It's not an Assault Rifle it's a SKS!

[@chris.3711]

In 2004, the DOJ in their report to congress determined that the 1994 Weapons Ban "had little to no effect" on firearm related deaths. That reinstating it wouldn't do much going forward. That report was the biggest reasoning the ban ended.

[@paulthetentmaker]

Then the ban lifted, and it shot up.

[@dn88s]

Don't worry they bought and paid for some contradictory 'studies' since then.

[@jason200912]

It was also because Bush really really wanted to renew it in 2002 but was lobbied against for being anti gun in which Bush then would let it expire if he wanted reelection

[@TheAnnoyingBoss]

Well that doesnt mean im gonna trust out department of injustice either bro

[@frankyfourfingers1382]

Do you have a link for this DOJ report?

[@jon1801]

UK here, land of regulation. Want a funny? I use a CZ 457 for pest control. I had the stock Cerakoted in a dark green. A woman saw me on my land but made a beeline for me. As they do. First words out her cakehole? "Why do you need an assault rifle"? Some "humans" are beyond all comprehension.

[@wysoft]

I've never understood the phenomenon of these people confronting you and asking you "why do you need xyz" while acting afraid or intimidated, but obviously they were not too afraid or intimidated to confront you. All they really want is control of you and for you to submit. You appear to them to be the peg that must be hammered down.

[@travisminton2141]

I just picked up a CZ 457 Varmint MTR (Match Type Rifle) and it is a tack driver with the right ammo. It is picky about ammo but once you find what it likes its easy to shoot 10 shots at 50 yds with all holes touching. Have even put empty 22 cases into previous holes and shot them out of the target at 50 yds. Easy to pick off shotguns shells with it at 100 yds.

[@jason200912]

Ask her why she decided to charge at you when she saw a gun

[@STdoubleDs]

Room temperature challenge contestant

[@monotech20.14]

Wait adjustable stocks pistol grips and other accessories on a firearm doesn't make them easier to control, shoot and or aim? WOW I guess all those gun owners like myself wasted tons of money then.

[@Ceaseme123]

They act like semi auto is military grade

[@joshuathomas8529]

It was 1940-1970. Single shot was military grade from 1400-1890's. Bolt action hunting gun 1890's- mid 1950"s. Stanger how asult weapons depends on the decade or century.

[@Strelok762]

Naa.. they act like semi-auto firearms are something new, when really they were invented before most of our parents

[@kyleahner6169]

Not an accident.

[@nono-jj9rr]

I mean, it's true lmao

[@Neil.Anblomi]

Well, the SKS was used by multiple militaries, sooo…

[@garagemetalshop7975]

In the summer of '94, I bought a Chinese SKS for $80. Couldn't afford the Russian ones which sold for $230. Gold was selling for $400 an ounce back then. Using Gold as the standard, that would be the equivalent of $500 today. As a young adult, I grossed $560 every two weeks at my entry-level job ($7/hour doing inventory, relative to how much gold it buy, that would be like making $43.75 today, I should have bought gold). I could buy a Chinese SKS with two days of wages($88 after taxes). An entry-level job today would take a week's wage to buy an SKS after taxes at today's prices. This definitely shows that using guns and gold as a measure, wages have stagnated, but you already knew that. Just some data points for you youngsters.

[@DriveCarToBar]

There's a whole bunch of data points that show just how bad neoliberal economics has screwed the American people. They're worried about making sure the ATF and ICE and all these law enforcement groups have funding to enforce the laws, but the SEC is basically toothless and serves as a revolving door for corporate execs. Consequently, the Nancy Pelosi index is a thing and people make decent money just copying her stock trades. If you want government incompetence at its finest, look at the SEC, not the ATF.

[@Tony-om5kr]

About that same time I bought a Russian Izhvesk '53 SKS for $200 on sale. It was basically brand new.

