Advanced Soviet Tactical Entry Carbine

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Nero45,
The collapsible stocks holds up pretty well. We intentionally cracked on during exercises but it wasn't easy. Under normal use, it should last for many years. It is warranteed by Tapco for life as are their mags.
I'm not sure what we would guarantee on our guns but the welds and machining. The base guns are made by someone else and the rest of the parts are after-market.

Let me try to address skypilot's well thought out input here.

1) It's an SKS. It's certainly not advanced just because you put a new stock on it.

[[ We did a hell of a lot more than put a stock on it. Instead of retyping the original post, go read it.]]

2) How is a Yugoslavian and Chinese SKS considered Soviet?

[[No one said it was. The SKS is, and always will be, Soviet design no matter what country it is made in. THAT's where we got the name. Simple really.]]


3) Tactical Entry carbine... more meaningless tacti-cool gibberish. Overly accessorized, over-priced bubba-rifle would be a more accurate description.

[[Since your knowledge of entry weapons seems somewhat limited, maybe you should actually give one a try so that you have some facts to consider. This may come as a surprise but since I thought this up, I'm building them and I'm selling just about as many as I can keep up with, I guess I can name it whatever I want. But thanks for your input.]]

The SKS is a good rifle in its own right, but this is like putting an M4 stock on an M1 Garand. It's actually shameful.
[[They are a hell of a lot better when we get done with them.
 
Awful lot of ugly for a place called the highroad (not directed to DS, of course).

I think its interesting, even if not my cup of tea. What kills me is when people mock the adjustable stock, even though its use for multiple stature shooters is unequaled. I'll put an M4 stock on every rifle that'll take it, from an AR to a winchester '94! (okay, that's a little much).
 
I like it. If i were to go through the trouble of flipping the bolt carrier handle, I'd probably use (or make) an Albanian hook-style handle. Word is Tapco will be producing US-made bolt carriers (and possibly bolts) soon, and I think they'll be using the Albanian-style charging handle. Anyway, nice work and hope you sell a bunch.
 
Thanks tenbase and john paul, I sent you a pm. Please forgive me for taking so long to get back to you. My wife has been deathly ill for the last month or so and it's been a little hectic around here. We're are also in the middle of some great AK mods and that has taken alot of time.
 
I think what you've done to that SKS rifle is an aesthetic sin. It reminds me of the trendy teens out there today who lower their Volkswagens, put whale fins on them, and modify the noisy mufflers with chrome- it reflects poor taste and ruins the historic worth of the rifle.

Yes, its your money and your hobby, etc etc etc. More power to you, right?


* If you wanted an opinion you got it- you reduced the dignity of the rifle by making it an eye sore and you probably look ridiculous showing up at the range with it. I want you to think about that.
 
I like the idea of modernizing the SKS. I prefer them to AK's in most situations, but I am partial to traditional stocked weapons over pistol gripped ones and accuracy.

buck00- Turn down the sanctimonious meter and keep it on the high road please. Your post was not inappropriate, but it was rude.

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you reduced the dignity of the rifle by making it an eye sore and you probably look ridiculous showing up at the range with it.

:scrutiny:

Give me a break.

He changed the ergonomics of an SKS. He didn't paint over the frigging Mona Lisa.

Dignity?

Okay, I don't know about you, but my rifles don't have human emotions. Maybe I'm weird.

It's a military surplus rifle. There were literally millions of them made, and most of them are in the US. He didn't chop up a rare gun. He didn't chop up a valuable gun. He didn't chop up your grandpappy's Model 12. He modified an SKS.

And looking ridiculous at the range? Huh? That's just asinine. If somebody shows up with a gun that runs, and he can hit what he's aiming at, that puts him ahead of about 90% of the anonymous posters on gunboards who talk a lot of smack, but don't actually shoot much/if ever and who mostly don't cover themselves in glory with their shooting skills when they do go.

I have no opinion on this gun, and I don't know the builder, but speaking as a moderator, some of you need to just chill out.
 
I like it.

Now all you need to do is make a reciever sight rail and forward rails part of the package so I can stick my Kobra and Surefire on there. Then we'd have a hot piece of gear. :D
 
Give me a break.

He changed the ergonomics of an SKS. He didn't paint over the frigging Mona Lisa.

Dignity?

Okay, I don't know about you, but my rifles don't have human emotions. Maybe I'm weird.

It's a military surplus rifle. There were literally millions of them made, and most of them are in the US. He didn't chop up a rare gun. He didn't chop up a valuable gun. He didn't chop up your grandpappy's Model 12. He modified an SKS.

And looking ridiculous at the range? Huh? That's just asinine. If somebody shows up with a gun that runs, and he can hit what he's aiming at, that puts him ahead of about 90% of the anonymous posters on gunboards who talk a lot of smack, but don't actually shoot much/if ever and who mostly don't cover themselves in glory with their shooting skills when they do go.

