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Genesis => Rules, Intros, & Info => Introductions => Topic started by: PolishX on December 21, 2021, 10:23:55 AM

Title: Hello from Alaska
Post by: PolishX on December 21, 2021, 10:23:55 AM
Hello from Alaska, Ive owned many SKS's over the years and like a moron sold all of them, so I traded parts and got myself a type 56 from Arsenal 256 the best I can tell, still in plastic and a ton of cosmo.
(https://i.ibb.co/5r8W3pd/IMG-4688.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LxtzyjM)

(https://i.ibb.co/981n1LQ/IMG-4691.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1vPZP5F)
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: running-man on December 21, 2021, 10:28:08 AM
Welcome to the Files!  Glad to have you here!

Nice looking carbine you have there!  would love to see her all cleaned up.  thumb1
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Greatguns on December 21, 2021, 10:34:11 AM
Welcome to the files, glad to have you.
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Bacarnal on December 21, 2021, 11:27:42 AM
Welcome from Kentucky/Colorado, PolishX!!! Hope to see more of your Type 56!  Cheers, Bruce Carnal.
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Bubbazinetti on December 21, 2021, 12:22:49 PM
Welcome to the Files from the Granite State.
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Phosphorus32 on December 21, 2021, 04:53:14 PM
Welcome from Washington! Looks good so far. It’s a 15th year (1970). Made at Arsenal 256, as you’ve surmised  thumb1
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: echo1 on December 21, 2021, 10:08:26 PM
Howdy from Kali. PAX
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: firstchoice on December 22, 2021, 09:28:48 PM
Welcome from SW Missouri, PolishX!

Hope to see more pics soon. How's the SKS selection up your way?


firstchoice
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Matchka on December 23, 2021, 09:39:59 PM
Welcome aboard!
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: PolishX on February 17, 2022, 01:18:49 AM
Quote from: firstchoice on December 22, 2021, 09:28:48 PM
Welcome from SW Missouri, PolishX!

Hope to see more pics soon. How's the SKS selection up your way?


firstchoice

Selection is rather thin unless you like 750 chinese or $1500 russian SKS that look like bubba got a hold of them. Occasionally you find deals like this one and you have to jump on them. Same thing with AK's really.
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: agrace on February 17, 2022, 08:35:45 AM
Welcome from Mo!
Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: firstchoice on February 20, 2022, 06:18:41 AM
Quote from: PolishX on February 17, 2022, 01:18:49 AM
Quote from: firstchoice on December 22, 2021, 09:28:48 PM
Welcome from SW Missouri, PolishX!

Hope to see more pics soon. How's the SKS selection up your way?


firstchoice

Selection is rather thin unless you like 750 chinese or $1500 russian SKS that look like bubba got a hold of them. Occasionally you find deals like this one and you have to jump on them. Same thing with AK's really.

Yeah, sounds like you're encountering the same crazy inflated prices as the Lower 48. I went to a local 400-table gun show two weeks ago that had two SKS. One Chinese @ $750.00 and one Yugo at $1250.00. (No idea why the big price tag on the Yugo) There's just not much in the way of "deals" on them around here and I'm not hopeful for any time soon. The occasional "found a great deal" story comes around every once in a while, but it's the exception right now.

I can't tell much by your photos but is it nice and as-issued looking overall? I like the ones still in grease and looking like they are fresh from the arsenal!  thumb1

firstchoice
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