The Commie Bloc Crew
Posted Oct 27, 2017, 11:22 PM UTC
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I had the Commie Bloc Crew out for a little workout today and thought I'd post a pic before I put them away after cleaning.
As you can tell, I'm a big sucker for commie milsurp rifles - historic, reliable, and easy to run.
Going left to right: Mosin Nagant M44 (from 1944), Chinese SKS (not Norinco), and Yugo SKS.
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I'm pretty sure every chinese SKS was made by Norinco. Given it's the state owned company of china.
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Don't believe that's the case. Norinco definitely made the vast majority of commercial SKS rifles intended for export, as well as quite a few of the military rifles. But some were also produced by Six Corp. And the fabled Jianshe Arsenal was definitely not a Norinco operation. I recently got schooled on this subject via the ski-files.com forums. Definitely worth checking out. I've learned a ton about my SKS rifles from those guys.
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So which SKS do you prefer? Don’t have a Chinese SKS just a Yugo and I love it
I have a Chinese and a Yugo. Love 'em both, but for different reasons.
The Chinese has character. It's the lighter of the two. And there's that chrome lined barrel. When I go hunting for mid-sized game (deer and smaller), this is the rifle I take.
The Yugo is pristine and a thing of real beauty - it was unissued prior to my purchase. It really feels solid in my hands. And that grenade launcher is a hoot!
In all honesty, I think it's hard to go wrong with an SKS regardless of the national flavor.