Norinco Type 56 SKS

[@FoneStar78]

The SKS is a little bundle of joy.

[@MDC2020]

I dont care what people say...and SKS is probably the nicest pleasant shooting gun out there..might not be the prettiest, most accurate or longest shooting..but at the end of the day its just a fine damn gun and fun as hell to shoot. It's not great but does everything well.

[@paintbasstard]

I completely agree. Short of duck hunting, it's a jack of all trades and a master of none. :D

[@victorcreed8856]

Hells yeah!! And you can buy 5 or 6 for the price of one AR, and it's not made of recycled milk jugs.

[@buzzman1690]

Traded my sks for an ar cause I didnt know any better 2yrs ago. Now I want it back. Why do guns seem so much cooler when you dont own them.

[@marionhart196]

I did the opposite few months ago. I had both ar15 and type 56 sks. I kept sks and traded ar15 for Marlin 444 rifle.

[@Gieszkanne]

Thats with many things that you learn to cherish something just if you aint got it any more.

[@Coalzak]

I like the second camera angle- that close focus with the blurred background makes the shot really crisp and makes the gun really stand out.

[@rmwtsou]

Great video and great shooting! Some people when they hear "Chinese" they already hate it. I have 5 SKSs, 2 Russian and 3 Chinese. 2 of my Chinese SKSs are the shorter "paratrooper" version. They all shoot flawlessly.

[@Leitis_Fella]

Yeah, I had a gunsmith do a trigger job on my SKS and as soon as I mentioned it was Chinese, he asked "What exactly are you trying to accomplish with a Norinco?" and joked about seeing what good he could do besides "throwing it in the river". He also didn't do a phenomenal job on it and said "It is what it is. It's an SKS". He quite obviously didn't hold a high opinion of the gun. The trigger is still much, MUCH better than what it used to be, but I think he could have done better if he didn't let his personal bias get in the way.

[@brandonisanonymous4981]

Lamp Shade wow, gunsmith sounded like an asshole haha. I love my norinco's, never have failed me.

[@kalashloy4179]

Lamp Shade personal ego eh? :P

[@rodneyjohnson2735]

rmwtsou I had the standard if one can call one such my son had the paratrooper model. talking about lighting up the sky. bought the flash suppressor to try to block the flash. Still much brighter than mine. Well I did buy a flash suppressor for mine when I got his. It shot as accurate as mine when we went to the range. but really never tried for the distance.

[@gunchief0811]

i own a Norinco type 56 S.K.S. made in 1957 and it's got plenty of cosmoline on it. it's got the chinese markings... and it came with an original O.D. green sling, and it shoots very accurately out to 300 yards "respect" i dig shooting it. and due to the cosmoline i occaisonaly get the ol' slam for "TWO ROUND BURST" and i just love that lil sound :) i bought this rifle in 1990 and ive had a blast shooting it ever since and i HAVE NEVER CLEANED OFF THE COSMOLINE! still shoots.

[@captainpegs07]

Really like your practical and non-arrogant reviews.

[@KathrynLiz1]

The fore sight on these is adjustable both in windage and elevation, so I took the rear sight off mine (an SKK) and fitted a fixed aperture (ghost ring) on the receiver cover. This about doubled the sight radius and made aiming a LOT easier. With half-way decent ammo it shot well under 2MOA. I had a Dragunov style aftermarket stock on it too. I fired over 10,000 rounds through it before I sold it (which I regret, but I needed the money!), no malfunctions, not one. Great little rifle!

[@solomongumball9570]

At 300+ yards I can make AR owners crap thier pants. But the best part is the look on thier face when I tell them a $300 dollar Norinco type 56 took a dump on thier $3,000 Colt AR15.

[@wheresarnie1]

I doubt it

[@fredylagrandier3799]

Creepy Logan I get tha same reaction at the range,i got all the mods,tapco stock,bolt mod, extended mag release, blued charging handle etc,not one jam at rapid fire,tapco 20 rounders running great and mag change super fast and toping it off with stripper clips,and theirs jamming and saying...i wish i could top mine off with stripper clips!!!lol and not to mention that our round shatters anything or anyone in their path!!! just ask any Vietnam vet that was shot at with one!!!

