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nornico sks or mosin 91/59???

mynamzmuddmynamzmudd Member Posts: 49 ✭✭
edited February 2009 in Ask the Experts
what is the better deal a norinco sks for $275 minus bayonet or the mosin nagant 91/59 for $129? I have 3 mosin's a 91/30 a m38 and a m44 but no sks. what do you all think? I could buy 2 mosin's for the price of 1 sks.
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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have both and shoot the SKS more. For a carbine, I would rate it equal to a Mini-14 for utility. The only negative I have is if you want to mount a scope.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SKS for several reasons.

    I like Mosin-nagant rifles, but what is this Mosin going to do for you that the others you already have won't/can't? The SKS will give you faster followup shots, and bust your shoulder (and ears) less.

    The SKS you are looking at is *probably* in better condition than the Nagant (many of which have kind of crummy bores).

    There are so many AK-type rifles in general military service worldwide that 7.62x39 ammo is going to be plentiful for the foreseeable future.

    While 7.62x54R hasn't dried up (yet), the price of it has more than doubled in just the past few years. Since no major military power is fielding significant numbers of guns in that caliber anymore, but the number of civilians shooters shooting them is increasing, its likely that costs of this surplus ammo will continue to rise, and availability will decrease over time. The point is, feeding the Mosin's probably isn't going to be quite so cheap in 5-10 years.

    Right now its roughly 22 cents a round for 7.62x54R and 30 cents a round for 7.62x39 in bulk, but I could see a day not that far off when surplus Mosin ammo outprices SKS.

    Lastly, even though they have limited capacity, it wouldn't surprise me if SKS rifles were eventually banned. Imports are already restricted on them. For a medium-power carbine, they're pretty useful guns.

    $275 seems like a lot of money for an SKS (These were half that price not that long ago), but I think they're only going to continue to go up in value.
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  • ern98ern98 Member Posts: 1,725 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SKS
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  • model1892model1892 Member Posts: 88 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, I just went to a gun show last month in the state I live in. The prices of Chinese and Yugoslavia SKS were running about $300 and up but they were in descent condition. Some where priced at $275 but they were in bad shape and did not have a bayonet. I only saw a few russian sks and they were priced around $375-$400.
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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If it has a mount, you can always try to add a bayonet later.
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  • mynamzmuddmynamzmudd Member Posts: 49 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    this one had a really good bore (checked with bore light) and really nice stock not all knicked up and scratched.
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  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
    get the SKS.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Well in terms of value and appreciation, I'd say get the SKS. However for accuracy and long term availability, I'd say get the Mosin as the 91/59 is one of the rarer variants.

    Better yet, get both! [:D]
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