In August I picked up a $200 Russian SKS to play with. Choate stock, shell deflector, cheapo scope. Today was the first time I've been able to shoot it with all the new goodies. Not exactly breathtaking accuracy, but I don't expect that with an SKS. It hit cans and other things reliably at 50 yards for a few hours. Eventually, however, the recoil must have eventually been enough to shake loose the screws on the Norinco scope mount. I wondered why my shots were going all over the place, then when I went to check the scope, it was wobbling all over the place. So I came back home and super-glued the screws in place. Hope that stops them from coming loose. Also, the shell deflector only did it's job some of the time. A few spent casings ended up hitting the scope anyway, so I cut a piece of bicycle innterube to protect the scope. All in all a fun day, and once I fix those few problems, everything should be cool.
P.S. anybody else ever shoot a 2" thick Biology textbook with a blackpowder .45-70? F*cking AWESOME. Instant confetti.