The wife and I have had five SKS carbines through the years, now she has a Chinese model and I have a Russianicon (1953 Tula) and both shoot very well. We also have two AR15s, in the same caliber as the SKS...it simplifies logistics!

I can only echo what others have said, the SKS is not a "sniper rifle" nor a long range shooter however it does great for what it was designed to do. It's almost indestructible and very reliable. If one accepts it on those terms he/she will never be disappointed.

I get 6-8 inch groups at 100 yards with my Russian, that's using Wolf black box and Barnaul Mil-Spec....not bad for a 64 yr old carbine!