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Posted: 5/28/2014 12:53:13 PM EST
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son of a fucking goddamn bitch I am jelly
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Posted: 5/28/2014 1:59:21 PM EST
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Russian SKS, looks like a aftermarket stock (a very nice one) and the metal appears refinished. Shoot it, my first semi auto rifle was a Norinco SKS, bought it for $99 and got a case (1100 rounds) of chinese surplus for $109...now it has over 4K thru it and its still a shooter. If you shoot corrosive ammo thru her just remember to clean her very good right after you are done shooting. I advise to leave her alone, no aftermarket airsoft crap needs to mess her up.
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Posted: 5/28/2014 2:23:03 PM EST
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Russian SKS, looks like a aftermarket stock (a very nice one) and the metal appears refinished. Shoot it, my first semi auto rifle was a Norinco SKS, bought it for $99 and got a case (1100 rounds) of chinese surplus for $109...now it has over 4K thru it and its still a shooter. If you shoot corrosive ammo thru her just remember to clean her very good right after you are done shooting. I advise to leave her alone, no aftermarket airsoft crap needs to mess her up. here is some marking i found on the stock, do you think is an aftermarket? how can i tell? http://i61.tinypic.com/2116o74.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/5ovafk.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/8wb8zd.jpg |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 2:27:14 PM EST
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That's beautiful!
The square with the diagonal line in it is the Soviet rearsenaled stamp. I'm thinking it got a new laminated stock at that time and then stored away. The star with the arrow inside is the stamp for the Tula arsenal. My first was a nonC&R Chinese followed by a Romanian. Been on the lookout for a nice Russian for a while. And yours is very nice! Congrats man! 
You added pics of the stock while I was typing. It has the same square with diagonal line. It's not an aftermarket stock. It's an original stock with the refinished stamp. |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 2:27:24 PM EST
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Arsenal rebuilt sks, restocked at rebuild with laminated stock. I have one just like like it , and when I researched it, that's what I found.
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Posted: 5/28/2014 2:44:06 PM EST
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Arrow in star on receiver plate indicates Tulla arsenal. Nice guns! All machined parts no forged crap like the Chinese are. Worth around $600.the stock appears to have been installed by the importer. But that is common on these rifles. Good catch.
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Posted: 5/28/2014 4:57:50 PM EST
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mind if i ask what you paid for this beauty?
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Posted: 5/28/2014 5:08:05 PM EST
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Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 5/28/2014 5:24:12 PM EST
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mind if i ask what you paid for this beauty? i trade it for a mossberg 500 i had, the guy was looking for something cool, and since i already have a mosin nagant i am starting to appreciate the history of these rifles. http://i62.tinypic.com/9k6jxw.jpg |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 5:29:29 PM EST
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Very good trade
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Posted: 5/28/2014 6:07:32 PM EST
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Posted: 5/28/2014 6:54:19 PM EST
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Sexy!
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Posted: 5/28/2014 7:02:59 PM EST
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Please, for the love of all that is decent and proper in this world, do not change that rifle
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Posted: 5/28/2014 7:07:06 PM EST
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Please, for the love of all that is decent and proper in this world, do not change that rifle lol i wont i promise you all, i am more to have it the way it is. |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 7:10:59 PM EST
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That is the best looking SKS I have seen in a long time,,, good score.
