well. With my
vision the iron sights are useless so i added the scope
using a slightly modified shotgun mount that is rock
solid and removable without loosing zero.
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enough for medium range hunting use as well. With my
vision the iron sights are useless so i added the scope
using a slightly modified shotgun mount that is rock
solid and removable without loosing zero.
TimboKhan
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Nothing wrong with a good old SKS. If you subscribe to the theory that any rifle that doesn't shoot MOA is inaccurate, then yes, not so accurate. If you are able to define accuracy as anything in maybe a 3 or 3.5 inch circle at mid-range distances, then they are accurate enough.
Sams characterization of a semi-auto .30-30 is about as accurate as any.
Sams characterization of a semi-auto .30-30 is about as accurate as any.
tnxdshooter
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Is that a fact? So all the sks m's, d's, nr's, and sporters that were made from the factory to take ak mags arent reliable? Hmmmm okay mine and everyone else i know that has them will tell you they are very reliable and better than an AK.
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tnxdshooter
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Same here, but bought mine a few years back. Scoping them is not a problem, just replace the back receiver cover and you are ready to go.
Jim
Bad advice, they don't maintain zero when removed unless you drill and tap the pin hole to 1/4 x 20 and put a button head screw in it. The best scope mounts for them are scout scope mounts either from scoutscopes.com or bc tactical.
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