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    russian sks better than chinese?

    I looked for a used SKS yesterday at the pawn, he had both chineses and russian made, but told me the russian made were "more" collectible and he wanted about 30% more for the ruskie. I am seeking you guys' opinion. What do you think??
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    Functionally, no difference! No real accuracy difference, either. Somehow, I get the feeling the Soviets built the SKS's for eyewash and maybe export rather more than for front line use, as the AK program was well under way in the fifties, which is the manufacture date of most all Sovieticon SKS rifles ever seen. The SKS was brought out for parades and other public duties, keeping the AK hidden as long as possible. Similar story w/ the AK-74.

    Anyway, get whatever is the most original and has the best bore for shooting purposes. (some folks have managed to ruin even chrome lined bores!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by duggaboy View Post
    I looked for a used SKS yesterday at the pawn, he had both chineses and russian made, but told me the russian made were "more" collectible and he wanted about 30% more for the ruskie. I am seeking you guys' opinion. What do you think??
    yes, russsian are more collectible bcos they stopped making them over 50 years ago therefore limit supply.

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    A lot of the Chinese SKS's have pinned barrels, and some people don't like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gandog56 View Post
    A lot of the Chinese SKS's have pinned barrels, and some people don't like that.
    late chinese models are pinned but all the early chinese are threaded.

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    Get the Russianicon.....they invented the rifle, not Hop Sing or One Hung Lo.

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    Now if it's a Russianicon vs a Romanian, I'd vote for the Romanian. A lot less Romanian's exist and they are the first direct clone of the Russian rifle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gandog56 View Post
    A lot of the Chinese SKS's have pinned barrels, and some people don't like that.
    And the pinned barrels make no difference unless you are fitting a new stock.

    Quote Originally Posted by ltcboy View Post
    Get the Russianicon.....they invented the rifle, not Hop Sing or One Hung Lo.
    And if you covered the markings on the receiver, you wouldn't notice how the Russian is supposedly better.

    I would personally pick a Chinese over a Russian because they are less collectible, shoot the same, cost less, and I don't feel bad about beating it up a bit. I would only pick a Russian if it was the same cost as a run of the mill Norinco.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pattern14 View Post
    Now if it's a Russianicon vs a Romanian, I'd vote for the Romanian. A lot less Romanian's exist and they are the first direct clone of the Russian rifle.
    can do better than direct clone, how about siblings ? the early factory 26 chinese SKS were made from the same machinery that made tula SKS.

    you wouldnt be able to tell them apart (not looking at markings and wood).

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    With the recent flood of Russianicon SKSs into Canadaicon, I'd say that an early original Chinese military SKS is more collectible than it was before.

    My blade bayoneted Factory 26 is a far nicer rifle than the refurb Russian I purchased.

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