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LOL , no I love the SKS but not at that price. Im not going to back in my day they were 79.99, but at Damn near $400 with shipping and transfer thats a hard pass.

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Some Vietnam bring-back porn:

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/88145/DSCN0280__2__JPG-1521165.JPG

"Sanitized" Chi-Com M21 SKS. It was found in a cache, you seldom see them in that good of shape. They were sent to client countries (in this case Vietnam) on the sly till they said to hell with it and openly supplied the Factory 26 SKSs. The M21 is one of the "Holy Grail" SKSs for collectors.

1936 Tula TT-33

Refurbed Soviet M44 sent to Vietnam and captured.....One of my personal favorites.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/88145/tumblr_m36ts1_N5_HE1qg5z8jo1_500_png-1521167.JPG

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WTF - Why won't they ship to C&R's?

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Updated with link because AzAgLover is the only person on Arfcom who can’t find PSA

Here’s why:

1. PSA is a site sponsor, and that’s the best kind of sponsor. Support PSA.
2. Bored with ARs and AKs? Want a different and interesting gun?
3. Fewer and fewer milsurp rifles hit the market every year and the US may have reached peak gun ownership (at least within the past few generations). Your kids may never get to experience cosmoline!
4. They’re Chinese rifles and there’s been a moratorium on importing Chinese arms for about 30 years.
5. As China and domestic Marxists continue to attract our attention over the coming years, a quintessential Chicom gun may have some appeal, kind of like K98 after WWII.
6. They’re old school fighting carbines! Hard wood, blued steel, and milled parts. They’re stout like an M1 Garand but in a small package.
7. Much nicer than an AK47. The trigger housing, dust cover, receiver, and gas tube are all milled steel, not sheet metal. Hammer forged, chrome lined barrel. Chromed bayonet. Unless you mess something up “gunsmithing,” the only part that should ever need replacing is the recoil spring.
8. Unlike other milsurp rifles you might find (like the currently available 6.5 Carcano), these use Ammo that’s still in production, inexpensive, and widely available. (7.62x39)
9. It’s an auto-loader that holds 10 rounds. Stripper clips are fuckin cool. Bolt actions are boring and AK mags and STANAG mags are so overplayed.
10. For under $400 shipped, this is probably the only bargain gun currently available. You won’t find a cooler gun for anywhere near this price.
11. You need more bayonets in your life.
12. Even though this is a “cool” and “fun” and “cheap” gun, you could legit war with this gun.
13. Good lord, that spiker bayonet does not fuck around. There is no way that thing isn’t going all the way through.
14. It is, in fact, pleasant to shoot. It could easily become one of your “range regulars.”
15. Of the 3 I purchased, they were all matching numbers (other than 1 dust cover that didn’t match).
16. Albania’s loss is your gain.
17. “But I remember when these were $89 when George HW Bush was President.... I’ll pass.” With inflation, these are cheaper now than they were then. Also, they were much more plentiful then. Also, these will only appreciate in value.
18. Perfect if you live in a shithole state that prohibits things like standard capacity magazines, drinking straws that work, and meritocracy.
19. There is no cheaper, more reliable rifle on the market today.

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Item 10 is the only one that beats a field grade from CMP.

ETA: buying from the CMP isn’t providing a market for  chicoms.

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The M21 is worthy of holy grail status? Perhaps but it seems like a case of grail inflation lessening the special nature of what makes a grail a grail.

Because the grail characterization is very much a subjective determination I won’t try to talk you out of your opinion. I just don’t regard it as such but that’s OK.

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I have to assume that people saying the SKS isn’t worth more that $79 also think a 1969 Camaro is worth $2k, right?

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I’m not gonna buy Chinese shit!

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No,  It's a gun I do not want from a mega store that couldn't give a crap less about it's customers.

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No,  It's a gun I do not want from a mega store that couldn't give a crap less about it's customers.

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No,  It's a gun I do not want from a mega store that couldn't give a crap less about it's customers.

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Takes a lot of time to clean off the cosmoline and refinish the stock. But I’m happy with mine!
All matching numbers.
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/495479/28F73C05-989C-42F6-8A7C-E54133B1E516_jpe-1521206.JPGhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/495479/3B289D90-FC48-46D2-9558-2F636419B529_jpe-1521208.JPG

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I remember people saying the same thing about Russian SKS rifles, they sell for $600 to $800 easy these days.

