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How many SKS rifles in US? Any one know ?

I voted for option #1 because.....  It was first.   

I don't follow the crowd. I voted for option #2 because it was second.  rofl

10 million

8)...............Joe

1,967,305 is my guess. did I win?  :o

Quote from: alex68 on September 05, 2016, 03:53:07 PM
How many SKS rifles in US? Any one know ?

Alright, I'll try a semi-serious answer. The answer to your first question is, we don't know. The answer to your second question is: nobody in the general public knows, but perhaps the BATFE does, if they've bothered to tabulate import numbers for all of the various SKS models, from all of the different importers*. Perhaps a FOIA request could be used to find out **

*  https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=2111.0

**  The ATF is a Bureau within the Department of Justice. My preliminary check shows that a FOIA request would have to be submitted in writing by mailing BATFE, since it's not one of the DoJ offices to which you can submit an online FOIA request.

(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/phosphorus32/DoJ%20Org%20Chart.png) (http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/phosphorus32/media/DoJ%20Org%20Chart.png.html)

"FOIAonline accepts requests for the following DOJ Components:
    Office of the Attorney General
    Office of the Deputy Attorney General
    Office of  the Associate Attorney General
    Office of Legal Policy
    Office of Legislative Affairs
    Office of Public Affairs
    Office of Information Policy"

Also, I suspect this would take quite a bit of time, given the number of importers, and that many of the records are probably on paper rather than electronic.  That time has to be paid for beyond two hours.  If the BATFE has already tabulated these numbers for their purposes, then the FOIA may have limited or just a $25 flat fee.

You forgot the third question, P-32!  rofl

Btw, I vote for option 2 to tie it up.  dance2

Seriously though, I wouldn't be surprised if the BATFE doesn't know, either.  With all the war bring backs and what not, some may have snuck under their noses.

Five responses and four votes. Somebody is holding out bat1

chuckles1.............. Joe

Ok...think1

Obviously more than the...eerrr.. xx number I own, and I ain't got enough fingers, toes, sticks and rocks to count the rest..

SO....I'd guess bunches and bunches.. I'll guess :o

We know roughly how many EG, NVA, NKs and long barrels there is, maybe a few hundred total of them..
then the next smaller bunches would be Albanian and Romanian, maybe a few thousand of each, but a tad more Romanian than Albanian
followed by the bunches of Russian maybe around 10,000,
an enormous bunch of M59-M59/66 Yugoslavian, maybe somewhere in the 10k-20k range and finally,
the ginormous bunches of Chinese, all of them lumped together, I'd guess 25k to 75k, maybe as high as 100k.

Numbers are just a guess based off x% available for at resale at anyone time, more in the supply line, the more one would take it is available. Also, I guess one could take in to account how many were produced, for how long and then x% of production was imported and how long each was available on open market. So....I'm guessing.. :)

So go ahead... GM you can't count past 10....er, ok 5....don't even try rofl2


So, my original answer, bunches and bunches.  thumb1

I voted the second one, cause LC voted for the first :)

Darn it, GM!  My post doesn't make sense now because you broke the tie (or was that Jimmy's doing?)!  cry1

Ben Murray and I had this same conversation several years ago. His best guess was "about 25 million". Granted it is just a best guess.

BTW, I voted for number one is at appears, on the surface, to be the correct answer. Number 2 doesn't seem to have any merit !  TIC

Marcus

I voted number two because I am in training, and it was furthest from my cursor.

The answer is obvious...not enough.

I didn't vote, I was too confused from too much Vino!  :o

I voted choice number 2, because the government told me to.

xxxsks, Not to change th esubject, but, I've wanted to know for some time who the young lady is in your avatar? Very nice I might add.

Marcus

Its a dude...

(http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/javlin34x/Babes/phone%20158%20a_zpswkcpm1mc.jpg)

I have a soft spot for puppies

;)...................Joe

Nice 'puppies' and the dog is cute too.

Marcus

I'm tellin ya...  Its a dude.

Quote from: Loose}{Cannon on September 07, 2016, 11:55:35 AM
I'm tellin ya...  Its a dude.

If you say so. Not that I would ever meet this 'person' anyway. Nor am I into 'dudes'.

Marcus

 rofl

Quote from: alex68 on September 05, 2016, 03:53:07 PM
How many SKS rifles in US? Any one know ?

Nobody here at the Files knows the answer to that question. All we can do is guess. Rest assured it is a number in the millions.

Phosphorus32 has pointed out to you that the only people that know for sure are at the BATF. You can request that info from them but chances are they won't give it to you.

Is there anything else we can help you with?

8)......................Joe

Quote from: alex68 on September 05, 2016, 03:53:07 PM
How many SKS rifles in US? Any one know ?

Usually the purpose of a question it to stir a thought or two and/or to engage in a discussion or conversion. Now when a question is asked, and the question asker bows out of said conversation, it can go many ways, but usually they either know or think they know the answer or just want to wait around until they get the answer they want with no participation.

This is a question that very few people would have an exact number or even access to that information, it's a best guess answer unless you go straight to the source.

My question to the OP..... Do you know and what is your thoughts on the numbers of SKSs in the US?  Please, enlighten us thumb1

I suspect this person is a troll... ;)

Quote from: montigre on September 07, 2016, 01:55:54 PM
I suspect this person is a troll... ;)

Easy...killer chuckles1

Give the fella an opportunity to explain himself or say more than 9 words before passing judgement.  thumb1

Quote from: montigre on September 07, 2016, 01:55:54 PM
I suspect this person is a troll... ;)

I don't think he's a troll.... it's a legitimate question, just a weird one :)

  A little different direction, same topic. Did Keng's (KFS) import any other SKS other than the Public Security Rifles? I see a lot of AK's and the P.S. rifles, but no examples of others, as yet. Okay, deluge me with those "others".  :)

firstchoice

Quote from: firstchoice on September 08, 2016, 01:34:10 AM
  A little different direction, same topic. Did Keng's (KFS) import any other SKS other than the Public Security Rifles? I see a lot of AK's and the P.S. rifles, but no examples of others, as yet. Okay, deluge me with those "others".  :)

firstchoice

Yes, they imported tons of other SKS rifles.

Quote from: firstchoice on September 08, 2016, 01:34:10 AM
  A little different direction, same topic. Did Keng's (KFS) import any other SKS other than the Public Security Rifles? I see a lot of AK's and the P.S. rifles, but no examples of others, as yet. Okay, deluge me with those "others".  :)

firstchoice

From the research I have done since purchasing my KFS SKS, yes, they imported all of the SKS flavors, but were the only import "group" to have been awarded the contract for the Public Security rifles. 

I don't know the answer to the original question but I have an opinion on it... Not Enough, would be my answer.

How many sks's are in USA, easy, the answer is "How many blades of grass are in a field."

In Kali there's 874,361. I know for a fact there's at least 23 on my street alone. PAX