Which country made the best SKS?

Thanks. I was once told that yugos were the "honda of SKSs"--should have immediately realized that the Honda of the Honda of guns couldn't be that good

Yeah I've heard the Yugos are the worst. I've had a Chinese one for about 13 years and once I actually cleaned the firing pin I haven't had any issues with it.

YUGO gang

Albanian SKSs and some commercial Chinese skss are the worst.

how are yugos the worst

maybe they don't like that the barrel isn't chrome-lined?

I love my yugo. I love the weight, I love the grenade launcher even though I haven't gotten to use it, I haven't had any issues but my gun smith is pretty sure it was I fired when I received it. The only thing I don't love is the barrel isn't chrome lined so I have to clean it extra well, but I make do.

My brother has a Yugo and seems to like it all right. Was funny when he first got it it wouldn't cycle because the gas cut-off was on for the rifle grenade attachment.

Are we talking collectibles? Or shooters? Yugo's are great shooter,they look cool, work well. I'd easily take a Yugo over a Chinese sks. Gun broker sales agree with me.

Yeah I also like that option. I'm never going to use it, but I can lie to myself.

>more accurate shots with gas turned off

The Yugo
>heavier barrel
>grenade launcher
>neat launcher sights
>gas cut off for bolt action feels
>all extra bits give extra weight to help manage recoil
>also plentiful
All these extras and its shit on because muh chrome lining.
Dont use trashbin corrosive ammo and clean your fucking gun and you wont have a problem.

China made the sks that won vietnam

Early chink SKS' are fine except for their shitty choice of wood for the stocks. It's only the later models and the more recent commercial rifles that they started cutting corners.

Read up and decide for yourself.
yooperj.com/SKS.htm

uganda

Romanians are the Best made SKS

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The polish sks is the best simply because it has F O U R H O L E S

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There is no such thing as a bad sks. Even the commercial Chinese polytechs that pinned the barrels and did some other cost saving measures are still fantastic. No wrong answers. If you prefer your sks be uncircumcised get a Yugo. If you want it lighter or somehow still have corrosive 7.62x39 laying around get a slant eye sks

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Russians are nothing to write home about, it's appeal is it's Russian, East german and the very early Yugo m59's without the bayonet have very nice machining.

Yugoslavia.

Thanks. Will do.
Guns don't win wars.

Poles need more holes to take all the people trying to fuck them.

Gun jesus on east german

youtu.be/cPyvg5-drLM

And Albanian

youtu.be/-g0YFJ24OTc

Got a Norinco SKS at a gun show for $99. Had to replace the stock due to it's being sized for an American third-grader. It's a decent rifle. Shoots well, no slam fires or doubling. No complaints.

North Korea

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Chicom surplus Type-56s are easily on-par with Russian guns.
All the rare unobtanium variants are about the same, and ranked according to their rarity more than their quality.
Yugo/Serb SKSs are the only ones you can buy new in the States anymore. They're overbuilt and IMO the grenade shit is a waste and fucks up the balance of the gun but they're still solid.
Commercial Chinese guns built for export (as opposed to surplus) run the gamut from "totally fine" to "complete shit."

Why are there so many SKS threads suddenly? Did we timehop back to 2008 or something?

What did you pay for that? Never seen a norkie SKS in real life.

Inherited it.

>the very early Yugo m59's without the bayonet
you mean the launcher.

My SKS is Chinese. What corners did they cut? Seems great to me.

Yeah but good luck getting a nk sks without being killed.

Neat, more pictures please

Anyone has knowledge from modern molot sks?
I also would like to hear what you consider to be good € price for new rifle on top of 84€ buying license?

Well this SKS thread in particular exists because I'm 18 and live in NewYorkistan, so my first non-.22 can't be an AR because I don't want to pour money into a cucked one. Thank you for the info.

Shooting

I think the yugos look the coolest, the Russian and East Germans are the most collectible, Chinese are good for the chrome lined barrel, no idea about Albanian.

I heard they were making new production sks rifles, but I haven't heard anything else. Hope they are good, might pick one up if they are.

I have molot svt40 and it seems to be ok quality but I haven't been able to get to the range as I don't own car.

Not an SKS owner nor have I shot one. Also not trying to be a fagit, but would anyone explain the appeal to me?
Is it because it’s a historical rifle? Are they particularly accurate? Why would someone pick a 7.62x54 over .308?

The Chinese -but only when the Russians were making them.

