Likely a murder weapon, given in a gun amnesty buy back, so that it can’t ever be used as evidence.
If you want to shoot someone and ensure the weapon can’t be used as evidence, just wait until these idiots are doing a buy back.
I bought by two SKS rifles for $90 each ten years ago and I got a can of 1000 rounds for an additional $20 (enough ammo to take out 999 bystanders and 1 reporter!). What are they going for today?
If you go postal on us, do the reporter first, just in case you miscounted.
Chinese SKS are running about $200 for the common commercial version, used in ecellent condition. More for the shorty “para” and the version that takes AK mags...
7.62x39 ammo is up to about $160 per 1,000 round case.
“I bought by two SKS rifles for $90 each ten years ago and I got a can of 1000 rounds for an additional $20 (enough ammo to take out 999 bystanders and 1 reporter!). What are they going for today?”
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They are listed for around $139-169 in SGN. Of course that's dealer price, but in quantities of one. That's about what I think you might pay at a gun show. It's also for the Yugoslav version, which sports a rifle grenade launcher and blade bayonet. No too bad for after 10 years. (BTW, I've had mine for longer than that, and paid more than you did, but it was an early import made for the Chinese military, not the stamped receiver version made for export.)
The ammunition however has gone way up, mainly due to the ban on import of steel core Chinese (or anyone else) made military type ammunition. The cheapest I see in SGN is $179/1000, and that's still Russian made with steel cases. It is however available for that price in three versions, FMJ, soft point and hollow point.
Of course if one want a truly effective second amendment firearm, one could buy one, or better several, K-98 (type) Mausers (8mm) (actually M24/47 Yugoslav) that are available for only a few dollars more than you paid for those SKSs. Similarly priced are Enfield #4 in .303. For even less, say $75-$85, one could buy a few Russian M44 Carbines or M91 rifles in 7.62x54R. Those can all be purchases at those prices with a Curio and Relic FFL. Ammo is cheap for the 8mm and 7.62x54R as well. The same J&G Sales ad in SGN has all three rifles and ammunition for them 7.62X54R sells for about $80 for 880 rounds (Hungarian). They are selling 8 mm Mauser for $76 per 10 rounds (new S&B), and .303 for $12.95/20. I think you can find the latter two types for less.