Howdy all from northern Arizona. I was raised in the heavily wooded Southeast, so hunting with iron sighted carbines is the way I like to go. Brush guns like the 30-30 and the SKS are hunting favorites of mine. I used to own a Chinese SKS a while back, sold it a while back because the thing rattled like a tin can every time I shook it and the parts were pretty worn. I now own an older Russian which is much nicer to shoot; see the picture below for a look at her.
I’m pretty ignorant about the SKS and semi-auto weapons in general, so I’m mostly here to learn from those of y’all who have been shooting these things for a long time.
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Welcome to the forum!
Howdy from the Live free Or Die State of NH. SKS's are good rifles for hunting in my experience. A little faster and flatter shooting than a 30-30 win. imho. Good for bear,coyotes,deer and boar.
Hi Chevy.
Welcome from (near) Buckeye.
Welcome from Montana!
Hi and welcome Chevy.
Welcome! thumb1 ...and holy cow! 8) you’ve got a special early SKS-45 there with a 90 degree gas block and a spike bayonet!
hi AZ and welcome. good to have you here. good looking sks too.
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Welcome aboard!
Welcome from Ford rofl rofl
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Greetings from NM! Glad to have you here! thumb1
Chevy, welcome from Kentucky!!! Nice rifle!
Welcome all the way from Vermont.
Welcome to the site.
Enjoy taking it to the range - mine has been great shooters. Low recoil and functioned flawlessly.