I couldn't have said it better! ;)
 
Turn down the sanctimonious meter and keep it on the high road please. Your post was not inappropriate, but it was rude.
Yeah, it was little rude and obviously uninformed. I've slowly learned to over-look many of the comments and just respond to the adults.

Now all you need to do is make a reciever sight rail and forward rails part of the package so I can stick my Kobra and Surefire on there.
Actually, that's already available. After-market receiver sight rails are available from a number of sources and we add rails where ever needed on the sides and/or bottom of the stocks or fore ends.
 
I kind of liked the idea of an ASTEC SKS but did my own on the cheap with a $76.49 Tapco T6 stock from Midway-USA. I put it on my Yugo M59. Between the instructions provided and www.surplusrifle.com it was a pretty painless changeover. The only problem I had was with the wooden hand guard over the gas tube. The instructions said to remove the small pin in the rear bracket of the gas tube. I tried but had been down that path before with another SKS and an ATI EBR stock. Those pins just don't come out for me no matter how I try to finesse them. I wasn't all that excited about the rail on the Tapco hand guard anyway, so I did what I had done before with the ATI installation, I masked off the wood and spray painted it flat black.

It turned out really nice, in a Mall Ninja kind of way. The Tapco T6 has a quality look to it no matter how you feel about cheap faux-military stocks. I'd just gotten rid of a Bushmaster Carbon 15 M4 last week and was feeling the need for a cheap Linus Blanket. This'll do nicely.

Sorry, no pictures, but my daughter is giving me her old digital camera soon.
 
The instructions said to remove the small pin in the rear bracket of the gas tube. I tried but had been down that path before with another SKS and an ATI EBR stock. Those pins just don't come out for me no matter how I try to finesse them.

Yeah, I had a similar problem when putting the Choate Dragunov on mine. I didn't bother with the finessing though; the pin didn't survive. Neither did the replacement pin that came with the stock, it smushed when I tried to press it in.

A finishing nail cut to the proper length, with the smaller diameter end peened out, saved the day. Bubba rules on occasion.

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DS, I like your design. I don't quite understand the hate in this thread, seems misplaced to me.
 
I kinda like it. Any way to put an ak drum on it? Were is this thing available? Can anybody post a link?
There's really no practical way to put an AK drum on it. As for availability, we build as they are ordered. Usually 2-4 weeks. You can contact me through the board or e-mail [email protected] if you're interested.

DS, I like your design. I don't quite understand the hate in this thread, seems misplaced to me.
Thank you! I don't understand either and it used to puzzle me but I saw a TV ad the other day that I think explains those that post that crap. I think if they got a dose or two of Enzyte, like Bob:D, that the "little" man syndrome (if you know what I mean) would eventually go away.

We have an ASTEC II now, based on the AK, and it's doing OK. Here's a couple of pics...
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Here's two diffeerent mag releases that we do and before the Enzyte gang jumps in, yes, I know there are after-market releases out there that are much cheaper than ours. They don't suit or needs. We make them like we want them, If no one else wants one, that's fine but OUR guns are EXACTLY what we want. Thank you.
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Personally, I think the hatorade's been pretty strong in this thread, especially on a weapon that has obviously had a lot of time and effort put into it, whom very few people have tried out for themselves. Personally, I can't think of a good reason to plunk down the cash on the modded SKS, seeing howas I have a minute-of-barn WASR, but to each their own.

Kudos for working on the left-sided handle for the bolt; it makes sense to me, at least, since for all things other than switching the safety off, I use my left hand on the AK designs...
 
The Tapco isn't entirely to my taste, but that's just because I can't abide an M4 style stock. They look fine, but I just can't seem to get comfortable with them.

It's a decent update to a venerable rifle, just not to my taste (I'm emulating Rugerdudes mod myself, just without the M1A magazine).

Good luck selling them, I'm sure the saved work and consistent results should attract some customers.
 
Might as well Chime in....

I have owned several SKSes over the years and never really got into them. I tried various folding stocks and was never really happy. The guns always seemed like I was shooting a 2x4 with a few pounds of scrap metal. The collapsible stock seems like a nice alternative.

The rear sight is a great idea. I like that.

Having said that, this seems like a good idea... shortening the barrel etc. The bolt handle seemsed fine to me and I am a HUGE fan of FALs, so in my case, I dont care which side it's on.

So, since we are not painting over the Mona Lisa and honestly, these are just random guns, not Patton's personal Colts, who cares if someone whacks off a few inches and changes the parts around. If I add a few parts to a Volkswagon beetle, did I destroy history? naw.

I think that it might be a good idea to offer the guns in whatever design the customer wants. adding and subtracting from the price. If then, I might even be tempted to get back into the SKS.

Just like Burger King... Dio it my way!

hehe
 
Yes sir, you can have it your way. We've done every conceivable combination of the options that exist. There's nothing special about the whole enchilada other than we had a name for the gun that had everything done to it.
 
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