Breaking News... Sold out of Chinese SKS's

[Machodoc]

Nope. I got mine..... Just a couple this time.....

If you need help pouring concrete for the bunker ... I'll tend bar.

 

[jimd27]

So, after sulking for awhile about my cz82 and m44 orders being cancelled due to being out of stock, I noticed that Robertsons Trading post has a couple open listings for Type 56s on GunsAmerica. Now I'm $329+$10 shipping poorer and excited to add a second sks to my collection.

 

[Shazam]

Just got a SKS from Robertsons Trading Post. Good metal with lots of bluing left. Even has some original finish in the stock.

The packing was not so good, however. A little newspaper bunched up at either end of the box didn't keep it from bouncing around during shipping. I arrived with a hole punched through the box.

Anyway, , I'm pleased with how it cleaned up.

 

[yellowsled]

all matching?

 

[Shazam]

all matching?

Yes, except the stock. A 1958, if I understand the serial numbering correctly.

 

[Machodoc]

Looks pretty good, from what I can see in the photo. 7-digit serial number, starting with a "2"?

 

[Shazam]

7-digit serial number, starting with a "2"?

Yes. 1958 happens to be my birth year. This was a birthday present that I gave myself so somehow it seems appropriate.

How much difference is there between a '58 and the earlier production?

 

[yellowsled]

How much difference is there between a '58 and the earlier production?

none.... There were no changes till the 8 or 9 mil serial numbers when they switched to spike bayonets.

 

[Machodoc]

The only difference is that some people just like the idea of having one from the first year of production. My shooter is a '58.

 

[yellowsled]

Big brown arrived today.....

 

[jimd27]

USPS delivery today from Robertsons.

Its a 1956 with matching numbers including the stock. Stock is in good shape with the usual amount of dings an scrapes. Metal is in good condition with a decent amount of bluing remaining. Robertsons was awesome to deal with!

 

[jimd27]

Big brown arrived today.....

How long must we wait?!?! Another table full of SKSs? Pics!

 

[yellowsled]

To many, wont fit this time on the table.

Split another "order" with my dad

 

[Bob A]

So, after sulking for awhile about my cz82 and m44 orders being cancelled due to being out of stock, I noticed that Robertsons Trading post has a couple open listings for Type 56s on GunsAmerica. Now I'm $329+$10 shipping poorer and excited to add a second sks to my collection.

Last time I looked, Robertson's had a bunch of CZ82s on Gunsamerica. They mostly looked like they'd been rode hard and put away wet, which is why I spent extra to pick one up from Classic.

 

[a_randy_sewer]

To many, wont fit this time on the table.

Split another "order" with my dad

Seriously, what did you do? Buy enough incompletes to make 20 complete?

 

[Machodoc]

Seriously, what did you do? Buy enough incompletes to make 20 complete?

Ummm ... I think you pretty much nailed that one exactly ... with some extra parts!

 

[yellowsled]

GI are now sold out, all that's left is poor incompletes, I won't touch those. They will be rustbuckets. Yayyyy I got one of last orders of the "good" ones!

 

[dpd3672]

I finally got mine all de-cosmolined, working on the stocks now. One was a beech replacement stock that looks like the inletting was done with a steak knife, the other was too beat up to save. The other 4 all look to be original and in decent shape, serial numbered to the guns. Other than the stocks, all 6 guns look to have matching serial numbers on all the marked parts.

I've got an order in for a couple of the red fiberglass "jungle stocks" to replace the two I won't be using, and a safety spring to replace the one that's missing. Add about $65 to the total cost and they're all complete (well, other than one cleaning rod, but I figure I'll find one at a gun show sooner or later).

2 of the guns are in fantastic shape, with great bluing and no rust. 2 are in pretty good shape, with a bit of rust under the wood line. 2 are a bit uglier, with rust pitting above and below the wood line, although I think I got it all stopped. Bores are perfect in all of them.

I'll get some "after" pictures up once the stocks are done (I cleaned the hell out of them, steamed and lightly sanded, stained and am finishing with Boiled Linseed Oil...I know it's not an authentic finish, but it looks good and I've got a lot of it on hand).

 

[benb870]

what's the going prices?

 

[yellowsled]

what's the going prices?

Recent imports of Sino-Albanians are selling for......

or $500. I have sold a couple at this price....