sks for survival

I bought an SKS today. Dont know tons about them but it was beautiful so I decided to buy it. Came with the original magazine, a 5 round magazine, and two 10 rounds magazines. I was reading an apparently to get them to take larger magazines you have to do some modifications? Any SKS Guru's...

1 Simonov SKS 1120 rounds of ammunition $425.00, to me this sounds like a decent deal, what do you guys think?

Assuming 922r was flushed down the toilet where it belongs... Would you prefer an AK47 or SKS with pistol grip and hi-cap magazine? Why?

My Father-in-law recently gave me an SKS, but I'm entirely new to gun ownership. What are some things every gun/SKS owner should have? I've gotten a sling, a broken shell extractor, and a bunch of stripper clips. I'm in the US Army, so I have a bunch of cleaning supplies and tools suitable for...

I have the opportunity to purchase a n.i.b. Commercial Norinco sks. I want a 7.62x39 rifle but i would worry about ruining a rifle that has survived 30 years without being fired. Is the norinco sks worth keeping in mint condition? Should i use it or save it and buy another?

Ok, so I'm looking to get a rifle that isn't hella' expensive to shoot, and 7.62x39 is cheaper than .308... could be cheaper but what are you gonna do. Anyway, the dealer near me has a Chinese SKS for $375, and I was wondering if this is good, bad, decent, etc. I haven't seen the rifle yet...

I have been debating between the SKS, Mosin Nagant, Enfield, and Mauser. I have made my choice. I'm getting the SKS. My decision came down to several factors, but the primary one is the availability of ammunition. I like the 7.62x39 because it is used in the SKS and the AK-47 (which not too...

If you were going to pick a .30 caliber rifle for a SHTF situation, which one would it be? The contestants are: 7.62×39, 30-30, 308 and the 30-06. Lets take a look at each of those calibers, and what rifles their currently available in. For the sake of discussion, the 30-06 is the largest...

A lot of what I read on here says to keep the original 10 round factory magazine on the SKS and use stripper clips to load. The SKS in question has a 20 round magazine which is not removable. So is this an orginal factory made magazine? Can I still use stripper clips to load it? Would you...

One of the most asked questions I see on the forum - "what is the best survival rifle?" A well balanced answer is, there is no perfect rifle. If you live in Alaska, your rifle needs are going to be a lot different then someone that lives in the Southern states. Its doubtful someone living in...

went to the range today,shot an AR and a SKS M , i think im going with the SKS as my primary weapon.

I thought this would be a neat thread to start for SKS lovers.. Here's my contribution to kick it off.. Somalia, 2000 Vietnam, 1971

Here is the hypothetical sceneario. A person owns an SKS. The kind that accepts AK mags. Is thinking of buying an AK. Is the AK that much better of a rifle to warrant twice or more the cost? Or do you think it would be better to buy another two SKS's? Or one SKS and more ammo?