Norinco SKS

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » November 24th, 2008, 9:44 pm

Thanks trace, I appreciate the info. If you don't mind let me know when there is going to be a show around the Portland area and I will try to go.

blinddog

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » November 25th, 2008, 3:40 pm

Picked up the sks this AM, the triangle has the number 26 inside and it has all matching serial numbers. I will send pics later. I gotta find out how the clean the sucker, I know for sure it needs it and I am not going to shoot it dirty. But all in all the gun looks great, very little wear, stock is smooth bayonet attached and I am happy!!!

P.S. No rust

Post by **normsutton** » November 25th, 2008, 4:10 pm

blinddog

here you go

http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/carbine/index.asp

NORM

davebaird · Post by **davebaird** » November 25th, 2008, 8:23 pm

Congrats on a military SKS!! ;D

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » November 25th, 2008, 10:52 pm

Thank you Norm and Thank you davebaird!! It did come with 1000 rds of wolf, but it is hollow point, didn't know that wolf made it that way. Next year I plan on doing some work on it. I have seen some of the other guys and they look fantastic.

blinddog

Post by **papabear** » December 4th, 2008, 5:05 pm

On my latest trip I found 200 rds of Norinco 7.62x39 and it came in a Chinese 10 pocket AK/SKS chest rig to go with my Norinco SKS. I believe the chest rig is for 9 pockets of ammo and 1 larger pocket for a cleaning kit/tool pouch, but this chest rig had 200rds of the Norinco on strippers, picked it up for a song, $35, I know the that Norinco ammo was banned from importation around '94 so I guessing this is '93 stuff. May hang on to this for a while, nbender told me if I ever found any to grab it that it was good ammo. I think it might be steel core, the head stamp 317 over 93, does any one know how to tell if its steel core or lead core without pulling a round?

papabear

davebaird · Post by **davebaird** » December 4th, 2008, 7:43 pm

Try a magnet. It should be able to hold the round in the air if the core is steel. It looks like yours is steel to me. That's one heck of a deal, let me tell you. Those rounds are going for a minimum of .50 cents each.

Dave

barnett3006 · Post by **barnett3006** » December 4th, 2008, 11:57 pm

A magnet wont tell you if it has a steel core or not, the jacket is steel also (brass washed).

Only way I know of to tell if it has a steel core or not is to pull a bullet and cut/grind it open.

Good find Papabear, I have a bunch of that stuff in my SHTF stock pile, its good ammo.

Post by **papabear** » December 5th, 2008, 3:21 pm

Thanks guys, I tried a magnet on a single round and it picked it up, both the bullet and the casing, I think as barnett3006 said, " the jacket is steel also (brass washed), but is the core steel or lead. I guess I'll have to pull one and cut it to find out.

papabear

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » December 10th, 2008, 2:48 pm

Norm, I went to the sites you gave me and found out I have a 1963 sks. Cool, huh!!

blinddog

blinddog · Post by **blinddog** » December 10th, 2008, 2:49 pm

Norm, I went to the sites you gave me and found out I have a 1963 sks. Cool, huh!!

blinddog

Post by **normsutton** » December 10th, 2008, 6:13 pm

blinddog

that's the best SKS site , and the owner of that site is a member here ( galahad )

he just got a P-64

NORM

grayfox · Post by **grayfox** » December 10th, 2008, 7:08 pm

Just an update. Steel core is going for 1:00 a rd now.

Post by **papabear** » December 10th, 2008, 10:04 pm

Took my Dremel tonight and cut off one of the Norinco 7.62x39 rounds, it is definitely steel core, it took 1 1/2 heavy duty cut-off wheels to cut through it. According to grayfox it cost a buck to find out but at least I know now. I figure..

.. for the $35 I paid for the 10 pocket chest rig and 200rd of 7.62x39, $12-$15 for the chest rig and $20 for the Norinco steel core..... :-/.....I'm a happy camper. I definitely won't be shooting any of this.

Papabear

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