Hey everybody, I've been reading the weebly Chinese sks website since I become infatuated with the SKS in November 2016 and just yesterday I found out there are other weebly sites for the other countries of SKS' and then with a little more digging, discovered this forum! I'm very glad to have found it and be accepted into this community. I adore the SKS, and since November, have amassed a little collection of five so far. Today, I may actually be getting a [0138] stamped receiver Chinese :D so I'm pretty excited about that. I live in Maryland, I'm 24 years old. My hobbies are photography, film, videogames, making videos, reading, and things like that.
I own a;
Sino-Soviet paratrooper (w/long barrel lug and blade bayonet)
Yugoslavian M59/66A1
Russian 1953 Tula (Liskie refurb)
Albanian Type 56-1 (Chinese magazine currently in while I try and figure out whats wrong with Albanian mag. giving FTFs, follower arm doesn't go high it seems.)
Chinese Type 56 (replaced handguard with original wood since pic was taken)
Looking forward to learning much more and meeting interesting & like minded people!
Thanks,
Sam
hi Sam and welcome. good to have you here and nice intro. thumb1
Welcome Sam from WA. Glad to have you thumb1 Please post pictures of and/or questions about your SKSs, we'd love to see them. :)
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on January 08, 2017, 04:24:15 PM
Welcome Sam from WA. Glad to have you thumb1 Please post pictures of and/or questions about your SKSs, we'd love to see them. :)
Thanks; I am having trouble posting pictures :0. Do I post them on a photo sharing site like photobucket or something like that and then post the link(s) here ?
Re pics, that's correct. Here's a helpful tutorial that RM wrote thumb1
https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=87.0
Come on in sam.... Glad you found us! I think you will enjoy the good folks we have on this board. thumb1
Welcome to the group, Sam. I am also from central Maryland and have been ID'd by a few notables here that I have been infected by the SKS "bug" lol!! thumb1 rofl
Where do you shoot your SKSs? I just got my badge for Marriotsville and am just waiting for the weather to be a little more cooperative....
Welcome to the boards Sam! Hope you enjoy it here, definitely a great group of guys here!
Welcome Sam
Also from central Maryland here so I know your gun rights struggle ;).
Here's my collection. Traded the type56 on the bottom and an Xbox for my newest member of the family, the stamped receiver! :). Will post a couple pics of that below.
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I am surprised to see there are a couple others here in the people's republic of Maryland! Woo! I'm not alone in this mess of confusing and awful laws and restrictions. :P
Quote from: montigre on January 09, 2017, 10:10:26 AM
Welcome to the group, Sam. I am also from central Maryland and have been ID'd by a few notables here that I have been infected by the SKS "bug" lol!! thumb1 rofl
Where do you shoot your SKSs? I just got my badge for Marriotsville and am just waiting for the weather to be a little more cooperative....
Good to know others are here! I shoot at the machine gun nest in Frederick. I live in Columbia so I can probably go somewhere closer lol. I actually want to get a membership to go to AGC really bad. I'd like that since it's a lot closer & outdoors.
As for the "bug" I think I've been infected as well and I have no desire for a vaccination or cure :D. I got into collecting and firearms in general just this past November and since then I've gotten six SKS' 5 of which I have. I won't stop until I have them all! (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ
Nice start on a SKS collection !
I know where you got that stamped Chinese SKS....Dave is a great guy :)
I shoot in Bowie at the Berwyn Rod and Gun Club and you're welcome to tag along anytime you like....we usually shoot on Sundays.
Hi.....from Va thumb1
Now, where da Romanian at.. :)
Come on tell me it's on the must do list, it's in the mail, you forgot to list it.. something rofl2 Honor the ghost of Vlad Țepeș and Nicolae Ceaușescu, keep the spirits happy. thumb1
Quote from: Greasemonkey on January 09, 2017, 02:35:32 PM
Hi.....from Va thumb1
Now, where da Romanian at.. :)
Come on tell me it's on the must do list, it's in the mail, you forgot to list it.. something rofl2 Honor the ghost of Vlad Țepeș and Nicolae Ceaușescu, keep the spirits happy. thumb1
Thanks; It is most definitely on the to-do list, just haven't had a chance to get one recently, and when I do I'm concentrated on others lol. But it's a priority. The ghosts will be honored yet! haha
Quote from: Garand1957 on January 09, 2017, 01:45:53 PM
Nice start on a SKS collection !
