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I went in for ammo, nothing more, just to see if my toy store had any 54R ammo for my MN 91/30, on a whim, I stopped off at the handgun counter, as they keep their battle rifle selection behind the handgun counter....
I saw the familiar underslung folded bayonet of an SKS, and right next to it, the unmistakable lines of an AK-47, both in the used guns section
Since I had never handled an AK before, I asked to see the AK first, it was a Romanian AK, with a poly pistol grip and rather mundane laminate wood, upon hefting it, I was immediately struck by how *light* it was, it felt almost ....toylike...., the LOP was remarkably short, heck, I think my CZ Scout .22 "Youth" rifle has a longer LOP, even without the Limbsaver slip on (only used to bring the LOP up to adult dimensions), the action seemed gritty, the magazine had a slight wobble, the whole thing felt *cheap*, shoddy, and tinny, but the sights were nice and crisp, shouldering the gun, I was underwhelmed at the poor ergos (poor ergos for me that is), the Romanian AK did not impress me, sadly...
I then picked up the SKS, and was immediately struck by how much more *solid* the gun felt, it had a nice solid weight to it, a balance, sliding the bolt back was nice and smooth, it had a real *precision* feel to it when compared directly against the AK, shouldering the rifle, it settled naturally into my shoulder pocket, balanced well, and pointed instinctively
the bluing looked brand new, the stock appeared to be nicely finished beechwood, and locking the bolt open and peering down the muzzle, I was treated to an absolutely pristine, sparkling bore, bright and shiny, if I didn't know better, I'd swear it was chrome lined (I've read that Yugo SKS's don't have chrome lined bores), the sights were a nice three-dot setup, it just felt right when shouldered
they wanted $495 for the Romanian AK
they wanted $300 for the Yugo SKS....
the Yugo fit me better, felt far more solid, and was less expensive to boot, so without a moment's hesitation, I put the Yugo SKS on 7 day hold (did I mention how much I love 7 day hold?
) it allows me to set aside interesting new acquisitions and then research them at my leisure, with no worries of the gun being sold out from under me, if I like what i find, I can go back at the end of the week and make the purchase, if not, I can either call them to cancel the hold, or just wait and it'll go back on the floor on day 8
Now, I'm checking out my gun and knife collection to see what I can trade in to make the acquisition of the SKS hurt the wallet less....
Problem is, all my guns have purposes, and I don't think I ca part with them, most of them are inexpensive anyway so I won't get all that much in trade for them
Oh well, worse comes to worse, I'll just convert the 7 day hold to a 30 day paid hold and pay it off over time......
I *really* gotta stop visiting that toy store, seems they get something new and interesting every time
I saw the familiar underslung folded bayonet of an SKS, and right next to it, the unmistakable lines of an AK-47, both in the used guns section
Since I had never handled an AK before, I asked to see the AK first, it was a Romanian AK, with a poly pistol grip and rather mundane laminate wood, upon hefting it, I was immediately struck by how *light* it was, it felt almost ....toylike...., the LOP was remarkably short, heck, I think my CZ Scout .22 "Youth" rifle has a longer LOP, even without the Limbsaver slip on (only used to bring the LOP up to adult dimensions), the action seemed gritty, the magazine had a slight wobble, the whole thing felt *cheap*, shoddy, and tinny, but the sights were nice and crisp, shouldering the gun, I was underwhelmed at the poor ergos (poor ergos for me that is), the Romanian AK did not impress me, sadly...
I then picked up the SKS, and was immediately struck by how much more *solid* the gun felt, it had a nice solid weight to it, a balance, sliding the bolt back was nice and smooth, it had a real *precision* feel to it when compared directly against the AK, shouldering the rifle, it settled naturally into my shoulder pocket, balanced well, and pointed instinctively
the bluing looked brand new, the stock appeared to be nicely finished beechwood, and locking the bolt open and peering down the muzzle, I was treated to an absolutely pristine, sparkling bore, bright and shiny, if I didn't know better, I'd swear it was chrome lined (I've read that Yugo SKS's don't have chrome lined bores), the sights were a nice three-dot setup, it just felt right when shouldered
they wanted $495 for the Romanian AK
they wanted $300 for the Yugo SKS....
the Yugo fit me better, felt far more solid, and was less expensive to boot, so without a moment's hesitation, I put the Yugo SKS on 7 day hold (did I mention how much I love 7 day hold?
) it allows me to set aside interesting new acquisitions and then research them at my leisure, with no worries of the gun being sold out from under me, if I like what i find, I can go back at the end of the week and make the purchase, if not, I can either call them to cancel the hold, or just wait and it'll go back on the floor on day 8Now, I'm checking out my gun and knife collection to see what I can trade in to make the acquisition of the SKS hurt the wallet less....
Problem is, all my guns have purposes, and I don't think I ca part with them, most of them are inexpensive anyway so I won't get all that much in trade for them
Oh well, worse comes to worse, I'll just convert the 7 day hold to a 30 day paid hold and pay it off over time......
I *really* gotta stop visiting that toy store, seems they get something new and interesting every time