WHICH would be more Accurate SKS VS AK

[coinshooter]

I was just wondering which is more accurate the Sks that takes Ak mags are the Ak. Thanks for the help

 

[DMK]

It depends on the rifle. Some SKS are more accurate than some AKs and vice versa. Generally, on the low end of the price scale, the SKS shoots better. Most cheaper AKs have stamped sheet metal receivers, where the SKS have a more rigid receiver machined out of a block of steel.

Although most of the SKS that take AK mags (SKS-D and SKS Sporters) have 16" barrels, some (SKS-M) have 20" barrels, so they'd have a longer sight radius.

The SKS also has the added benefit of a better aftermarket sight available for it. The Tech Sight puts a peep aperture at the very rear of the receiver, correcting probably the biggest flaws of both the SKS and AK: a short sight radius and a rear sight with a tiny notch.

 

[Heavy Metal Hero]

Most SKS's usually have a longer barrel too.

 

[Hokkmike]

Roughly about the same, but remember an AK is essentially an SKS with much more advanced technology. The choice is easy.

 

[KMBRTAC45]

Roughly about the same, but remember an AK is essentially an SKS with much more advanced technology. The choice is easy

Yeah, Buy BOTH

 

[dasmi]

Pretty sure an AK is not essentially an SKS.
But that said, I think the accuracy differences would be negligible.

 

[gaweidert]

My Yugo SKS is much more accurate than my SAR-1. I am pretty sure my Chinese SKS is too. The AK moves quite a bit when being fired and to shoot it accurately I have to keep a firm grip on the front of the rifle.

 

[JD2]

Out of the dozen or so SKS's I've fired and the 8 AK variants, the SKS's were hands down more accurate. SKS's have a very rigid receiver, and the barrel is much more rigidly supported than on an AK. AK's were designed as basically long range sub-machineguns rather than accurate aimed fire (Soviet battle philosophy is based on massed fire rather than accurate fire.). The AK's are great rifles for what they were designed for, and I love them, but they're not nearly as accurate as the SKS. The typical SKS with a 20" barrel also has a longer sight radius, which makes it somewhat easier to shoot accurately. I've bought and sold quite a few SKS's, and out of all of them there was only one that wouldn't shoot 5 shot groups under 2.0" at 100 yards..... For some reason I could never find, the one bad one shot 6" groups. AK accuracy seems to run 3" or so at 100 yards, and only the best can do groups less than 2.5".

My two cents....

 

[50caliber123]

My MAK-90 can out-do my Yugo SKS any time. It works well, has a great single stage trigger, whereas the Yugo SKS has a military two-stage trigger with a little bit of stiffness. At 100 yards my MAK-90 can put 10rds into a 2-2 1/2" group with a rest. And thats with the iron sights. I don't have a scope, but assume it can do even better. I believe that The quality AK variants out there can shoot just as well if not better than SKS rifles

 

[Plink]

Most SKSes outshoot most AKs by a couple inches at 100 yards or so. There are high end AKs and low end SKSes that skew the results, but in general the SKS is a bit more accurate. From tinkering and upgrading both I've discovered that most SKSes have quite a bit more inherent accuracy hidden within them too, once you improve the sights and trigger and give them a tune. I've upgraded "shooter grade" AKs and haven't noticed as much improvement.

When it comes to SKS vs AK, I second "buy them both"!

 

[DMK]

an AK is essentially an SKS with much more advanced technology.

No, not really. The FAL is more of an advanced SKS than the AK is. The AK is actually a much more crude design than the SKS.

That all said, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a milled receiver Arsenal, Vepr or even a good Saiga outshot an SKS-D, all other things being equal.

 

[Mike U.]

That all said, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if a milled receiver Arsenal, Vepr or even a good Saiga outshot an SKS-D, all other things being equal.

I'm inclined to agree with that statement. The milled receivers offer a more rigid foundation than a standard 1mm receiver.

I personally don't have a milled reciver to compare it with as of yet, it just seems logical that a thicker barrel/receiver juncture would add a greater stability when firing the weapon.

Anyone have a stamped and a milled receiver AK to compare group tightness?

I would really like to get an informed answer on this.

 

[Frog48]

An SKS is generally more accurate, compared to WASR's, etc. This is not necessarily the case when you're dealing with more refined AK variants, though, such as a Saiga.

I'm quite pleased with the accuracy of my Yugo M59/66. Its not a tack driver, but its better than I had expected from a milsurp.

 

[BADUNAME13]

I recomend AGAINST the SKS-D. Quick, reliable mag changes are NOT gonna happen always.

 

[WinchesterAA]

I gave my AK and my EOTech a thorough test monday and tuesday...

unintentional torture test, but I put 4k rds through it out at my lease in garrison TX...

It rained like hell at one point while we were shooting, but during the next day we setup some beer cans on a hill that's opposite of a hill we were shooting from (roughly 220 yards)


and I was popping em consistently with no troubles whatsoever.. My AK really really impressed me, as did my remington 870 as a firewood chopper, and my m44 just in general was a dream.

M44 got shot almost as much as my AK, prolly 2300rds of x54r can be found in various spots, and I never had a hiccup from the m44. accurate little bugger too again with the beercans at 220yds.

 

[kis2]

to give either rifle an accuracy report, id REALLY have to use the word 'accurate' loosely. both are based on more 'spray and pray' techniques. but like many have said, the sks's are pretty darn good (relatively speaking)

 

[Mike U.]

Yeah, we'd have to use the term "relative accuracy". Neither are tack drivers, that's a given. Minute-of-paper-plate at a hundred yards might be a better goal for these two platforms.

I'd really like to see some test results. I have been curious about the differences between the milled vs stamped receivers.