[GBob01]

My Yugo M59 is only a day away. Should be here tommorrow,and I can smell the cosmo already.

 

[hotbarrel]

sounds great !!! I hope we get some pics when it showes up. I bought one as a miss matched poor wood condition , with a free new stock. when I got it , it was soooo gobbed with cosmo it would not be possable to grade it. when I cleaned off the outside I found a BEAUTIFULL , fully matching gun , as for the stock ,,,, the one on the gun was nicer than the new replacement they sent. Hopefully you will get as lucky as I did.
AGAIN post pics!!

 

[Sangrun Hunter]

I got 2 59/66's and you will not be dissapointed.

This has to be my favorite all time C&R rifle bar none. The only draw back is SKS's don't have removable mags. but I still love my Yugo's.

Imagine if they had made their cars this well?

 

[Oldgunner]

There is a question I had about the SKS, If you replace both pistons and the stock with US made parts can you then use a removable magazine? Or do you need to replace even more with US parts or cut off the bayonet lug to make it legal?
I mean we get into the same parts count problem that we do with building an AK?right?

 

[7.62x39]

IIRC, a SKS has 18 "countable parts", only 4 or 5 of which are available US made.

There are some other threads here, dealing with this subject.

 

[cammobunker]

Actually, the SKS is not considered an "assault weapon". You will be altering it out of the C&R status, but unless you add a seperate pistol grip to it you should be OK adding a high cap magazine to it......for all the good it will do you. I've never seen a hi-cap work correctly in an SKS of any type. The bayonet can stay as the no-bayonet thing is only for Chinese guns to meet "sporting purposes".
Really, there is no reason to be adding one of those crappy "Hi-cap" mags to your SKS unless you really have a serious need to torture yourself. They suck. Get some strippers and practice reloading, it's surprising how fast they work once you get the hang of it. The SKS is *utterly* reliable with it's fixed ten rounder; it is guaranteed to be a jam-o-matic with a crappy "Hi-cap". I love my SKS's, and long ago gave up on all the aftermarket stuff made for them- 90 percent of it is crap. I keep my SKS's for the history and workmanship they exhibit, and my AK's for the big mags, seperate PG, and general servicability. Your SKS just isn't an AK, and I personally recommend against trying to make it one.
Still, that's just my opinion.

 

[Lupeloff]

Looks like everybody's getting new toys.Cool.:thumbup1:

 

[gordon gauge]

Gotta agree with cammobunker - sound advise. :thumbup1: GG