[@ryanstar463]

Creepy Logan why would you pay 300$ i got mine for 100 and it wasnt even in the 90s it was november 2016

[@fredylagrandier3799]

I got it when the prices where going up,but it was like new all matching serial numbers! I had one years ago that I got on the low,but they re ridiculous now,I saw one at a gun show for650 and a paratrooper with ak mags for 700,the times we live in my friend!!

[@taylorhale6917]

just brought one the other day for 380 NZ. really looking forward to getting it

[@BakeryWizard13]

no. the SVT-40 or Siminov rifle was the rifle you are thinking of. it was designed during and used for the last few months of WWII it fired the 7.62x54R and had alot of reliability issues.

[@StPaul76]

If that's bulk FMJ 123gr ammo the boys are shooting, it's no wonder why the point of impact wanders. Out of an SKS the muzzle velocity of a 7,62x39 standard FMJ is about 750m/s and the short, cone-shaped bullet depletes velocity about 100m/s average on every 100m of flight. Meaning that at 440yds/400m it's just barely supersonic. And bullets made for supersonic velocities start to vibrate at the point of going below the speed of sound of about 320m/s. Even the slightest differences in muzzle velocity between rounds including barrel heating up means that the bullets arrive at 440yds with some of them barely supersonic and some subsonic.

[@ilovepotatos]

Thank you for the quick physics lesson sir. I duly note the operating limits of 400 meters for 7.62x39mm. Dankeshein.

[@knucklehead0202]

i enjoy all your videos and i love my SKS. it's a 52 Tula russian and has shamed many a modern rifle out shooting. once you get the adjustable sights dialed, they pretty much hit right where you point 'em. great video and keep up the good work!

[@roundandrandom8576]

this is my favorite gun i know its not the most accurate but its fun compact and ultra reliable i bought mine in 1992 chrome lined barrel milled parts with a thousand rounds a folding stock and 2 thirty round magazines and a b square scope mount i never installed for less than 300.00 i'm not a gun expert by any means but out of all the guns i have bought and sold this is the one they will have to pry from my cold dead hands

[@TortillaSquad]

Thank you for improving your video quality, this thing is a piece of art.

[@adamalford1167]

How is the recoil compared to a Mosin? I'm getting one tommarow and I was just wondering. My Mosin feels like someone is hitting me in the shoulder with a baseball bat.

[@kal-3144]

Well the Mosin shoots a 7.62×54mmR or a 7.62×53mmR if you have a Finnish rifle, the SKS shoots a 7.62x39 which is the intermediate round (smaller than the Mosin) which the AKs shoot so it'll be lighter than your Mosin.

[@ThatBethesdaGuy]

Totally different bullet.

[@HHH100]

Night and Day. The SKS is a kitten tap compared to the Mosin.

[@littlewolf55228]

seriously? the recoil on the mosin is not that bad shoot 2 or 3 boxes of 8mm Mauser to get used to it or shoot the mosin more

[@GeorgiaBoy1961]

The recoil of the SKS is significantly reduced compared to the Mosin-Nagant, for several reasons. First, the Mosin fires a full-sized, full-power cartridge in the 7.62x54R ~ which is roughly comparable to 30-06 in terms of power and recoil. That combined with the steel butt-plate on those old Mosin-Nagants will definitely tenderized your shoulder. Second, the SKS uses an intermediate 7.62x39 cartridge which is intermediate in size, weight, power and recoil between a full-sized rifle cartridge on one hand such as the 7.62x54R, and a pistol/SMG cartridge on the other, such as any of the handgun cartridges used by the Red Army. The SKS round was intentionally designed to trade some range/power in return for less recoil, better control in cyclic fire, and a smaller, lighter round. Third, since the SKS is a self-loading rifle, its gas piston operating cycle or system uses up some of the recoil impulse in cycling the action, which means less felt recoil. A bolt gun like a Mosin-Nagant delivers all of its recoil right to the user's shoulder, since none is needed to cycle the weapon. Consider getting a "Limb Saver" recoil reducer, which is a rubberized sleeve or cover that goes over the butt of the rifle, and cushions the user's shoulder from harsh recoil. Or you could switch to reduced recoil loads for that M-N rifle.

