Does anyone here own an SKS rifle? If you do, is it bare bones or do you have it modified? I bought one about 2 months ago and love it and just was wandering if anyone else was having fun with one. Mine is chinese. I picked it up with a 4x28 Norinco scope, folding Zytel stock, bayonet, sling, muzzle brake, origional 10 round box mag, 3- 30 round detacheable clips, all origional cleaning kit, shell deflector/handguard, and 120 rounds of 7.62x39 ammo which are gone along with about 40 more rounds. Since then I bought 1000 rounds of Wolf Ammunition of which I used about 40 rounds to shoot the Halloween pumpkins with. My dad asked me when I was ever going to need this much firepower, I responded with "I don't know, but when I do, I got it." Just thought I'd ask. , Ted



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Ted, not everyone is comfortable talking about what firearms they own. There is the fear that if the government knows what you have, they can come and confiscate it. Like in Australia. I will say however, that lots of guys like the SKS. They are not overly exspensive, funtion well and are still easy to find. Personally I think the bare-bones style is the way to go, as far as the stock is concerned. Then add the extended magazine have some fun. Because a fully automatic conversion will get you in legal trouble, a'Hellfire' trigger is a neat thing to have. This is a spring loaded thingy that lets the rifle shake in your hands as it recoils, so your finger pulls off another round. Not as fast as an M16, but a lot faster than your fingers could do it without help. Do you need that kind of firepower ? Maybe, maybe not. I've always thought that a well armed citizenry is key to keeping the gov't from running amuck. As some of our posters know, I'm one of those paranoid, conspirousy theory militia guys. While I'm aware the militia is no match for the miltary, we could defend our selves quite well against the local police if needed. I'm certain they know who we are and what we have. I like to think they give us some small amount of begrudging respect becuase of equal firepower. I'll bet they don't want to die any more than we do. DF

 

The SKS is one of the most enjoyable guns a person can shoot. It is cheap and reliable, Just watch for the corresive ammo. The Wolf ammo is non-corrosive so it is OK. If you shoot the corresive, clean it that day.

You can make your SKS full auto and it IS legal. Take a piece of piano wire and tie to the **** on you action. Tie the other end to the trigger assembly. That is it! This is a nonpermanent modification and works with rope or whatever you have. It is also very simple. Everytime your action cylces, it pulls the trigger.

You will find that having a 1000 rounds of ammo on hand is often not enough.

Enjoy your SKS

 

 

I would tend to agree with Dinosaurfan about not being too reckless with telling everybody what you've got. Granted, you can be fairly anonomous on the web, but I always say better safe than sorry.
I recently purchased a gun myself, and at first only my close friends knew what I had. I later found that all the trouble of keeping it quiet was for nothing, as my sister had told all of her friends. I was having people I'd never met before in my life coming up to me at parties and asking me how my gun was handling. Of course, these people used the actual name of my gun, and would know things about it and even when I'd last gone shooting, all because of my sister's loose lips. It was very disturbing to know that people I didn't know knew alot about me.
Back on the subject though. I have friends with SKS's, and I find them to be an extemely tough and reliable weapon. I considered that gun when I went gun shopping. I still may pick one up in the future.

The Law

 

I have an SKS I bought in the mid 80s. It is a Chinese, "pre Ban" rifle with the spike bayonet. It is a rugged gun and has good solid castings for the reciever. I like the fact that the Chinese and Russians chrome the barrels and sometimes the pistons. Makes for a durable easy to clean mechanism.

The gun originally had the puke yellow finish. While I was using it after I first got it, the finish seemed to rub off on my hands and face, so I got tired of the pukey color and the finish coming off, so I refinished it with a nice walnut finish.

The gun is fun to shoot but IMHO has poor accuracy, 4 inches at best from a rest at 100yds. Basically a big bore plinker. Light enough recoil that an early teen could probably handle it.

Good Luck,

Jim Henderson

 

If I had a SKS I would install a preban folding stock and a 4x28 scope with a laser sight. I would keep the orig magazine so you can stay low to the ground But If I wanted fire power I would get a M-1 Grand ten rounds of 30.06 will Kick butt on the 7.62 just like we did in Korea.

 

Since we are not at war with anyone that we can shoot at, the M1 will cost quite a bit more to shoot than the SKS. I've thought about getting an AR-10 but it's a lot of money for the gun and it will demand a lot of $ ammo to keep it happy. The AR-15 comes close to shooting costs but the gun costs way more and does not have the power of the SKS.

$ for $ it is very hard to beat the SKS for dependability and shooting costs.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 02-Jan-02 AT 10:47 PM (EST)]After the "assult weapons" bill passed, I purchased a Chineese SKS Paratrooper (little shorter barrel). It was poorly sighted in from the factory by more than 2 feet to left at 75 yd. It was quite embarrasing as I tried out this gun for the first time with some friends. I kept walking closer to the target by about 10 yards each time I fired and missed. Finally hit the can when I was about 20 feet away. They still ribb me about it to this day. I guess I need to make or get a front sight adjuster for it. I burned up about 300 rds. of corosive Russian ammo and I think it only jammed once. The recoil is not bad for a .30--less than 12 ga. low-base target loads. You can shoot all day and not feel any pain.