However the Chinese gun is well used, the Russians that came in were often in new unfired condition.

Eh... its not the deal they once were.

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Actually for me it was $69 out the door with a free box of ammo

Page 2 is MINE

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Illegal page edit, loss of page ownage, fourth down

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They are still being produced and US prices are artificially inflated due to Russian and Chinese import bans. The SKS is a $250 rifle at best and it's a terrible choice in when you can build a decent AR15 for the same price on the same damn website.

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If  you paid $400 for that you paid too much.  Sorry I bought better looking ones that were pick and pay from a barrel for less and yes I know they aren't around anymore but that is a lot of money for a gun that looks like that.

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Updated with link because AzAgLover is the only person on Arfcom who can’t find PSA

Here’s why:

1. PSA is a site sponsor, and that’s the best kind of sponsor. Support PSA.
2. Bored with ARs and AKs? Want a different and interesting gun?
3. Fewer and fewer milsurp rifles hit the market every year and the US may have reached peak gun ownership (at least within the past few generations). Your kids may never get to experience cosmoline!
4. They’re Chinese rifles and there’s been a moratorium on importing Chinese arms for about 30 years.
5. As China and domestic Marxists continue to attract our attention over the coming years, a quintessential Chicom gun may have some appeal, kind of like K98 after WWII.
6. They’re old school fighting carbines! Hard wood, blued steel, and milled parts. They’re stout like an M1 Garand but in a small package.
7. Much nicer than an AK47. The trigger housing, dust cover, receiver, and gas tube are all milled steel, not sheet metal. Hammer forged, chrome lined barrel. Chromed bayonet. Unless you mess something up “gunsmithing,” the only part that should ever need replacing is the recoil spring.
8. Unlike other milsurp rifles you might find (like the currently available 6.5 Carcano), these use Ammo that’s still in production, inexpensive, and widely available. (7.62x39)
9. It’s an auto-loader that holds 10 rounds. Stripper clips are fuckin cool. Bolt actions are boring and AK mags and STANAG mags are so overplayed.
10. For under $400 shipped, this is probably the only bargain gun currently available. You won’t find a cooler gun for anywhere near this price.
11. You need more bayonets in your life.
12. Even though this is a “cool” and “fun” and “cheap” gun, you could legit war with this gun.
13. Good lord, that spiker bayonet does not fuck around. There is no way that thing isn’t going all the way through.
14. It is, in fact, pleasant to shoot. It could easily become one of your “range regulars.”
15. Of the 3 I purchased, they were all matching numbers (other than 1 dust cover that didn’t match).
16. Albania’s loss is your gain.
17. “But I remember when these were $89 when George HW Bush was President.... I’ll pass.” With inflation, these are cheaper now than they were then. Also, they were much more plentiful then. Also, these will only appreciate in value.
18. Perfect if you live in a shithole state that prohibits things like standard capacity magazines, drinking straws that work, and meritocracy.
19. There is no cheaper, more reliable rifle on the market today.

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I didn't buy one when they were $70 I sure as shit ain't spending $400 on one.

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IIRC, it’s difficult to nail down when a Chinese SKS was made.

I could be wrong.

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$320 from Classic firearms
After shipping and transfer it was right under $400

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They also have a batch of Carcano's that they state on the website won't ship to C&R holders.

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17. “But I remember when these were $89 when George HW Bush was President.... I’ll pass.” With inflation, these are cheaper now than they were then. Also, they were much more plentiful then. Also, these will only appreciate in value.

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If it was new, or like new, then I would FO. Buy they look awful. I know my luck and I'd end up with a shot-out smoothbore.

If I could pick through a pile of them, maybe. But I too remember the $79 NEW SKS at the fun shows back in the early 90's...

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Oh look, another oldster suffering from the under $100.00 "SKS Syndrome".....How quaint.

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Back when they were $130 each, available by the crate on my C&R, I wish I had the money to buy them in bulk.

Triple your money in 17 years is pretty good ROI.

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Tell me more about building an AR for the same damn price on their website. please.