Buy 2 more SKS rifles. Everyone forgets that mags are an additional cost to buying most rifles. Buy the SKS rifles with the AK money and the ammo with the mag money. Sometimes more is better.

 

+1 to getting two more SKS rifles. Get loads of stripper clips and practice loading the clips as well as loading the rifle from the clips. Mags are cool and have their place, but you'll be surprised at how much ammo you can keep on you with strippers vs. mags.

 

the one existing sks takes ak mags, not standard sks mags.

 

If you want and ak because you want one just buy one. I personally would not be buying an ak right now if I had an sks that took ak mags. The ak prices have shot through the roof. Buy ak mags, another sks, tapco stocks, and lots of ammo .

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if your SKS takes AK mags, you have the best of both worlds.

 

I don't believe AK magazines can be made to fit an SKS, you can buy extended SKS magazines for the SKS, but they have proven somewhat spotty in reliability....I would prefer the reliability of the AK over an SKS wannabe.....
Gentlemen, the last thing you want in a firefight is an unreliable weapon....believe me....

 

Tapco 20 round magazines are extremely reliable. I have shot about 1,000 rounds through my Tapco Mag and never had a Jam or Misfeed. Now the Metal mags i have heard horrible things about, but so far the Tapco Mags are the only reliable SKS magazines available.

 

Norinco made the sporter models. Model D and M I believe, that take AK mags from the factory. No mods required.

 

Oscar615,

In order for the SKS to take AK mags you would have to make some extensive changes to the bolt, at any rate I have never seen model d or m SKS.....They have to have to be rare, because "Klinton " cut off weapons imports from China very quickly....

 

If you own an SKS D/M then I would not bother with the AK unless you aboslutely have to have a pistol grip.

The models D&M or going for over $450 on gunbroker when I looked the other day. Since AK's are still being built off of parts kits(and SKS D/M's are not) I would imagine at some point the D&M models will be very rare and worth a ton of money.

 

I have a Yugo SKS and i love it. It has been more reliable than any of my Military issue M-16A2's i had while in the army. Never owned an AK but my Brother had one. Nothing wrong with them either, but it would seem you get more for your money out of an SKS. And I am all about CHEAP!!!!:thumb:

 

So the SKS is as or almost as reliable as an AK?

 

Yes... I will actually go as far as saying the SKS is possibly MORE reliable because you take the mag failure possibility out of the equation all together.

I SWEAR I could take a dump in my SKS and it will STILL shoot perfectly.. I have never loaded it and had the impression that there's even the SLIGHTEST chance that it might not fire..

 

I have experience with an SKS M. Its a great gun and is more accurate then an AK. However it doesn't accept magazines as smoothly as an AK. For some reason it seemed to like 40 round Chicom AK mags the best but there could be some fumbling with 30 rounders. I would feel more secure with a regular stripper clip taking SKS over the M or D. You can carry more ammo and with some practice you can reload quickly.

As for whether to get an AK or SKS, AK with a folding stock would be extremely handy if you had to fight indoors or in really tight woods.

 

SKS any day. Love them stripper clips too.

 

If you have one of the old Norinco models that accepts Real AK mags you can afford an AK. The SKS is a fine weapon. Get stripper clips (ten rounds per clip) put them in a bandoleer and enjoy your gun. Great weapon. If you can afford a second gun right now the SKS may be the better buy. I saw some today for $199 plus tax. AKs are not available right now in most places.

 

If you have an sks-D or M stay right where you are, and get some extra mags and ammo. It will last as long as an AK and there isn't any need to trade the accuracy for a pistol grip or looks. A D or M model would be my choice if I was just getting started and AKs were hard to come by. You can also snap in a 5 or 10 rounder and not look too overly military which could come in handy. Get a spare parts kit for it. around $80 I think.

Mags and ammo for that extra money.

 

Been looking online for a SKS spare parts kit like what Brew mentioned. I cannot find anything like that. If anone knows of where to find one or comes across something like that Could you post the address here? It would be appreciated.

 

If you have a eastern bloc SKS chances are you won't need it

 

Just for reference, here is one of the vest SKS reference site I've come across.. Chances are, if it's SKS related, you should be able to find it here.

http://www.yooperj.com/SKS.htm



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I own a Bulgarian AK. My brother owns a Chinese SKS. We go shooting a lot so I have lots of experience with both weapons. If I had to do it all over again I would get an SKS and here are the reasons why:

1. The SKS is cheaper. You can get 2 or 3 SKS rifles for the cost of one AK. Better still, you could get one SKS and 2000 rounds of ammo for the cost of one AK with no ammo.

2. The SKS is usually more accurate and offers better ballistics than an AK due to the longer barrel and sight radius.

3. The SKS (unmodified) locks the bolt open on the last shot, letting you know you need to reload. The AK does not let you know until you pull the trigger and it goes CLICK instead of BANG!

4. The safety on the SKS is much better than the AK. You can feel whether or not the safety is engaged when you put your finger in the trigger guard, and flip it on/off without taking your finger out.

5. The SKS is every bit as rugged and reliable as an AK.

 

I would buy the AK and then sell the SKS to get more ammo

 

I would think that the answer to that depends on how much ammo you have, and your purpose for having the gun.

 

What's with digging up old threads here lately?

 

And a "VS" thread, at that.