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Ishpeck · 05-08-2008, 03:50 PM

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.

slugger6 · 05-08-2008, 04:01 PM

Nope...so there you have it. Go out and buy one, son!

robinsre · 05-08-2008, 04:09 PM

Yes, if it was not properly maintained your SKS may blow up and kill you.

I suggest you buy it, but then immediately ship it to me along with 1000 rounds of ammunition for "testing". Once I have completed the testing phase I will graciously return it to you, because that's just kind of stand up guy I am.

- Ryan

Tercel89 · 05-08-2008, 05:54 PM

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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.

I say say go on and buy it! As some others as said , If the SKS rifle was built today , the price would easily be about $600 or more . Its an awesome "bang for the buck"

**SandmanKC** · 05-08-2008, 06:06 PM

Buy it! Great gun for the money

You do realize that we're all going to play the part of the devil on your shoulder right?

Or, you could start an AR build if you haven't already

Neener Neener · 05-08-2008, 06:39 PM

I can't believe you even have to ask this question..............Are you sure you aren't just padding your post count?

speedracer211 · 05-08-2008, 06:42 PM

I bought an sks as an investment gun... at least that is what I told the wife. It has easily become one of my favorites. I am not sure why but it is just as fun to shoot as my ak's

Tercel89 · 05-08-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SandmanKC

Buy it! Great gun for the money

You do realize that we're all going to play the part of the devil on your shoulder right?

Or, you could start an AR build if you haven't already

An AR build? Today I shot my Bushamster AR for about 12 hrs doing drills,shooting hundreds of rounds, and cleaning it . This in mind and compared to shooting and doing the same thing to an SKS , I say GET THE SKS !!!!! Easier to clean , more reliable, and just plain ole good!

The Tengu · 05-08-2008, 11:13 PM

I am seriously thinking about picking up a cheap Yugo SKS and adding a Tapco kit to it.

scooterj · 05-09-2008, 06:10 AM

Tack driver? NO
Fun, reliable shooter? YES
Go for it

05-08-2008, 03:50 PM	#1
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,569	Any reason NOT to get an SKS? 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. __________________ Because Godwin's law hasn't been beaten hard enough today: I don't think it's any coincidence that one of the forms of "witholdings" in my paycheck is labeled "SS." http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

05-08-2008, 04:01 PM	#2
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 17,890	Nope...so there you have it. Go out and buy one, son! __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-08-2008, 04:09 PM	#3
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,545	Yes, if it was not properly maintained your SKS may blow up and kill you. I suggest you buy it, but then immediately ship it to me along with 1000 rounds of ammunition for "testing". Once I have completed the testing phase I will graciously return it to you, because that's just kind of stand up guy I am. - Ryan __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son but Johnny is no more, what Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4. Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people will ever have.' "Life exists at a level of complexity almost beyond our ability to comprehend, it's a well known fact that if you try to take apart a cat to see how it works one of the first things you have on your hands is a non-working cat" - Douglas Adams

05-08-2008, 06:06 PM	#5
SandmanKC XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Home of CMMG, Missouri Posts: 331	Buy it! Great gun for the money You do realize that we're all going to play the part of the devil on your shoulder right? Or, you could start an AR build if you haven't already __________________ "The chief source of failure and unhappiness in life is giving up what you want most, for what you want now" "My right to own firearms... protects your right to tell me I shouldn't"

05-08-2008, 06:42 PM	#7
speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,189	I bought an sks as an investment gun... at least that is what I told the wife. It has easily become one of my favorites. I am not sure why but it is just as fun to shoot as my ak's __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Trigger kit group buy

05-08-2008, 06:39 PM	#6
Neener Neener XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rincon, Ga Posts: 210	I can't believe you even have to ask this question..............Are you sure you aren't just padding your post count?

05-08-2008, 11:13 PM	#9
The Tengu XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,727	I am seriously thinking about picking up a cheap Yugo SKS and adding a Tapco kit to it. __________________ The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. United States Code, Title 10, section 311, paragraph (a)

05-09-2008, 06:10 AM	#10
scooterj XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: LaPlace, LA Posts: 105	Tack driver? NO Fun, reliable shooter? YES Go for it

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