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Originally Posted by Zabo
Browsed the local Cabelas and wound up finding, of all things.. a Mauser, Enfeld, Mosin (late war), and a s**t ton of ex-chinese SKS rifles.
Mosin was worse for wear but for 70 bucks and safe to shoot until the barrel banana'd I was thinking that and an SKS.
Anyone ever shoot, deal with an SKS in person? Just wondering how they feel when put up to something like domestic build semi-auto rifles. Not expecting much as far as refinement per se.. it's a Warsaw gun.
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The SKS is a lot like the AK47's, there's good ones, and there's bad ones.... all depends on when and where it was made. I've shot 2 of them, maybe 75 rounds or so combined. Its a very "dumb" gun as I call it, simple, not really anything that can go wrong with it. Its chambered same as the AK (7.62x39mm).... not the most accurate round ever made, but sure does damage when it hits. The rifle itself is very robust... not the most ergonomic, but you could slam it into a tree all day long and your just gonna hurt the tree. They (for the most part) have solid iron sights, one had flip-up adjustable sights on the rear with the distances marked out (Although in chinese)
. I shot it with the iron sights at about 115-120 yards and was fairly consistent. Back then, ammo was cheap, but the 7.62's rising just like the rest. For the money.... they're a great bargan.... and sure make a lot of noise! They sound a lot like an AK, have a very distinctive "crack" when you fire it. One bit of advice on a SKS... get some good quality stripper clips... make reloading much faster and easier, just takes a bit of training and practice to get good at it.