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  • gotstolefrom
    Hey, I bought a pair a year or so ago to add to my stable 'cause I have two boys. Now I have a couple more packed in grease and un-opened. I did not pay quite what is asked here, but things change.

    They shoot just as well as any other SKS I have used. They are better made than some I have seen. The barrel is threaded for the grenade launcher, and there is an on/off valve for the gas assist when you use the blanks for grenades. I turned the valve off when letting my nephew use one in a hunt last year..... had him just cycle the bolt if he needed a follow-up shot. Some folks must miss that 'cause they write in saying "the bolt won't cycle... is it broken ?" .

    Needless to say, I would pick up a couple if I were you.




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  • bigtire
    One of the best firearm values out there. I can't say enough about the values to be had on the surplus arms market. Many fine guns can be purchased for a fraction of what it cost to build them origionally.

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    Tear the tree out of the ground by the roots and burn it. Burn it to ash and grind out the embers with your boot until there's nothing left. Not a single spark. Not a single seed.
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  • rufe-snow
    J & G Sales, that outfit from Arizona, with the big adds in Shotgun News. Was selling them for $150, the one I saw looked new, unissued.

    The problem gotstolefrom noted, with the Granade Launcher shut-off valve, has been observed on some of the used Model 59/66's that have been on the market. The Yugoslavs didn't chrome plate their barrels. If you fire corrosive ammo through it with out proper cleaning, it will happen.

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  • nmyers
    AIM Surplus has them for $110 + shipping. If you have a C&R, you can get it shipped to you direct.

    They are a good value, but there are problems: They have a terrible trigger, which is not easy to correct. They are VERY heavy. And, when they say packed in grease, they really mean it; you can't even fire it without first taking it apart completely & removing the grease.

    Neal
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  • agman1999
    I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but you can fire them without cleaning them. It's actually fun, as long as somebody else is pulling the trigger. Nothing like watching somebody shoot their new rifle while they get a cosmoline shower....

    The yugo should be a fine buy. For all the complaints regarding workmanship on the Norinco versions, I've never had a failure out of one, and we've got a couple around the house that haven't been cleaned in the past 2 or 3 thousand rounds *ducks arrows and rocks*
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  • drobs
    quote:Originally posted by agman1999
    I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but you can fire them without cleaning them. It's actually fun, as long as somebody else is pulling the trigger. Nothing like watching someone die when the rifle explodes in their hands...

    Jeezuz H Christ buddy!!! Those guns are dunked in cosmoline! Don't shoot it with out cleaning it. The barrels are plugged with the stuff!!
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  • mark christian
    At the VERY LEAST run a patch through the bore before you even consider firing this or ANY firearm you have just purchased to check for obstructions. The risks of a burst barrel are very real with the sort of cosmoline packed into the bore which my own M59/66 had before I cleaned it and a cosmoline shower is the least of the risks run in this sort of scenario. agmann, I know you are a new Gun Broker member but if this is the sort of "expert" advice you plan to contribute to our forum then please just sit on the sidelines for a while longer. I think that these are great guns, although not as light and handy as the ChiCom SKS carbines, they do hold up well in comparison the the Russian SKS. Remember that when the rifle fails to function correctly the first time you fire it, check your gas cut off valve!

    Mark T. Christian
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  • agman1999
    Sorry for the quick smarta*& comment. The boss was on the way in. In any case, we did check the bores before they were shot, and they got a quick wipe-down with brake cleaner, but that was about it. Didn't really look to be "dunked" in cosmoline. More like someone had given it a coat from an aerosol can.
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  • drobs
    The ones I have seen recently are dripping in the stuff. I think the Russians put these guns in barrels and poured heated up axel grease over them. Those commies stock piled everything they could get their hands on.

    Every gun owner needs at least one SKS.[:D]

    I have a Chinese "Paratrooper" variant I bought years ago for $150. The gun had so many different serial numbers on it that it was almost funny. I found it to be a real good shooter once I had about 1000rds thru it.

    If you dig around this site: http://www.surplusrifle.com/index.asp
    You can find detailed info on how to break the gun down.



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  • allechalley
    Have to agree with drobs....everybody needs at least one. I had a Norinko and traded it for a Russian. Now with Mark's comment I'm a little worried. Go to a couple gun shows, as there are usually a few/many to be found. I doubt any of them will be collectors, but then again, look at the '03's and .30 carbines. Any way, they aren't long range tack drivers tho the Norinco I wish I had kept was probably a 3 to 4" @100yds. The point is they are fun shooters and reasonably cheap to feed. They work first time,every time. And hey, every one should have the joy(experience?) of removing cosmoline.
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