Subj : SKS
To : JIMMY ANDERSON
From : Moondog
Date : Tue Jun 02 2020 11:35 am
Re: SKS
By: JIMMY ANDERSON to ALL on Mon Jun 01 2020 11:39 am
>
> I've decided I'm in the market for an SKS - any thoughts
> here?
>
> Classic Firearms tempted me when they showed the big
> batch of Chi Com units that have been packed in Cosmoline
> for 20+ years! I watched the video where they tore one
> down and cleaned it and reassembled it. I loved the
> "character marks" on the stocks and such!!!
>
> Anyway, I'd like to get one, but locally when they are
> sold they go for abour $400. That's about what I can
> get one for from Classic, after paying shipping, a local
> FFL to handle it, tax and the $10 TICS fee. If I'm going
> to pay that, I'd rather have one no one has done anything
> with or to for 20+ years! :-)
>
> I was checking Acadamy and Gander and other site for deals
> on ammo and Gander had a 'used guns' section, so I clicked
> on it. SKS - Cosmoline - 20+ years - all that, basically
> the same thing - $342, plus a $15 'shipping charge' to the
> local store. No FFL transfer fee, just tax and the $10
> TICS (Tennessee Instant Check System) fee.
>
> Hmm... I really wanted to click it and purchase, but
> I didn't... yet... :-) We are in Indy visiting for a few
> days, so I thought no need in it just sitting at the local
> store, and I might just get lucky and find something
> somewhere. :-)
>
> So - any thoughts?
>
>
>
>
> ... If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.
The Gander Mt deal sounds good. Back in the 90's I bought a Russian SKS for
$125 and my brother bought a Chinese SKS for $89. A year or two later I
picked up an SKS "paratrooper" model that used AK mags fo $139.
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