sks/what to get ,china ,yugo.romain,chec???

xfire

I want a plinker. 200 for a chinese or 250 for a yugoslavian???

Mobuck

Both prices are way too high. I have been handling them for $140-$175 depending on condition. For a shooter, I think $175 +/- will get you a pretty good SKS.



Mobuck

Mobuck

Both prices are way too high. I have been handling them for $140-$175 depending on condition. For a shooter, I think $175 +/- will get you a pretty good SKS.



Mobuck

lead

If you are just looking for a plinker, a Chinese model will probably be your best choice. In my area I can find them for less than $200, and there's lots of them. The Russian is the best made but prices are also higher. Save the money, buy a good Chinese, get a case of ammo. You can plink, hunt, have fun for a preety small amount of money.

kimberkid

From everything I've heard, the Romainian is good when you figure out how to get the rear sight to stay on, the yugo is just junk ... thke this with a grain of salt as I've never owned either.

The Russian and Chineese variations I've had were all good, typically however the the Chineese were not as nice, even a un-issued one, but the used Russians I've had have a much better fit & finish and I think a bit longer length of pull which was more comfortable for me.

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Diesel Dummy

I've been having a lot of fun with my Yugo - don't know about it being "junk".

$149 got me a rifle buried in cosmo which cleaned up well. Bore took some work (powder fouling), blue @ 90%, wood is excellent.

I've only put about 400 rds through it with no malfunctions (yet?) & the rear sight stays on.

There's plenty of the Yugo's on the market now, condition seems to be improving (matching nos., l/n condition, mint bore etc.). Personally I wouldn't listen to the opinion of someone who doesn't own or hasn't fired one! I don't believe they are "junk".

kimberkid

Diesel Dummy,
No offense was intended, thats why I said to "take this with a grain of salt as I've never owned either."

It's possiable that we haven't gotten any of the nicer ones in our area but 3 dealers I know well, said they wouldn't order any more of them unless requseted to, then would advise aginst it. I've also seen several individuals that have purchased them ALREADY walking around at shows trying to sell them; after watching a guy sell a Yugo to another guy at a local gunshow last week (both were just attendees - not dealers) I asked him why he sold it, he said it was a peice of crap, thus my responce.

BTW
I have owned and shot several SKS's, but they were all Chineese or Russian. I've had my 1951 Russian for about 10-12 years and out to about 200 yds the coyotes concider it highly effective.

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gundummy

I bought my first really nice (all milled w/ matching #'s & near perfect blueing & very good condition wood) Chinese Norinco a couple of weeks ago for $100. I shot it for the first time this past weekend with the cheap Russian made steel cased ammo (not Wolf). Shoots like a charm. Worked flawless and was very accurate. I'll put a scope on now, but I was hitting orange sized targets at 180 yds and was keeping it within 3" at a 100 yds. I think it can do better because I am not that good at 100 yds without a scope.

Hate to say it but it did better than one of my mini 14's with a scope. Because it's the only SKS I've shot and own, my vote goes to the Chinese. I saw a Yugo at a shop here and the fit and finish did not compare to the chinese, not even close. I am now a true believer in the SKS (at least the Chinese). I am so impressed, I think I am gonna sell one of my mini's to get a couple more of them. GD

rballi

With an SKS, what you get is the luck of the draw. I have had Chinese, Russian, and recently a Yugo. I like the chrome lined barrels of the Chinese, I like the overall quality of the Russians, the Yugo I just got is somewhere in the middle. No matter what the nationality of the gun is, some shoot great, some shoot horrible; like I said, it's the luck of the draw.

Those guns were $65 about 8 years ago, then up to $85, then $100, $125, $150, $185, $250, $300, and now back down to about $150. I am no expert SKS person, but I'm sure others will quickly point out which SKS are still worth $250-$300, but for now $150 seems to be the going rate.

Things to look for:

Good Barrel (inside) - if pitted, stay away, if only dirty, look for good sharp rifling. Check the ends of the barrel for wear.

Rust - light surface, no big deal, pits can't really be fixed. Look for rust around the gas tube (front & rear of the hand guard) if your gas tube is not clean, you have now have a bolt action rifle.

Front sight - make sure the cover is round, some get flat from shipping, pounding, or battle use.

Wood - look for obvious cracks

Good luck.