[@rodneyferguson446]

My Wife bought me a brand new Norinco at a Pawn Shop about that same time and gave it to me for Christmas. The problem is, she didn't buy any ammo "Just in case I didn't like it". I told her that a rifle without ammo is just a steel handled club and a pistol without ammo is basically a rock. Anyway, at the time she bought the SKS, Norinco yellow box ammo was selling for around $35.00 a case and was everywhere. But after she gave me the rifle at 1st of the year, you couldn't find it anywhere and I was eventually able to get some Russian ammo for about $85.00 a case. I would have loved to have gotten ahold of ten or so cases of the Norinco. A friend of mine had some and I saw him shoot perfect holes through an old Middlebuster Plow Point.

[@garagemetalshop7975]

@@Tony-om5kr Those Izhvesks were sweet with laminate stocks and cyrillic serial numbers. I was able to handle them at the shop where I got my Norinco. I kick myself for not getting one, but because of the AWB, I was scared of getting priced out of the SKS game. I remember American Survival Guide magazine did a feature on the SKS and had it on the cover all done up with the tapco stock and 30 round magazine lol.

[@garagemetalshop7975]

@@rodneyferguson446 Great story! That sounds like a great Christmas present and don't we all wish we would have bought more ammo? Even the Russian stuff at those prices were great! I remember a friend once gave me some ammo he said was from Israel. The lacquer on the shell would make them stick in my rifle.

[@NoMorePain1Deep]

My dad always let me use a wood furniture SKS just like that one for my hunting gun. He used a 30-40 Krag and I got the SKS. Great rifles.

[@cooter1352]

You're not alone I know of a few people over the years that have used the sks as a hunting rifle for deer and hogs. They used to be cheap accurate rifles that were a legal caliber for hunting. It made for a good entry level rifle so Dad's bought them up. Plus low recoil and for the price of $99 a piece in the 90's they were a steal. I'm mad at myself for not buying a dozen of them back in the day. $100 bill for a sks and 1000 rounds of Russian surplus ammo was a swinging deal. Especially when now they're around $700-$900 a pop.

[@twistedyogert]

Is it odd that I think the SKS looks better than the AK?

[@heavy6355]

No I prefer the Sks over the ak but I love both.

[@jbloun911]

SKS has simple clean old school rifle lines

[@ccsmith2937]

No they shoot better. 👍👍

[@markzbilski1630]

Definitely built better than ak, sks is milled.

[@mikewithers299]

Love the sks more than an ak. More accurate. More robust. Better in many categories except capacity.

[@newdefsys]

I remember, back in the late 80's, going to a gun show and one booth literally had crates of SKS's. The booth operator simply opened up a crate and hanged a sign on the cover ($69.99 each), and when the crate was emptied, he just grabbed another crate and opened it up. Today, that empty crate alone is probably worth a hundred bucks.

[@wysoft]

In Washington state we can no longer legally buy an SKS despite it being an AWB compliant rifle in most states. I already have two, but regret not buying ten back when you could order a crate of $89 Yugos.

[@williamparker7823]

I had considered selling mine to put towards a scorpion. Happy that I kept it, but still never got (or will get) that scorpion.

[@mococaboy17]

unconstitutional

[@jeff9062]

I was driving down the freeway on my motorcycle when I realized how many assault vehicles were around me!

[@JohnQDoe-ut3jj]

SKS stands for Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, which is Russian for "Self-Loading Carbine of the Simonov System". The SKS was designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1944.

[@WarFrog935]

It was actually designed in 1930 as the SKS-30 and chambered 7.62x54r, The PTRS-41 actually is a scaled up SKS-30 using the same underloading en bloc clip. In 1931 Simonov updated the design to be reloaded with a Mosin clip. In 1943 Simonov started updating the rifle for the 7.62x39 M43 cartridge which was identical to the German 7.75x39 Gecko cartridge. The SKS as we know it entered service in 1945 and saw limited usage in the final months of WW2.

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

❤ the Shirt! Gone but not forgotten 😢

[@steamman9193]

Love my SKS. Really like how you addressed the stripper clips most people now have never seen or used one and don’t understand how useful they are.

[@davessparetime83]

In NY even today the SKS is legal because it has the fixed 10 round magazine. You can still have the adjustable stock, Pistol grip and muzzle break. If you convert it to replaceable magazines it has to have original solid stock and no muzzle breaks or threaded barrel.

