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 When I purchased my Yugo
M-48s the stocks were not half as oily as the two Yugo SKS Rifles
that I recently picked up. Both the M-48 and the Yugo SKS stocks
are made of the same dark and very dense wood. I had to spend hours
seeping the oil out of the stock. The stock was almost crying oil!
Yes, I did say Rifles and not Carbines. Any firearm that weighs
9lbs 4ozs and is 43.9 inches long is not a Carbine!
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 The Yugo
M59/66 SKS is an improved model of the original SKS Carbine. The
two I picked up had been modified to make them California legal.
The NATO grenade launchers had been removed and replaced with a
fairly large muzzle brake. Both rifles came with a sling, leather
ammunition pouches, and a cleaning kit. Both were in almost new/unissued
condition.
I purchased both at
http://www.rcgunex.com/.
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 Note:
I also picked a very cool bi-pod for the SKS and AK style rifles,
at the same place. This bi-pod is very substantial, well made, easy
to operate, and made of heavy steel. It easily clamps to the front
of the barrel and really stabilizes the rifle while shooting. For
around $15.00 it is an excellent deal. I have paid more for cheesy
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 Once
at the range I loaded up some ammo on stripper clips and starting
sighting in. The first thing I noticed is when you are shooting
the 7.62x39 round from a 9lbs 4oz rifle, there is "little to
no" recoil.
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 I
have other SKS carbines/rifles of various manufacturers and I would
have to say this is the most sturdy model I have handled. This thing
is a battle rifle with some girth to it. Overall, I am very pleased
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 All of the metal
parts on the rifle just seem heavier and better made. The stripper
clips slide into the receiver very easy without any resistance.
I tried a couple fast fire drills by firing off 50 rounds in less
than a couple minutes and the barrel and gas assembly did not seem
over heated, as I would have expected.
Trigger pull was crisp
and light. No noticeable ridges or bumps that I have noticed on
other SKS carbines. I was able to easily learn exactly where the break would
occur and just pull right through. Because of this I was able to
group fairly well while even rapid firing, placing almost all the
50 rounds in the black.
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Even the rear sights
are much better made and easy to use (as shown in figure 7).
The sight picture is much more precision and clearer than the normal
SKS rear sights that I have in my collection. It is almost comparable
to a Mauser rear sight.
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 Getting down
to the meat of the report; accuracy was excellent. In my previous
report on SKS Carbines I reported that accuracy was definitely a
learned ability on the SKS due to the trigger creep and hefty pull,
if it was ever to be achieved. On my two new Yugo SKS, this was
not the case. I was able to pull in pretty reasonable groupings
(as shown in figures 8 and 9).
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If you get an opportunity
to pick up one or a couple of these beauties, you may want to! I
am pleased I did. The only problem is that I may not pay as much
attention to my other SKS Rifles/Carbines, somehow they seem less
than before. The ammo is really inexpensive (around $.06 to $.09
per round if you watch for sales) and widely available. To top it
all off, 1) the Yugo is a lot more fun to shoot than a .22 rifle
and 2) it makes considerably bigger holes and 3) you can get one
for around the same price as a new .22 semi-automatic rifle! ($150
- $300 range)
jlm ;)
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