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Say you were in Canada and you wanted to purchase a large number of guns for your hunting group...
Samuel Gonzalez
Jayden Reed
Yeah, we're stuck with preban imports. The poor accuracy and finish of a Norinco SKS really weighs down on the perceived value which keeps it below $500 even without a steady source of them.
Gavin Hernandez
You're basically asking what the cheapest gun is. Can't you just go and look at the prices on retailers websites? This is a question you can answer yourself with a little leg work. Quit being lazy.
Cameron Edwards
Which one are you talking about?
$400 for Soviet SKS cabelas.ca
$200 for Chinese SKS cabelas.ca
I have never owned a gun, and do not have a license to do so, but am considering potentially owning a rifle in the future for defense against roaming bears.
Isaac Martinez
Get the chink one just for the stock
Henry Myers
Could anyone give me a rundown of essential modifications on sks?
Also, What is usually the service life (if firing only the m43) and which parts should i buy that are most likely to require replacement/ wear out fastest.
I have vz 58 which i don't use for reasons, but i'm assuming sks should be comparable or perhaps even better, assuming it is maintained well.
Adrian Cox
Rifle is fine as is, some people replace the wooden bit on the piston tube with something a little more lightweight. Service life is probably the same as a VZ given they operate in the exact same manner. I've got a gun that has seen ~4 spam cans and is still tight at the muzzle.
Personally speaking I'd just get a spare extractor/firing pin, and have a cutout on the side of the stock for a PU scope mount given they do make the mount it self with standard 1913 rails if you're not for WW2 tier 3.5 power.
Ryan Bennett
RIFLE IS FINE! Service is life is probably better than your VZ if you clean after shooting corrosive. SKS action is very open at the top which makes clearing the occasional jam (usually a light strike) from the wide variety of surplus ammo easy. Probably a little more reliable than vz 58.
Main thing to have a backup of is firing pin and extractor, as above poster said. There are several types of SKS firing pin, the most common one is fixed but there is also a spring loaded one that does better with modern commercial primers. Either way uncleaned firing pin channel is the most dangerous thing about this rifle. The safety just blocks the trigger externally so don't rely on that.
Isaac Perry
The only rifles cheaper than an SKS worth buying in centrefire cartridges are old single-shots. Some of these rifles are fine for some kinds of hunting and survival situations. A bolt action for under $200 will barely shoot. If you want repeaters go with the SKS.
Jonathan Sanchez
Depending on how old it is, some of the older chinese milsurp is pretty good. As long as you look at the markings and check online to see what year it was manufactured.