It is mentioned above that these rifles sometimes have a problem with the firing pin sticking, resulting in slam fires. There is available a retro-fit firing pin retraction system. Only the very early Russian SKS rifles have a retraction system for the firing pin. My experience with SKS and AK rifles, using really hard, insensitive primers for reloading is a good thing, even if you have a firing pin retraction spring. https://murraysguns.com/sks-firing-pins/
A gun club I am active in, used to hold AK & SKS rifle matches, at 200 yards. The SKS always shot better than the AK for me, especially after a trigger job. There may be lots of people doing such, but the guy I had do work for me is:
https://www.kivaari.com/SKS%20Target%20Match.htm
Being 6'-4", the stocks are way too short, so I typically put an extension on the butt.
I sold mine because I could outshoot it with slugs in my Win 1300 with smoothbore and bead, but that was a good gun with slugs.
If the Techsight had been available/known to me I would have kept the SKS https://www.tech-sights.com/sks-products/
I wouldn't say I miss having an AK, but I do want another one day just because I'm a child of the 70s and 80s and they held an almost mystical appeal to a young gun crank. Making my way though the AK world with AWB-era MAK90s, an NHM91, multiple SAR1s and a SAR2 somehow didn't really break that appeal.
I grew up with a Win 94 .30-30 so leverguns will always be .
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