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SKS or AK47

CSestpCSestp Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
Yea I feel kinda stupid asking but, f em right? Anyways I have a SKS that looks just like a AK 47. Now short of going fully auto what are the diffrences of a SKS and AK 47? 2nd same q only to the AR15 and M16. Lastly I am going to buy a new SKS/AK47 (I'll tell you when you tell me lol) in the bullup style with the clip by your shoulder and trigger moved up. What brand would you go with, or what should I be looking for so far as quality? I'v seen the Romania/USA AK47's on the site does that mean it was built in Romania then re-machined or something here in the USA? I know it was a mouthfull but I need help.

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  • Mr. GunzMr. Gunz Member Posts: 1,621 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    well 1st off a SKS and an Ak look totally different
  • xxx97xxx97 Member Posts: 5,721
    edited November -1
    only thing in common is the bullet...different look,different magazine...
  • vicg1vicg1 Member Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by xxx97
    only thing in common is the bullet...different look,different magazine...


    unless you get an SKS that accepts AK mags...
  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not even close in design. Show us a pic.
  • NwcidNwcid Member Posts: 10,674
    edited November -1
    As the others have said SKS and AK are very different looking from the outside and operate very differently. I believe the only thing interchangeable (with a few exceptions as vicg1 pointed out) is the bullet they shoot. That is assuming that they are both chambered in 7.62x39mm, they make AK's in many cals. There are semi auto and full auto AK's but I am not aware of a full auto SKS.

    AR15 and M16 are the same gun minus a couple of FCG parts that allow the M16 to fire in more then semi auto.
  • ElMuertoMonkeyElMuertoMonkey Member Posts: 12,898
    edited November -1
    CSestp,

    Differences between an AK and SKS:

    - AK has a pistol grip and removable magazine. The SKS, by design, has a tradtional comb stock and a fixed ten-round magazine fed through stripper clips or one at a time.

    - SKS has a last round catch. Some AK's don't from my experience (which is admittedly limited)

    - Kalshnikov invented the AK, Simonov invented the SKS.

    - Parts between an AK and a SKS are not interchangeable. You could try, but you'd only ruin the parts or wind up hurting yourself when you fired the gun.


    Differences between the AR-15 and M-16:

    - M-16's have full auto and/or burst fire capability, AR's do not.

    - M-16 is chambered for 5.56 NATO while AR's may or may not be. Some are chambered for 5.56, some are chambered for .223 Remington, which is slightly, but significantly different from 5.56. A gun chambered in 5.56 will fire .223 but it is not recommended you do the reverse.

    - Other than the aforementioned differences, the parts between an AR and M-16 are pretty much all compatible.



    Recommendation on bullpup AK/SKS:

    I have no experience with the aftermarket kits, so I can't really say. I have experience with the Chinese SKS and they work beautifully. However, Norinco SKS's may not be fully compatible with any bullpup kit geared for a SKS since there are some slight differences between Chinese and Russian made SKS's.

    If you're not opposed to getting a bullpup in another caliber, I can recommend the Bushmaster M17S - it's a bit heavy and will require a red dot since the iron sights are useless, but it's a very reliable gun and accepts GI mags. I'm not sure about the price since it was discontinued, but if you can find one for about $600-700, it'll be worth it.

    Hope this helped.
  • AdamsQuailHunterAdamsQuailHunter Member Posts: 2,022 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hello"CSeatp:[:)]

    I have both a "regular" SKS and a model D SKS that takes AK mags.
    I had rather have the SKS than an AK any day of the week. You can drop it into the dirt, or a mudpuddle, or a lake and shake it off and fire it. They are extremly reliable machines. The model D will not take the fiberglass AK magazines that one seldom sees and i know why. They are a POS. Got rid of mine in a gun show that a collector was drooling all over them and I am D@#$%& glad he has them. The SKS will accept anything from the five round hunting mags to 40 rounds (the latter making it heavier than a lead sled). Every time you pull the trigger it will go BANG. Just don't monkey with the trigger group or you can get it to go full auto -- that gets real interesting when you have a 40 round mag in place.

    Best Wishes[:D]
    Steve Adams
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  • competentonecompetentone Member Posts: 4,696 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by AdamsQuailHunter

    I had rather have the SKS than an AK any day of the week. You can drop it into the dirt, or a mudpuddle, or a lake and shake it off and fire it. They are extremly reliable machines.

    Do you mean to imply that the AK somehow cannot take abuse and still work?

    In any "abuse testing" I'd place my bets on an AK over the SKS. Why do you think the Russians replaced their SKSs with AKs?

    Personally, I prefer the AK over an SKS. I think the AK is better "engineered." It feels better to me, and disassembly for cleaning is simpler (though the SKS isn't really difficult).

    If I wanted a traditional rifle design look -- as opposed to the "assault" rifle look of the AK -- I'd go for a Saiga (AK action) over the SKS.
  • FrogbertFrogbert Member Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I, too, love an SK-47, expecially the onesmade in Russkimania. But not the ones with the plastic duckbill magazines. The lips are too thin. Mine has the 8 position selector switch to fire 1: 1 rd burst, 2: 3 rd burst, 3: 4 rd burst, 4: set of 3ea. 2 rd bursts, 5: 4 sets of 3 rd bursts, etc. etc, You are all familiar so I go on and on and bent ure eer. But seriously, I digress. You must run over this gun with a pickup before it will really shoot a good group. A rocky mud-puddle set up is best, but just any old road will do except in Kentucky. Well, anyway, you can read all about them on SKNet, except they have removed some of the really good articles because of the gun ban. Blame Mel Gibson and Danny Glover for that, freekin' commies. PS: be sure to get the chrome-lined bore because the bullets fit better and don't make that clacking sound.
  • mcasomcaso Member Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    CSestp, Afew years back I bought a K-VAR bullpup stock and put a Bulgarian AK in it. Worked great. Earlier this year, for some reason, I then put an Atlantic Arms AK on it. It seems that the Atlantic receiver is not as wide as the Bulgarian, so the stock fits too loose and there is noticeable twisting as soon as you pick it up. So I need to get an AK with a wider receiver. There now are some K-VAR stocks with an AK already in them. Ask before you buy about the fit. Rifle Tech (www.rifletech.com) is addvertizing a SKS bullpup stock. They say they make it for the SKS that one will put on it. So they want to know the make and model. Rifle Techs are not cheap, but I just may buy one. Love bullpups.
  • FrogbertFrogbert Member Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    [:D]Right over their heads! paZooom...

    [:D][:D][8D]
  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
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