SKS DEAL

[357magrifleman]

Recently obtained a Chinese sks/500 surplus hollow point rounds/40 rounds of winchester soft points/scope/ receiver mount/ two spare 40 round magazines for $100.  The rifle was hardly shot/ 1 owner but was cleaned very good.  Is it a good deal?  I took it out and it shoots great. 

[30-30man]

The extra ammo was worth that! You stole it!  The other guy must have been on crack to sell all that for $100.  The mags are worthless in my opinion though, never could get any of them to work.  Great Purchase!

[S.S.]

There were some SKS type rifles that actually had removable magazines. The mags were very similar to AK mags but were not interchangeable as far as I can remember. the barrel was slightly longer and there was a small gas adjustment at the end of the gas tube. If it is one of these, you have a rare animal indeed. I have only ever encountered a couple of them. These were known as the Type 68 in their full auto guise.
Some were modified to be semi -Auto and sneaked their way into this country in the late 70's or early 80's. A fine file would make them fully automatic quite easily and when this was discovered, they were banned from importation. Very few are in this country..

[~Ace~]

The "D" & "M" model SKS's take AK Mags. Tho not Common, there are still some to be had

The "Type 68" although looking like a SKS is not,  but rather a AK / SKS Hybrid that just never worked well. The SKS bolt and gas system are not designed for, nor would work well for a Select Fire weapon.

For $100 you Stole it, if the mags are Duck Bill Junk, sell them and make part of your investment back. ~Ace~

[357magrifleman]

Thanks for the replies I was just wondering if I got a good deal.  The guy selling it just wanted to get rid of it.  Never shot it.  Too busy.

[rockbilly]

Congratulations, you made an excellent buy!

S.S.  The mags are interchangeable, I own several SKSs and AKs, and with the exception of one SKS with a fixed five round mag the others interchange with all the guns.