In addition, look for screwed in barrels as opposed to pinned barrels. This applies mostly to Chinese copies.
Yugo versions are fun, as they're set up with grenade launching barrels... On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 10:53 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > Look for chrome bore, and Bobs your uncle. Russia exported the design to > many of the soviet supported countries, so there are millions of copies > worldwide from that production. China being one. > > At the fall of the USSR when the military warehouses were sold off,, you > could pick up a case of SKS for $45 per copy, plus some shipping and import > charges, which round it up to about $60 each. That was then, this is now, > and going value is near $300 and up. > [I still have a case from the post USSR era, un opened, not for sale.] > > Besides chrome lined barrel, look for milled receivers, over stamped > steel... it's a much better gun, milled.. you'll pay a premium for that... > but IMHO, worth it. > > There are a couple of aftermarket stocks worth having to "update" the look > a bit. That's a matter of personal choice, The issue stocks tend to be > rather short, for short people in China, for example... your call on that > feature. If the stock fits you, it shoots much better, you get better use , > etc.. > > Still lots of ammo available.... military grade... most states will not let > you hunt with solid jacket ammo... but OK for target... etc. > > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 8:30 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > At one point they were about $100 each. The Chinese model (some of them, > > at least) have chromed bores. > > Perhaps a practical choice for a workhorse. > > > > -- Jim > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
