If you are looking for a 200 yard poke the sks is not the gun for you. It is a great fun gun for smoking cans at 50 yards or just making noise from the hip. I have a Chinese model which is well put together and I have never had a mechanical problem with but I would not use it for hunting at 200 yards unless you hope the coyotees die from a heart attack. Try a 7-08 for you can touch them at 300 and it's not too expensive to shoot. You may also wish to check out a 22-250 or a .223 if all you are shooting are the bush dogs.