Originally Posted by kenjs1
Dad gave me his old Russian SKS a long time ago. It was my first rifle. I cleaned up the horrible looking finish and he wanted it back- lol. I loved carrying this on my old lease where I jumped numerous hogs. I grew to appreciate the 7.62x39 round for its low recoil and effectiveness and even took my first deer with it in a Ruger Ranch Rifle. The SKS is super reliable. I tell folks it will fire if you load it backwards.

I have a friend who nearly bought one at a gun show. I got a kick out of him calling it gorgeous.

Used to be able to get them for under $100 bc. Before Clinton.
Yep. Back in the early 1990s, they were coming in from Russia by the crate loads to every gun store in the US. I bought four of them for $100.00 each. I gave one to my brother, and kept three. A few years later, I sold two of them for $350.00 each. I kept the best one of them for myself.

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