AK or SKS

[green_metalflake]

Originally Posted by howlnmad

My real question is, why is the SKS on the curio and relics list but not the AK? Anyone help me with that?

I believe original AK/AKM pattern rifles are NFA weapons as they are full-auto capable.

[K1D_5150]

Originally Posted by islenos

AK's are fun...but I prefer the SKS do to its' built in magazine.

In a real running firefight your not going to be able to retrieve your spent mags. Sooner or later you will be down to owning a single shot Kalashnikov.

With a stock 10 shot SKS, as long as you have ammo you'll stay in business.

This has been a hard lesson for me to accept but I have finally broke with my GI idea of the eternal resupply..........

Learn mag retention. Practice it untill it is muscle memory and you can do it without thinking about it. If you've done it so many times that you can surprise yourself by doing it you're where you need to be. You don't have to throw away mags, and in a genuine firefight depending on the magnitude of it, you may need the higher capacity and quicker reload time of those detachable mags. It would suck to get shot up because of a couple of seconds.

I am still learning the muscle memory for my WASR, wich replaced the SKS that I just got rid of. So I would prefer an ak.

[Ky Bob]

Wow! I can't believe more people voted SKS over an AK!

AK's rock!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ofitg]

Originally Posted by islenos

AK's are fun...but I prefer the SKS do to its' built in magazine.

In a real running firefight your not going to be able to retrieve your spent mags. Sooner or later you will be down to owning a single shot Kalashnikov.

With a stock 10 shot SKS, as long as you have ammo you'll stay in business.

This has been a hard lesson for me to accept but I have finally broke with my GI idea of the eternal resupply..........

Good point. If you don't have a supply line bringing up ammo and mags from the rear, you might be better off with the SKS.
Personally, I prefer the handling characteristics of the SKS instead of the AK - the "traditional" stock configuration is more familiar to me - and the SKS safety is in a better location.
I never had any problem with Chinese SKS's, but I think the Russian SKS is my favorite..... I've owned a couple of Yugo's too, but I wouldn't recommend them.

[joncutt87]

I own sks and have shot ak's on many occasions. I would put my faith in an sks any day

[pops42]

i aint never had the pleasure of an AK but i love my chinese SKS and i think it shoots great ,but i recken mine is one sided since i havent ever owned a AK

[Smoke]

I like both, my favorite AK is the Bulgarian AK74 & my favorite SKS is the Yugo SKS M59/66 both great guns.

[Fast Forward]

I have Yugo SKS that I kept original I took it to a Gunsmith to add a scope my eyes ain,t what they used to be ,,I,ll post up a Pic when i get it back if anybodys interested

[preacher60]

i owen two of the yugo and i love them they both shoot rather well but again i have never shot the AK. I have also put a scope on one of them and haven't had time to set it. I have had surgery no both my eyes and i need a little help. I modified them with the $49.95 folding stock they look good and they are not as heavy but good 100 yard shooters.

[okiefired]

If its an AK you want (better than SKS IMHO), get you a well cared for Mak 90. Thier the best of the stamped steel versions and probably have the best trigger of them all. At best either one is a 3 moa rifle, thats 9" groups at 300 IF you pull the trigger perfectly, there's no wind and you're shooting match ammo with a perfect zero. That can easily equal a complete miss on a whitetail deer. They are NOT a 300 yrd hunting rifle.

okie

[popgun]

I have both bought my SKS in the early 80 for $100 including a case of ammo. Always thought of it as the poor man AK. Later I adde a romanian an SAR1. The AK is lighter and handels quicker. More recently I added a Draco pistol AK. Get them whole you can.

[Grizz]

Maadi Ak's all the way, I even got an RPM that does pretty good at 500 yards

[775barber]

id say if you like the sks and want it strickly because you want an sks then thats what you go with. but if your choosing between the two, like ive seen mostly is most people prefer ak. I like both and will sooner or later own both

[targetacqmgt]

Originally Posted by durk

What is your preference and from what country?

Yuko SKS or Norinco SKS with new syn stock. 30 rd mag, scope, and new operating rod.

[targetacqmgt]

Originally Posted by Fast Forward

I have Yugo SKS that I kept original I took it to a Gunsmith to add a scope my eyes ain,t what they used to be ,,I,ll post up a Pic when i get it back if anybodys interested

yup DO post a pic.

[aa1911]

dang, blast from the past....


hard to believe the AK got shot down by the SKS!

it's a no contest as far as I care... the wing on the SKS mag is enough to sway me if nothing else.

[NRAJOE]

Bulgarian AK...

[blunt350]

AK buy far.I'll bet now with the ammo prices you wish you would went ak way and not ar15.Ak will eat alomost anything u put in it depending on what country u go with.I myself like the Chinese Ak's

[CCHolderinMaine]

Originally Posted by blunt350

AK buy far.I'll bet now with the ammo prices you wish you would went ak way and not ar15.Ak will eat alomost anything u put in it depending on what country u go with.I myself like the Chinese Ak's

My AR eats anything I put in it and .223 is still basically the same price (although both have gone up recently) as 7.62 is.

[ka64]

Guess................