Anyone else have a battle worn or collectable sks

[Rigger]

Ive been collecting and shooting guns for years now. I had traded for this one sight unseen and here it is. Its an nva bringback. Please no laughing!

 

[sigp220.45]

No laughing here - I love a gun with some history.

 

[HAWKEYE10]

I bought a Yugo SKS refurbished in 1985 and unfired since then. Also bought 2000 rounds of Russian ammo. These thing are fun and cheap to shoot. Don

 

[slumpy]

I have the same one I bought 25 years ago, one of the funnest and cheap guns I shoot, well it was cheap back then, now I see the prices are all over the place.

 

[loknload]

I have a cherry Russian that must have only seen parade duty, and Romainian which is in good condition but seen some service.
They are great shooters, they're fun to shoot and it's cheap!

 

[Fishslayer]

Well, not collectable & doubtful if battle worn, but I have one Norinco with resin stock that appeared to have been unfired before I got ahold of it. I like it so much that I bought an alleged Russian with aftermarket plastic stock that appears to have been refinished. Action is so tight & slick I couldn't pass it up. I pick it up in 10 days. We'll see.

In Kalifornistan we are limited to 10 round magazines and detachable mags have to have a lock requiring a tool to remove (Google "bullet button.") So 10 round stripper clips are actually quicker for reloads. And really, I don't care what the fanboiz say, an AR is still a .22.

Ordered up a crate of that steel free Yugo milsurp on stripper clips. 1120 rounds for $256 shipped. Not too bad.

 

[roundgunner]

I have 2 of these Paratrooper version Norinco SKS. Detachable AK47 mags with a 16 inch BBL.

 

[Faulkner]

I have a very nice Russian Tula SKS dated 1954. I believe it was unfired when I got it about 20 years ago when they first allowed them to be inported into the United States. It's in like new condition, though I've shot it a few times and even took a whitetail deer with it in 1995.

Interesting how I got it . . . a buddy of mine owned a funiture store and had his FFL and sold guns on the side. He asked me to invest in a order of two cases of Russian SKS's with him at $59.00 each. When they arrived, he and I hand selected one each and sold all the rest for $80.00 each and we split the profits. That's back when Russian SKS's were selling cheap.

 

[Stevie]

Back in the early 1990's..they had tables full of surplus Chinese SKS rifles for $69...I remember attending a gunshow with my father in law..and we each got us a SKS and chipped in together to get a case of Chinese surplus ammo.

I was stupid..and traded mine off..but I still have my Father in law's SKS. It's a nice well used SKS..and when we bought these..both guns still had yellow mud in the buttplate screws...

 

[Muley Gil]

A friend of mine shot civil war guns and was sent to Viet Nam. While checking out a bunker, his platoon found a cache of Vietnamese firearms. Everybody else was grabbing the SKSs, but he found a 1861 British Enfield musketoon, with sword bayonet. The VC must have been using it for a drill weapon.

The musketoon and bayonet were stolen before he could ship 'em home.

 

[moosedog]

That is awesome Rigger. Did you buy it directly form the vet that brought it home?
I love guns with history and character to them. I also collect WWll and Viet Nam bring backs.

 

[smokey04]

I have an SKS that I brought back from 'Nam.I've never shot it 'cause it has a little battle damage from a Claymore mine. Did I mention it was free? The previous owner didn't want it anymore and dropped it where he stood.It has several pellets in the stock,a "ding " in the barrel[I don't think it is constricted in the bore]and a pellet went through one side of the magazine box.If the bore is not constricted it wouldn't take much to put it in shooting condition.I just never had the urge to fix it and shoot it. Nick

 

[Rigger]

Wow great posts guys! Sadly I didn't get a letter with this one but from what I understand the North Korean,E Germany and the NVA sks rifles were never imported. What was funny about this one was I traded for it sight unseen. It was supposed to be an sks that was in a broke gun pile that a buddy of mine had. It wasn't until later that I made the discovery. There are still blood stains on the sling and grass in the action! From what I have heard is that there are only 100 reported of the North korean,E German,NVA,in the U.S,or at least that's what has been said.

 

[BE Mike]

I have a Russian SKS bring back. It is pretty rough, but doesn't have the chunks out of the wood. It was recovered with 74 more from a cache not far from firebase "Airborne" on the rim of the Ashau Valley in 1969. I thought I'd donate it to the 101st Museum, but they said that they have plenty and many in top condition. Next, I tried donating it to the Indiana War Museum, but they too were uninterested. Looks like my oldest daughter will get it along with a bunch of memorabilia, i.e. Zippo, dogtags and paperwork.

 

[1 old 0311]

Ive been collecting and shooting guns for years now. I had traded for this one sight unseen and here it is. Its an nva bringback. Please no laughing!

Any paper work with it?

 

[Barrie]

I have a 1954 Russian SKS that shoots very well. Bought about 2 years ago now at a dealers shop for $219.95. which is fair here in Canada. It shoots quite well as I have done a few changes to it by adding a scope and a few other small options. Took the Bayonet off and put a Bipod on which is much more useful anyways. No-body I could stick with the bayonet anyways so this is more useful. $219.95 for 1120 rounds of Russian ammo here as well at the moment. Fun gun to shoot up to around 600 feet.

 

[charlie sherrill]

It wasn't too many years ago I saw a guy with pallets of Yugos at a gunshow and was selling them for $89.95 each. I already had a Russian SKS and didn't buy one. Fun to shoot and ammo is relatively cheap.