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Posted: 5/28/2014 10:14:25 PM EST
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Please, for the love of all that is decent and proper in this world, do not change that rifle Quote HistoryQuoted:
Please, for the love of all that is decent and proper in this world, do not change that rifle It looks like the Shellac has been stripped.. so something already has been changed. Quoted:
Russian SKS, looks like a aftermarket stock (a very nice one) and the metal appears refinished. Shoot it, my first semi auto rifle was a Norinco SKS, bought it for $99 and got a case (1100 rounds) of chinese surplus for $109...now it has over 4K thru it and its still a shooter. If you shoot corrosive ammo thru her just remember to clean her very good right after you are done shooting. I advise to leave her alone, no aftermarket airsoft crap needs to mess her up. 1. No, it is arsenal replacement stock. Not an aftermarket (why would an aftermarket be match to a rifle?) 2. Yes the metal is refinished at arsenal.. not here in the sates. 3. The rest you are 100% correct. |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 10:21:40 PM EST
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It looks like the Shellac has been stripped.. so something already has been changed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Please, for the love of all that is decent and proper in this world, do not change that rifle It looks like the Shellac has been stripped.. so something already has been changed. how can i tell? the guy i got it from said he got it strait from the gun shop. |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 10:31:11 PM EST
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The correct finish is shellac. Which is a a top coat over the wood; it produces a slightly glossy finish examples:
Yours looks like bare wood: 
the rebuild mark looks sanded as well. The recoil lug looks it was removed in the states during the stock strippage. Some further information. You rifle is a 1955 Tula produced sks. It originally had a hardwood stock. They were common to crack at the butt, wrist, and bayonet cutouts. Your current stock is a laminate Ukrainian arsenal replacement (then part of the soviet union). The bolt and carrier are also a arsenal rebuild and were done at the same facility and painted black. The rifle was probably re-arsenaled in the 1960s. In the end the trade is very fair. Especially when Russians are banned from import. When did he buy it from the gun shop? But don't get me wrong.. its still a very attractive rifle. If it was 100% original non refurbished rifle with a bubbaed stock i would be crying right now (there are 10% or less truly non refurbished rifles out there).. It being a heavily refurbished SKS - So I would say : Don't fret about the stock leave her as she is and have some fun at the range!! |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 11:05:40 PM EST
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The correct finish is shellac. Which is a a top coat over the wood; it produces a slightly glossy finish examples: http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w201/SVT-40/SKS/DSC00848-1.jpg http://www.gunscollecting.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sks-russo-lat-dx-copia.jpg http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/egyptcontract1_016.JPG Yours looks like bare wood: http://i61.tinypic.com/2116o74.jpg the rebuild mark looks sanded as well. The recoil lug looks it was removed in the states during the stock strippage. Some further information. You rifle is a 1955 Tula produced sks. It originally had a hardwood stock. They were common to crack at the butt, wrist, and bayonet cutouts. Your current stock is a laminate Ukrainian arsenal replacement (then part of the soviet union). The bolt and carrier are also a arsenal rebuild and were done at the same facility and painted black. The rifle was probably re-arsenaled in the 1960s. In the end the trade is very fair. Especially when Russians are banned from import. When did he buy it from the gun shop? But don't get me wrong.. its still a very attractive rifle. If it was 100% original non refurbished rifle with a bubbaed stock i would be crying right now (there are 10% or less truly non refurbished rifles out there).. It being a heavily refurbished SKS - I say don't fret about the stock leave here as she is and have some fun at the range!! here are more pics of the stock to help narrow it down, http://i57.tinypic.com/2wftw0m.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/oup5cj.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/npnac0.jpg |
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Posted: 5/28/2014 11:31:41 PM EST
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish
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Posted: 5/29/2014 7:47:40 AM EST
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 9:59:44 AM EST
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yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. 
but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 11:17:09 AM EST
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No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9734169361_2e1ff3d421_b.jpg but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9734169361_2e1ff3d421_b.jpg but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. should have have it refinish by someone that know or just leave it like that? |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 11:18:59 AM EST
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should have have it refinish by someone that know or just leave it like that? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9734169361_2e1ff3d421_b.jpg but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. should have have it refinish by someone that know or just leave it like that? I would just leave it like that for now. The damage is already done with the removal of its original finish. At least they didn't sand the whole stock to mars. |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 11:22:30 AM EST
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I would just leave it like that for now. The damage is already done with the removal of its original finish. At least they didn't sand the whole stock to mars. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9734169361_2e1ff3d421_b.jpg but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. should have have it refinish by someone that know or just leave it like that? I would just leave it like that for now. The damage is already done with the removal of its original finish. At least they didn't sand the whole stock to mars. lol ok will do, thank you i will be going to shoot it this weekend. |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 11:24:48 AM EST
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I would just leave it like that for now. The damage is already done with the removal of its original finish. At least they didn't sand the whole stock to mars. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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that first shot looks like a run in the finish yeah i notice that, should it be something to worry about? No its just shows that it was refinished in the states ; and was done really sloppily. Like i said if it was non refurb treated this way i would have been crying in a pillow.. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9734169361_2e1ff3d421_b.jpg but for what you have in it and what it is enjoy it. should have have it refinish by someone that know or just leave it like that? I would just leave it like that for now. The damage is already done with the removal of its original finish. At least they didn't sand the whole stock to mars. lol ok will do, thank you i will be going to shoot it this weekend. |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 9:46:12 PM EST
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I would not worry about a thing...many Russian SKS's caome over looking just like yours.
