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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


21 posted on 03/13/2017 9:25:24 AM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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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...


22 posted on 03/13/2017 10:22:30 AM PDT by briankk
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To: marktwain

No scope for me; iron sights/


23 posted on 03/13/2017 1:30:47 PM PDT by slipper (It may be too late.)
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To: redfreedom

Does your sks scurry for cover when you you turn on the light in the garage? :)


24 posted on 03/13/2017 4:28:17 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: The Toll

pingaroo


25 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.)
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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. :)


26 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.)
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To: Comment Not Approved

LOL mine is all matching-number, Tula made, Russian... and 1954.


27 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.)
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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. ;)


28 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.)
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To: Lazamataz

Russian SKS was $125 well spent.


29 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.)
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To: MileHi

Ya, I missed that bargain. :(

I paid more. But oh well. Firearms don’t seem to depreciate.


30 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.)
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To: 11Bush

(?)


31 posted on 03/13/2017 4:45:49 PM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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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.


32 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.)
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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.


33 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.)
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To: Lazamataz

Dang, that’s good to know.


34 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.)
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To: redfreedom

Got Tula?

Mine is an original 1955 manufactured at Tula. It does have a couple replacement parts.

Heavy sucker!!!


35 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)
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To: Lazamataz

The internal magazine of 10 rds.made
Me ask...
Thanks


36 posted on 03/13/2017 6:44:00 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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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.


37 posted on 03/13/2017 7:08:16 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (all your base are belong to us)
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To: Lazamataz

Just bought a chinese model. Arsenal /636\ , 1975 manufacture. Absolutely pristine, all numbers matching. At $300 a hell of a deal.

CC


38 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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