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Old 06-13-2008, 11:51 PM   #1
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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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Old 06-14-2008, 12:02 AM   #2
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i say buy both .. maybe get the ak first and later get an sks .
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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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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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Old 06-14-2008, 05:42 AM   #5
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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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Yup, go with the Saiga. even if you choose to leave it stock you have an SKS priced gun that is far superior.

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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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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...
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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.
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