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**JhankG** · 06-13-2008, 11:51 PM

Having a hard time deciding between the two and was hoping to get some input. I plan to use to use it as a fun gun and as a secondary HD. Hunting, which is a very rare occurrence for me, would also be a nice option. What do you folks suggest? Budget wise...I would love to spend between $200-$400 if possible.

shyi3t · 06-14-2008, 12:02 AM

i say buy both .. maybe get the ak first and later get an sks .

PA1749 · 06-14-2008, 05:22 AM

Well, In your price range you can either get a top of the line SKS or a bottom of the line AK. That along with your intended use of the gun, would lead me to say get a nice SKS.

**magnumize** · 06-14-2008, 05:33 AM

With your budget you could get a NICE RUSSIAN sks.Next IMO would be a Norinco(chinese).But if you can find an Ak clone within your price range BUY IT.Probably will be a Romanin,but they do go BANG everytime,I have 2 of them.Only reason i say buy an AK is cause of the Hicap maps,sks is 10 rd,they make Hicaps for the sks but very UNrealiable.Just my 2cts....

Polymerhead · 06-14-2008, 05:42 AM

For $400 you could buy a brand new Saiga rifle, buy all the conversion parts, have a lot of fun with a really rewarding project and still have enough left over for a couple boxes of ammo. You end up with a brand new AK-47, but you do have to have average mechanical ability and a dremel, hand drill or drill press.

**magnumize** · 06-14-2008, 05:49 AM

+1 on the Saiga

**nsnate02** · 06-14-2008, 06:03 AM

Yup, go with the Saiga. even if you choose to leave it stock you have an SKS priced gun that is far superior.

Here's mine.

Ishpeck · 06-14-2008, 01:19 PM

They're both cheap enough that you can have one of each for the same price of your average AR-15.

But don't get an SKS without the chrome-lined barrel. If you don't have a chrome-lined barrel, that rifle is worthless.

**einheit 13** · 06-14-2008, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ishpeck

They're both cheap enough that you can have one of each for the same price of your average AR-15.

But don't get an SKS without the chrome-lined barrel. If you don't have a chrome-lined barrel, that rifle is worthless.

why is that?? Do you know how many guns on the market don't have chrome lined bores...

Ishpeck · 06-14-2008, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einheit 13

Do you know how many guns on the market don't have chrome lined bores...

The vast majority of 7.62commie rounds you'll ever find are dirty, dirty, DIRTY x 10^8924759357.

So if you're shooting a gun chambered in that caliber, you should just pony up and pay the $70 difference for a not-Yugo SKS.

06-13-2008, 11:51 PM	#1
JhankG XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,394	AK or SKS? Having a hard time deciding between the two and was hoping to get some input. I plan to use to use it as a fun gun and as a secondary HD. Hunting, which is a very rare occurrence for me, would also be a nice option. What do you folks suggest? Budget wise...I would love to spend between $200-$400 if possible. __________________ -SA XD 45c -SA Loaded 1911 SS -Ruger 10/22 -Mosin Nagant M44 -CMMG AR Last edited by JhankG; 06-14-2008 at 12:03 AM.

06-14-2008, 12:02 AM	#2
shyi3t XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 2,148	i say buy both .. maybe get the ak first and later get an sks . __________________ SA-XD sub-compact 9mm SA-XD service 9mm "Guns in the right hands prevent death." Survival means continuing to live no matter what. Running away is not cowardly — it is prudent. It may go against the grain of the macho types out there, but protection of your family IS YOUR ONLY DUTY.

06-14-2008, 05:22 AM	#3
PA1749 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 165	Well, In your price range you can either get a top of the line SKS or a bottom of the line AK. That along with your intended use of the gun, would lead me to say get a nice SKS. __________________ \"Nothing makes God laugh harder than a man with a plan\" XD-45 Tactical Hard Chrome Tru-Glo Trits XML Light Dons Fat Rod Decal Rubber Grips

06-14-2008, 05:33 AM	#4
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,394	With your budget you could get a NICE RUSSIAN sks.Next IMO would be a Norinco(chinese).But if you can find an Ak clone within your price range BUY IT.Probably will be a Romanin,but they do go BANG everytime,I have 2 of them.Only reason i say buy an AK is cause of the Hicap maps,sks is 10 rd,they make Hicaps for the sks but very UNrealiable.Just my 2cts.... __________________ Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

06-14-2008, 05:42 AM	#5
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,400	For $400 you could buy a brand new Saiga rifle, buy all the conversion parts, have a lot of fun with a really rewarding project and still have enough left over for a couple boxes of ammo. You end up with a brand new AK-47, but you do have to have average mechanical ability and a dremel, hand drill or drill press. __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

06-14-2008, 05:49 AM	#6
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,394	+1 on the Saiga __________________ Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

06-14-2008, 06:03 AM	#7
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,076	Yup, go with the Saiga. even if you choose to leave it stock you have an SKS priced gun that is far superior. Here's mine. __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln*

06-14-2008, 01:19 PM	#8
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,998	They're both cheap enough that you can have one of each for the same price of your average AR-15. But don't get an SKS without the chrome-lined barrel. If you don't have a chrome-lined barrel, that rifle is worthless. __________________ If I were to ask you a hypothetical question, what would you like it to be about? http://www.ishpeck.net/

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