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The SKS Is the Cockroach of Weapons
War is Boring ^
| March 12, 2017
| Robert Beckhusen
Posted on 03/13/2017 6:14:18 AM PDT by C19fan
The most iconic rifle of the 20th century is the AK-47. One of the most iconic rifles of World War II — granted, this is more debatable — is the Mosin-Nagant. Both were developed in Russia. The SKS, short for Self-Loading Carbine of the Simonov System, is the odd one out. Developed in the interim between the Mosin-Nagant and the AK-47, Sergei Simonov’s semi-automatic carbine had a mere 10-round internal box magazine, an improvement from the fundamentally 19th-century design of the five-round, bolt-action Mosin.
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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: banglist; rifles; russia
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To: Big Red Badger
They already had the SVT 38 and 40
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posted on
03/13/2017 9:25:24 AM PDT
by
gundog
(Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
To: redfreedom
Not a copy of the M1, it’s a poorly executed 2/3 scale model of the FN49 (SAFN). I’ve owned and used both, know what I’m on about. Given a magazine and cleaned up trigger, and a couple or three inches off the barrel length I’d prefer it to the AK...
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posted on
03/13/2017 10:22:30 AM PDT
by
briankk
To: marktwain
No scope for me; iron sights/
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posted on
03/13/2017 1:30:47 PM PDT
by
slipper
(It may be too late.)
To: redfreedom
Does your sks scurry for cover when you you turn on the light in the garage? :)
To: The Toll
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:31:52 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: Big Red Badger
The SKS is, indeed, the Russian M1-Garand. Same bolt feel and quality, although the rest of the weapon is somewhat cheaper-made. Also, I’ve yet to get an SKS Thumb. :)
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:33:27 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: Comment Not Approved
LOL mine is all matching-number, Tula made, Russian... and 1954.
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:34:32 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: JAKraig
50 cents a round for 762x39???!?
Hey, you wanna buy a few crates? I’ll let ‘em go for 45 cents a round. ;)
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:36:03 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: Lazamataz
Russian SKS was $125 well spent.
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:37:37 PM PDT
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: MileHi
Ya, I missed that bargain. :(
I paid more. But oh well. Firearms don’t seem to depreciate.
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:41:56 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: 11Bush
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:45:49 PM PDT
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Lazamataz
No, they don’t. I guess it might be about $350 now a days. I just happened to run across it when Bill Clinton was about to ban “assault weapons” and couldn’t pass it up. It lives in my wifes pickup these days.
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posted on
03/13/2017 4:57:15 PM PDT
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: MileHi
Matching number good condition Russians, esp ones < 1955 or so, are about 5-600
If you go Yugo or Chinese then you go down to 350.
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posted on
03/13/2017 5:00:43 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
To: Lazamataz
Dang, that’s good to know.
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posted on
03/13/2017 5:03:21 PM PDT
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: redfreedom
Got Tula?
Mine is an original 1955 manufactured at Tula. It does have a couple replacement parts.
Heavy sucker!!!
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posted on
03/13/2017 5:04:47 PM PDT
by
djf
("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
To: Lazamataz
The internal magazine of 10 rds.made
Me ask...
Thanks
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posted on
03/13/2017 6:44:00 PM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
To: C19fan
mine has a stamp 6969. there was so much red dirt in it, it took a while to clean it out. I joke with my brother that my sks was shooting at him in nam. i believe it is a chinese model.
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posted on
03/13/2017 7:08:16 PM PDT
by
kvanbrunt2
(all your base are belong to us)
To: Lazamataz
Just bought a chinese model. Arsenal /636\ , 1975 manufacture. Absolutely pristine, all numbers matching. At $300 a hell of a deal.
CC
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posted on
03/13/2017 11:15:57 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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