I know where you got that stamped Chinese SKS....Dave is a great guy :)
I shoot in Bowie at the Berwyn Rod and Gun Club and you're welcome to tag along anytime you like....we usually shoot on Sundays.
Thanks man, appreciate it (: Ah what a small world it is here on this site, neat. Great guy indeed, easy to get along with. Yeah that sounds like a good time, I'll have to take you up on that offer sometime, and I'll be sure to let you know. Since I started collecting SKS' in November (and got into firearms in general) I've only went out and shot one of them once, so I'm due to get out somewhere and have some fun >: )
Quoteand when I do I'm concentrated on others lol
:o
Beware....don't let the ghost of Vlad hear that, or risk being.......impaled. thumb1 chuckles1 rofl
QuoteQuote from: montigre on Today at 10:10:26 AM
Welcome to the group, Sam. I am also from central Maryland and have been ID'd by a few notables here that I have been infected by the SKS "bug" lol!! thumb1 rofl
Yup... thumb1 wait...."bug".... oh my :o call it what it is....a full blown addiction. thumb1 Take the step towards admission of the problem :) rofl2
Quote from: Greasemonkey on January 09, 2017, 03:45:32 PM
Yup... thumb1 wait...."bug".... oh my :o call it what it is....a full blown addiction. thumb1 Take the step towards admission of the problem :) rofl2
No...it can't be an addiction :o...I have too much self control... rofl chuckles1 ....Luv ya, GM 8)
Welcome from Montana!
Wow, nice start!
And I thought I was on a kick since November, I only filled two holes in my collection...one I am trying to dig my way out of. :)
I would love to see pictorals on most if not all of your guns, especially that sexy stamped one. :P
One of those and an Albanian are on my short list.
That blade para Sino Soviet is also quite alluring...
Quote from: Justin Hell on January 10, 2017, 11:42:28 AM
Welcome from Montana!
Wow, nice start!
And I thought I was on a kick since November, I only filled two holes in my collection...one I am trying to dig my way out of. :)
I would love to see pictorals on most if not all of your guns, especially that sexy stamped one. :P
One of those and an Albanian are on my short list.
That blade para Sino Soviet is also quite alluring...
Thanks buddy! I had to play a little catch up; seeing others massive and beautiful collections made me a little envious. :-X. Haha I feel you on trying to dig your way out. I am just trying to dig out the other way, and come up in China hopefully. So to speak, if that makes sense at all. Lol, but seriously I'll have to slow down unfortunately. I just want one of the AK mag variants and I'd be satisfied to rest, regroup and get the finances back on track chuckles1.
Oh yeah I love taking good pics of them & plan on getting in another good shoot once I am able to get up to my friends house. His deck is the background in the photo above and makes for a good backdrop compared to carpet. I'll give you a holler once I'm able to get that done! :).
Good luck on gettin your Alby. I also want another one since mine isn't all matching (some pieces are just blank, no stamp at all), & a previous owner redid the stock and metal. >:(.
QuoteI just want one of the AK mag variants and I'd be satisfied to rest, regroup and get the finances back on track chuckles1.
This.... this, is how it all starts.. the addiction excuses... "IF" I get this I will be satisfied, slowly it grows into, well I need this one now, and this, OH MY!!! would ya look at that, yup I need that also, then you look the the wifey.......ooooohhhh girl, you just don't know how rare these are and I bought one, no... you don't need shoes to work in, here is some ducttape and newspaper, wrap them piggys.
Regroup.. rofl2 means... let me scan GunBroker for my next fix.
Throw the finances out the window, buy Ramen by the case.....it's a hard knock life when your addicted. thumb1
I can give you a perfect example......Ask RunningMan why he won't buy a Mosin. Simple...addiction is powerful.