Sks is 7.62x39. It's more of an argument of why take it over an AK.

Ultimately comes down to they're cool and x39 is fun and cheap to shoot.

SKS is chambered in 7.62x39, not 54R. But historical appeal is pretty much the only appeal they have these days. They've gone up in price so much the old appeal of having a solid rifle for $100-200 doesn't exist anymore when you can get ARs for the same price that can do so much more. Even in cucked states, rifles like the Mini-14, Fightlite SCR, or even ARs modified to be AWB compliant are much more practical and capable rifles. But that shouldn't stop you if you really want to get your hands on a unique rifle thats only going to get more and more rare as time goes on.

The East German ones have the most value because they have Mauser-style stocks and slings. You're probably never going to find one because they are parade and ceremonial rifles. Supposedly, reserve forces and border troops had them, but even they got AKs pretty quickly. I've never seen a definitive number (or even confident estimate) over how many Karabiner-S were produced.
Some were also produced in East Germany just to send them to Communist forces in Africa and Vietnam, not having consistent serials and lacking any real marking that would betray their origin.
So even though the rifles are beautifully made, they are still an SKS and will shoot the same.

That's really awesome. Again, just an SKS, but the rarity of it and surely the story...
North Korean ones and maybe Albanian ones (those do have differences) are some of the most interesting ones.

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Ok awesome, thanks for the input guys. I guess I have to buy one now :|
I promise there will be no bubbaplz involved.

aren't ruger Mini-14 magazines ridiculously expensive

Correct, but at least the capability to get 10+ round magazines exists in case you move or smuggle them in a ban state without bubba'ing the rifle unlike the SKS

>once I actually cleaned the firing pin
Not to hijack this thread, but how the fuck did you manage to punch the takedown pin out on the bolt? I can't seem to punch out ANY of the pins on the gun, for that matter (trigger assembly, etc).
Any tips?

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ah ok

Romania.

Are you using a proper size punch?
Are you holding/resting the bolt firmly on a solid support?
If the bolt is especially gunked, you might try soaking it for a bit in mineral spirits or putting some Kroil on it. You should be able to knock it out or at least loosen it with one or two authoritative strikes. It's important to secure the workpiece so the energy from your hammer strikes doesn't get dissipated by vibrations or unnecessary movement.

Honda seriously is one of few auto makers that has and still makes long lasting and reliable vehicles. So I’m not sure of this Yugo is the Honda of sks’s comparison. Maybe the Yugo sks is like the Yugo car of sks’s

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Once had a Romanian sks, I really think the quality was very very good.

Romania. steel is arguably better quality than the Russian ones.

But user
SKSes actually work
Yugos break in a week and then get recalled forever

Glorious Zastava factory ``````````Yugo'''''''''' SKS best for removing small amounts of kebab

how's cz 52/57

This is true...

U on some powerful ass crack if you think russian skss are nicer than yugos.

t. Russian shill

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They reduced costs by doing things like stamping the trigger guard and pinning rather than threading the barrel, but none of these actually impeded function of the gun. The later production ones' accuracy are a wash compared to the early ones.

I like the Chinese SKS just because parts for them are the most available, and they're still the cheapest among SKS rifles.

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>vise
>huge hammer
>soak in oil overnight before pounding it out

>Yugo m59'

m59 is best girl.

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albanian sks's were produced really late, and the quality is pretty bad, 98% of albania's SKS's were chinese.

I had a sino soviet ghost.
Was a great fuggin rifle.

This is false.
Your information is mythical and ancient old man.

North Korean parade SKS is better

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why are russian SKSs considered the best?

Because of the idea that the original producer is the best one. When in reality everyone who made military SKS did pretty good job of it. It's really only the Albanians that did a shitty job.

I made a punch from a piece of chopstick. Just make sure it’s held in place so it doesn’t move.

It's a russian design, just be direct about it and hit it twice as hard as you think you should. It's designed to be beaten on by illiterate peasants and maintained by half trained conscripts for decades and then used in war.

>why take it over an AK.
Primarily because SKSs seem nearly immune to guns bans, being literal antiques fed from a non detachable mag.
Also, the SKS has a longer heavier barrel and more rigid action than the AK, along with a stiffer sotck and general heavier weight to control recoil. It gets significantly more velocity and accuracy out of 7.62x39 than an AK type rifle does. SKS flirts with being a battle rifle, it isn't but it misses the category by inches.