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From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Firearms
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Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 19:15:29 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  6 19:15:29 1986
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Author: nike!caip!uw-beaver!tikal!sigma!woody@cad.Berkeley.Edu (Woody Richards)

Article: 11:9



This weekend I had the opportunity to examine and shoot a friend's
SKS semi-auto rifle.  It's made in China and shoots 7.62x39 ammo.
Although I thought it a little heavy for the cartridge it was very
pleasant and fun to shoot.  No jams or mechanical failures.  Shooting
was all offhand at informal targets (cans).  My questions are:

Has anyone seen/used one before?  What is your impression of the
quality/reliability of the weapon?  Since we did no accuracy tests,
What kind of groups can one expect at 100 yards from a rest?
Are there scope mounts available for them?  Is the semi-auto
version of the AK-47 (AKS ?) that much better?  Which would you
buy given the choice of SKS or AKS.  Is the AKS worth twice the
price of the SKS?  Any body have reloading data for the 7.62x39
round?  I understand that some of the brass is not reloadable
by our primer standards.  Which brands are reloadable?

Thanks for any help.
Woody