[@AlanBundren-bs6qo]

@@davessparetime83 New York has not read our Constitution either !!!!! Shall not be infringed !!!! That means by no one or entity !!!!!

[@jasonmcclish2580]

Don't let anyone talk you out of ANY firearm!!

[@stephenedwards5038]

That's right!

[@IceNinja2007]

Except a PSA 5.56 AK lmao

[@stonefox9124]

But... SCCY...

[@Crushbandicoot-x4x]

I remember when you could get one packed in cosmoline for $75 and it came with a thousand rounds

[@jbloun911]

Back to the Future DeLorean needed

[@dwarfzerker8456]

What yr cause I got mine fer 200.oo on ebay no rounds and was packed in cozmoline in 1999

[@robertseafield5810]

The first SKS rifle I bought were brand new Norinco 20 inch and 16 inch. $105.00 each at a retail shop. Great guns. The 16 inch makes a great truck gun. The only mod I might make is a peep sight. Leave them alone, otherwise. As he says, most mods dont work well. Great info!

[@quinncunneen7845]

Oh to have $50-80 SKS rifles for sale again.

[@gustonzimasheen]

I remember the very first time I became aware the SKS existed was seeing it on the TV show "Tour Of Duty" (1987).

[@vrp0220]

"I see a red door and I want to paint it black." What a great intro!

[@steveforbes8287]

@@vrp0220 What a great show, too!

[@HSmith-uk9hl]

I've owned Chinese, Yugo and Russian SKS rifles. In the 1990's, my fun gun was a Norinco SKS with one of the 20 round Chinese mags. I modified several with the 20 round mags and they all worked perfectly. At the time, our club had a military rifle match and as I stood waiting my turn a fellow with an AR-15, standing with his buddies commented "Look at that Commie piece of s**t". (I don't think he thought I could hear him). He went first and soon came back looking dejected. His buddies asked what was wrong and he said "My AR jammed on me three times". I just smiled. My SKS didn't. In my experience the SKS is generally more accurate than the AK-47.

[@ziggyz2958]

If your SKS was all stock with wooden furniture, did you have to modify the rifle at all in order to accept the Chinese 20 round magazine? To me, they seem like a great upgrade as long as you could go back to stock at any time.

[@HSmith-uk9hl]

@@ziggyz2958 The 20 round magazine was a perfect fit without changing anything. Going back to original configuration would have been easy.

[@ziggyz2958]

@HSmith-uk9hl Okay, that sounds promising. Did you have the 20 rounders with the star on the side? I remember hearing that there were two different types.

[@HSmith-uk9hl]

@@ziggyz2958 Yes, mine had the star on the side.

[@armorer94]

With an SKS the term is not "bubba'ed", it's "tapco f***ed".

[@newdefsys]

Oh, man. Picking up the latest copy of Shotgun News from the grocery store and flipping through the pages and ordering TAPCO stuff, , , good times, man, good times.

[@marks1638]

Unfortunately, in California that's exactly how they're treated. About 30 years ago a famous case occurred when a San Jose cop received letters that a couple of his unmodified original SKS's were illegal under the 1989 laws on "Assault Rifles" and eventually lost his job because he didn't immediately turn them in for destruction. He later won in court when California couldn't even tell the judge what technical features on the SKS's were illegal. He got backpay/promotion, but he moved to another state to get away from California's restrictive gun laws. They have this weird listing of SKS's from countries from Albanian to Yugoslavian. Years ago about 1/3 of all SKS's were illegal under the DOJ's authority (not the law). Technically the only illegal one (under their "Assault Rifle" laws) should be the ones with the AK Magazine conversions (a mod done by the Chinese decades ago to upgrade their SKS's with high-capacity magazines). Only about 10 percent of all Chinese imports had that mod, and it was not used by most other SKS producing countries. The excuse on other ones are things like a grenade launcher sight (you can't buy Soviet era grenades in the US or even produce them due to the manufacturing issues). Yet the California DOJ kept adding SKS's to the list, that weren't in the original laws (or even later laws). After that court case and several public humiliations on the SKS rules, they pulled many of those SKS's off the list. But currently several models of SKS's are illegal in California and can't be sold in the state. They claim that only SKS's with detachable mags are illegal and yet refuse to register SKS's that don't have the AK mags modification or have the modifications to use detachable mags. You can take any SKS, remove the fixed magazine, and put on a specially modified detachable magazine (it's awkward, but it works) and later return it back to it's original configuration. Those are illegal in California, but since they can be put on any SKS in existence, the California DOJ tries to refuse to register any model SKS"s they claim can be modified with those magazines and as I said any SKS can use those special detachable mags, so all SKS's are suspect in the DOJ's eyes. Many people have had refusals on SKS's registrations because they suspected or saw something on the pictures on their SKS's that they thought were illegal mods to put on those larger magazines. One friend submitted his Yugoslavian SKS a couple of years ago and it was refused as he had removed the grenade launcher sight (they said it was an unauthorized modification), yet they put that gun on the original DOJ (only) ban list years ago because it had a grenade launcher sight. I think they just look for excuses not to register legal guns, like their constant removal from the "Approved Handgun List" that had reduced the number of legally available to purchase handguns in California by almost 75 percent. That list gets shorter every year.

