[USMCPOP]

A number of years ago, they sold a Chinese SKS carbine with a short barrel that uses an AK removeable magazine. I got one for $130. new.

Incidentally, commercial bullets for reloading the 7.62 x 39 are generaly .310"-.311" in diameter, as opposed to the 7.62 x 51's .308 diameter.

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[P8riot]

A number of years ago, they sold a Chinese SKS carbine with a short barrel that uses an AK removeable magazine. I got one for $130. new.

Yes, I know. Today however, those paratrooper models bring as much as a budget AK, and no one I know wants to part with theirs.

Thanks for the info on the bullet diameter. I haven't attempted to handload any 7.62x39, since I fire mostly Wolf through my AKs and it is not reloadable. I haven't picked up enough reloadable brass yet. I do enjoy handloading the .308 as I have a rifle that responds very well to ammo tweaking.