Good old SKS. I have a soviet one. This is the only gun I have that has never malfunctioned. Not once. Not a jam or anything. I feed it shitty Chinese ammo, and the dumb rifle just keeps firing. I swear I could put gravel in there and the stupid thing would still fire. I kept it as is. Initially I had ideas about optics and Tapco stock. But after a few trips to the range, I decided it was perfect the way it is, like uncle Stalin wanted it. It's never going to be anything but an SKS, but it's a good Commie gun.
The best is stripper clips with a mag. Like the FN or M-14. But since your average Commie conscript would lose or sell a mag, the built-in one is fine. If I were to be picky, I would say the SKS has too many parts. A bolt carrier, a gas piston that pushes on the bolt carrier rod, a spring in there too. And beware that SOB flying off if you field strip it. I suppose you are not to do that in the field in the dark. Probably supposed to get shot before you have to clean the rifle. Personally I think the M-14 has it right. A few big clunky parts and no tools needed.
Good old SKS. I have a soviet one. This is the only gun I have that has never malfunctioned. Not once. Not a jam or anything. I feed it shitty Chinese ammo, and the dumb rifle just keeps firing. I swear I could put gravel in there and the stupid thing would still fire. I kept it as is. Initially I had ideas about optics and Tapco stock. But after a few trips to the range, I decided it was perfect the way it is, like uncle Stalin wanted it. It's never going to be anything but an SKS, but it's a good Commie gun.
The SKS is one of the few things those old school commies got right
I actually kind of like its stripper clip approach too - AK 30rd mags are kind of bulky and heavy
And you're right, it's pretty much a waste of time to customize the SKS with after market do-dads. It really is much better to be left just as it is
The best is stripper clips with a mag. Like the FN or M-14. But since your average Commie conscript would lose or sell a mag, the built-in one is fine. If I were to be picky, I would say the SKS has too many parts. A bolt carrier, a gas piston that pushes on the bolt carrier rod, a spring in there too. And beware that SOB flying off if you field strip it. I suppose you are not to do that in the field in the dark. Probably supposed to get shot before you have to clean the rifle. Personally I think the M-14 has it right. A few big clunky parts and no tools needed.
Well, I don't think I could field strip the M16 in the dark either, but did get pretty quick at in regular light