[@snowwhite7677]

Get the Yugo version. it's a spear, it's a grenade launcher, it's a rifle.

[@midnight4540]

I greatly appreciate the shirt sir. And yes the video is well stated. Thanks and take care!

[@ammohead73]

My first SKS was $79 and a case of ammo was the same price ,ahh the good ole days. Love the Paul Harrell shirt!!!

[@johnbyron3814]

Great video I LOVE my stock SKS Lots of people don't understand what AR stands for Lots of people don't understand what an Assault rifle is They don't understand what select fire is We all know But the general public doesn't Up here in Canada it's even worse

[@bigbadjohnpesek9894]

Lots of people don't understand what an assault weapon is because there is no such thing as an assault weapon. Any gun can be called an assault weapon if used in an assault

[@MajesticReaoer8]

5:15 since it’s a fixed mag, it wouldn’t be an “assault weapon” under any state or 94 law. Applies to semi-auto rifles with detachable mags.

[@melgillham462]

Easily convertable and the mags already exist because of the popularity of the conversion. ATF loves that kind of language.. "Easily convertable or modified". 😂

[@jaydunbar7538]

If you think it’s only based on removable mags the. You don’t know as much about the laws as you think you do, that is only 1 aspect of the laws

[@MajesticReaoer8]

@@jaydunbar7538 I live in NJ, we’ve had an AWB since 1990. Fixed mag is exempt. It’s based on a list of banned guns and “substantially identical” firearms based on the feature list. SKS with a fixed mag is specifically excluded since the law bans “SKS with detachable magazine type” by name.

[@wysoft]

See my reply above. We can no longer buy them in WA after our recently passed AWB. All models of SKS are specifically listed as banned. Fun times.

[@Fusako8]

Listed by name in the Washington state ban. Which is stupid since it fits every other "acceptable" criteria to the law.

[@jacobmarley4907]

Bubba'ed is a term SKS purists (collectors) use to describe SKSs' that persons have basically changed simply by adding a polymer stock. I did that to my $80 SKS however I kept the wood stock and appurtenances that came with it. It can be reverted to its original configuration very quickly. One change I will not undo is the spring loaded firing pin that an SKS collector sold years ago which greatly eliminates any chance of a slam fire. I do have other historical rifles to which I would never dream of altering anything, but an SKS, whatever floats yer boat. BTW they are legal for deer hunting in my state and you are correct, they are a lot of fun. One thing I have seen is scoped SKSs' that IMHO are difficult to maintain a zero. The polymer stock you have on the SKS on your video may do better with the forward mounted picatinny rail. That was a great video about a fun (and used to be cheap) rifle. Your videos are great, keep'em coming!

[@davidholman6276]

It’s an AR-47

[@jaredbickmore2474]

It's an AK-15

[@ratagris21]

Biden's Soviet AR-14....you want to take it outside?

[@robertfoote3255]

ARAK 1547

[@gluemola]

with a 30 caliber high capacity clip

[@ratagris21]

@@gluemola clipazine

[@bryanengland2466]

6:00 Having politicians make gun laws is like having the Amish make the traffic laws.

