Today I purchased my first SKS. I have shot them before and liked them, but never found the right one for the right price. I found a Russian 1954r Tula for sale locally for what I felt was a fair price so I jumped on it. Other than the stock, everything looks to be numbers matching to me.
Here are a couple pictures
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Welcome and congratulations! :) You’ve got a solid refurbished SKS-45. You will likely find that many of the parts were scrubbed and stamped to match during the refurbishment, as indicated by a font that differs from that on the receiver. These are great shooters and pieces of history thumb1
Welcome from NC. Nice SKS-45 you've got there. Thanks for the pics. thumb1
Nice one. thumb1
Welcome
hi neighbor and welcome. good to have you here. nice one for your first. thumb1
Welcome to the SKS-Files!
Nice '54 SKS-45! I bought a couple of '54's because they are my birth year. My wife says I'm both a Curio and a Relic! ::) I think she's a smart-a**... punish1, but she loves me.
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I'm late to the party (been busy lately) but welcome to the Files! Let us know if you need anything! thumb1
Welcome from Arizona.
I've been out of circulation for awhile but WELCOME to the Files from CA.