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whats the difference between the sks's?

BRONCO1500BRONCO1500 Member Posts: 31 ✭✭
edited February 2002 in Ask the Experts
I have herd: Russians were the best. They were the highest quality. My brother has a norinco(chinese). we have tried to jam it and we still have yet to do it. And the thing hits right where you point it. I have no complaints. What about the yugosslavian? Are they crap? Equal to a norinco? I herd that some sks's will lose their rear sight, i think it was yugos but im not sure.Also Who chrome lined their barrels? I think the russians did? Is chrome lining desired if your not shooting corrosive ammo?Any comments will be appreciated
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  • niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am surious about this myself. Anybody?
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    I have a Chinese sks and it is a pleasure to shoot and have no problems. I did install a 20 round mag. and had a few jams, but found that if I hit the butt and set the rounds rearword in the mag- I have no jams at all. Going to re-install the fact. 10 round mag. The yugos are the worse quality as I'm told and the russian the best. I've heard pro's and con's on all makes though as all of them will have a glich or two. I like the fact that ammo is cheap and I've stocked up on quite a bit and entend to kill a lot of paper someday. I bought my Chinese sks for $135.00- it had never been fired and was still in cosmoline. The blueing is 100% and barrel is shiny with no pits ata all. Best groups are about 3" at 100 yds.- Darn fun gun- gonna get another!
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  • daddodaddo Member Posts: 3,408
    edited November -1
    You also may want to check out this site- http://oldguns.net/
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  • nydeerhntrnydeerhntr Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    As far as the sks rifles go the best way tostart to judge the overall quality of one is to check for a "screwed in " barrel, how to do this is to look where the barrel meets the reciever and check for a "lug" that wasused in "screwing" in the barrel. if the barrel has no visable lug and goes smoothly into the reciever it is "pinned" and of lessor quality. Another sure-fire wayis to check for reciever "hardness" this can be done by removing the reciever cover andrecoil spring assembly and simply lookingdown into at the RECIEVER walls, the LESS tooling marks on the walls mean the reciever is of good quality the more tooling marks that are present come from working with softer metals making it less desirable.as far a country of origin I have seen super quality rifles as well as dangerous crap from all origins, with the exception of the RUSSIAN rifles these are ALL of the highest quality.I hope i was helpful to anyone interested in these gems.[This message has been edited by nydeerhntr (edited 02-20-2002).]
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  • chappsynychappsyny Member Posts: 3,381 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Before I bought my romanian SKS I did some research into them that consisted of going to my local gunshop and handling the russian, yugo, chinease and romanian ones. The russians are by far the best, but you're going to pay a premium price for them. I settled on the romanian because it's of better quality than either the yugo or chinease ones, but costs less than the russians. It's a great shooter and has never given me a bit of grief.
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Romainian SKS is the only one I've heard of the rear sight falling off, but haven't heard any other negitives, but I've heard that a lot right here on this board ... I haven't really heard anything about the Yugo's yet as they were only released by BATF a month or two ago.The Chinese are the one's that you really have to watch, I wouldn't even concider one with a pinned barrel, I'm sure others will have their opinions, but thats mine. As to a "Nut" on the barrel ... I've never seen that either, the barrels themselves are threaded and screw into the receiver.I got a good deal on my Russian ... $69.95 when you buy 5+ in '96 or '97 ... guess I'll keep it
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  • just-shootjust-shoot Member Posts: 233 ✭
    edited November -1
    I have a romanian and have been happy with it, except my rear sight flops around. The Russians are running $300+ and are the best. If you come across a good deal with a pined barrel, dodn't let that alone discourage you. They are pressed, heat treated, pined and who know what else and will never come apart. Check out www.simonov.net for info on SKSs.
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  • jdb123jdb123 Member Posts: 471 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i too have a norinco sks and with the factory, non detachable 10 rd mag shoots wonderfully.
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  • dogbert1918dogbert1918 Member Posts: 1 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    One of the differences of the SKS's is some are made with stamped parts and some are made with milled parts. Most of the more expensive russian ones are milled while the cheaper chinese ones are stamped.
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  • Daddy2B8162Daddy2B8162 Member Posts: 70 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe I got lucky, I have a Norinco that was milled. I put a 20 rnd box on it and have had no problems. I have shot the chepest ammo, and some of the better ammo.Other than accuracy from the different rounds has all shot fine. Mine was unissued with the sling, oil can, manual, cleaning kit, and all that neat stuff. Paid $150 for and have been very happy with the purchase. I havn't shot it alot, only around 3000 rounds, but so far so good....
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