Yugo SKS Accuracy / Range

[chemist308]

This one is to all you SKS owners and fans. At 200 yards I love my SKS because it rings a 200 yard gong 10 times out of 10 in 15 seconds when fired prone while using the bayonet pushed slightly in the ground as a monopod. But I was absolutely astounded it could hit at 300 if I raised the site to the 300 mark. So how far out can these things be pushed, and how accurate do you find the site markings?

Has anyone bothered to try 100 yard groups with theirs?

Also, how / where can you get something to launch tennis balls off the grenade launcher with?

 

[JERRY]

I never tried mine beyond 100 yards, but at that distance I can see it capable of further with descent groups.

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

I have not put any of mine on paper past 100 yards but I can readily hit a 6"x 12" gong at 300 yards. I have found the sliding elevation adjustments on my pre-1950 rifles to be pretty darn close to the actual trajectory. If I did not have Williams peep sights on most of my modern rifles I would certainly have preferred the sliding elevation adjustments of the earlier era. I assume that most manufacturers today figure most of their customers will have a scope for any shooting past 100 yards.

 

[MErl]

I've never bothered with groups but my standard target is a 8x12 piece of steel at 200M and mine at least are plenty capable of hitting that.

Not an SKS but my FAL irons are only slightly low (~8-12 inches) at 500M with SA surplus. The iron markers are good enough for their designed purpose. They will absolutely get you close and without new grooves for your ammo that is the best you can expect. Learn what your ammo does at each marker and correct, they work great.

 

[nathan]

I ve only shot mine at 100 yds open sights years ago at it was 2 inch group slow fire on sandbag using Yugo surplus brassed FMJ. They were corrosive but really nice. They are hard to find nowadays.

I usually just shoot at 50 yrds most of these days. I know i can hit at 100 yds human target s easily in a real scenario. But 50 yds is most realistic esp with my older eyes.

 

[Cee Zee]

I like the way my SKS shoots without a rest. It's heavy but it's short making it possible to hold it still compared to longer rifles. To me it is easier to hold steady than most rifles that I have including some that weight a lot less and some that weigh more. I've had decent luck shooting groups at 200+ yards shooting off hand. I wouldn't say it would hit a pie plate at that distance but a 12" pizza box would be in trouble.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Nathan, I believe you are referring to Yugo M67 ball ammo, very, very good stuff. Accurate, brass cased, and they use a special bullet design that increases effectiveness against enemy personnel. I have about 480 rounds of it still packed in the original Yugoslavian cardboard ammo boxes on 10 round stripper clips. The boxes are marked "M59/66" and are clearly made for the Yugo SKS, very cool. I ain't letting any of it go anytime soon.

As for the accuracy of a clean Yugo SKS with a good, clean bore, you can expect very good "combat accuracy" out to the point where the 7.62x39mm cartridge has become an indirect fire munition! Groups of less than 2" are not uncommon, some better some worse.

Good luck!

 

[amx4080]

I have found both the 7.26x39 and 8mm Mauser from Yugoslavia has been very accurate.

 

[nathan]

Cooldill
Yes, thats the one im referring. I got a deal of 1000 rds for $200 delivered back in 2009 from Centerfiresystems. I think it was a labor day special but gone are those days after Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. I wish i got more of those , i think they re the best . The Yugos do know how to make 7.62 xx 39 shine out its best.

 

[carbine85]

My Yugo is in unissued condition. It outshoots the Russian I have. I shoot 200 yard steel all the time with it.

 

[Ohio Gun Guy]

I have a norinco (Chinese) sks and I regularly shoot Clays set on the backstop 150 +/-yards. Steel Case Russian / Tulammo, standard FMJ.

Last time out, I hit 9 of 10 iron sight, off hand....

Note: A 110 mm clay pigeon = 4.3" So at 100 yards that's not match shooting, but if you set some out, you will see they get pretty small at that distance.

 

[nathan]

If they import those Serbian made ammo again, that is the one to get...

 

[henschman]

It ought to hold under man-sized groups out to 5 or 600 yards. Not too far past that, the bullets lose stabilization and begin to tumble, making it very difficult to hit anything. Whether you can shoot it that well at those distances, especially if there's any wind, is up to you! Also you better be pretty close on your distance call and have good dope, because that short 7.62 drops like a rock past 300 yards.

 

[Cee Zee]

Nathan, I believe you are referring to Yugo M67 ball ammo, very, very good stuff. Accurate, brass cased, and they use a special bullet design that increases effectiveness against enemy personnel. I have about 480 rounds of it still packed in the original Yugoslavian cardboard ammo boxes on 10 round stripper clips.

Way back when there were tons of that stuff around. I bought and shot up several thousand rounds. I still have a good bit of it that I bought in the 90's. It was cheap and plentiful. I never expected it to run out or I would have bought even more. Not all of the brass cased 7.62 x 39 was accurate but most of it was. But 300 yards is about as far as I could ever get it to stay on course no matter what rifle I fired it from. It shoots slightly more accurate in an SKS than it does in an AK but not enough to really matter.