how accurate is an sks? theres a store near me thats sellin them for $150 and id like one for coyotes, are they accurate atleast out to 200yds? if not what range are they good for

Every one ive shot is only good to around 100 yards. Ive herd of people doing things to them and making them alot more accurate but we always just shot them for fun so it didnt matter.

Most will shoot minute of pie plate but you get a few that are a bit more accurate. The SKS nor the 7.62x39mm were designed to engage targets at 200 yards.

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I bought an unissued Yugo 59/66. The accuracy was around 3-4" for the first 1/2 dozen shots or so then it starts to string vertically as the barrel heats up. Never shot it at 200 yards, the sights aren't all that great. About as good as a Mini-30 for 1/5 the price. LOL.

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.

My grandpa has one, and it's the filthiest rifle I've seen in my life, but it's ridiculously accurate at 50 yards, it's the hinged floorplate magazine, not detachable.
The Russian sights are crappy, though, especially if you're shooting emptyshotgun shells at 50 yards.

More accurate than a lot of AKs, but still not enough for coyotes at 200 yards in most conditions. My Yugo gets about 3.5" at 100 yards from the bench. Might want to look at a Mosin-Nagant or some other milsurp ifyou're looking for an inexpensivepredator rifle.

I agree. You can get them for less than 100 bucks in some places. I saw a guy Sunday withan M44at the range that hit 4 clay pigeons in 5 shots at 100 yards shooting from the kneeling position. That should be plenty acceptable for a coyote, though I probably wouldn't want to use one of them if I planned to keep the pelt.

"About as good as a Mini-30 for 1/5 the price. LOL."

Ain't that the truth. Bought a Mini 30 when they first came out. Wrong answer,4 to5 inch groups. Got rid of it quickly.A friend who passed away left me a Russian SKS thathe picked up in Viet Nam. It is in beautiful shapeand shoots 3-4 inch groups.