[@tpelle2]

My understanding, in reloading the SKS without stripper clips, is that you can turn the rifle bottom-up and hinge open the magazine, then take loose cartridges, drop them in several at a time, close the magazine, and go to town. I keep thinking about trying it with my Yugo on my next range visit.

[@DriveCarToBar]

Sounds better in theory than in practice, but yes you can do this.

[@justinpennington7682]

It can cause it to jam

[@scabcrawler632]

Jerry miculek has a video on how he did it

[@justinpennington7682]

@@scabcrawler632 and it jammed

[@kevinstrade2752]

I have both a Soviet and Yugo SKS's , excellent Minuteman rifle, I can get to mine and load it in seconds along with a bandolier of ammo. Very reliable and well built,excellent Jack of all trades but master of none. Kinda over priced these days but kinda worth it for the reliability factory alone. These are well made and one has to want to break it to break it. Take good care of them, they will take good care of you.period

[@MJA5]

that SKS is a lot nicer than the one that loon was sporting. I have a Norinco SKS- M I bought in the late 90s. Runs great, good fun. edit: the magazine statement is fact, mine runs on steel flat-back mags, it does not like the mags with a spine, polymer P-mags are hit and miss.

[@twistedyogert]

I never thought that anything made in China would be reliable.

[@-RM-]

My commercial market Norinco SKS is not a full-blown Bubba. I did a few things to it to make it into a very reliable and enjoyable "bush" rifle: modified bolt "lips", modified feed ramp, PMag 20 round mags, and a combo cheek/butt pad. That's it. The rest is stock. I love it more than my AK.

[@chipbower361]

In Washington state it’s considered an assault weapon. For a while a Ruger 10/22 was considered an assault weapon.

[@neverendingmods]

Side note, Delaware has banned all semi auto rifles with detachable magazines. So an SKS, non Yugo because of the deathstar grenade launcher, is still legal.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

I love my SKS. It is reliable and accurate for what I use it for. It runs great and is a ton of fun to shoot. Some firearms are just fun to shoot and the SKS is that for me, along with the Mini-14 and a few others. Oh yeah, and it was inexpensive too.

[@WIDGET738]

While I sit here watching the video on the fully nuclear super automatic weapon of mass destruction SKS, I kept thinking: “how can I get involved in the firearms business“ and then BAM!

[@monotech20.14]

Right because the military never used a semi auto rifle. Nor did the SKS ever been used by a military.

[@zachvanderpool9111]

I have 2 of the Chinese 20 round box mags and they work great I've never heard them not work as well as the standard 10 round box mags

[@mikeh8228]

Just bought my Chinese SKS within the last month. Found it at a local pawnshop for $599 and after visiting long enough for the Manager to realize I was serious about buying it, he knocked 20% off and I bought it for $499! I bought 5 boxes of ammo for it and he gave me two original Chinese stripper clips, the good ones not the modern knockoffs. Only thing it is missing is the stock cleaning rod and that will be ordered today....has an original sling and cleaning kit in the stock! I think I got a bargain! Glad to see how recent your video is!

[@stevenmiller184]

I like your T-shirt. I have one that says: Ripley - Hicks '24 "It's the only way to be sure"

[@paulschmidt1247]

I bought my SKS in 89, the guy at the gun shop had a wooden crate of them and there were 10 rifles in it which he let me go through and pick the rifle I wanted, he said I could buy all ten of them for $500, seeing the prices of SKS these days I kick myself for not buying them all and sitting on them.

[@GoogleAccount-b1r5e]

In California even though we have an AWB. We can still put whatever chassis on the SKS as long as it has the fixed magazine and meets the minimum overall length requirement.

[@joshuabird852]

I've hunted deer with one of my Norinco models for over 15 years now. Choate steel fixed scope mount with a AR optic. 2 to 4 deer per season and have never missed a kill shot. The best gas piston rifle ever made in my book...

[@Del_S]

The PLA tried for years to pretend otherwise for some reason. Took them a long time to start issuing the Type 56 and successors instead of the, uh, Type 56. Not to be confused with the Type 56, of course, which was belt fed. Or the Type 56, which was an 85mm divisional gun. What a confusing naming system, right, M1?

