The SKS is awesome. I hate it though because it's a Commie gun. But it has never malfunctioned on me. Not once. I feed it shitty Chinese surplus ammo, corrosive as fuck. Crappy bargain bin ammo. The fuckin thing just fires. I'd shovel gravel in there and the dammed stupid thing woulds still fire. It's a Soviet SKS, not a Chinese one. It has too many parts and is on par with the AR for being a pain in the ass for cleaning. I thought I would put a fancy stock and optics on it. After a few thousand rounds I decided not to bother. I keep it as Stalin wanted it to be. It will never be anything more than an SKS, but it's my Commie gun. After a nuclear war, there will on ly be 2 things left. Cockroaches, and SKS.
Im not saying don't buy, if you like it buy. I still have never shot one full auto :(. Only thing I am getting at is its a myth just like the katana as I mentioned. AK mudtest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX73uXs3xGU
I've shot one full auto. I couldn't hit a target 25 yards away with burst shot. Full auto was just a waste of ammo. Plus it was a Vietnam era bring back so it was heavier than a modern one. My friends father was an arms dealer and had his FFL class 3 license.
After watching the InRange mud test video I no longer believed the mud thing. But why the hell are you gonna scoop a shovel full of mud into the receiver? One thing that the AR hates more than the AK is sand. And I live in the desert.
I'd buy an older AK or SKS for its collector value.
The SKS is awesome. I hate it though because it's a Commie gun. But it has never malfunctioned on me. Not once. I feed it shitty Chinese surplus ammo, corrosive as fuck. Crappy bargain bin ammo. The fuckin thing just fires. I'd shovel gravel in there and the dammed stupid thing woulds still fire. It's a Soviet SKS, not a Chinese one. It has too many parts and is on par with the AR for being a pain in the ass for cleaning. I thought I would put a fancy stock and optics on it. After a few thousand rounds I decided not to bother. I keep it as Stalin wanted it to be. It will never be anything more than an SKS, but it's my Commie gun. After a nuclear war, there will on ly be 2 things left. Cockroaches, and SKS.
Perfect summary for the SKS.
Im not saying don't buy, if you like it buy. I still have never shot one full auto :(. Only thing I am getting at is its a myth just like the katana as I mentioned. AK mudtest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX73uXs3xGU
I've shot one full auto. I couldn't hit a target 25 yards away with burst shot. Full auto was just a waste of ammo. Plus it was a Vietnam era bring back so it was heavier than a modern one. My friends father was an arms dealer and had his FFL class 3 license.
After watching the InRange mud test video I no longer believed the mud thing. But why the hell are you gonna scoop a shovel full of mud into the receiver? One thing that the AR hates more than the AK is sand. And I live in the desert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htE91fMUA-s