03-11-2008, 02:26 PM
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| Registered User |  Romanian SKS...? Hi everyone, I'm new. My name is Jia - yes, I'm female - I know that's a bit of a rarity. I'll be 20 in May. I'm a college student and a bookseller at Barnes and Noble as well as a church pianist. I also am a volunteer storm spotter for the Amateur Radio Emergency Services, call KI4REC. I'm admittedly new to the gun world. I've been shooting my boyfriend's Glock chambered in .22 - I have weak wrists due to some prior damage. Anything bigger than 9mm is physically painful to shoot. (And to think I want a Colt 1911 in 45GAP... har har.) I enjoy shooting very much, and hopefully I'll be able to shoot the Mosin Negant my boyfriend owns. At any rate, I just bought my very first gun today - it's an SKS I picked up in a pawn shop for about 160 bucks. The numbers on the receiver(?) -are BC-4185-1958, and then 4185 on the bolt. However, there are two numbers on the stock, 4185, and then BC-1263 on the other side. The tip of the barrel is marked with a number "1". Stamped on the side of the barrel is the following - MDL 56.7, 7.62X39, (caliber markings, I think), and then Cugir, Romania C.A.I. ST. ALB. VT. Anyone tell me anything about this rifle? I've looked up things on the interwebs, but I've been able to gather precious little about this gun - there's all kinds of information about the Chinese, Russian and Yugo variants, but otherwise... nada on the Romanians except that they're hard to find in the US. Thanks much in advance! -Jia |
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03-11-2008, 02:48 PM
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| Grumpy Old Fart   | You have a Romanian Model 56 SKS, chambered in 7,62x39. Manufactured at the Cugir Arsenal in Romania. It was imported by CAI, Located in ST Albany, VT I believe.
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03-11-2008, 05:49 PM
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| Senior Member  | "I enjoy shooting very much, and hopefully I'll be able to shoot the Mosin Negant my boyfriend owns." yeah, you shouldnt have any problems with a nagant or other long guns, if it's just the wrists that are a problem, since most of everything hits your shoulder
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03-12-2008, 07:28 PM
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| Registered User |  My digital camera wouldn't get up too close, but here's the gun. The stock is a little beat, I was thinking of refinishing it, but I don't really know... I'm afraid of losing the stamps - there's one near the back of the bolt cover(?) that's a triangle with a G or a C in it, and it's covered in cosmoline. I'm afraid if I strip down the finish, I'll lose the marking... The wood is very pretty in the light though, and I'd like to show it off. Opinions? Oh yeah, in this picture, the bayonet is apparently installed upside down! Eeek. We fixed that. Last edited by sksfemme; 03-12-2008 at 07:31 PM. Reason: ... lol, forgot something. |
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03-12-2008, 08:03 PM
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| Senior Member  | nice looking SKS! Get some stripper called KutZit you paint it on and take a plastic scrapper and scrap the finish off put some more on and wipe off with a rag no sanding needed .. then use Tru oil for a nice finisg you wont lose any markings..
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03-12-2008, 08:42 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN. "The city where nothing happens."
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Trader Rating: (1) | Nice sks imo: I think the finish looks great the way it is, it gives it character.
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03-13-2008, 05:33 PM
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It sounds like the bolt at least is matched to the rifle and not a force-match. $160 for it is a fine deal indeed. Haven't seen anything that good around here in ages. No Romanians at all, and the local shops want $350 for Yugos still buried in the cosmoline. Be sure to get some SKS stripper clips; it makes loading so much easier. I'd use mineral spirits and brass brushes to clean it. Check on YouTube; there are videos that will help you. As far as losing the cartouches, provided you don't sand the stock they should still be visible. Be sure to unscrew the rubber buttpad before you start cleaning. Rubber does not react well to mineral spirits or paint stripper. If you're worried about shooting the boyfriend's Mosin, don't be. Do what Steve advised me to do and get a slip-on or lace-on recoil pad. It reduces the perceived recoil by about 80%, down to almost nothing. Just be sure you're wearing ear protection when you shoot the Mosin. They speak with, shall we say, great authority. And welcome to the forum. There are lots of folks who are SKS and Mosin shooters, including Steve and me, who hang out here. Last edited by Cyrano; 03-13-2008 at 05:38 PM. | |
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03-15-2008, 08:08 PM
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doesn't look upside down, seems to me that if you turned it around it wouldn't close. then again, mine is a yugo, and they have a different bayo clasper method thingy. (even if it was the wrong way, mine is only sharp enough to cut toilet paper (with its weight =) ), so no worries there =)
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03-15-2008, 11:49 PM
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| Senior Member  | Here are links you should bookmark to 2 other websites, besides this one, that are very good, helpful and useful for those that have SKSs,AKs amd a host of other rifles. Collecting and Shooting the SKS Carbine - Disassembly and Reassembly The Box O' Truth - Ammo Penetration Testing At this site, the box o truth, make sure to check out the educational area also. Very helpful stuff there as well. Happy shooting SKSFEMME.
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03-29-2008, 07:37 AM
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