[@johnbibber2786]

1907 Winchester 351 auto loading rifle. Same function as any modern-day sporting rifle, IE AR15.

[@TheRoswell57]

Great video! I bought a Chinese Norico SKS for $189 in 1989 (Not kiding). I was offered $1,000 for it last year. It's in excellant conditon. But I declined. I have spent a lot of time debating exactly what a semi-auto carbine is vs an assualt rifle. And you're spot on! Some folks place the SkS (and the M-1 Carbine) into the "Assualt Rifle Zone." They should watch your video! Thanks...

[@SegwayBossk]

Im glad I bought a Russian, 1951, for $300 in 2009. It didn't have the wood furniture, it had an OD Tapco set with adjustable fixed stock. It was my first gun and I bought it because it looked cool. I'll never get rid of it its amazing

[@Matt-md5yt]

I am glad to find this channel talking about the SKS, yeah, they were common back then from what I heard. sad they get the Bubba/sporter treatment to fit some Rules. I think they are neat piece of history and look way better in my personal opinion in the classic wooden furniture.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

I remember the old days. BTW, the blonde/light colored wood stocked SKS was a new "commercial" gun from China. The "red" colored came from PLA inventory, whether used or unissued. Usually used. On occasion you could locate a red one in unissued condition. Sometimes the dealer didn't care whether red or blonde. Get 'em out the door!

[@Starless85]

Bad news. No one who would think it’s an assault rifle is watching this channel.

[@randystiles230]

Love my Russian SKS!! Never had a jam or any other problems with the rifle!! All numbers match, but the upper hand guard was replaced at one point and is darker in color, and is stamped with the same numbers has the rest of the gun. I have not shot norma but I will try if I can find it in Alaska!

[@ullrangtheviking4412]

Bought my Yugo SKS in 97 for $89. A damm good rifle to hunt with, and seeing versions stripped of "furniture" going for over five bills, brings the love factor to 10.

[@michaelblacktree]

In the early 90s (before the AWB) I bought a brand new Norinco SKS at a gun show for $80. And ammo was about $3 for a 20-round box. Unfortunately, those days are long gone.

[@luminousknight7947]

I am old enough to think that $500 for a used Chinese SKS is outrageous (my first on was $89, which included 200 rounds of ammo and stripper clips) 😂

[@albertsnow8835]

I have a SKS in like new condition. Tried to zero at 20 meters. With issue sights it shot 9 inches right and 7 inches high. The front sight was adjusted but still shoots right. I put Tech Sights on and now all is well.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

In 1992,these were 80 bucks all day long. Packed in cosmoline,you had to clean them. I got a paratrooper model for 110 bucks. I remember seeing stacks of these things for dirt cheap.

[@tcup3946]

In 1989 ,I bought one for 249 dollars. Should of kept it but I was young. Saw one on a wall at a pawn shop for 900 in 2020. At one time, Europe and Asia was covered with those things

[@rexfrommn3316]

An SKS is a semiautomatic rifle internal magazine rifle loaded with stripper clips. It is chambered in 7.62x39mm the same intermediate round as the AK-47 assault rifle. The SKS widely used as a frontline infantry rifle unitst and reserve units of the Soviet Union and China. The SKS was widely used in many Communist bloc countries during the late 1940's through the early 1960's. The SKS has been adopted for detachable amo magazines. The SKS is essentially an assault rifle for all intents and purposes becarusey its only purpose is as a weapon of war. It has been widely used in many wars including the Vietnam war. It is still deployed with militia units in many countries as a second line weapon. Many military troops are trained to fire their personal weapons on semiautomatic mode to limit ammunition consumption only firing on automatic during emergencies.

[@domnicclassi3823]

I paid $175.00 for my SKS, it was on a polymer stock, had 3 30rd mags and a spike bayonet. I bought it from a friend when I saw him hit a 22" truck rim at 400 yds, off hand. That means standing with your rifle. He hit it 4 times out of five. SOLD!!! I loved that gun...

