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Mutatio Nomenis
August 24, 2010, 04:14 PM
Does anyone have any stories about the SKS carbines? Share if you do.
martin08
August 26, 2010, 07:14 AM
I bought a laminated East German replacement stock about six months ago.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/e_german_stock_002.jpg
Built a cupped butt pad.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/butt_plate_1_005.jpg
Inletted the stock and built a strap.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/strap_e_ger_002.jpg
Took a '54 Tula and polished it up for an East German Honor Guard parade rifle replica.
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/CSC_0039.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/CSC_0041_2_.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/CSC_0055.JPG
Turned out as nice as they come!
doofus47
August 26, 2010, 11:13 AM
I have a Russian SKS carbine. The former owner sold it to me as broken and inaccurate.
I took the 4x scope off of the receiver cover and after a little bit of range time and front sight adjustment, I found it wasn't so broken nor inaccurate. Additional plus, the look-through scope base acts as a poor-man's ghost ring for me. The numbers match on mine, but it has been arsenal refurbed. I see that as a good thing. My trigger is very smooth, which is on the high-end of the SKS trigger bell curve, apparently.
The rifle is easy to load--you can buy stripper clips for fairly cheap all over the web. It's pretty well balanced as well. Recoil is nil; ergo follow up shots are easy. It ejects cartridges up and forward, so if your shooting while standing under a tree, expect weather conditions to be "sunny with a serious chance of steel casings."
Ammo is fairly cheap; the 7.62 cartridge size is hunting-legal, although there aren't large selections of bullet weights to choose from.
It is ridiculously reliable.
The length of pull is relatively short, so you will probably end up adding a butt-pad to gain an extra inch. It looks less pretty, but makes your stance more comfortable. I'm 5'10" for comparison.
The wood is nice.
There are a bajillion after-market products for it.
I give mine an 8 out of 10.
ps: Martin08, that's some beautiful wood-work
Hardcase
August 26, 2010, 11:25 AM
Mine is a circa 1959 Chinese model that has nearly zero finish left on it and mismatched numbers. It's about as close to a tack driver as an SKS can be. I love it.
http://www.fluidlight.com/Guns/sks_complete_1.jpg
I traded a Ruger 10/22 for it a couple of years ago.
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