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RUSSIAN SKS 1951 TULA
Posted on 01/13/2014 3:44:06 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
If it were me, I’d inspect this very closely. There are essentially two price sets. One is for an original, and the other is for imports with US parts substituted. Import marks, signs of re-barreling, different bolts, other parts, different markings on the cover, etc.
That price seems steep to me. I’ve seen prices for very good ones in the $325 range in the past - I don’t know about now.
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:49:40 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
If Ya got the$$$ go for it
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:49:52 AM PST
by
mabarker1
(Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
To: JoeProBono
Sounds like a great deal. SKSs are excellent designs - low recoil, very dependable, readily available ammo, adequate power, light and handy.
I still have my VC SKS and it works fine despite some rust from its time in the jungle.
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:50:34 AM PST
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: Gaffer
Many of the rifles of that era are rebuilds.
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:52:17 AM PST
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: JoeProBono
The SKS does not come with a detachable mag. Other than that it is a good weapon. I had mine modified to accept a mag but now have feed problems with it. Wish I'd have spent a bit more cash and gotten an AK.
A word of warning on .762 mil ammo, lots of it available from Russia but it is all steel; even the “soft points” are steel, just dipped in lead. Indoor ranges won't let you shoot them.
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:52:19 AM PST
by
logic101.net
(How many more children must die on the altar of "gun free zones"?)
To: JoeProBono
Don’t know the Tula thing. I do know they were giving SKSs away for $90 or so 10 years ago.
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posted on
01/13/2014 3:59:15 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Vaquero
Tula is the largest armory/manufacturer in Russia.
The SKS was manufactured until 1956, when it was replaced by the AK-47
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:02:39 AM PST
by
djf
(OK. Well, now, lemme try to make this clear: If you LIKE your lasagna, you can KEEP your lasagna!)
To: JoeProBono
The Chinese SKS are going for over $300 now. I would think a real Russian might be worth it. I seen one for $600
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:05:16 AM PST
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: JoeProBono
lots of aftermarket parts. Some good, some bad.
Cheaper than dirt carries some.
Also you can import ammo for it from the russian army and have it sent to your home U.P.S.
Pretty kool when a wooden box with Russian print all over identifying 1000
rounds weighing 50 pounds shows up
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:13:42 AM PST
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
To: JoeProBono
One thing to keep in mind.
The SKS’s (at least the Russian ones) have no spring on the firing pin, the firing pin kind of “free-floats” in the bolt.
So if it gets jammed or bent or fudged up in the forward position... you are in full auto until your clip is out.
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:15:27 AM PST
by
djf
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To: Joe Boucher
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:19:47 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
That’s the Russian flavor, it has the blade bayonet, not the spike.
Also be aware much of the older Chinese 7.62X39 is the corrosive primer type stuff.
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:22:31 AM PST
by
djf
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To: caver
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:22:48 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Is this gun unsurpassed by anything made in America or is
it just a collectors item?
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:25:49 AM PST
by
Slambat
To: Joe Boucher
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01/13/2014 4:27:02 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: Slambat
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:28:44 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
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To: logic101.net
I just tried out a couple of Tapco 20 round detachable mags this weekend. They functioned perfectly.
Word of warning though:
While in original configuration, the SKS is considered a curio and relic by the BATFE. If you make any changes to parts on the BATFE list, you must put in enough US-made parts to satisfy 922r requirements for imported rifles. Do a web search for “SKS 922r” and you will find several guides for what you can and can’t do.
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:47:29 AM PST
by
EricT.
(ARBEIT MACHT FREI- now get back to work you taxpaying peasant!)
To: JoeProBono
J&G has this Chinese SKS for $499.
It's a mid '60s arsenal 26 milsurp in decent, not great, condition.
$500 buck for any SKS seems extortionate to me but these days, it seems to be what they're going for - and the Russian is a much better deal.
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posted on
01/13/2014 4:51:05 AM PST
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Explain again, why don't you need to fill out form 4473 to buy a pressure cooker?)
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