Simonov SKS first impressions

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#21 Post by snayperskaya »

Thanks for the positive comments Comrades :good:

As a goodwill gesture due to the delay in getting the SKS delivered they inclured some extras to go with it.......

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So Oakrise are legit! Well that is some interesting news.

Unfortunately whilst I would love an SKS Police Scotland are a bit funny about permanently fixed bayonets wallhead

The Zastava M77 looks interesting.
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"Unfortunately whilst I would love an SKS Police Scotland are a bit funny about permanently fixed bayonets wallhead "

Well,if you are not "orthodox" like Snayperskaya... :run: you may dismantle bayonet and fit folding bipod under the barrel???
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Fedaykin wrote:So Oakrise are legit! Well that is some interesting news.

Unfortunately whilst I would love an SKS Police Scotland are a bit funny about permanently fixed bayonets wallhead

The Zastava M77 looks interesting.
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#25 Post by snayperskaya »

polemass wrote:
Well,if you are not "orthodox" like Snayperskaya... :run: you may dismantle bayonet and fit folding bipod under the barrel???
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Its a sweet looking thing.

The only references I had heard to the SKS was the VC and NVA using the things, for some reason I thought they were 7.62x54R until recently...so every day's a school day.

I have to say I like a bit of wood.
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#27 Post by snayperskaya »

Maggot wrote:Its a sweet looking thing.

The only references I had heard to the SKS was the VC and NVA using the things, for some reason I thought they were 7.62x54R until recently...so every day's a school day.

I have to say I like a bit of wood.
The Chinese loved them and actually issued more SKS's than AKs, they also saw quite a bit of use in the Balkans as Yugoslavia produced their own version as did Poland and Romania etc.
Quite an extensive list of SKS users around the world and they pretty much turn up in any conflict where you find the AK.

The stock has some very nice Arsenal stamps and cartouches on it, including the Tula Arsenal star and date stamp plus various inspector and refurb stamps.
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#28 Post by DaveB »

Nice looking rifle. The wood was always much nicer on the Russian-made versions, than the Chinese.

I have one of the Chinese versions. It was brand-new (unfired except for testing) when I got it. Here we can have them complete with a working gas system. IF you want to hold them on a A category (sporting) licence you have to change the magazine capacity to 7 rounds or less and remove the bayonet. Mine's a E Cat (military style semi-automatic) complete with 10 rd magazine and bayonet. It's fun to shoot, but accurate it ain't.
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Poland never produced SKS rifle,was use in some units and last one were retired last year when Representative Guards Of Polish Army replaced them with modern MSBS :wave:
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#30 Post by snayperskaya »

polemass wrote:Poland never produced SKS rifle,was use in some units and last one were retired last year when Representative Guards Of Polish Army replaced them with modern MSBS :wave:
My apologies, you are indeed correct as Poland did not enter into production of the SKS......as they adopted the AK.
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