Yeah, from what I heard you guys say, I wasn't thinking of getting a Yugo, I guess I would rather have chrome bores and not have to spend $20.00 on top of everything else.

I'll probably save up, and get a Russian SKS, that is, if I can find one for $300 or so, I'll certainly be able to come up with that much by August, lol.

But just out of curiosity, what is the importance of making sure the gas valve is open? I'm really not familiar with grenade launchers.
Also, justa "what the heck" question, do you know what kind of grenades the launcher fires?

I did hear you mention that some Russian SKS's have been pained black at the receivers and tops,is this better, than blued, like, does it last longer and is it less vulnerable to rust?
I have a hunting rifle with a blued barrel, and it's really frustrating that whenever I accidentally touch the barrel with my fingers, it stains, and never leaves, and the bluing generally fades away slowly after that, no matter how much oil or solvent I use.
Would this be a non-issue with a black-painted SKS?

Also, does the country of origin for the SKS determine what kind of magazine it has?
My grandpa's Chinese SKS is one of the hinged floorplate versions, so the fastest possible way to load it is with a stripper clip, and also the gun is only able to fire 8 rounds per load, so it's basically a Communist Garand right now, lol, soI was kind of hoping for something better than that in terms of ammo capacity.

Are there detachable-magazine SKS's, besides the "D" and "M" models?


Sorry to fire more questions, I really do appreciate y'alls in-depth posts.

Josiah