yugo Sks?
how are they rated and what ar the going ... thanks
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built like a tank 300.00 range 0 -
Heavy as a tank, too. Many steel parts are thicker than other makes, plus you usually have the added weight of the GL & GL sights.
ALL have been pumped full of grease & must be completely taken apart & cleaned before firing; hopefully, the previous owner has done this. This includes bolt disassembly.
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+1 on both previous responses. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by o b juan
how are they rated and what ar the going ... thanks
Going rate for a Yugo SKS depends on condition. Most of the surplus stocks of these have dried up, though there were plenty of them brought into the USA and lots of them available on the used market.
Available ones vary in condition from absolutely lousy (corroded gas systems, corroded bores, stocks beat to hell, etc) to literally brand new and unfired.
*IF* you can find an unused one, figure maybe $350-400. Typical used, but good-to-excellent condition ones probably run about $275 right now.
In terms of quality, SKS rifles in general are very strong and reliable, and the Yugo ones are probably the toughest of the lot. They're build on machined steel receivers with solid steel parts and solid wood stocks.
The typical Yugo 59/66 models have built-in grenade launchers (cool, but not all that useful), and flip-up night sights. Don't expect those to still glow, but you could re-paint them with glow-in-the dark paint for something reasonably effective.
Unfortunately, unlike most of the other nationality SKS rifles, the Yugo rifles do NOT have chrome lined bores. Meanwhile the standard issue Yugo ammo (which, by the way, is now readily available within the USA as surplus) used corrosive primers. Lots of the Yugo guns available as surplus now were actually used in combat in the 80s Balkan wars.
Add these things together and many of the guns out there have dark or pitted bores. Worse, many have corroded gas valves and simply won't cycle right. Fortunately, that's not a difficult problem to fix. There is a company called "CNC warrior" that makes stainless replacement valves for under $10, and there are ways to patch them at home.0 -
Man if you bought some when they were cheap, it appears you made a good investment. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Fatstrat
Man if you bought some when they were cheap, it appears you made a good investment.
You betcha. Its always a case of "yesterday's junk = today's treasure".
SKS rifles were probably amongst the best "sleeper" gun investments in recent memory.
You could buy an excellent condition Russian SKS in 1991 for under $100. Today, the same gun will run $500+.
The Yugo guns seem to have appreciated even faster, though that's probably because they started out much cheaper.
In October 2002, Aim Surplus was selling surplus Mosin Nagant rifles for $89 each, and good-to-very good Yugo SKS rifles for $89 each.
Nine years later in 2011, the Mosin Nagant rifles are STILL $89 each, but the same SKS rifles are about $275.
That's about a 13% annualized rate of return over 9 years, which is pretty respectable.0
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