AK or SKS?This is a discussion on AK or SKS? within the AK-47 Talk forums, part of the Long Gun Talk category; 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 ...
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06-14-2008, 01:51 AM
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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.
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06-14-2008, 02:02 AM
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i say buy both .. maybe get the ak first and later get an sks .
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06-14-2008, 07:22 AM
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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.
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06-14-2008, 07:33 AM
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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....
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06-14-2008, 07:42 AM
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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.
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+1 on the Saiga
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06-14-2008, 08:03 AM
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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.
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06-14-2008, 03:19 PM
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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.
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Quote:
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.
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why is that?? Do you know how many guns on the market don't have chrome lined bores... 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by einheit 13
Do you know how many guns on the market don't have chrome lined bores...
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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.
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