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There are lots of SKS fans on this forum, but I'm not one of them. The SKS was a stop gap weapon on the way to the AK. Its 10 rd stripper loaded box and semi only fire made it outmoded even before it was introduced.
As a civilian/sport/fun gun, none of that matters, but the SKS is/was to long and heavy for what it was intended to be....a carbine. But I suppose alongside a Mosin-Nagant it was indeed a carbine.
As a $100 truckgun/loaner, it had its place, now, the price they get for one is insane. I'd save a few more hundred bucks and get an entry AK.
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While I get your reasoning, the SKS is still a robust, reliable, and accurate rifle.
Semiauto fire is fine in the civilian world since you can't get Select Fire AK's anyway (unless you spend a ton of money).
Weight is not an issue with the SKS; AK's can be heavy too. But the weight of the SKS helps it absorb the recoil very well. I love shooting my Chinese SKS. Recoil is very maneagable unlike a Mosin M44.