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SKS vs AK or...? - Which for budget fun/first rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="D V US" data-source="post: 2883662" data-attributes="member: 34558"><p>I'm afraid I have to strongly dissagree with the statement that the SKS is "inferior in every other way." I have both an SKS and an AK and yes, for accuracy the SKS has a distinct advantage but it also has a much more solid feel to it and though recoil is minimal with the 7.62 X 39 there is even less with the SKS. Fit and finish of a Russian SKS is probably some of the finest you will see on a military rifle and reliability is right there with the AK. If it's a lead sprayer you want, the AK is your toy, but for anything else the SKS may be better suited. Pricewise the SKS also gets the nod, though you'll probably never see them again for $79, you can pick up a cheap SKS shooter for as low as $300 but figure on $400 and up for a good Russian. AKs seem to be starting around $600 or more depending on the variant. Both are good rifles, the SKS is hardly inferior, but both are the cheapest to shoot this side of a .22.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D V US, post: 2883662, member: 34558"] I'm afraid I have to strongly dissagree with the statement that the SKS is "inferior in every other way." I have both an SKS and an AK and yes, for accuracy the SKS has a distinct advantage but it also has a much more solid feel to it and though recoil is minimal with the 7.62 X 39 there is even less with the SKS. Fit and finish of a Russian SKS is probably some of the finest you will see on a military rifle and reliability is right there with the AK. If it's a lead sprayer you want, the AK is your toy, but for anything else the SKS may be better suited. Pricewise the SKS also gets the nod, though you'll probably never see them again for $79, you can pick up a cheap SKS shooter for as low as $300 but figure on $400 and up for a good Russian. AKs seem to be starting around $600 or more depending on the variant. Both are good rifles, the SKS is hardly inferior, but both are the cheapest to shoot this side of a .22. [/QUOTE]
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