SKS's at a Pawn Shop

[Phaetos]

Stopped by a local pawn shop today to see what they had. On the wall were 3 SKS, the tags said Yugo Mdl 59/66(or something close). They all looked in good shape, coated in oil everywhere. Numbers on the bolt and sights and the mag well and stock were all the same. They had a built-in fold-down bayonet. Guy said they were all new, $245. Good price or something else I need to look out for? Oh, and the barrel had "Georgia VT" on it, what does that mean? Obviously not Georgia here, so Russian-state Georgia?


Phaetos

 

[Ash]

No, that's the town of Georgia in Vermont, where the Century import facility is located.

Ash

 

[dfaugh]

New-in-wrap ones are selling at the gun show here for $150, so that's a bit steep.

 

[Phaetos]

Ahhh... didn't even think about Vermont $150? Wow. Worth picking up if I can find one?

 

[dolanp]

They are good guns but that is too much to ask for one right now.

 

[MatthewVanitas]

Used ones (some with matching numbers) are $109 at gunshows in Texas. If you check out the usual suspects (J&G Sales, CDNN, Aim Surplus), you may be able to find used ones for $89-99.

-MV