SKS Chinese Norinco- 30 Round Magazine - Best Choice

[mikebass78]

Hello everyone.


Friend at work has a Norinco, just like mine, but his isn't as pretty...


Anyways...He wants a 30 Round Mag, that functions properly, anyone have a recommendation from PERSONAL experience, of one that functions flawlessly?

 

[candcallen]

Chicom 20 round fixed mag. Never saw an aftermarket detachable that worked all the time unless it was a sks that takes ak mags.

 

[Vaquero]

You have to work on them, to make them work.
Filing, grinding, bending. Throw one away. Etc...

I've got quite a few that work very reliably.
None did so straight from the packaging.

 

[itchin]

No bubbaing up the sks. They're designed for fix magazines and stripper clip loading. Just buy an ak .

 

[Vec]

No bubbaing up the sks. They're designed for fix magazines and stripper clip loading. Just buy an ak .

i concur just get an AK

 

[majormadmax]

If your friend wants a SKS that can shoot AK mags, then tell him to find a SKS-M or -D. Otherwise, as recommended, tell him to get an AK.

Converting a regular SKS to run those duckbill magazines is a bad idea, plus there are 922r compliance issues that must be addressed.

I have a bubba'd Yugo 59/66 that is 922r-compliant, it's a fun rifle but to be honest it's a little embarrassing to be seen in public with it. It looks like a wanna-be Kalashnikov, and despite what some gun show "experts" may claim, it's actually worth less than a stock SKS.

 

[majormadmax]

i concur just get an AK

While I agree, there is the fact that an AK will cost 2x-3x more than a stock SKS...

 

[Rebel]

While I agree, there is the fact that an AK will cost 2x-3x more than a stock SKS...

Disagree. You can pick up an FEG AMD-63 for under $600. It's hard finding an SKS that isn't bubba'd or trashed for under $400.

 

[majormadmax]

Disagree. You can pick up an FEG AMD-63 for under $600. It's hard finding an SKS that isn't bubba'd or trashed for under $400.

I think you mean a FEG AMD-65, and if you can find me one under $600 (a real one, not that parts kit abomination) I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Try more like $700+, which is exactly double (2x) what a Yugo 59/66 SKS will run you these days ($350)...

 

[itchin]

With the long us barrel, but it'll slung some lead.

https://www.classicfirearms.com/amd...h-side-fold-stock-and-black-poly-pistol-grips

 

[majormadmax]

With the long us barrel, but it'll slung some lead.

https://www.classicfirearms.com/amd...h-side-fold-stock-and-black-poly-pistol-grips

The general consensus in the AK community is to avoid those; but you are correct, it will "slung some lead"...

 

[itchin]

The general consensus in the AK community is to avoid those; but you are correct, it will "slung some lead"...

Lol I meant sling. Damn iPhone. What would you rather have? A bubbaed sks with a duckbill mag or one of those?

 

[majormadmax]

What would you rather have? A bubbaed sks with a duckbill mag or one of those?

I'd rather have a stock SKS, to be honest...

 

[itchin]

I'd rather have a stock SKS, to be honest...

Same here.

 

[mikebass78]

Lol I meant sling. Damn iPhone. What would you rather have? A bubbaed sks with a duckbill mag or one of those?

I guess I have to ask...what's a bubbaed sks?

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[itchin]

I guess I have to ask...what's a bubbaed sks?

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https://www.google.com/search?q=bubba'd+sks&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

 

[mikebass78]

https://www.google.com/search?q=bubba'd+sks&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

yuck

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[navysooner]

the stock 10 round mag is the best!

 

[V-Tach]

the stock 10 round mag is the best!

I concur......

 

[zackmars]

Throw in another vote for "stick to the 10 round mag"

If he wants a rifle that has a detachable magazine, and other "evil" features, tell him to sell his sks and buy an ak/ar