I was thinking we could have one that was dedicated to the SKS. I bought (layaway) a Yugo SKS Rifle Stocks today, I paid $251 (is that a good price?) total. It has the flip up grenade sight, and long muzzle device. Stock was dark (possibly dirty?), all numbers matched (don’t know if that’s a big deal?) and the pad on the butt plate was intact. I don’t know much about the SKS, but I’m betting someone here does. I’ll post up some pics of it next week. Do not pray for easier life’s, pray to be stronger men. – JFK User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report bobweaver Gold Contributor Joined: Aug 2009 TX, Got Bird’s? Posts: 1548 Link To This Post Blog User Blog Media Media Collections EE Feedback 100% (5) Posted: 10/15/2011 11:07:02 PM EST [Last Edit: 10/15/2011 11:08:17 PM EST by bobweaver] threads and yes, it sounds like you did good Pigs are evil little bastards! User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report USMCRONIN Joined: Jul 2007 OR, Offline Posts: 2521 Link To This Post EE Feedback 0% (0) Posted: 10/15/2011 11:09:12 PM EST SKS are good simple reliable rifles, hard to beat. Order up some spam cans of ammo on stripper clips. The stippers are resuable, and make loading fast. Price, not bad these days, when SKS’s first started to get imported many years ago they where around $75 – $100 wholesell. Ammo was about that same price for 1100 on stippers and 1500 loose. Should have put away a case of the russian ones. I like the looks of the older Russian ones, they are listed as C & R’s nowadays. Its been reported, but I’m not sure if 100% fact, that China imported more SKS’s in a 3-5 year span then the entire production of Win. Model 94′s. User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report Thunderchicken21 Bronze Contributor Joined: Jan 2009 OH, Offline Posts: 480 Link To This Post Blog User Blog Media Media Collections EE Feedback 100% (20) Posted: 10/15/2011 11:57:47 PM EST Did someone say SKS 1956 Russian Tula….all numbers matching…sorry for the shitty cell pic Si vis pacem, para bellum User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report GlockLuvinRedleg Gold Contributor Joined: Oct 2002 WA, Military Iraqi’s just love the 12 gauge Offline Posts: 3062 Link To This Post Blog User Blog Media Media Collections EE Feedback 100% (8) Posted: 10/16/2011 3:30:11 AM EST Originally Posted By USMCRONIN: SKS are good simple reliable rifles, hard to beat. Order up some spam cans of ammo on stripper clips. The stippers are resuable, and make loading fast. Price, not bad these days, when SKS’s first started to get imported many years ago they where around $75 – $100 wholesell. Ammo was about that same price for 1100 on stippers and 1500 loose. Should have put away a case of the russian ones. I like the looks of the older Russian ones, they are listed as C & R’s nowadays. Its been reported, but I’m not sure if 100% fact, that China imported more SKS’s in a 3-5 year span then the entire production of Win. Model 94′s. im not saying your wrong (seriously i’m not) but i definitly re buying 2 crates of sks’s in 94 (pretty sure it was 94) for a grand total of about 45 dollars a rifle couldn’t tell you what kind they were, i was all of about 16 and my “cousin” was 18, and at the time it seemed like an awesome idea. as teenagers coming out of the cold war era we had a serious survivor mentality for some reason, so the crates and ammo we picked up with em went into a “cache” for a lack of a better word. where we “lived” at the time, that kind of stuff didn’t really raise any eyebrows. They guy we bought em from was a serious, old school, country, kitchen table ffl, who had crates and crates of stuff in his garage. which reminds me, i should prolly go retrieve them from their current location before that property gets sold. hadn’t even thought about those rifles in years. Hell hath no fury like that of a Battery of Paladins firing for effect. proffesional كافر User Info Joined: Nov 2000 OH, Offline Posts: 7955 Link To This Post EE Feedback 100% (3) Posted: 10/16/2011 9:01:03 AM EST Originally Posted By GlockLuvinRedleg: Originally Posted By USMCRONIN: SKS are good simple reliable rifles, hard to beat. Order up some spam cans of ammo on stripper clips. The stippers are resuable, and make loading fast. Price, not bad these days, when SKS’s first started to get imported many years ago they where around $75 – $100 wholesell. Ammo was about that same price for 1100 on stippers and 1500 loose. Should have put away a case of the russian ones. I like the looks of the older Russian ones, they are listed as C & R’s nowadays. Its been reported, but I’m not sure if 100% fact, that China imported more SKS’s in a 3-5 year span then the entire production of Win. Model 94′s. im not saying your wrong (seriously i’m not) but i definitly re buying 2 crates of sks’s in 94 (pretty sure it was 94) for a grand total of about 45 dollars a rifle couldn’t tell you what kind they were, i was all of about 16 and my “cousin” was 18, and at the time it seemed like an awesome idea. as teenagers coming out of the cold war era we had a serious survivor mentality for some reason, so the crates and ammo we picked up with em went into a “cache” for a lack of a better word. where we “lived” at the time, that kind of stuff didn’t really raise any eyebrows. They guy we bought em from was a serious, old school, country, kitchen table ffl, who had crates and crates of stuff in his garage. which reminds me, i should prolly go retrieve them from their current location before that property gets