[@rebelwraith8138]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the great tips and how to's on the sks I am currently refinishing two of them. I didn't grow up working on firearms so I needed to find out some info and I think your channel is the best source of info for a person trying to teach themselves.

[@maxpower6765]

The Canadian ak. ..

[@TheAlexagius]

i thought that would be the vz58?

[@EleanorsDriver]

No

[@WeirdoWithABeirdo84]

Yeah, that's what my dad told me. He was an officer in the Soviet military back in the 60's and he loved that rifle. But if it isn't a Russian or Eastern European SKS, he doesn't take it seriously.

[@floridafyme]

Very nice. That gun will out shoot an AK any day.

[@malachy1847]

An Ak47 is used to spray serious lead down range.... so it's designed for a different function

[@MinhVu-in9iz]

That’s not correct, ak 47 are plenty accurate, and the milled ak 47 are even more accurate!

[@raymonddillon7370]

David , the triangle on a Chinese SKS means that the gun is MilSpec, inside the triangle is a set of numbers if you look carefully you will see them they look like geometric angles, those numbers tell what factory the factory the gun were made e.g 26, 416 , etc. . A commercial SKS will not have the triangle. The first three numbers on a chinese SKS is the production year, e.g 15xxx etc is made in 1968 then work your way back to 1956 e.g 13xxx is 1966 etc.

[@LastCaress7]

I gotta say your guys editing and camera angles are making your videos so dynamic. Great job guys.

[@HokkaidoHiguma-j3j]

just picked one of these up for $380 at a pawn shop. all matching serial numbers and i absolutely love it! can't say enough good things about it.

[@TheMelonofTruth]

The way that receiver sits on the furniture always reminds my of the Auto 5. Damn it's a good looking gun.

[@caliplinker2819]

Bought mine long time ago, great gun. When I brought it home and my Vietnam Vet Green Beret DAD saw it the look I got was priceless!! Get one...

[@m1garand1943]

i'd say it's a magazine issue but you can't remove cosmolene as a factor until you clean your gun properly. then lubricate it. open the magazine then cycle it. if it works fine then that's your problem

[@milwaukeegregg]

Eric did a trigger job for me and it is crisp and a short to reset!! Couldn't be happier!!

[@FlatheadSteve]

The type 56 is the reason I found this great channle....For iron sights it's AWSOME!!!...drill and tap in a good scope mount at that distance, you cant beat this rifle...TYPE 56 !!! BABY!!

[@raturn0]

2 moa red dot sight will do wonders for this particular rifle. a low power scope is pretty useful as well

[@07zx14White]

@Leo Yates , I can only speak from my own personal experiences. I bought two treaty round Tapco mags and two thirty round Promags. Both functioned flawlessly under rapid fire and target fire. I was worried about the Promags at first but the newer models seem to be very reliable.

[@RhodieZimbo]

They're 200 here in Canada some deals you can get them for under 100$ even 75.

[@brentballington]

Great video!!I just stumbled on to your site and I will be subscribing.I purchased my first SKS back in the early 1980's for $99 and that came with 1000 rounds of ammo.Those days a long gone!I have bought many more since then.One of my favotite things about the SKS is that it uses the same round as the AK.I love the 7.62 by 39mm cartridge,and even though the cost has went way up,these rifles are very economical.

[@shovster67]

Just over 1300 ft. aproximately. Multiply 39 inches by 440 meters and you get 17160 inches then divide it by 12 and it comes out to1430 feet. Not too shabby for a old Russian type of carbine. You have to love the SKS rifles with all it entails. A real WTSHTF rifle for about $150.00 to $200.00 here in Canada. I own a 1950 Russian Tula 45 model and just love the simplicity and ease of working on one ,if you want it a little more tactical. Good rifle and video Erik.

