New (to me) Yugo SKS

[aaronspuler]

Picked up a Yugo SKS 59/66 on Friday. Pics and info can be found at http://www.weapon-blog.com/?p=937

[cheezit]

I luv my russian sks, Its was $119 when I bought it close to 20 years ago. came with 500 rounds of mil surp too. still have not used all of it. The one thing I found was it was accurate enugh to do the job.

[The Annoyed Man]

I've always thought that the SKS is a pretty nifty little rifle, and I've always preferred it to the AK. The AK may the superior rifle. I don't know enough about them to say. But the SKS is the better looking of the two to me.

[mr surveyor]

the old SKS design is one of the most user friendly designs ever put into production. With just your bare hands and a hard nose 7.62x39 round, you can strip down a Yogo to a pile of parts for "deep cleaning" in just a few short minutes (not considering the spring loaded bayo in the take down). Very reliable, moderately accurate, and heavy enough to use for a club on a buffalo. The bayo is pretty useful as a kick stand too

Not sure what the going rate is now, but having the original cleaning kit in the buttstock trapdoor used to add $25-30 to the value.


surv

[aaronspuler]

For $325, mine came with 180 rounds of brass cased, boxer primed Winchester 7.62x39 ammo, 12 stripper clips, two belt pouches, and a chest rig pouch. All matching serial numbers, and a cleaning kit in the trapdoor. Still has a bit of cosmoline that needs cleaning off. I expect my accuracy to improve drastically once I put the Tech Sights on there.

TAM, I've handled and fired an AK but it wasn't near as good a fit for me as the SKS was.

[big 54r]

of the 2 systems I have more AK's (2) and (1) sks...
but I think the sks is a better system and more female friendly.
The siminov has better accuracy also...
the sks para is a very handy carbine!

[ironsights]

any one ever had a problem with the sks slam fireing. i had it happen with a friends sks and with a beretta pistol!

[big 54r]

on the sks slamfire is usually a product of a stuck firing pin via cosmoline in the fp hole...generally speaking but not always.

[mr surveyor]

I had one sks with a slightly bent firing pin...never had a slam fire, but did experience a few light strikes. About $4 and a few minutes work and a new firing pin solved that problem. The sks is very simple to work on.

surv

[jamisjockey]

Now, you need one of these:

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[glbedd53]

I have 2 SKS , Russian and Chinese. 1 AK, Chinese. I definately prefer the AK. Also with mine the accuracy of the AK is better.

[jlangton]

Love my Yugo SKS.....
It's an excellent firearm that's build solidly and is super simple to clean.
Accuracy is very good for a firearm designed in it's timeframe, and there is a wide variety of ammo available for the 7.62x39 caliber, and is reasonably priced as well.
75 yds-open sights,12" target, 60 rounds, fired as quick as I could reacquire the sight picture:


It does it's job well.
JL

[aaronspuler]

Good shooting sir!

[RECIT]

Good shooting sir!

I second that

[Randy797]

Love the round but hated the lack of accuracy . . . sold mine and bought an AR in 6.8
was a lot of fun to shoot