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Posted: 6/29/2005 4:16:27 PM EDT
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I'm looking for a Russian sks and found this one in my state. .http://images.gunsamerica.com/upload/976605350-1.jpg Description: Russian manufactured SKS style rifle with a laminate wood stock in very good condition with an excellent, chrome-lined bore. A 20rd magazine and a vented steel handguard have been added. It has matching numbers on the receiver, stock, trigger group and bolt. No bayonet. Is this a Russian sks. What does he mean style rifle, also he's asking $239.00 is that a good price? I don't care about the stock it will get replaced with a synthetic one. |
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Yeah, I'd say that was a little high since it's been modified. Now if the person still has all the original parts that were removed to add the HG and the 20rd. mag, I would say that was a good price for a Russian. From my experience the 20rd. mags do not work dependably. To get most of them to work, you will need to do a bit of tweaking. Goto www.simonov.net to check out info on identifying Russian, Chinese, etc. made SKS's. Russians that have all the original parts are getting a little harder to find in "unbubbafied" condition. If you do pick up an all original SKS, I'd leave it as-is. The design is simple and reliable, no need to change it up. That's just my opinion and I've went throught the modfiying stage, I've just learned to appreciate the original design. Hope this helps a little. On a side note -- If you do start modifying a SKS or any old gun, hang on the original parts. DOn't sell them. That way if you ever need or want to sell the gun at a later date, you'll be able to get more for it. DK |
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