Your gun is a very good looking Russian SKS...don't do anything to it. The refurb mark does not look sanded to me...if anything it just may not be deeply stamped (again I have seen many like this) with the laminated stocks that is common. The laminated stocks are much harder than the soft "hard wood" stocks. Often times there are runs or drips in the finish...again common. Your rifle stock may have been re-finished in the US but I am not sure (but it looks good) and again I would not worry about it, it's a military rifle and that what gets done to them. |
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Posted: 5/29/2014 10:39:40 PM EST
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I would not worry about a thing...many Russian SKS's caome over looking just like yours. Your gun is a very good looking Russian SKS...don't do anything to it. The refurb mark does not look sanded to me...if anything it just may not be deeply stamped (again I have seen many like this) with the laminated stocks that is common. The laminated stocks are much harder than the soft "hard wood" stocks. Often times there are runs or drips in the finish...again common. Your rifle stock may have been re-finished in the US but I am not sure (but it looks good) and again I would not worry about it, it's a military rifle and that what gets done to them. ive never seen a clear run in a original shellac finish. If you have please point me to a source. |
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Posted: 5/30/2014 12:18:19 PM EST
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Wow. Great trade, you made out.
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Posted: 6/7/2014 10:45:44 PM EST
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Posted: 6/8/2014 1:48:36 PM EST
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Looking good...
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Posted: 6/27/2014 10:43:38 AM EST
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ive never seen a clear run in a original shellac finish. If you have please point me to a source. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would not worry about a thing...many Russian SKS's caome over looking just like yours. Your gun is a very good looking Russian SKS...don't do anything to it. The refurb mark does not look sanded to me...if anything it just may not be deeply stamped (again I have seen many like this) with the laminated stocks that is common. The laminated stocks are much harder than the soft "hard wood" stocks. Often times there are runs or drips in the finish...again common. Your rifle stock may have been re-finished in the US but I am not sure (but it looks good) and again I would not worry about it, it's a military rifle and that what gets done to them. ive never seen a clear run in a original shellac finish. If you have please point me to a source. I have seen plenty of them that came into Canada recently and the finish isn't perfect, there are occasional runs, and even some thin spots- right out of the crate on un-refurbished ones. |
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Posted: 6/27/2014 8:46:32 PM EST
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Sorry but I do not have a "source" just years of SKS collecting and looking at many SKS's fresh out of the box. The refurbed SKS's that still have the hard / solid wood stock tend to have more runs and such in the finish but I have seen runs and drips in original laminated stocks.
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ive never seen a clear run in a original shellac finish. If you have please point me to a source. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would not worry about a thing...many Russian SKS's caome over looking just like yours. Your gun is a very good looking Russian SKS...don't do anything to it. The refurb mark does not look sanded to me...if anything it just may not be deeply stamped (again I have seen many like this) with the laminated stocks that is common. The laminated stocks are much harder than the soft "hard wood" stocks. Often times there are runs or drips in the finish...again common. Your rifle stock may have been re-finished in the US but I am not sure (but it looks good) and again I would not worry about it, it's a military rifle and that what gets done to them. ive never seen a clear run in a original shellac finish. If you have please point me to a source. |
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