Go ahead... deny it.. I dare ya.. Remember denial is one of the signs of addiction.. YOU wont win, your done, see you in the meetings with Montigre.. yup she attends..
Hi, my name is Sam, and I have an addiction..... hi Sam. thumb1
rofl2 chuckles1
Nice Rifles Sam, Got a good collection going, Dont worry , more will come. Just keep a Good eye out and buy when you see them cheap or Buy when you see something that you know you might not see again. One thing i do is watch Gunbroker and i have it set up to email me every morning with any SKS rifles that were listed. it helps me watch for the rare ones that might be listed wrong or any Russians that might be listed as a buy it now for 2-300.(its rare anymore but it happens).
Quote from: oldcarjunkie on January 12, 2017, 10:13:19 PM
Nice Rifles Sam, Got a good collection going, Dont worry , more will come. Just keep a Good eye out and buy when you see them cheap or Buy when you see something that you know you might not see again. One thing i do is watch Gunbroker and i have it set up to email me every morning with any SKS rifles that were listed. it helps me watch for the rare ones that might be listed wrong or any Russians that might be listed as a buy it now for 2-300.(its rare anymore but it happens).
Thanks buddy; Yeah, that's my problem, seeing one I know I want, or "must have" lol, and then convincing myself I won't see it again, and getting into a frenzy over it hahah. You're right though, more certainly do come around. I need to practice more self control & collecting SKS' could help and/or hinder me in that lmao. Gunbrokers website actually confuses me, it seems like there's too much going on at once, and too many buttons and things. I honestly just use Armslist, but since you say gubroker has an option to email you when something you want is posted, I'm gonna have to go on over there and get used to it, because that right there is an invaluable feature! Thanks!
Quote from: Greasemonkey on January 10, 2017, 02:24:32 PM
QuoteI just want one of the AK mag variants and I'd be satisfied to rest, regroup and get the finances back on track chuckles1.
This.... this, is how it all starts.. the addiction excuses... "IF" I get this I will be satisfied, slowly it grows into, well I need this one now, and this, OH MY!!! would ya look at that, yup I need that also, then you look the the wifey.......ooooohhhh girl, you just don't know how rare these are and I bought one, no... you don't need shoes to work in, here is some ducttape and newspaper, wrap them piggys.
Regroup.. rofl2 means... let me scan GunBroker for my next fix.
Throw the finances out the window, buy Ramen by the case.....it's a hard knock life when your addicted. thumb1
I can give you a perfect example......Ask RunningMan why he won't buy a Mosin. Simple...addiction is powerful.
Go ahead... deny it.. I dare ya.. Remember denial is one of the signs of addiction.. YOU wont win, your done, see you in the meetings with Montigre.. yup she attends..
Hi, my name is Sam, and I have an addiction..... hi Sam. thumb1
rofl2 chuckles1
B-b-but.. I-I can control it! I can stop whenever I want!. *Scratches and claws at neck vigorously*, "Hey man! Y-y-you got a-any S-s-s-Simonovs?!... C'mon man, please... at least let me see a few pics!"
Hahaha, you're so right though, and I just realized that. After I buy one, I just go on armslist and "look around casually" and next thing I know I'm emailing the seller asking questions only a serious buyer would ask.... And then all of the sudden I'm sending a money order out. SKS blackouts man. They're dangerous :P
Lucky(unlucky?) for me though, I don't have a wife/SO at the time being so that's a bundle being saved right there; I will however, definitely have to remember the newspaper and ducttape shoes! It may be the difference between sex for a couple weeks and a gorgeous SKS someday chuckles1
DO be careful using Armslist, Never send money anywhere through there unless you talk to them and trust them, i have messaged back and forth with More Scammers on there then ive ever seen on any other site. Its bloody ridiculous. I would even be Leary of some of the "local" folks, its a bad set up, you could potentially be robbed or worse. One way to identify most BS ads on there is cause they say stuff like Maryland maryland for the city and state. Then when you ask them about the gun they say they were there but not they are back in (any state). Anyway Sam enjoy the Stamped receiver and let me know when you want to tackle the Issue with the other one. ;)