[RobRoy]

>>SKSs were the weapon of choice, because you could get them for $50.<<

Dang! I paid $105 for mine!

[P8riot]

You can still get a Mosin Nagant M44 for under $100 if you know where to look.

[San Jacinto]

I bought one of those Ruger’s about the same time this guy bought his. I did not bury it however. It is still in the closet today. I also got some extra mags and a few of those metal ammo boxes. This was at a gun show and those things were selling like hot cakes for about $220 for the rifle, about $4 or $5 dollars for the mags and a couple of bucks for the ammo boxes. I saw about 50 rifles go out the door while I was getting mine.

My buddy got an SKS for about $75 and we went out shooting. I like my rifle better than the SKS, but I’ll admit the SKS is a lot of fun. Something about a cheap Chinese rifle and a whole bunch of cheap chinese ammo is quite appealing.

[Blood of Tyrants]

A couple of years ago you could get a well used Yugo SKS for $89.

[Rebelbase]

Cheapest one I saw at a gun show last month was $300.

[Who is John Galt?]

>>SKSs were the weapon of choice, because you could get them for $50.<<

Dang! I paid $105 for mine!

Spent enough time working on mine (Chicom version) that I was satisfied that it wouldn't fire when you released the safety (as it did to me - ain't that exciting?), and then sold it cheap. Couldn't trust it, ever - or any other Chicom firearm (including the heavy-barrel AK my local gun emporium had in stock, with the magazine permanently jammed in place - wasn't that a sight... ;>)

[SIDENET]

I paid 300 bucks for a nice Chinese SKS before the election of The One.

They are now going for at least 350.

Count yourself very lucky.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You could get the Chinese Norinco SKSs for $50 apiece.

I bought three of them. One shot OK, the other two didn't.

I got rid of them and bought a milled Russian SKS for $100. Still have it. Shoots 1" groups at 50 yards with the factory open iron sights.

The Chinese SKSs are junk. The Russians are excellent.