greg,
"does the yugos work Good with the launcher removed or does this cause problems?"
i think interordnance still has some with the grenade launcher removed, califonia legal. i would not think this would cause any problems b/c gr. lau. are pinned or threaded on so the end of the muzzle should still have the crown, at least i think, wife is sleaping so i cant go check.
""also how are the albanian and romanian sks's reliable well made? easy to find parts?""
i prefer the romanians as they are exact copys of the original russian sks(inwich i believe is the best sks followed by romanian,EARLY chinese,yugo then albanian). milled and made superbly imo, only diff. btwn russian is wood and rear sight. i would nothesitate to add more to my collection. i am biased though as i dont own a albanian. im a little leary to buy one with the prices and from what i've read of some of their conditions leave a lot to be desired. i would say only get one if you are collecting sks's.
""and one final question who should I buy it from and does anyone know where I can get a model 56 that came without the gernade launcher""
i think the m56 is sold out, havent seen them for sale for a while. you could check auctionarms.com and gunbroker.com for someone selling theirs and use a transfer dealer.
let me know if i can be of further ass. and good luck