[@TexasSheepdawg21]

I've got one of these rifles. I purchased it from a dealer back in the early 1990s for $89 bucks. It's an awesome and sweet little rifle. Very easy to clean and maintain.

[@NotImportant999]

Thanks for another great video: about the 1st rifle I bought this time. My Norinco has a blade bayonet and a 5-digit serial number. At a local gun show back in 2008, I was able to talk a guy down from $275 to $250 out the door for the ugliest SKS in the building. He claimed it had "never been fired," while it had barely been fired; I'm glad they didn't try harder, since it was still full of cosmoline. After some Break Free CLP, we aimed it down-range and found a great gun in the lowly SKS.

[@SliC3oFicE]

unless your at a gun range or event or hunting store, the guns we have don't really come up in everyday conversation as it's our bussiness. Many guns in Canada, you'd be surprised who has them

[@msmpassat]

Yes. EBay surplus. Goes by cathaywarehouse or something

[@tletang]

Just picked one of these up, Haven't even gone to the range with it yet. it's cleaned and good to go.

[@MrTEXAN79]

Never was a big sks fan but I must say this is a well made video. While I'm not going to run out and buy one I feel like I learned a bit about a gun I was not familiar with. Good video.

[@brazzley]

Bill, you have yourself a paratrooper sks. If it is in good shape and you paid $385 for it you got a great deals on a great gun.

[@maggotball]

i actually got to help my buddy convert his into a bullpup not too long ago, and we were happy to report that nothing has been compromised, and gets rid of how front heavy they are when stock

[@GrigglesTheTexan]

I just picked mine up today at a gunshow!!!! bought it with the money i got for Selling my mossberg 715t Cant wait to get out and shoot it!

[@DaveSamAnt2006]

This is the best video (Visual) you have done to date. The lighting was perfect. production quality. plus who doesn't love the SKS Happy Holidays to all of you. David from MA

[@JDsgreatz28]

I LOVE my norinco type 56. mine has a Tapco stock and a steel 30rd mag and its a great reliable shooter. they are very underrated guns.

[@edwinmcnew4389]

Can’t wait to get mine! Very nice shooting guys, as usual!

[@Leitis_Fella]

I love shooting... The sounds of the rounds racking... The tension and click of the trigger... The crack of the rifle... The push of the recoil... The smell of gunsmoke... Aaahhhhhhhhhh.

[@Andy9742]

I love it how you're still parading the Australian cap. From an Aussie fan.

[@HaliburtonBoy1]

I enjoyed watching the video on the SKS. I have one of the $75 60's type 56 version with the pig sticker and I love it for playing at the range. With the open sights I can't miss the 4 inch gong at 100 yds. The peep sight on my AR doesn't allow me the same consistency, and the ammo is less than half the price of the .223. I was impressed that you could hit the gong at over 400 yds, I definitely couldn't with open sights. Thanks for the video

[@jtwhitehead2mo]

because one, those duck bill mags don't fit well in mag pouches, two they often have an undesirable effect on reliability. I can carry more ammo on strippers then I can in mags

[@DarrenBrull]

Fantastic ending sequence with the music and 3 liters.

[@MoshiMoshiKaji]

I have both SKS and AK and I can't imagine just having one. Both great rifles.

[@litoneup]

i like your point of using different weapons and ideal use. in ww 2 the us forces were very well trained in these tactics . I think that's why the Garand had a 8 round clip the mg's and bars formed a well rounded team. thanks again for this and other videos.

[@rrbuhler]

I just picked up my Norinco today for $199 looks like new hope to try it tomorrow

[@BosleyBeats]

God dang the lighting is just GORGEOUS out there fellas. Great video.

