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Russian SKS - To shoot or not to shoot?

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#1 ·
I have had a Russian made 1951 SKS in my safe for 15 years. It is new and has not been shot. I am leaning towards shooting it and have given it a good cleaning.
Someone told me I should keep it unfired but I want to have some fun with it. I don't think it will decrease the value but am open to advise.
Dave
 
#2 ·
There are a TON of those in the system. Go ahead and shoot it!
 
#7 ·
A big thanks! That confirms it. I can't wait to shoot it.
 
#10 ·
Finding a unfired SKS would be a real find, but like others said, I sorta doubt it's going to surface here. Shoot and enjoy.
 
#20 ·
I have a well worn Chinese and a beautiful Yugo rearsenal with the grenade launcher and an appropriate dummy (practice) grenade.
I haven't shot the Yugo but only because I have the Chinese to shoot.
SKS spells fun!
Keep your firing pin clean and free traveling inside the bolt.

A great website is, Yooper John's SKS.
 
#23 ·
Here's your Golden Opportunity

Sell it to Mr Antiques Roadshow for $2000. Or shoot the snot out of it as it was intended to be used. I once sold a nice revolver because I discovered it was NIB and could not bring myself to shoot it. Silly me. Later, I would see inferior examples at 2x what I sold it for. Never again. Have fun shooting your Cold Warrior. So long as you don't abuse it, your "investment" should be safe.
 
#24 ·
I buy guns to shoot. That said, I have a very, very nice laminated stock and with bayonet Russian SKS that cost me the grand sum of $149 back in the early/mid '90s. I've never fired it. Not that I wouldn't, but I essentially bought it as a show piece and had (still have) over a half dozen nice shooters ($69 to $90) at the time.
 
#25 ·
If Soviet soldiers couldn’t break it, i doubt you will. They’re not rare and, unlike the SVT-38/40, its not delicate.

Also, as others have said, the chance of it being truly unfired is essentially nil.

Shoot it and enjoy!

Jim
 
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