Russian or Chinese? Very general question

[reno]

This just might be to much of a general question but, Which, in the opinions here is the best, a Chinese made SKS or a Russian made SKS?

 

[K_W]

Russians are the originals, command higher prices, and have better wood.

Chinese are some of the nicer ones out there, sometimes better than Russians, yet don't cost as much.

 

[maceace]

I would have to go with the original Russian, I dont think the chinese can make a better sks then russians, and at the last gunshow I was at few mths ago prices were fairly comparable...

 

[Jeremy1066]

Russian.

 

[Cpt Caveman]

Having owned both, if I had to pick I'd go with the Russian made sks. Or a chinese d or m model that uses ak mags. Thats really the way to go.

 

[KagA152]

I've owned a Yugo, and now finally a Russian. Never had any issues with the first, just wanted the original. The Yugo was neat in its own right with the grenade launcher. Fit and finish is nicer on the Russian. If going for collector value go Russian hands down, there was a reasonably priced one in the classifieds recently.

 

[hrearden]

Chinese. Never wanted to pay the prices the Russians command. The Chinese are well made, almost always chrome lined, and some even take AK mags (you can modify any SKS to take AK mags, there were just some Chinese ones that came that way).

 

[warriorbob]

I've had a few Chinese ones can be hit or miss on quality. Their military ones are solid but when they started commercially producing them for export their QC went down the tube.

 

[85t5mcss]

I've had most of the SKSs, only have a Norinco now because I never shot them much. I'd pick the Russian simply because of quality and fit. But that's only 1 example of a Russian vs a few Norinco.

I mss my Yugo the most (not the car)

 

[8th SPS USAF]

Russian solid block receiver ,I think not stamped .

 

[Denny347]

Quality wise. Russian, Yugoslavian, then Chinese. Romanian are a bit rougher and Albanians are just rough. However, we are talking SKS and that platform is very robust regardless of country and the differences between them all are fairly minor, except Albanians. They will all run fine.

 

[reno]

Thank you all. Continue to post but I sure thank you.

 

[happyfiero]

Hi
i like them all

 

[rugertoter]

I would prefer the Russian made SKS. I have owned two Chinese made ones in the past, and they were ok, but were not as purdy as the Soviet ones. JMHO.

 

[87iroc]

I have a Chinese...love it. Wish I would have picked up a Russian one in the 90s for 100 bucks! I don't see buying another one even though its my favorite gun. The Chinese one I have is very nice...wood has been refinished, though...so that may be why its one of the nicer SKS's I've seen. Well, that and its mine.

 

[reno]

Thank you all, I really do not care about purdy or pretty in a piece such as this. In fact, a piece like this can look like a dog turd , shoot reliably and I am fine with it.