NORINCO SKS
I have an opportunity to take in trade a Norinco SKS (folding stock)that the owner claims is a pre ban type. I have read the previous topics in the forum which regard there not being a ban on this particular firearm. I am not very knowledgeable in SKS's as far as what a milled receiver looks like compaired to another. Could someone please clarify that description? Would that be one that accepts AK mags? Or would it still take SKS mags?
Thanks in advance,
Aaron
Thanks in advance,
Aaron
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I just received a 7.62 x 39 with spike bayonet, serial number 22001118.
any info, age, value etc. would be greatly appreciated.
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SKS's are not AK's. There are very few that actually take AK mags, and the folding stock is aftermarket. The SKS is kinda the poor mans AK-47... Its designed to be fed using strippers thru the top. Norinco imported hundreds and hundreds of thousands of these things, so don't let anyone fool you into thinking its worth more than $200... The demand for just about anything semi-auto that shoots is insane and everyones taking advantage of the Obama is gonna ban guns scare...
Just quickly browsing thru gunbroker found two with no reserve and no bids at $250 and $275....
Personally I won't pay more than $150 for any SKS. And keep an eye in shotguns news, because they get imported and occasionally there will be a flood of them for $139 each for a few months, you can buy plus shipping and have shipped to a local FFL dealer.0 -
The SKS was designed near the end of WWII to give the Soviet armies an immmediate cartridge rifle to combat the Germans. They produced millions of them, but the war ended before they were really deployed and in 1947 the AK-47 came out and the soviets then dumped the SKS's on their "friends" including the Chinese who went through them quickly and then copied it in their own factories like Norinco. The best of the SKS's are Russian and do demand a higher cost on the market ($300+), particularly ones made at Tula. The Chinese are usually arsenal redo's (although one does see new ones from time to time) but are cheap and effective shooters. A few came through designed to take AK mags and also demand a premium. They are good at what they do and are still used by ex-commie countries for parades, reviews and such (including the guards in Red Square at Lenin's Tomb) because they are much better balanced than AK's and don't have that darn 30rd mag hanging out. They make great truck guns and bush weapons. I always keep one handy in my van and truck. Good shooting! 0 -
Thank you both for th input. I have owned SKS's and AK-47's. I know a bit about them, but would like clarification on the milled receiver. When someone says, "Why, this one has a milled receiver", just what exactly are they telling me? I know that with ak's and sks's, some have milled receivers. Whats' the difference between one that is milled, and one that is not? 0 -
The SKS lends itself better for hunting and sporterizing (sp?).
The AK will always look and smell like an AK. Not the picture of a hunting rifle most hunters want the "others" to see.
I've been lucky with SKS's as they've always had good accuracy and worked well with std 10 or 20 rnd fixed mags.
I've never paid more than $200 for one. But they are going higher every year.
I originally paid $99 for my first and $55 for 1k rnds of ammo.
Now the Ammo costs about 250-300 and the rifles are about the same.
Parts an custom stuff is still cheap and available to make these a decent and fun plinkers/hunting rifle.
If you are looking for a spray and pray blaster save more money and get an AK.0 -
A milled receiver is cut from a block of steel. You put it in a milling machine & cut away all the parts that aren't receiver.
As opposed to stamped, where you take a thin, flat piece of steel & stamp out a shape that is then bent to look like a receiver.
It looks like my Russian & Yugo SKS's have milled receivers, but I could be wrong. No one cares; you will never wear out the receiver on an SKS. Most likely you will shoot out the barrel (or let it rust), & then you will throw the rifle away.
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You got a lot of 'takes' on SKS and AK.
One fact is THERE ARE NO STAMPED SKS RECEIVERS, all SKS receivers are milled.
Most AK's ARE STAMPED. There are some that were milled, and may be a better investment, but not much of a better shooter.
For your SKS, the Norinco/Chinese export might be the 'cheapest'.
A YUGO SKS is a heavier made gun, has some 'hunting advantages, and is plentiful. The barrel isn't chrome lined, so you will have to clean it.
AK's are fun, but in today's market pricing, I'd spend a couple hundred more to get a new AR-15 and take care of it.0 -
there are milled and forged recievers on the sks...not many stamped..i have only seen pic's of stamped sks recievers....if the sks is milled you can tell by the milling marks on the bolt and trigger guards....also screwed and pinned barrels...hope this helps... 0 -
Thank you all for the replies. 0 -
quote:Personally I won't pay more than $150 for any SKS. And keep an eye in shotguns news, because they get imported and occasionally there will be a flood of them for $139 each for a few months, you can buy plus shipping and have shipped to a local FFL dealer.
I think the days of $139 SKS rifles are gone forever.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find ANY SKS gun for under $200 nowadays and for that price, its probably not going to be in particularly good shape.
Further, as military semi-automatic rifles that are C&R eligible, but take fixed magazines, SKS rifles aren't considered "assault" rifles in most jurisdictions that still ban them. I have a feeling that the prices on SKS rifles are still going to continue to go up with time.
quote:I am not very knowledgeable in SKS's as far as what a milled receiver looks like compaired to another. Could someone please clarify that description? Would that be one that accepts AK mags? Or would it still take SKS mags?
Good description on how to tell already given.
I've never seen a stamped receiver SKS, though they probably do exist. Obviously, given the choice, all else being equal a milled (or forged) receiver *anything* is better than a stamped one.
As to what kind of magazine this gun takes, you'd have to look at it to know. Most SKS rifles have a fixed 10 round magazine that can be loaded from the top with stripper clips.
A *few* of the Chinese imports can take AK-pattern magazines, and those guns command a fairly high premium in price over the fixed-magazine ones.
This image shows the ordinary fixed 10 round mag you'll find on most of these guns, as well as the integral folding Chinese pattern bayonet:
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I agree with the under 200 sks..NOT anymore. Things change,,SKS prices reflect this. I have give over 200 for mine and think is a great rifle for the money.[:)]nambu 0
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