[@bber45]

Yes it is! I am a CA FFL 03 holder and J&G sale shipped it right to my door no questions asked. Go get one

[@Milner62]

Thanks for the response. I been keeping an eye on a vendor I use it seems that he keeps getting them in which is contrary to what I heard about them not being imported anymore at the moment. But his prices tend to stay around $285 - $305 depending on condition. I still havent picked one up though as I dont have that much money to freely spend on another firearm at the moment. Sucks when you have to put other things first over your hobby.

[@MyVenancia]

Very informative , mine is SKS paratrooper milled, zeroed at 300 yd. w open ajustable sites and a high mounted norinco 4x28 glass, it makes a good scout rifle. got it back in '94 for $125.00 tax and everything.

[@SKSer45]

Some of the new ones from IO are Sino-Soviets. Worth a little bit more.

[@ROMANfilmsNC]

just found a couple norincos today at my local gunshop 2 with 30 round mags, one was the normal wood stock and one with a tapco stock both 400 and then a couple of normal sks just like this for 450

[@BabyFaceP]

Keep up this level of videography and you guys will definitely have the best firearm channel on KZbin!

[@TexasSheepdawg21]

Yes, they do make a wide selection of various mounts for scopes for the SKS. As for slam fires , keep the bolt and firing pin and firing pin channel squeaky clean and your probably going to be okay. No excuse on an SKS for not keeping it maintained.

[@ChrisCoyoteV117]

Great Video! I have a '53 Russian SKS it shoots pretty good up to 300m. I had a Factory 306 Chinese SKS and it was brand new but it was so rough I sold it.

[@shovster67]

What a closed bolt load means that the person had the bolt lips shaved off to allow for putting in a AK style mag with the receiver bolt closed. It's quite common for SKS owners to do this upgrade ,but I just take my time and though it may take a few extra steps to get another magazine into it(Tapco) you may only use a few extra seconds.

[@Jbotto223]

Eric, that thing seems really loud! I had to turn the volume down to listen to the shooting, and up when you guys were talking. I never guessed the SKS would be that loud. Good video!

[@Shane-Singleton]

I've got a Romanian M56 SKS and I love the hell out of it. There are a LOT of Yugo and Chinese weapons on the market right at the moment so if anybody reading this is in the market those would probably be the least expensive rifles you could get your hands on. I've heard mixed reviews on Yugos as far as barrel quality but i've heard nearly universal good things about the Chinese Type 56's. Although lots are worn looking they seem to be in excellent functional & mechanical shape.

[@billhill7330]

i have a question my chinese sks has a shorter barrel than his yet the gun is numbers matching can someone please explain

[@allseriousness]

400 is good for the current market. I got mine in November for 299. I got so lucky though, and it was right before the current scare.

[@99615david]

My brother had one of these and loved it. I have no experience with it but may pick one up. Looks like an all around good semi-auto for the home or field.

[@progull]

Took my SKS out of the locker to day just to look it over and hold it. I need to get to the range more often. I keep my safe to

[@shahram1368]

my first rifle was a Russian SKS with 1200 rounds for $350 now its around 500 for the same package. Ohhh i miss those days. Nice video btw

[@suddenwall]

That new camera and camerawork is outstanding!

[@GLOCKATTACK40]

I have non-issued Russian SKS in MINT condition ... Love it !

[@bojanmilankovic]

Norinco SKS's are some of the finest. I love my two.

[@triden55]

Russian and Chinese SKS's are still $200 up in Canada

[@Julius44bc]

SKSs are great guns. Lots of history and fun to play with. It might be more consistent if you load your own ammo. Great video.

[@dustinrager2542]

Great video! Thank you very much for posting, it's great to see these old beauties tore apart and put back together. What a great rifle!

[@nomadic_hurd]

I bought tech-sights for mine. Seem to work well so far. You can also buy Tapco 20 round detachable magazines.

[@Dalwhinnie15]

There's a lot of it available for sale where I am (Canada) and it's all Czech surplus and looks like that. You get it in 1,200 round crates and it's corrosive but it functions well. You guys in the US though probably have access to much more variety for 7.62x39 surplus.

