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**magnumize** · 05-16-2008, 03:58 AM

My Dad bought me my Norinco "chinese" SP? 15 years ago for $75,I still own it.It is a Great shooter.Go buy yourself a SKS you wont be dissapointed.

Ishpeck · 06-20-2008, 11:39 AM

The other day, I found an un-touched Norinco SKS, still in its box, never fired, caked in cosmoline for $275. It was listed on KSL.com's classifieds and was posted four hours prior to my discovery. I called the seller that same day and it was already sold.

And now everyone's trying to charge $400 for Yugo's! I can't find anything locally for less than $400.... and I don't know if I want to do the whole transfer thing again.... What the heck, people? $400 FOR AN SKS!

.... It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a rifle in a price I can tolerate.

Jack the Toad · 06-20-2008, 07:30 PM

I love mine! Of course I bought it around 10 years ago and gave $100.00 for it tax and all NIB.

rev-arb · 06-21-2008, 09:17 AM

The #s are starting to dry up. Get em while you can. I paid 175 for my last one.

**Frenchy** · 06-21-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

Can anybody come up with a terribly compelling reason for me not to get an SKS?

Because... I'm really struggling to keep this $300 in my bank account right now.

No compelling reason, what-so-ever. One of the best bangs for the buck out there, IMO.
My last one came from here.
Classic Arms Inc.

boricua9mm · 06-22-2008, 08:20 AM

I've been looking for a reason not to SELL my Norinco SKS.

However, yesterday I got to blast some clay pigeons at 75 yards and I very rarely missed. I think I'll keep her now, but I may be tempted to trade towards a 7.62 AK type.

**AZXD** · 06-22-2008, 10:06 AM

See what procrastination and listening to the wife gets you

All future shopping endeavors should require that the wife stays at home.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

The other day, I found an un-touched Norinco SKS, still in its box, never fired, caked in cosmoline for $275. It was listed on KSL.com's classifieds and was posted four hours prior to my discovery. I called the seller that same day and it was already sold.

And now everyone's trying to charge $400 for Yugo's! I can't find anything locally for less than $400.... and I don't know if I want to do the whole transfer thing again.... What the heck, people? $400 FOR AN SKS!

.... It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a rifle in a price I can tolerate.

Ishpeck · 06-22-2008, 02:31 PM

I get depressed whenever I see how many of y'all got your SKS's for less than $200. Makes me wish I was as fanatical about guns back then.

billbrasky · 06-22-2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boricua9mm

I've been looking for a reason not to SELL my Norinco SKS.

However, yesterday I got to blast some clay pigeons at 75 yards and I very rarely missed. I think I'll keep her now, but I may be tempted to trade towards a 7.62 AK type.

be sure to pm me if you decide to sell it, i am looking to pick up a few more nornco sks's. I like the sks much more than the AK.

Tattooed Bard · 06-22-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

I get depressed whenever I see how many of y'all got your SKS's for less than $200. Makes me wish I was as fanatical about guns back then.

Wish I had kept a lot of the ones I have gone through, yeah I can remember when 75 bucks was high for a norinco

I even traded a fifth of jim beam for one in college lol

06-20-2008, 11:39 AM	#62
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,780	The other day, I found an un-touched Norinco SKS, still in its box, never fired, caked in cosmoline for $275. It was listed on KSL.com's classifieds and was posted four hours prior to my discovery. I called the seller that same day and it was already sold. And now everyone's trying to charge $400 for Yugo's! I can't find anything locally for less than $400.... and I don't know if I want to do the whole transfer thing again.... What the heck, people? $400 FOR AN SKS! .... It's becoming increasingly difficult to find a rifle in a price I can tolerate. __________________ Fire. Fire is the solution. Politics is ugly. Fire is pretty. Seems like a good trade to me. http://www.ishpeck.net/ Last edited by Ishpeck : 06-20-2008 at 12:02 PM.

06-21-2008, 09:17 AM	#64
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,961 Blog Entries: 3	The #s are starting to dry up. Get em while you can. I paid 175 for my last one. __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

06-22-2008, 08:20 AM	#66
boricua9mm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 563	I've been looking for a reason not to SELL my Norinco SKS. However, yesterday I got to blast some clay pigeons at 75 yards and I very rarely missed. I think I'll keep her now, but I may be tempted to trade towards a 7.62 AK type. __________________ Videographer/Multimedia Producer http://www.ricanhavocproductions.com

06-22-2008, 02:31 PM	#68
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,780	I get depressed whenever I see how many of y'all got your SKS's for less than $200. Makes me wish I was as fanatical about guns back then. __________________ Fire. Fire is the solution. Politics is ugly. Fire is pretty. Seems like a good trade to me. http://www.ishpeck.net/

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05-16-2008, 03:58 AM	#61
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,295	My Dad bought me my Norinco "chinese" SP? 15 years ago for $75,I still own it.It is a Great shooter.Go buy yourself a SKS you wont be dissapointed.

06-20-2008, 07:30 PM	#63
Jack the Toad XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 96	I love mine! Of course I bought it around 10 years ago and gave $100.00 for it tax and all NIB.