Is the SKS a good battle rifle?

In its intended role as a main battle rifle, the SKS is quite capable in the hands of a well-trained user. Overall the SKS is a fine rifle and, while there is not significant usage of it in hunting, the SKS excels in target shooting and home defense.

Why are SKS so cheap?

While the SKS has a limited ammunition capacity of 10 rounds, this was not a major problem — Maoist cadres mounting a defense of the Chinese mainland were expected to travel light. Because China produced so many — and exported so many — the carbine has become a cheap, popular hunting and sporting weapon in the West.

What kind of bullet does a Yugo SKS shoot?

The Yugo variant is actually re-enforced to shoot a higher pressure 7.62x39mm that shares a bullet design similar to the 5N7 (5.45x39mm). This rifle has nearly no felt recoil mainly due to the weight of the weapon. Unfortuneatly nearly every tritium lamp on the Yugo SKS rifles has gone out.

What kind of weapon was the Yugoslavian SKS?

This Review is on specifically the Yugo SKS as it varies from other SKS variant carbines. The Yugo SKS is like any Yugoslavian-Soviet Weapon; Unique, in that they were almost all a particularly different compared to the mother countries variants of the same weapons.

How to tell if a Yugo SKS is a M59 / 66?

The Easiest way to spot a M59/66 is through its rather unique features: Other features that are different about the Yugo SKS are its thicker receiver, and different triangle free floating firing pin. The Yugo in its intended format has a 10 round fixed box magazine and is fed by standard AK stripper clips.

Is there such a thing as a good SKS?

The SKS — in all its forms — retains some inherent, potential benefits that not many other rifles in this price-point can match. It’s virtually impossible to find a decent quality milled rifle, especially in an autoloader. With the price of firearms on the rise and production costs cut wherever possible, having a milled receiver is rare.

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