[@crazydriver1978]

after pushing the ammunition out of the stripper into the magwell, can you charge the bolt using the weapon to discharge the stripper without having to pull and toss the stripper? do you have to pull out the stripper? will charging the bolt automatically eject the stripper?

[@bak1911]

yes. midwayusa, amazon, jgsales, e-bay, and alot of gun stores also carry them. you can google sks stripper clips and theres a buncha places that pop up.

[@Dalwhinnie15]

We get the brass-cased Privi Partizan and S&B too but if you're not reloading it's too expensive for high-volume target shooting, so everybody buys the crates of corrosive stuff, and I guess I'm no exception to that.

[@TheRagingUnprofessional]

And he hits it on the 2nd shot... geeze... you guys are goooood!

[@ThePauperPrepper]

Top Notch Eric. Really enjoyed this one. You and Chad teamed up nicely. Great blend of shooting and gun history. Thanks.

[@RussellRobinson77]

I am seriously considering buying that rifle. They sell for real cheap up here in Canada and usually come bundled with everything you need!

[@whatsreallygoingon253]

my sks was brought home from Vietnam as a trophy it still has dried blood on the bayonet

[@petrove86]

I had to laugh to myself when Eric said "It's 10 shots but it's 10 very good shots" as if that was a slight inconvenience. In Canada our government doesn't trust its citizens with 10 shots in a semi-auto rifle. Instead they decided that it was necessary to make the importers install a pin inside the magazine blocking the user from loading 5 cartridges which can be a real pain in the ass when loading with 10 round stripper clips. I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work guys.

[@chevyman5436]

In Minnesota they're about $300...

[@ParkerizeThis]

Don't forget to make sure you do a nice trigger job to lighten it up a little and remove the creep as that alone will improve accuracy.

[@Strelok762]

finally a little love for one of my all time favorite rifles!

[@MrFayettebr]

Sweet rifle...I picked up a 1964 factory 26 a while back still in cosmoline, unfired and marked with what I found out to be for the "Public Security Forces", No Nornico stamp, thank goodness. I lucked up and got a great rifle.

[@taurushipointenthusiast1306]

Just got one last week..I was going to run the trigger job on it think I`ll wait run some rounds first then make a decision based on what I feel in the trigger rather than what I have been told. 2) I ended up with both stocks for it a tapco and the wooden original. I like the tapco to a degree looks better when I add the extended mags. Odds are I`ll keep both use the wood for show rifle. Tapco for hunting plinking with why mess up the wood when no need to.

[@Mr42960]

Nice bit of education and great shooting video, topped off with some excellent Zappa. Thank you for making all your videos sir.

[@kyleno4mk27]

Man what a nice day, you guys have the sweetest range!

[@akaslydog]

Someone got a new camera. Lookin great guys. Keep up the good work!

[@blinddog58]

You can get 20 and 30 round removable banana mags for your SKS. Still, I like stripper clips. They are easy to load and lighter to carry. It's also good to get a replacement firing pin - one with a spring - to prevent slam fires if the firing pin jams.

[@thomasherbert4038]

My sks is a 1965 and is 100% reliable ... I reload for it , and is a tac driver love it ..

[@keliikoamiller1744]

You know Chad is in love when he goes from close targets to the 100yard gong in 2 clips :P

[@econewpower]

Nice review of the type 56, I own a Chekoslovakian SKS and just love the quality of the milled parts and the accuracy of the rifle, much better than my mostly stamped parts AK47.

[@barryschwienteck5170]

The new vid-gear is working well ... and the kickin' guitar !!!

[@TheVancouverite]

Almost every gun owning Canadian starts with a SKS. They are EVERYWHERE!

[@hokeypokeyalso1783]

I was at the range one day with my and we were shooting our SKS rifles. There was three guys sighting in there hunting rifles. They were shooting at bowling pins at 100 yards. They couldn't hit the pins to save there lives. I kind of chucked and they heard me. They were a little pissed I laughed and said I like to see you do better. I picked up my SKS and knocked down every pin. They were speechless.