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I have a norinco I got for a decent price 5-6 years ago from a friend. He never had the original stock. It has a cheap side folder. There is slop in the fit so either I have to bed it or replace it at some point soon. As the gun market has gone wild I think I’m better off working on what I have for a bit instead of buying more. I’d like to make it more usable anyway. The Fab defense stock looks real good but it’s pricey. At least on my current budget. Does anyone have one? I am also open to other ideas if you have one you like. I kind of like the side fold option. But one way or the other I’d like to get a forward mount going for a red dot or low power lighted scope.
 
Have owned a few over the years. Some with ATI's or folders / m4 style. I've always had the best luck with original wood stocks. Use to be easy to find under $10.
Only one I own now came with wood, haven't found the need to change it.
Only scope mount I've tried is the full rail one that fixes to the front sight mount and uses the rear pin, but you lose access to top loading.
 
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I have a norinco I got for a decent price 5-6 years ago from a friend. He never had the original stock. It has a cheap side folder. There is slop in the fit so either I have to bed it or replace it at some point soon. As the gun market has gone wild I think I’m better off working on what I have for a bit instead of buying more. I’d like to make it more usable anyway. The Fab defense stock looks real good but it’s pricey. At least on my current budget. Does anyone have one? I am also open to other ideas if you have one you like. I kind of like the side fold option. But one way or the other I’d like to get a forward mount going for a red dot or low power lighted scope.
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Folding stocks are great until you shoot. A lot of them for SKS are really thick when folded. The choate folder is the thinest and most like what you have with a steel folding mechanism. Even those have a little play though.

Those FAB defense ones are not US made last time I checked so if compliance means anything to you.. you might have issues.

I would check into the choate standard or dragunov stocks. Those are the most comfortable and durable while still keeping the rifle streamlined and handy. The old Butler creek stocks were good but they make the SKS feel like a BAR. The old Tapco stocks were a good strong stock if you want to go the more tactical route.

you used to be able to get a fixed mechanism for those ultralights thst would lock the stock open and make things stable. They were actually decent in that mode. Some people take those old stocks and cut them to intall better folding mechanisms or m4 tubes because the ergos were decent and takefown can be done without grip removal.
 
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I’d like to not violate any laws with my mods that’s for sure. The mount surplus site has good prices and options. I looked at getting a red norinco wood stock from eBay but they want 99 dollars for it with no hardware just a stripped stock. At least it’s the red wood.
 
Those norinco stocks are like balsa wood. If you have to have wood you might check into the timbersmith stocks if they are still around. Kinds fancy for a milspec gun but they are strong. I kind of like the choate standard stocks the most because they are more minimal and thin. If you put one of those padded butstock saddles on them its a nice setup... comfortable and a pocket for 3 stripper clips. Balances the gun out a little and even with the saddle it stays thin.

There has been a bunch of others but they are hard to get good fits in the action because of so many variations of SKS. Most of the wood stocks have cross bolt to seat the action and a lot of times things just don line up. A lot of systhetic stocks have loose fits on the SKS reciever and the whole action will shift during recoil screwing with your accuracy. The choates have a flat area where you can make a shim or spacer to get things nice and tight.

I am not a 922 compliance nazi but its always best to stay with the rules on that stuff. You can do it with the FAB stock but you are going to need to track down some parts.

There are some guys making nicer wood stocks out there out of different woods but I dont have a link right now. Might be something to check into. My luck with milsurp wood stocks has been pretty lousy. If its been soaked into cosmo for a long time its even worse.

It would be nice if someone made a duplicate (cleaning kit hole and all) of the military stock with modern military grade synthetics but nobody seems interested. I tried getting tapco to do it at one point because the plastic they used was so good in terms of strength and heat resistance.

Big fan of the SKS so I have tried most of the older aftermarket stuff (stocks, magazines, mounts etc.) through the years. If you are really tall you might check out the old ramline stock if you see one. They have a pretty long length of pull. I have not messed with the bullpups. I am not a huge fan of aftermarket bullpup conversions on rifle calibers. Those ones linked above look decently thought out though.
 
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If I recall correctly from my SKS days, the stock I liked best was a basic conventional synthetic sold by Fajen. I haven't seen another of these in years.
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Fajen made fancy wood stocks for the SKS... got a couple. If you liked those You would probably like the Timbersmith stocks. More of a fancy target or hunting stock. Bell and Carson made a real deal fiberglass more traditional stock at one time as well that were excellent (could be what you are thinking of).
 
I have two Norinco SKS rifles and I just like the factory stocks. I did add the 1" butt pads to increase the LOP and that was good enough for me.
 
Had my '56 Romy SKS for about 20 years and the only stock ive liked the looks of is the factory wood piece.

The timbersmith stock would be my choice if I couldnt find a normal stock.
 
I advise bedding what you have for now while prices are so crazy.

Just use some of the knead-together "tootsie roll" type epoxy at the rear of the receiver and where the stock fits into the front retainer.

Use plenty of release agent (paste wax works well) and make sure you don't make a mechanical lock with the epoxy.

If you don't like the results, you're only out about 5 bucks and some time.
 
I have a Choate stock on my Yugo, its one of the nicest poly stocks I own
 
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Mine wears a red fiberglas "jungle stock" that took a lot of filing to fit. They were all over at one time, but I haven't seen any for sale lately. I was surprised to find that Boyds gunstocks did not show anything for the SKS.
 
Swampman said:
I advise bedding what you have for now while prices are so crazy.

Just use some of the knead-together "tootsie roll" type epoxy at the rear of the receiver and where the stock fits into the front retainer.

Use plenty of release agent (paste wax works well) and make sure you don't make a mechanical lock with the epoxy.

If you don't like the results, you're only out about 5 bucks and some time.
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This is prolly the angle I’m taking for a bit. I’m going to price the timbersmith and see how bad it is. But everything is crazy right now.
 
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If anyone gets a line on a timbersmith from a real website let me know hahaha

Those are my fav.

I've always been tempted with the Chaote Dragunov stocks as well.
 
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I was surprised to find that Boyds gunstocks did not show anything for the SKS.
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They make 'em, but they're specifically for the Yugoslavian 59/66 version.
https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/cont...cks/prairie-hunter-sks-yugo-59-66-9cc279418zz
I don't know if it could be modified to work with a Norinco, but the $169 price seems steep to me regardless.

No idea of availability or price on the original stocks these days, but 15 or 20 years ago, you could almost get 'em for the same cost as firewood.
 
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They make 'em, but they're specifically for the Yugoslavian 59/66 version.
https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/cont...cks/prairie-hunter-sks-yugo-59-66-9cc279418zz
I don't know if it could be modified to work with a Norinco, but the $169 price seems steep to me regardless.

No idea of availability or price on the original stocks these days, but 15 or 20 years ago, you could almost get 'em for the same cost as firewood.
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They way I understand it, it will likely work for most rifles. It may need some fitting. $169 might be a little steep. Then again, with the value of the SKS going sky high, for a good condition rifle, it might be worth it.
 
Personally I wasn't a fan of the Chinese wood stocks as they are very short. I've been happy with both the choate and ramline Monte Carlo style however they are not grooved for the bayonet. Optics Planet shows they have a bunch of different options in stock at reasonable prices.
 
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