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opinion on using sks for appleseed shoot
skicat
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I want to attend an Appleseed shoot this summer or fall depending on where something is available and was wondering what I should bring. The ones I was considering were .22 w/wo scope, .22 mag with scope, or sks in 7.62x39 with iron sights. I'm leaning toward the sks. Obviously .22 are cheaper to shoot but I have shot a gazillion .22's in my life and haven't shot the sks at all yet. Pro's and con's beside cost?
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And the recoil barely caused any bruising and you talk about tender skin. It bothers you but it didn't bother them. Maybe you should put like a 3 inch recoil pad on that baby.[:D][:D]
Most of the shooters at the Appleseed I attended had AR's.
I had a M1A.
The folks that came with bolt actions and/or other types were offered Ruger 10/22's to use.
A Ruger Mini-14 would have worked, or a M1 Carbine.
But using the M1 Garand or a SKS with their program would be a real PITA IMHO.
and yes, I felt the 250 rnds of 7.62 NATO I fired that day, later on.
Get familular with the SKS BEFORE you take it.
The day of the shoot, is a bad day to discover a problem with your weapon, and a bad day to finally get fimilular with your rifle.
IMO, of coarse.
You will be practicing quick mag changes, and need 10 round mags.
I know you would handle the recoil just fine, but you may have some new things thrown at you and you could hone the new skills with a .22, then bump up to a centerfire.
10/22 with 1 1/4 sling mounts and an old GI surplus canvas Garand sling.
.......and an extended mag release.
again.......IMO
200 or 300 yards with a sks that's a stretch
Sure is.
Of course you can always bring both! Shoot the 22 the first day and then use the sks the second day...that would also strengthen the confidence you will learn with the proper techniques that they teach when you use a rifle designed for actual combat.
And a 10/22 will reach out to two hundred yards? My sks kicks as much as a 22 mag. I can hit the dong at 200 yards with my sks , can't hit the dong with my 10/22 at 200 yards. Someones facts have gone south.
Hit the Gong not the Dong...
quote:Originally posted by victorlvlb
And a 10/22 will reach out to two hundred yards? My sks kicks as much as a 22 mag. I can hit the dong at 200 yards with my sks , can't hit the dong with my 10/22 at 200 yards. Someones facts have gone south.
Hit the Gong not the Dong...
Maybe he was shooting from the hip[;)][:D]
And a 10/22 will reach out to two hundred yards? My sks kicks as much as a 22 mag. I can hit the dong at 200 yards with my sks , can't hit the dong with my 10/22 at 200 yards. Someones facts have gone south.
Yeeeouch! [:0][xx(][V]
I never heard of an Apple Seed Shoot, but I think the SKS is one of the worse POS ever made! I'd use a knife before a SKS!
LOL [:D]
The SKS ain't that bad.