Norinco SKS Supply - 2019

[GlockSpock]

https://aimsurplus.com/firearms/curio-and-relic/?narrow=[["Caliber"%2C"7.62x39"]]&disable_semantics=1

I had basically a LNIB Norinco that I had $250 or $300 in. I know people older than me were able to pick these up for under $100, but even at $300 I wish I had kept it. It was an amazing rifle/piece of history. I wish I had never sold it.

[Chucktshoes]

Those prices are nuts. Thanks Bill. 

[gregintenn]

There are two in my safe. One is a regular commercial Norinco with a spike bayonet, and the other is an "M" that takes AK magazines. They are neat, well built rifles. I don't have that much in both of them.

[Quavodus]

I had a Chinese Type 56 years ago. I wish I still had it.

[No_0ne]

18 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

Those prices are nuts. Thanks Bill. 

Those prices are normal, in 2019 ...

[Chucktshoes]

2 minutes ago, No_0ne said:

Those prices are normal, in 2019 ...

Well, 2019 has a long list of things about it that are just plain nuts so those prices should feel right at home. 

[gregintenn]

4 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

Well, 2019 has a long list of things about it that are just plain nuts so those prices should feel right at home. 

2019 has been very, very good to me thus far.

[DaveTN]

On 7/6/2019 at 12:43 PM, Quavodus said:

I had a Chinese Type 56 years ago. I wish I still had it.

It was probably in petty good shape 56 years ago.

[No_0ne]

3 hours ago, DaveTN said:

It was probably in petty good shape 56 years ago.

Probably not.  I've often thought that every one of these show the effects of bored Chinese soldiers who sat around beating the hell out of their rifle stocks ...

[Ronald_55]

11 minutes ago, No_0ne said:

Probably not.  I've often thought that every one of these show the effects of bored Chinese soldiers who sat around beating the hell out of their rifle stocks ...

Never heard it refered to as "beating your rifle stock before"..lol 

[Quavodus]

On ‎7‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 6:23 PM, DaveTN said:

It was probably in petty good shape 56 years ago.

Ok, then what type or model was it?

Edited July 12, 2019 by Quavodus

[xtriggerman]

Iv done a bunch of custom mods to the SKS design. Its like the K98 mauser of mid weight semi autos. Just yesterday I finished up the machining specs so you can use factory ASC AR-type magazines in the SKS. Its for use with the Marcus G9 mag adapter. With this new machining spec, it will get the G9 adapters back on the market. That makes factory mags completely interchangeable with AR-47's.

[deerslayer]

On 7/5/2019 at 8:39 PM, GlockSpock said:

https://aimsurplus.com/firearms/curio-and-relic/?narrow=[["Caliber"%2C"7.62x39"]]&disable_semantics=1

I had basically a LNIB Norinco that I had $250 or $300 in. I know people older than me were able to pick these up for under $100, but even at $300 I wish I had kept it. It was an amazing rifle/piece of history. I wish I had never sold it.

Have an $89 one in the safe 

[Ronald_55]

2 hours ago, deerslayer said:

Have an $89 one in the safe 

Well I have $125 burning a hole in my pocket if you want to make a profit. 

[deerslayer]

20 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

Well I have $125 burning a hole in my pocket if you want to make a profit. 

No thanks.  I already made a small profit on the $219 MAK 90 I sold  

[Grayfox54]

My late friend was something of a SKS collector. He told me once that his goal was to have at least one from every factory that ever built one. When he passed, he had about a dozen of them. The most he ever paid for one was maybe $100. We sold them in the $250-300 range and they went very quickly. 

[Garufa]

Just so everyone is clear, the Type 56’s currently on the market are not “Norinco”. They mostly are 60’s era military issue that predate Norinco and their commercial production.

[Quavodus]

Mine was a Chinese. Made in, if I remember right 1965. Better quality than any of the Norincos that I've seen.

[Erich]

One thing when talking about these $100 or less rifles is the cost of inflation and adjust for year. Assuming its mostly 80's, that $100 is more like $250. These are still more, but here are less, so you know.

But these aint nothing like the insane increase in M1 Carbines. I remember the shot I use to go to in the 80's which had 2 55 gallon drums filled with them and would go on sale for $69 (normally $89). They were some pretty nice ones. How much is one of those now? 1K or better.

Guess that makes these pretty cheap?

[ironsniper1]

https://www.classicfirearms.com/chinese-sks-rifle-762x39/

[Moped]

19 hours ago, luke9511 said:

https://www.classicfirearms.com/chinese-sks-rifle-762x39/

That's not a bad price.  I see used ones around here, going for that and they are all ragged out.  I've had a couple over the years.  Good, reliable shooters.  The stocks on both were too short for me.  I needed at least another inch or two at the butt.  The pull was just too short.  Still, I wish had at least one of them back.

[ironsniper1]

1 minute ago, Moped said:

That's not a bad price.  I see used ones around here, going for that and they are all ragged out.  I've had a couple over the years.  Good, reliable shooters.  The stocks on both were too short for me.  I needed at least another inch or two at the butt.  The pull was just too short.  Still, I wish had at least one of them back.

yeah i got a crappy one back in 2015 from a friend for $250 and have since put it in a tapco stock and got a ak style mag release and some tapco mags

[Moped]

Just now, luke9511 said:

yeah i got a crappy one back in 2015 from a friend for $250 and have since put it in a tapco stock and got a ak style mag release and some tapco mags

Never was a fan of the Tapco Mags.  I kinda liked the fixed 10 rounders, myself.

[ironsniper1]

i see them as a kinda get used to kind of thing if that makes sense

[gregintenn]

I've wondered what kind of wood the Chinese used in these guns. It is obviously not very good quality for gun stocks.