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November 7th, 2018, 01:40 PM #1Senior Member
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Chinese surprised me
30 years ago I bought a Chinese SKS carbine at a gun show and I paid 90 bucks for it. I recently picked up a Yugo SKS at three times the price. I finally got around to doing a thorough cleaning of it, and I was really surprised. The Yugo machining couldn't carry the Chinese models lunchbox. The Chinese fit and finish is like a Kentucky Derby racehorse, and the Yugo is a plow horse. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, so the jury is still out.
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November 9th, 2018, 11:26 AM #2
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Interesting, I have several Chicom/Norinco SKS rifles and have sold several others.. I think with them it depends on when they were made.. some have pretty good Fit and Finish.. yet some are built like JUNK. I have several Yugo SKS rifles as well and my examples are all pretty good.. but these were purchased years ago and no way reflecting what may be on the market now.
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November 11th, 2018, 07:51 AM #3
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Once again I need my time machine to go back and pick up some china SKS"s and AK's. I just seen a chinese AK going for $1200. 6X what they were new
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November 11th, 2018, 08:38 AM #4
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And that's cheap, $1200, for some Chinese AKs.
Look up some new in box Clayco imported underfolders.HGW, llc ~ Title 1 & NFA sales/manufacturing ~ Transfers - Title 1 $20 - NFA $50
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November 11th, 2018, 08:54 AM #5
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November 12th, 2018, 09:14 AM #6
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November 17th, 2018, 11:01 AM #7
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Back in the day (late 80s early 90s) These used to be thrown into a barrel at my LGS take your pick for 69$
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November 17th, 2018, 11:05 AM #8
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if we only knew then...
There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy - Dante.
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November 17th, 2018, 12:12 PM #9
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The Chinese have always made good military rifles. Their AKM’s are in the top 3 as far as I’m concerned, and I’ve never seen a single “junk” commercial or military SKS in my years of collecting and selling dozens of SKS rifles that wasn’t made that way by Bubba and Tapco.
The notion that Chinese weapons suck is a myth that just keeps getting regurgitated and passed on. Yes the new $99.00 12ga shotgun imports are cheap crap but we are talking military style weapons here which unfortunately can no longer be imported.
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November 17th, 2018, 12:29 PM #10
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There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy - Dante.
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