There is a hinged fixed twenty round out there too. As America's social, military, economic etc. I got rid of the attached box and changed over to a 30 duckbill magazine, works fine. Source eBay. For this project, I ordered the following items from Brownells: This is the muzzle end of the donor rifle. Also the commercial trigger assemblies aren't quite as smooth and the safeties are sometimes not as secure. I did pick up a few nice SKSs though. Not quite right: There is one company that HAD a decent stockpile recently, and they all sold for around $350.00 Heres my tale of one SKS that I owned, in fact, the only one I ever owned. Finally, I have an AR-15 that absolutely gets dirty and will let you down. SKS rifles are still available, albeit 2020 price is closer to $350 or $400. Chinese Norinco SKS Paratrooper Sniper - BETA FIREARMS USA I bought one but never bothered using it. Clay, when talking about relative accuracy you need to remember that us old grunts who served in Nam were generally much more afraid of the SKS than the AK, simply because it is a MUCH more accurate firearm, 30 round detachable magazine notwithstanding. GENUINE PARATROOPER SKS orAKM FOLDING BAYONET USED Vgd+ 12821- S/N II 227607 - 7.62 X 39 Rifle - Excellent condition "Paratrooper" Model. #1. That said if you like this gun and it shoots well you could definitely negotiate on the price given its mods. Another old, retired NCO. The AR is a fine rifle, and I have one, but if I had to go out in the brush and defend myself Im not so sure I wouldnt grab the SKS instead, mainly for the reasons above. Chinese SKS Paratrooper 11" Spike Bayonet New Old Stock, China SKS BAYONET SPIKE 11 inch PARATROOPER - BLADE ONLY, Original Chinese SKS Paratrooper Rifle Factory Original Spike Bayonet, Paratrooper SKS Spike Bayonet & Mounting Hardware, Vintage Chinese SKS Paratrooper Bayonet With Hardware, China SKS BAYONET SPIKE 11 inch PARATROOPER, #9 Chinese SKS Paratrooper 11" Spike Bayonet Cosmoline Soaked Complete, #7 SKS Paratrooper Chinese Spike Bayonet Collar Spring Screw 8, Paratrooper Folding SKS Spike Bayonet & Mounting Hardware. Help Support the site and gain access to the Feed, see fewer ads, and get a new icon under your name showing you're a supporter! These used surplus sks rifles are more than 50 years old and have been stored in heavy cosmoline. It was offered, probably for $100. The highly regarded Czech VZ 58 is mostly SKS and is a two moa rifle. Very interesting to see your take on this. And for Gods sake, buy an AR-15 and 5 thousand rounds after things calm down.
