An SKS "Paratrooper?"

woad_yurt · May 26, 2008, 08:00 PM

I had a normal Norinco SKS and traded it for another Norinco SKS with a 16" barrel and no hint of any bayonet attachment points. It looks like it was built that way. Are these rare? What is it? The guy in the store called it a Paratrooper. It's a really handy little rifle. Thanks for any info.

kristop64089 · May 26, 2008, 08:14 PM

They are built that way. I beleive they are all Norinco/Chi-com's.

Friend of mine had one, and I passes on it, because it was all bubba'd up.
Wish I would have grabbed it, they are pretty "rare" as SKS go.

nbkky71 · May 26, 2008, 08:59 PM

The original Norinco SKS paratrooper models did have the bayonet attachment point, as well as a spike bayonet.

I think that later models had the attachment point removed, but could accept a detachable magazine.

ISC · May 27, 2008, 12:08 AM

THey aren't exceedingly rare, but they are less common. They were never a military isue rifle, and the "paratrooper" tag was a marketing ploy. They are strictly a commercial venture. Sometimes you can find a military model (threaded barel, milled trigger group, bayonet lug) that someone converted themselves and they are the best thing going I think.

Any SKS can accept a detachable mag, and one has to be careful about addding too many evil features to an SKS resulting in a 922r violation. The SKSs that take AK mags are out there too, but the evil features are harder to add since they lack bayonet lugs and standard folding/collapsable stocks won't install without modification.

blume357 · May 27, 2008, 08:37 AM

is to find a 20 round non-detachable mag for it. I put one on both my SKS, one of which is a paratrooper, and will never go back to those duck bills.

woad_yurt · May 27, 2008, 11:15 AM

So, I gather, from what's been said, that they're not as common as the regular jobs. I had a mint normal one, a safe queen, which he would sell for $295 (he had a few already) and traded him for a nice but not mint short one, which had a $225 price tag. When I saw the price on the short one, I wondered why it was cheaper, especially if they were uncommon. Now, I'm going to take my peep sight off of my shooter and install it on my Paratrooper.

ISC · May 27, 2008, 12:44 PM

alot of people but alot of value in threaded vs pinned barrels. Also the commercial trigger assemblies aren't quite as smooth and the safeties are sometimes not as secure.

blume357 · May 28, 2008, 11:10 AM

rifle than the standard one... longer barrels on moder rifles don't really give you much. I paid $275 for one probably 8 or more years ago.

Lawyer Daggit · May 28, 2008, 12:02 PM

When they first started importing SKS's into Australia the presence of a bayonet caused quite a bit of a whoa ha in the media. Later shipments came without bayonet.

I do not know if these were simply models that the bayonet had been removed from or if they had been manufactured that way.

ISC · May 28, 2008, 12:16 PM

losing the 4 inches of barrel is supposed to result in losing 200 FPS. I never checked it with a chronograph, but that's what my books say is the difference between a 16" AK and a 20" SKS.

May 26, 2008, 08:00 PM	#1
woad_yurt Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,206	An SKS "Paratrooper?" I had a normal Norinco SKS and traded it for another Norinco SKS with a 16" barrel and no hint of any bayonet attachment points. It looks like it was built that way. Are these rare? What is it? The guy in the store called it a Paratrooper. It's a really handy little rifle. Thanks for any info.

May 27, 2008, 08:37 AM	#5
blume357 Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 3,943	second best choice on an SKS after one that takes Ak mags is to find a 20 round non-detachable mag for it. I put one on both my SKS, one of which is a paratrooper, and will never go back to those duck bills.

May 28, 2008, 11:10 AM	#8
blume357 Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 3,943	In my opinion (all be it limited) a SKS paratrooper is a better rifle than the standard one... longer barrels on moder rifles don't really give you much. I paid $275 for one probably 8 or more years ago.

May 28, 2008, 12:02 PM	#9
Lawyer Daggit Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Posts: 1,181	SKS When they first started importing SKS's into Australia the presence of a bayonet caused quite a bit of a whoa ha in the media. Later shipments came without bayonet. I do not know if these were simply models that the bayonet had been removed from or if they had been manufactured that way.

May 26, 2008, 08:59 PM	#3
nbkky71 Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Location: Davidson, NC Posts: 417	The original Norinco SKS paratrooper models did have the bayonet attachment point, as well as a spike bayonet. I think that later models had the attachment point removed, but could accept a detachable magazine.

May 27, 2008, 12:08 AM	#4
ISC Junior member Join Date: August 5, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,982	THey aren't exceedingly rare, but they are less common. They were never a military isue rifle, and the "paratrooper" tag was a marketing ploy. They are strictly a commercial venture. Sometimes you can find a military model (threaded barel, milled trigger group, bayonet lug) that someone converted themselves and they are the best thing going I think. Any SKS can accept a detachable mag, and one has to be careful about addding too many evil features to an SKS resulting in a 922r violation. The SKSs that take AK mags are out there too, but the evil features are harder to add since they lack bayonet lugs and standard folding/collapsable stocks won't install without modification.

May 27, 2008, 11:15 AM	#6
woad_yurt Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,206	So, I gather, from what's been said, that they're not as common as the regular jobs. I had a mint normal one, a safe queen, which he would sell for $295 (he had a few already) and traded him for a nice but not mint short one, which had a $225 price tag. When I saw the price on the short one, I wondered why it was cheaper, especially if they were uncommon. Now, I'm going to take my peep sight off of my shooter and install it on my Paratrooper.

May 27, 2008, 12:44 PM	#7
ISC Junior member Join Date: August 5, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,982	alot of people but alot of value in threaded vs pinned barrels. Also the commercial trigger assemblies aren't quite as smooth and the safeties are sometimes not as secure.

May 28, 2008, 12:16 PM	#10
ISC Junior member Join Date: August 5, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,982	losing the 4 inches of barrel is supposed to result in losing 200 FPS. I never checked it with a chronograph, but that's what my books say is the difference between a 16" AK and a 20" SKS.