[@mikenstien1861]

Hey, the "Media" barely knows which end of the tube the round comes out! No way They can tell the difference between the SKS & the AK...

[@hoffmiermp]

The SKS is far better than the AK/AKM platforms imo.

[@Ivanovitch2885]

Any chance you could put a caliper on a pulled bullet from the NORMA ammo? I'm pretty sure it applies to the Mosin but a lot of Russian/Soviet firearms measure the bullet diameter differently "measuring land-land vs groove-groove". I slugged the bore on my 3 Mosins over the years and they were all right at .312 instead of .308.

[@ethan5.56]

Love my Chinese SKS. Got the 20.5 inch barrel but I kinda want the 16.5 inch barrel model too. Fun classic rifles for sure. Great video

[@gillly11111]

You're the voice of reason when it comes to ballistic knowledge, Paul would be proud❤

[@mikehendricks2933]

Well done! Good in-depth description and demo! 😊

[@voteholyk]

I got my first AR in 2000. It was a Bushmaster, it had an A2 grip, adjustable stock, flash hider, Eotech, and Vertical foregrip with a quad pic rail. I didn't even know about the AW ban. HAHAHA Our politicians are useless.

[@bradclem6226]

U r not going to beat a SKS for the simplicity of a semi auto rifle. Like 3 pieces It’s a masterpiece, it runs like a sewing machine and pretty damn accurate No other compares.i wouldn’t think twice to pick it up if shtf.

[@TY-pf6vb]

PLA loved the SKS more than the Kalashnikov

[@popemobile12]

The FAB stock is one of the better ones out there. The grip is insanely comfortable,

[@themidwestconnect]

Great video as usual! Love the shirt! 💯

[@Colt76180]

Soon as they showed the rifle in that"recent event" I said to myself "That's a SKS! I have one. My first one was like that. Original wood stock and had the bayonet. I sold it and later missed it and found one in a sporter stock with no bayonet. Paid 79.00 for the 1st one and 150.00 for the one i have now. Nice little shooters.

[@Clint450f]

The Paul Keating surplus grain for guns deal Norinco SKS-D 300K imported were reliable and cheap $70aud at the time with 3x 30rnd mags so about $40usd. Weren't very accurate dinner plate at 50 yards with the 7 cents a shot steel core Norinco ammo. But eh what do you want for $70. Unfortunately those days are gone and the info about it online as well. I still remember though 😉 I knew the media had it all wrong when I see the first photo. Oh boy here we go again LOL

[@dryciderz]

Even J.D. mislabeled it 😂😂

[@krockpotbroccoli65]

And now in MA, it no longer "assault weapons" it's "assault-style firearms" and those are more killy and have a more stringent feature test to gauge their assault-styleness. So law much safe.

[@jasonwilliams1085]

Bought a norinco in 93, got to play with it under " assault weapons ban" with 30 rd mags. It was $135, still got it the gun safe

[@brianedgett2134]

The Yugoslavian ones were pretty decent minus the Chrome line barrel The only thing it really shares with the AK is the ammo

[@mikenstien1861]

BTW Tim, if you haven't seen Brandon Herrera's video on the assassin's rifle, you should, it's funny as all get out! 😅

[@garrettschienschang7898]

My personal rifle is a chines type 56sks because I live in a cuck state. Nice wood, sling, and spike. Truly a beautiful piece but also one of the most practical rifles I can own.

[@tedjerdee1028]

I have the sporter model that comes with the thumbhole stock. I put a very basic side folder stock on it with the cheese grater hand guard, it works great. I'm in a restrictive state so it's as close to an AK as I can get without spending $2k on a MAK90. Other than that, it's just bullpups and mini-14s/30s

[@jackvandenberg4708]

I've always heard very positive things about Norma ammunition, so I decided to pick up some 5.56 from them. Unfortunately, I had all sorts of light primer strikes when running them through my DDM4v7. I decided to switch back to basic PMC X-TAC and it ran flawlessly. I then tried NORMA again, same issue. So, yea, not sure if it's just a couple isolated cases or what but it seems strange that I and a few others I've talked with have had issues. I'm talking like 3 - 7 light primer strikes per magazine.

