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FL, USA
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Posted: 10/25/2022 5:50:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:00:00 PM EDT
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Personally for less than that, you could get a very nice Chinese SKS. Forget the tapco 30 rnd stuff... and buy the rifle. My 2 cents.. a good Chinese factory 26 is hard to beat, and they are out there in the $400-$600 realm
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:01:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: panzersergeant]
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Seems a little high. Norincos and Yugos are selling on Gunbroker for 4 to 5 hundred bucks.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:02:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BDA: Personally for less than that, you could get a very nice Chinese SKS. Forget the tapco 30 rnd stuff... and buy the rifle. My 2 cents.. a good Chinese factory 26 is hard to beat, and they are out there in the $400-$600 realm I’ve seen a few but still $600 on the classifieds right now — Yugo is a higher quality build from the people I’ve spoke to with both, am I wrong? I’d rather pay a few bucks for something with a little more quality/value |
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:15:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: I’ve seen a few but still $600 on the classifieds right now — Yugo is a higher quality build from the people I’ve spoke to with both, am I wrong? I’d rather pay a few bucks for something with a little more quality/value The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:24:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. What’s your favorite? |
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:31:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: What’s your favorite? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: Originally Posted By AKaTom: The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. What’s your favorite? Well currently my Chinese one. But I sold a pristine 1950 dated Russian one. I sooo regret selling that rifle! I still have a Yugo one that I only keep because of the trench art. Not cool enough to post pictures of the carving. But I kept it "for now" lol. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 10/25/2022 6:52:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: Well currently my Chinese one. But I sold a pristine 1950 dated Russian one. I sooo regret selling that rifle! I still have a Yugo one that I only keep because of the trench art. Not cool enough to post pictures of the carving. But I kept it "for now" lol. Why the Chinese ones? There’s a Norinco locally too |
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Posted: 10/26/2022 12:14:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: I’ve seen a few but still $600 on the classifieds right now — Yugo is a higher quality build from the people I’ve spoke to with both, am I wrong? I’d rather pay a few bucks for something with a little more quality/value Not in my experience. I'd take a well built Chinese factory 26 over a yugo any day. And I bought my last Norinco for around $400... I've had several yugo's.. and they didn't stay in the collect that long. The Chinese and russians though, they have been here for decades. |
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Posted: 10/26/2022 12:19:14 AM EDT
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Which Chinese? I collect threaded factory 26.
Any good complete rifle thats not been tapco'd. I have had great pinned versions.. but the threaded receiver versions are ones I have kept the longest. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 10/26/2022 1:32:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: Originally Posted By taymag: I’ve seen a few but still $600 on the classifieds right now — Yugo is a higher quality build from the people I’ve spoke to with both, am I wrong? I’d rather pay a few bucks for something with a little more quality/value The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. Not all Yugo's have the grenade launcher with gas valve, my M59 is almost identical to a Russian SKS in appearance. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 10/26/2022 1:33:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: What’s your favorite? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: Originally Posted By AKaTom: The Yugo is my least favorite with the grenade launcher setup and non chrome lined barrel. Hard pass if it were me. What’s your favorite? Russian, Romanian, or Albanian |
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Posted: 10/26/2022 5:15:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HipSh0T: Not all Yugo's have the grenade launcher with gas valve, my M59 is almost identical to a Russian SKS in appearance. That's true but the vast majority have the grenade launcher and gas valve. None of the Yugoslavian ones had chrome line bores, including their AK 47's |
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Posted: 10/26/2022 5:27:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By taymag: Why the Chinese ones? There’s a Norinco locally too Sorry for the slow reply. As to why the Chinese ones, they are very well made with a chrome lined bore. And they don't have that goofy grenade launcher and gas valve. No matter what one you choose check it over very carefully. One last comment, I've seen pictures of the most recent Chinese imports from Albania I think. They looked rode hard. All the SKS's I own or have owned are from years ago when they were common imports and much cheaper. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 10/26/2022 11:43:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: That's true but the vast majority have the grenade launcher and gas valve. None of the Yugoslavian ones had chrome line bores, including their AK 47's Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKaTom: Originally Posted By HipSh0T: Not all Yugo's have the grenade launcher with gas valve, my M59 is almost identical to a Russian SKS in appearance. That's true but the vast majority have the grenade launcher and gas valve. None of the Yugoslavian ones had chrome line bores, including their AK 47's Yeah, it doesn't have chromed bore or barrel but I haven't had any problems with corrosion, and I shoot the Yugo because the Russian and Albanian are safe queens. If I could only have one SKS of the highest quality, it would be a Russian but if I wanted to get the best quality for lowest money the Chinese would be the way to go. |
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Posted: 10/29/2022 10:20:00 AM EDT
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A decent Chinese type 56 is the way to go, but variety is the spice of life..
 And the newest an m59... 
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