Quote Originally Posted by JSC1953 View Post
Thanks for the info..greatly appreciated. Should I leave gun in cosmolineicon or clean it up. Thanks again for the help.
I'd shoot it. That's what it's made for. If it were an unmolested, all matching '53 Izzy or a pristine '49 I'd still shoot it--- even if only rarely.

1954 is one of the most common dates for the Sovieticon SKS. Also, since you are in Canadaicon I am assuming that the magazine has been modified-- so it's not like it's an all original, as issued rifle.

Also, the sks is a S-ton of fun to shoot: manageble recoil. Decently accurate out to 100-150 yds. 7.62X39 is plentiful and inexpensive (at least in the US).