[@jerkygutts8386]

Think I paid $100 maybe $120 at the Dallas Market Hall gun show in 92 or 93. Whatever I paid included 400 rounds of Chinese surplus ammo. If I remember correctly the ammo was steel core.

[@rshollis]

Love my Tula SKS.

[@will2777]

Chad advisors in Insurgency Sandstorm running the SKS with the drum mag 😂

[@abunchofjunk4598]

I recently bubbaed my ban era SKS with the FAB defense chassis. It's nice

[@lanceblinent7909]

Back in the 90s it was trhe poor mans semi auto. Now the prices of SKS $600-$1100.

[@ArmoredCore5000]

I like SKS rifles in original condition. I think they are excellent fun affordable collectables that can still make a good emergency utility weapon if necessary. Its fills a few different niches and has a nice beefy build with a collectability to it. However that is actually a nice poly stock kit compared to most of the junky old school ones they used to have floating around. That one looks fully functional and well finished

[@dubsspilly5864]

Check out Archangel stocks. They have stuff like that for other classics too.

[@mypl510]

On shooting days, everyone ends up firing my SKS all the time! They love this thing!! And for only $99 bucks, one of the best investments I made back in the 90's! LOL! It's a Russian version.

[@danovercast9282]

Interesting, the only semi-auto only intermediate cartridge military rifles I can think of are the SKS, the VZ-52, and maybe (depending on semantics) the M1 Carbine. It may be the smallest "family" of small arm in history!

[@Backwood865]

Shows how accurate the media is. I knew immediately what tool that was when I seen it on the news.

[@blueconverse8265]

Awesome t shirt. God bless Paul Harrell.

[@randyeatson9055]

ITS A DEFENSE RIFLE

[@harperwilson8849]

My WASR hates the Norma as well. Huge groups and lots of Malfs. I’m glad it’s not just my gun.

[@GugureSux]

3:20 500 dollar AR15 sounds like a fever dream to any European. The cheapest ARs start from ~1200€. And I mean THE cheapest. It is also silly how some people are still "afraid" of semiautos, no matter that we've had that tech for OVER 100 years now. It's quite likely that some of our grandparents hunted with a semiauto already before their local small town got their first light bulb.

[@dannyo6699]

I did try the 30 round detachable magazine in my SKS, but it would not feed the rounds into the chamber. I had also picked up a 20 round fixed magazine just like the 10 round the SKS comes with, and that also would not feed. I found the factory 10 round is the only one that works with my SKS. It's a Norinco.

[@scabcrawler632]

Look into a norinco "m" variant. Factory modified to take ak mags

[@dannyo6699]

@@scabcrawler632 I'm not familiar with that. But I'm not going to do anything else to it. I'm leaving it with the original setup

[@labanfinney1959]

I use to have a bubba SKS looked almost just like yours, mine had the 30rd detachable magazine, I NEVER had a issue with it, never jammed or anything, would run a full 30rnds (28 for California) like a CHAMP, my uncle use to mag dump it in our back yard all the time, only thing I HATED about it was the little dongle that extends out the back of the magazine

[@connorburnes7697]

My experience with Norma mirrors yours. I was shooting 10”+ groups with my SGL21, and it was popping primers.

[@mr.x8259]

I have the Yugo variant that has a muzzle break and built-in grenade launcher. A Marine told me it was junk.

[@mikewithers299]

The Yugos are the better version since they have a milled reciever, not chrome lined, and could launch 22mm anti tank/personnel grenades. Not junk at all. That guy was trying to scam you to buy your rifle on the cheap.

[@MichaelRoachDavid]

Really miss the original rifle and the price

[@thalo215]

Insurgency Sandstorm is a lot of fun with the SKS. Especially with a 1.5x optic and drum mags.

[@DriveCarToBar]

It's funny this video came out today. I was looking to see if anything has happened with Pearce Armory and the SK-X which was supposed to be a new chassis system/upgrade package for the SKS to allow AK mags, modern grips, rails, etc. Gun Jesus gave it a quick KZbin Short showing this Frankenstein's monster of a rifle that only exists because dumb Canadian gun laws forbid AR15s, but SKSs are ok.