Looking To Buy A SKS

[patrickkntn69]

Ok I am looking to buy a SKS any thing to watch out for.

[dcloudy777]

A time machine so you could go back 10 years when you could get a good deal on one.   :mad: 

 

These days, by the time you get an SKS you're only about 1 or two hundred bucks out of a decent AR.  :2cents:

[peejman]

Personally, I'd avoid one that has been tacti-cooled.  Some of the mod's work, some are a disaster. 

 

The triggers are known to be somewhat heavy with lots of creep.  A home trigger job can result in an unsafe rifle.  It's relatively easy to check....  Unload the rifle.  Cock the rifle.  Bang the butt on the ground several times and verify the hammer doesn't fall.  Cock the rifle.  Remove the dust cover.  Pull the trigger while watching the hammer.  If it moves at all prior to falling, it should move rearward.  If it moves forward, that's bad.  Either problem is fixed relatively easily. 

 

Check for a stuck firing pin.  It should be free to move in the bolt (there's no spring).  A stuck firing pin can result in slam fires. 

Edited June 3, 2014 by peejman

[monkeylizard]

A time machine so you could go back 10 years when you could get a good deal on one.   :mad:

 

These days, by the time you get an SKS you're only about 1 or two hundred bucks out of a decent AK.  :2cents:

 

FIFY!

[NoBanStan]

Some tips on bubba parts:

 

I would avoid one with a scope mounted to the receiver cover (unless it comes with the original). I had one for a time, the fit seemed good but the scope would never hold zero. It also catches a lot of the force from the bolt flying back... it actually broke the windage off a leapers 3x9 i had on it. They make a buffer to stick in there, but.. meh.

 

The draganov style stocks are worthless. It moves the weight of the gun so far forward of your shoulder that you'll have to extend your other arm fully to hold it up. Not worth it.

 

Duckbill extended mags just make the gun heavy and impossible to shoot from prone without a bipod.

 

I got an adapter that allowed me to use AK47 magazines at one point, that worked well... but again, it was heavy and unwieldy.

 

At the end of the day it shot best in the original stock with the original parts. 

[patrickkntn69]

Once again thanks for the input I believe I will just stick with my AR.

[frankmako]

if you can find one that has not been messed with and for a good price.   either/or are hard to do these days.  

[gregintenn]

An SKS is a great rifle. Just get one in it's unabused, unbubbaed original condition, and you'll likely enjoy it. Unless you are a collector of military arms, a Norinco is a good one in my opinion.

 

They chamber inexpensive, easy to find ammunition. They are quite accurate, and reliable.

Edited June 3, 2014 by gregintenn

[TnShooter83]

Once again thanks for the input I believe I will just stick with my AR.

 

Unless you just want an SKS this is likely the best option.

Spend the extra money on AR stuff like ammo and have fun.

[NoBanStan]

[quote name="patrickkntn69" post="1155150" timestamp="1401823657"]Once again thanks for the input I believe I will just stick with my AR.[/quote] Dont get me wrong, I like my sks. Its clunky and rattles like marbles in a tin can, but its reliable. If you like 7.62x39 maybe take a look at a saiga or an ak. They make an AR chambered for it as well but I hear they dont like steel ammo...and the brass stuff was pricey last I checked.

[monkeylizard]

I'm sure there's some other sucker out there who doesn't know what he has who will sell you his un-bubbad SKS for $100*. If you find him, buy it.

 

 

 

 

 

*Yeah....I did that.... :doh:

Edited June 3, 2014 by monkeylizard

[runco]

SKS are a fun rifle.  I use to call them a poor man's AK.  I respect them, rather have a AR platform.  20 years ago, you could buy one $39 retail, and these were early 1950s Chinese. 

[NoBanStan]

SKS are a fun rifle.  I use to call them a poor man's AK.  I respect them, rather have a AR platform.  20 years ago, you could buy one $39 retail, and these were early 1950s Chinese. 

 

I paid $189 for my Yugo in 2002. Ordered it through SOG magazine. My first gun in fact! I almost sold it not long ago seeing how much they had come up in value. But it's hard to let that first one go.......

 

I have an AR as well. I figure if SHTF I would just give my wife the AR and tote the SKS myself.

[runco]

I paid $189 for my Yugo in 2002. Ordered it through SOG magazine. My first gun in fact! I almost sold it not long ago seeing how much they had come up in value. But it's hard to let that first one go.......

 

I have an AR as well. I figure if SHTF I would just give my wife the AR and tote the SKS myself.

SOG use to my source of SKS when I was FFL.  I use to order anywhere from 20-100 per order, 1x to 2x a month.  Oh, how I miss that!

[Garufa]

SOG use to my source of SKS when I was FFL.

 

Why you no more FFL?

[runco]

Why you no more FFL?

I do regret my decision, but at the time, I was not getting rich.  Maybe one day I will return! 

[No_0ne]

I do regret my decision, but at the time, I was not getting rich.  Maybe one day I will return! 

 

You're supposed to get rich?  I've been doing it wrong then ...

[patrickkntn69]

Dam 06sandstone share lol.

Edited June 4, 2014 by patrickkntn69

[patrickkntn69]

One can not just have just one SKS.
Buy you a nice original and you'll be fine.

Dang you could share lol.