Double30,

You reasons are good, but one should note that when offered the AK, not a single nation decided to stick with the SKS. The SKS is needlessly complex (trigger group is a nightmare), it�s heavy and has limited firepower�However, it works and works very well. The SKS has become one of the mainstay�s of insurgent fighters for the past 40 years.

Although you may find the SKS a good rifle and one you could count on, I don�t think it is a real contender for �Best Infantry Rifle Ever.� Although if I had to fight and that was my only option, I wouldn�t feel too horribly undergunned. Again, it�s the Indian, not the arrows.