Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

I haven't fired or handled the SKS 59/66 model with the attached grenade launcher, but I'm thinking of picking one up for cheap plinking at the range. Is the grenade launcher removable, and if so, how easily?

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

Yes its removable, but it looks like a PITA.

Its screwed on, and also pinned sort of through the edge of the launcher.

If you remove it, for legal reasons, you need to replace it with a muzzle brake or flashhider that is screwed on and welded into place.

The 59/66 falls under some really screwy nonsense law in which its only to imported as a C&R and if you try to add evil features like a folding stock, a hi-cap detachable magazine, or a threaded muzzle, you have to convert it into an 'American made' rifle by swapping in enough parts that are stamped 'Made in USA' so that less than 10 of the rifles parts foreign made. Make sense? Didn't think so. Don't worry, it doesn't seem like even the BATFE understands the law either.

I'd just buy one and leave it as is, they shoot really nice and are a blast to shoot. I just picked one up a couple of weeks ago and had no problems whatsoever popping off soda cans at 50 yards shooting from my feet. I didn't bother shooting it off a bench as the there is so much junk hanging off the barrel, and I would have to extend the bayonet in order to not put pressure on the barrel when shooting it from a rest.

I paid $150 +tax for mine, it came with a book that had stampings and signatures showing that it was made in 1983, was testfired, and was inspected every 5 years or so. Its a neat gun, more fun than $150 can normally buy you.

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

Another bonus: they have flip up phosphorescent night sights, and the latest (I think Z prefix serialed) rifles have flip up tritium sights, good for fending off them pesky invading capitalists at night.:D

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

I know removing the grenade sight certainly is. Figured the launcher would be worse.

Yep, found screw-on flash hiders cheap--that's the only reason I'm bothering with the launcher.

Ugh, typical. The only mods I'm interested in beside the flash-hider would be a folding stock, a bipod, and optics. Maybe it's more trouble than its worth. A Dragunov-style stock does the job, too.

Can't beat that for the money.

Yep, the one I'm looking at is the same price and comes with the arsenal paperwork.

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

Lol, I actually have some hesitations about buying commie gear. Then again Yugoslavia no longer has Tito and his ilk, so what the heck!

Thanks for your help, Bri.

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

The 59/66 was also designed with the considerations of joining NATO, the grenade launchers will also shoot NATO spec projectiles. The grenade sight is marked in both yds and meters. First thing I would do is break it down and clean all the cosmoline from everywhere you can get to.

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

I have owned 3 Yugo M59/66's, i bought for $175,$179,and $145. All three were unfired and covered in cosmoline. I like them, they are a cheap plinker and can take a beating.


By the way that grenade launcher is sweated on and is a major PITA to get off..... looks better on it

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

Yugo? Boy theres a name that brings up grand images of quality huh? ;););)
RA

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

Beats the hell out of a Ruger Mini-30, better quality at only 1/4 the price.:D

RE: Yugo SKS M59/66 Owners
 

lol Bri, I know they are decent lil rifles, just had to give you guys a hard time.

(To keep the banter going) whats more important, employing Americans at Ruger or former soviet citizens??? ;)
RA