Classic has them for 349.
https://www.classicfirearms.com/chinese-sks-rifle-762x39/
https://www.classicfirearms.com/chinese-sks-rifle-762x39/
Yes, that’s the way it works. But theses are military surplus, not some savy importer. If any Chinese part kits or guns come in; it’s more likely to be surplus. It’s a massive gamble to buy a ton of guns, find a warehouse to store them for 25 years, and hope that no laws change or your company to fall apart in those years.So the rules are that the guns have to spend 25 years outside of China before they can be imported? Chinese rifles were banned in 1994 if I remember correctly, so this would be the first time Chinese workaround imports would be eligible.
It would be sweet if this is the first of a pipeline of SKS imports that had been stashed away since the 90s, both for US shooters and for whatever importers were smart enough to stash a bunch of $80 rifles away and sell them for $400 a quarter century later.
I had a beautiful Yugo parts matching SKS. I sold it and regret doing so. Yes, it is big, heavy and clunky but was pretty cool.
I was looking at the AIM ad and hemming and hawing should I or not.
I think it largely depend where you are. Here in FL, you cant give away an SKS. I see them languishing on the shelves at $300.
But in states with magazine restrictions, I can understand them commanding a premium.
Yes, that’s the way it works. But theses are military surplus, not some savy importer. If any Chinese part kits or guns come in; it’s more likely to be surplus. It’s a massive gamble to buy a ton of guns, find a warehouse to store them for 25 years, and hope that no laws change or your company to fall apart in those years.
Pure politics at play. There are in fact tons of the SKS's on the market outside the US. Canada has a magazine restriction (pinned to 5 rounds), but otherwise sells all the locals could want for rock bottom prices. Cabelas in Canada has them regularly for $229. Their Christmas sales price was $135 in 2017 and $150 last year. So makes our pricing seem a bit high to me.
While they may be "$100 rifles" to you, their rel world value nowadays is considerably higher than that. I'm sure 1906 Springfields and 6.5x55 Swedish Mausers were nothing but "$25 dollar rifles" to some certain folks at one time too....but time changes things considerably, and one's imagined value of a rifle does little to influence its modern day worthTo me, they will always be $100 rifles. I remember them for $75. If someone had told me 20 years ago that a decent AR would one day be cheaper than a SKS I would have accused that person of drug use.