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SKS vs AK
reb8600
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I went shooting with a friend yesterday and he had his sks with him and I shot it. I have been thinking of getting an ak but after shooting his sks I am thinking of getting it instead. He had the folding stock on his and it almost looked like an ak. My question is: What is the difference between the 2 guns? I know the sks is cheaper and if it is about the same as an ak maybe I willgo that route.
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Typically the SKS is more accurate and compared to the "low end" AK's they are better made. The SKS has its limitations favoring the fixed mags; While high capacity detachable mags are available for the SKS, it seems few people actually get the SKS to feed reliably with them ... most people find its faster to use the fixed 10 round mag and stripper clips than clearing a jam from the detachable 30 round mags ... as a viable option for more firepower there is a fixed 20 rnd Chinese mag of which I personally never had any problems with.
The SKS also has the advantage of a last round bolt hold-open, which is my biggest complaint about the AK ... when it comes to "ruggedness" or durability, I think both are on equal ground ... both have their advantages and short comings.
Now, if someone would only make a bull-pup kit based on the SKS I could be "happy" [:p]
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BTW -
The Yugo SKS's for around $100 are a great value ... about the cheapest AK you'll find will cost you 3X that.
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during WWII and was the first rifle developed by the Russians to use an "intermediate" round. The bolt design uses a tipping bolt design
and the AK47 uses a rotary locking bolt design. The gas pistons on both rifles are also different, the SKS has a seperate gas piston and
the AK has the gas piston and bolt carrier in a single unit or assembly. the rear site is of the same design on both rifles but not
interchangable. The receiver on both rifles is also totally different
in design as well as the stock, also the AK was designed as a select
fire fully automatic "assault rifle" that uses detachable magazines.
The AK is an improvement over the SKS and that is why the SKS became
obsolete.
IMHO,,,they both work their best in their original form.
One of those stock extensions on the sks is not a bad idea.
Get ya an sks,,a handfull of stripper clips and a bandolier,,,case of ammo and A SIGHT TOOL!!
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I'm long armed, is the extention readily available, and is that the purpose of it?
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If I could only keep one??
It would be the SKS.
The SKS is just as much fun to shoot and as far as practicality is concerned, fits a broader range of applications.
IMHO
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Quote "When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions."
I can say that my AK is a rotary locking bolt.
That's the toughest part to get back together after stripping down,,, and it's not very hard.
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Quote "When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions."
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reciever are the that one is made from thin sheet steel stampings and the other is made from a solid 10 pound forged chunk of steel that has been machined or milled, the milled reciever requires more work to produce and also cost more to make, it's more of an old fashioned way of making firearms. The stamped reciever is durable enough thats why the only milled part is where the locking block is
located with the barrel, the rest doesnt need to be milled, it just
adds extra weight. The stamped AK's are more practical and cost effective or modeern, AKM = Automat Kalashnikov Modern
car jacks can make stamped AK rifles, that would make it possible to have more factories that can make the AK, thats why the AK is probably the most prolific AW ever produced in the world.
The stamped reciever is durable enough thats why the only milled part is where the locking block is
located with the barrel, the rest doesnt need to be milled, it just
adds extra weight.
Exactly right. The first AKs were designed for stamped receivers; the milled receivers were used during a period of manufacturing problems with the stampings. But the milled receivers added about 3 pounds to the gun. As soon as possible, the Russians returned to stamped receivers, which are ideal for the design. Why the milled receiver boat anchors became the collector's AK of choice, I'll never know -- unless it's their scarcity. Some museum curators even call the milled receiver AKs the definitive AK, which based on history is hardly the case. The nominal AK, as designed, seems to me to be a well-made stamped receiver gun. And since the Soviets exported their manufacturing equipment when making guns in other countries, many countries made pretty good quality stamped receiver AKs.
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trfox,
I can say that my AK is a rotary locking bolt.
OK, so does mine. Does anyone know the purpose or advantage of the AK rotatong bolt over a traditional SKS or AR-15 bolt?? OBTW, I have both the AK and the SKS and I like them both the same.
for the full auto design of the AK, the AR15 "multi-lug" design is
also very strong, because if one lug fails there are still several
more to hold the bolt closed if one breaks.
if it is dirty the bolt may not close fully if the lugs are very dirty, thats why they have the forward assist in case it doesnt close
all the way and also because the AR doesnt have bolt charging handle
that can be used to close the bolt manually.
The AK rotaing bolt will still function if dirty and has looser tolerances to handle those types of conditions.
For the cost of a handgun you can buy both!
Ok but the ak 1st, then the SKS.
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