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At least the new version is made using the post-2007 barreled action with the improved gas system and heavier barrel. It has a much better probability of hitting the target than the old A Team versions. :p

I guess you could buy a new Mini-14 stainless Tactical Model (MSRP $1489), add a Samson folding stock from Accuracy Systems for $350, and a bayonet lug for around $70 but then you'd be up to around the price of the new model anyway.
 
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I keep looking at the 10/22 folder that is based on the mini 14 folder on rugers site . Looks like a distributor exclusive for $699. Don't see any in stock though .😐
 
Joe Chartreuse said:
Beautiful. Almost makes me wish I was a 5.56 fan. Pretty as hell, and just the right size.
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If you like its looks that much, I'd say buy it.

For over 30 years I deliberately ignored the AR platform, preferring .my 308 (HK91, FAL) and 7.62x39 (AK).

At gun shows I would joyfully walk past dozens of tables with AR stuff; I'd ignore the .223/5.56 cartridges for sale at cheap prices.

I wanted a real combat rifle and caliber, not something that fouls its own action and shoots a varmint bullet.

Then my friend got a job at a shop that was primarily AR's and the Barbie-doll level of accessories for it. Somehow, perhaps from Fear Of Missing Out, I got an Aero Precision M4E1. It was fun to put together; it was fun to shoot. Highly accurate. I then got a Colt AR-15A4. Iconic. I kicked myself for letting my bias sway me for so long.

Three months later, buying an AR in this state was illegal.

So don't let your dislike for the caliber influence you too much if you really like the rifle. Chances are you could probably sell it later with little loss of money. You may actually enjoy shooting it.

It is indeed a beautiful rifle.
 
I wonder if it's more accurate or reliable than my $250 or so all in SKS???
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Hvymax said:
Mil Dot Barska goes with it nicely I thought. It was my Poor Mans Modern Sporting Rifle when AR's and AK's cost a fortune.
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I have an sks , bought in early 90s at a gun show . 79 dollars if I remember right . Never a hiccup, eats all the commie steel ammo . Never an issue.😉 They were a bargain for sure ......... Used to have that gun so hot , you had to lay it on the bench to cool down 😀
 
bigbillyboy said:
I have an sks , bought in early 90s at a gun show . 79 dollars if I remember right . Never a hiccup, eats all the commie steel ammo . Never an issue.😉 They were a bargain for sure ......... Used to have that gun so hot , you had to lay it on the bench to cool down 😀
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I think they were $65 in a barrel next to the $35 Barrel o Mosins. Being 6'5" the original ergos were a non starter. I never felt outgunned in the presence of AR's and AK's. It was awesome for a poor dumb Apprentice. It's still pretty awesome in my opinion. More accurate than most AK's absolutely reliable and as low maintenance as any gun gets. Every 10 years or so I strip and clean the grease out and any fouling. Recoat everything with Mobile 1 axle grease as I put it back together. I need to get them out and verify zero. It's probably been about 16 years since they've seen the light of day. It's really nice knowing they're there if I ever need them.
 
I used to sell quite a few SKS through my little gun shop business back when they were cheap. I'd get a carton of them in, swab out the bore, and fire a few rounds of the Ruskie ammo. If one showed better accuracy than the one I'd picked from the previous batch, I kept it and sold the other. After 3-4 iterations of this process, I ended up with two considerably more accurate SKS rifles than the average(still have them and about 2K of matching ammo).
Most(and this is just a general statement) of those surplus SKS rifles were NOT what I'd call 'accurate'. I had pretty good eyes back then but sight picture wasn't the problem. :(
 
A little thread drift here but , did any of you sks guys ever put optics on one . ? I have seen scope mounts for them . Just curious how they stack up .......😉
 
I remember looking at the mounts way back , If I remember correctly you had to remove the mount for a field /strip cleaning ? Thus needing to zero it again ?
 
Mobucks post has me curious . Wondering about the potential accuracy of an sks . Always more or less " plinked" with mine .
 
I overlooked your photo of your sk Hvymax. See the optics now. All this talk of sk's is making my trigger finger itchy..........😛
 
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