Another SKS question...

MTAA · December 31, 2000, 12:37 AM

CA SKS owners, since most SKSs I have seen locally are way overpriced ($170 for Romanian, $250 for unissued Romanian), what SKSs have you found on the internet that are cheap, good quality, and can be legally imported to CA ? Or better yet, who has a good source for SKSs in CA ?

I REALLY appreciate your help, thanks

DougB · December 31, 2000, 10:32 PM

MTAA,

That's a great question that I've been wondering about myself. Sorry I don't have an answer for you. I also live in California and am in the market for another SKS (I have a Russian in near-perfect shape and a Chinese 16" paratrooper). I'd like to get another Russian or maybe a Romanian as a "fun-gun" that I can knock around (that's what I got the Russian for, but then I fell in love with it before I even shot it and now I don't want to get it scratched up). Since we can no longer get ARs, FALs, AKs, etc. here, I would think that SKSs would be for sale everywhere. But they aren't, and when you do find them, the prices are high. I'm tempted to order a Romanian from AIM Surplus or one of the other vendors, but I'd really like to be able to look it over first. Why aren't there piles of SKSs at the California gun shows and stores? I think $150-$200 SKSs (depending on condition) would sell fast here.

Doug

Prof · January 1, 2001, 12:33 AM

I found an unissued SKS on GunsAmerica not long ago. Lots to choose from there and pretty good prices. I, too, live in California and (as of today!) there are no restrictions on importing them as long as they have ten-round non-detachable mags and long barrels (no short-barrel "Paratrooper" models).

December 31, 2000, 12:37 AM	#1
MTAA Junior member Join Date: April 12, 2000 Location: CA Posts: 447	CA SKS owners, since most SKSs I have seen locally are way overpriced ($170 for Romanian, $250 for unissued Romanian), what SKSs have you found on the internet that are cheap, good quality, and can be legally imported to CA ? Or better yet, who has a good source for SKSs in CA ? I REALLY appreciate your help, thanks

December 31, 2000, 10:32 PM	#2
DougB Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 1999 Posts: 838	MTAA, That's a great question that I've been wondering about myself. Sorry I don't have an answer for you. I also live in California and am in the market for another SKS (I have a Russian in near-perfect shape and a Chinese 16" paratrooper). I'd like to get another Russian or maybe a Romanian as a "fun-gun" that I can knock around (that's what I got the Russian for, but then I fell in love with it before I even shot it and now I don't want to get it scratched up). Since we can no longer get ARs, FALs, AKs, etc. here, I would think that SKSs would be for sale everywhere. But they aren't, and when you do find them, the prices are high. I'm tempted to order a Romanian from AIM Surplus or one of the other vendors, but I'd really like to be able to look it over first. Why aren't there piles of SKSs at the California gun shows and stores? I think $150-$200 SKSs (depending on condition) would sell fast here. Doug

January 1, 2001, 12:33 AM	#3
Prof Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2000 Location: California (for now) Posts: 459	I found an unissued SKS on GunsAmerica not long ago. Lots to choose from there and pretty good prices. I, too, live in California and (as of today!) there are no restrictions on importing them as long as they have ten-round non-detachable mags and long barrels (no short-barrel "Paratrooper" models).