sold. hadn’t even thought about those rifles in years. In ’94, they were probably Chinese. That’s about the time they were as common as most anything else in the local stores. I should have bought more and I should have held on the the ones I bought. Have one Yugo now. User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report hooknladder Joined: Nov 2006 PA, Offline Posts: 820 Link To This Post EE Feedback 100% (19) Posted: 10/16/2011 10:59:35 PM EST Oh yes, the Norinco SKS. I have both the rifle and carbine version. Great shooters and neither have ever failed to go bang. Back in the early 90′s you could get a rifle and 1,000 rounds for under $150 IIRC. Now I see them selling for $300+. User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report GlockLuvinRedleg Gold Contributor Joined: Oct 2002 WA, Military Iraqi’s just love the 12 gauge Offline Posts: 3076 Link To This Post Blog User Blog Media Media Collections EE Feedback 100% (8) Posted: 10/17/2011 12:17:25 AM EST i dont even know what version they are, all we knew was they were 40$ a rifle in crates of 10 with all kinds of cool shit, and the ammo was cheap as hell. Since we “put them down” we havent even touched the spot where they are, out of sight out of mind and all, i think we pretty much verified that they were all real rifles, and then we set em up for loooooong term storage. that old guy was cool as hell, he always had all kinds of crap, i think he went to alot of auctions at the ng base nearby. we ended up with all kinds of cool stuff everytime we swung by i’ll be the first to admit that my childhood was kind of different than most other folks, had alot of slightly unhinged vets as role models, who thought that kids should know everything they had to teach about what they learned in the service. and the local neighbors (ie on the bounds of our acerage) were pretty much all serious survivalists, learned alooooot and alot of what i learned has paid huge dividends in my military carrer Hell hath no fury like that of a Battery of Paladins firing for effect. proffesional كافر User Info IM User Email User Reply Quote Report benw8887 Bronze Contributor Joined: Dec 2009 NM, Severed heads equal open minds! Offline Posts: 734 Link To This Post Blog User Blog Media Media Collections EE Feedback 0% (0) Posted: 10/17/2011 11:52:28 PM EST Originally Posted By bobweaver: threads and yes, it sounds like you did good For some reason I didn’t even think to look in the AK threads!
Aimless [Site Staff]
8/4/2011 2:54:59 PM
I’ve bought stuff from them that I could’ve gotten cheaper elsewhere, I think that “Green Eyes” book and some other stuff because they ship quickly and there’s no BS. I don’t know how their dealers make it work since the prices are the same (I think) and guys seem to want the hats and stuff. I would guess in the long run sweetening the pot with the hats and bottle openers probably more than pays off. My wife just bought a flag from them and there was a bottle opener, some stickers, a copy of the Constitution and some other stuff. I doubt any of that stuff is terribly expensive to buy in bulk, but it costs something and people do get a kick out of that stuff.
zaskar017
8/4/2011 2:55:57 PM
AR4U:
Keeping customers happy keeps ‘em coming back.
ETA: You’ll really start to wonder when you order an $80 Scope Mount or $50 book and you still get all the free schwag.
or when you brake your ARMS mount, post a pic, send it in, and get a free replacement along with all the other goodies
TheGonzo
8/4/2011 2:56:37 PM
Great Products + Great Customer Service + Texas Hospitality = WINNING!
Alien
8/4/2011 2:57:08 PM
HullBreach:
It’s the dillo dust. First your just using it as a dry rub on steaks. Then you discover that its good on virtually all dead animals which are passed through ritual fire before eating. Then you’re using it on grilled veggies.
It’s only a matter of time till your loved ones are trying to intervene as your snorting rails of the stuff off an OBR’s stock.
I had always read the comments from people about this stuff. From what they said, you’d think it was granulated crack or heroin. I’m gonna try it on some burgers tonight.
PinPointOne
8/4/2011 2:57:57 PM
They’re just doing the customer service that others aren’t willing to do.
Great products.
kcolg30
8/4/2011 3:02:11 PM
This thread just reminded me of something…Paging Mark…Paging Mark…..
The 2011 XMAS dillo needs to be….hint, hint, hint …this color…….
I have not updated the pic with the 2010 but…just saying.
damcv62
8/4/2011 3:03:18 PM
You just got your first taste. Say what you want about the man, but he makes great products, and treats his customers right. I will do business with him.
TrojanMan
8/4/2011 3:03:40 PM
Aimless:
I don’t know how their dealers make it work since the prices are the same (I think) and guys seem to want the hats and stuff.
I bought my last Scope Mount from SKD when they ran the SuckIt promotion. But they lost some serious money on that event, so I guess that’s not a fair piece of evidence.
I would suspect that people who buy through dealers do it just to save the hassle of placing multiple orders.
LaRue Tactical doesn’t sell body armor, for example, so if you were already making an order on SKD… “add to cart” and no sweat.
That’s not how I shop, though. I think about a purchase for a week or two, check all the options three times, and then, reluctantly, I’ll part with my money. It takes a serious sale or promotion to get me to impulse purchase something.
NoStockBikes
8/4/2011 3:04:58 PM
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