I'd love to see a way to properly mount a good dot without needing a 'smith. Maybe an SKS version of the UlitMAK? Even at 10 rounds and having to use stripper clips, I think they make a decent defensive carbine.
I'd love to see a way to properly mount a good dot without needing a 'smith. Maybe an SKS version of the UlitMAK? Even at 10 rounds and having to use stripper clips, I think they make a decent defensive carbine.
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To attach the extended magazine you have to field strip the rifle and reassemble without the fixed 10-rounder and the extended one will rock in kinda like an AK. But Based on everything I've read and the couple I've tried it's not going to work very well.
I played with a few SKS' over the years. I have yet to find any aftermarket accessory that's not junk with the possible exception of a couple of very expensive chassis systems. Between that and the fact that you have a nice one I would highly recommend leaving it as is. It will never be any better than it is right now. I haven't followed the SKS market in a while but one that nice is worth something. And they're never coming back into the country except maybe batches of surplus occasionally.
If you really want to learn about the SKS you can check out SKSbords.com or just do some google searching. There's tons on info out there.
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I appreciate the collective wisdom here at P-F.com. Not being much of a rifleman myself, this thing was pretty much a mystery to me. I did look on GB.com, but figured (correctly) that I'd get much more info here - - - especially tips like roasting chickens with the bayonet and following up by using it as a toothpick. You can't get help like that just any where!
I'll pass the info on to my father-in-law (now in his 80s, and while a super nice guy, is not into guns at all), and let him decide what he wants to do with it.
I can't get that roasting chickens idea out of my mind. Thinking though, it might be even better as a frog gig. And if I run into a bullfrog that's just too big . . . well, if I keep the rifle loaded, there's that. Of course, that idea begs the question of mounting a light on it. And what load is best suited to frogs, without damaging those tasty legs.
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I never thought they looked right naked. My grandfather had a Polytech AK with a spike around the same time, and I used it on groundhogs as well. My farthest shot with it was 110 yards resting across a 4-wheeler seat. Ever since that rifle I don't even think AK's look right without a spike. Even if it's not 'normal.'
The ammo we had back then was junk, too. 4 MOA might've been all it was good for!
PewpewTactical did a decent overview of these rifles last year if you're looking for a 5-10 minute read to get the rundown on it:
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/sks-review/
It's kind of weird to see them moving past the $500 mark these days.
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