How accurate is your SKS?

Robo · 05-28-2006, 10:41 AM

Chinese, Romanian, Yugo. I have shot a chinese and yugo, i heard there are 7 varieties of SKS. I love my yugo, share your thoughts on your favorite sks

Big Dog · 05-28-2006, 04:06 PM

My Yugo has managed measured groups inside 1.5" at 100 yards, with gas system off and using Remington commercial ammo. A 4" group is the norm with good Russian "Ulyanovsk" ammo, and the Sino-Soviet SKS I recently bought is about as good.
My recently-sold Norinco SKS shot four inch groups at 117 yards, using the Uly ammo.
I have much poorer performance from Wolf ammo.

One secret to good accuracy in the SKS is to install a spacer or shim in the fore end under the barrel - tighten it up so it doesn't bounce in the stock.

bheiser · 05-28-2006, 07:48 PM

Best so far is 2.5 inch groups at 100yds with wolf ammo

Mooseman684 · 05-28-2006, 11:57 PM

My Russian SKS will shoot 1 to 1-1/2 groups at 100 yards with Wolf or Russian surplus ammo all day long, I sold my Chinese (pinned Barrel) SKS because it was all over the paper and not nearly as accurate. I am looking for a Yugo to try out , havent tested one yet!
Rich

jellydonut · 05-29-2006, 12:54 AM

My yugo's pretty accurate, but haven't scoped it yet, or properly checked it, but on 3 prelim test shots I was shooting ~1" groups at 50 yards or so. I wonder why some of you have had problems with the Ulyanovsk ammo. I've seen the ammo shoot 1-1.5'' groups often, too, out of a chinese SKS.

whirlwind · 05-29-2006, 01:15 AM

the only ones i have fired were chinese,but just going on looks and workmanship id have to say i like the albanian's best

toolman · 05-29-2006, 11:09 AM

My Chi-Com, which I traded like an idiot, would shoot m.o.a. with good ammo (S&B, Rem, or Federal) and 1.5 to 2 m.o.a. with the cheap stuff. This was a threaded barrel model with a much modified receiver mount and 6x32 scope. The biggest prob. with the gun was a real crappy trigger pull that I never got around to fixing.

Beer Forever · 05-29-2006, 11:56 AM

I think my Yugo shoots the best out of all mine. With the premium Winchester hunting ammo I got 1" to 1.5" groups consistantly.

jellydonut · 05-29-2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by toolman

My Chi-Com, which I traded like an idiot, would shoot m.o.a. with good ammo (S&B, Rem, or Federal) and 1.5 to 2 m.o.a. with the cheap stuff. This was a threaded barrel model with a much modified receiver mount and 6x32 scope. The biggest prob. with the gun was a real crappy trigger pull that I never got around to fixing.

Aside from the two-stage trigger? I heard that they have a two-stage trigger from my Dad. It feels like it, too. I kinda like mine's trigger pull, either way.

FutureMarine · 05-30-2006, 10:41 PM

My russian tula has always given me GREAT groups. if anyone has problems with it, it is them!!!

Robo · 05-31-2006, 02:43 AM

what are the advantages of shooting with gas shut off and how do you do it BIG DOG. I've shot a yugo and chinese in the desert with no targets, who has both and thinks one is better than other?

Big Dog · 05-31-2006, 04:41 AM

Robo, the Yugo has a gas switch above the gas block - it is turned straight up ("off") to fire grenades. This makes the gun basically a straight-pull bolt-action. Less reciprocating mass improves accuracy. Recoil is only a little stiffer. This also allows the use of full-length scopes without getting them beaten up by brass ejection.
It's one of the neat things about the Yugo SKS I like.

BattleRifleG3 · 05-31-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Robo

what are the advantages of shooting with gas shut off and how do you do it BIG DOG. I've shot a yugo and chinese in the desert with no targets, who has both and thinks one is better than other?

I suggest you try using a crude target, say a cardboard box with a target drawn on it with a sharpie marker, and use another box as a rest for your rifle. You can shoot accurately in odd situations, you just have to improvise. Resting against a tree is a typical way people improve accuracy while hunting in the woods.

ruger22com · 06-09-2006, 09:17 AM

hit 2 foot gongs at 200 yards with iron sights..over and over and over again.

Big Dog · 06-09-2006, 12:44 PM

My Yugo is definitely the more accurate, compared to my Sino-Soviet (early Chinese SKS). But, it is also longer and heavier. I like the Chinese gun's handiness in the field.

Robo · 06-12-2006, 02:12 PM

Yugo wood is nice if it is clean

Rockh0und · 06-12-2006, 04:38 PM

Yeah, mine cleaned up real nice. I average 2"-2 1/2" groups at 100-150 with the wolf stuff. Worse with a scope. I had the reciever top half replacement scope mount. It just never would produce consistent groups. I'd get it zeroed pretty good and the next time out it was 6" off. I pulled it off and went back to the basics. Then I made that peep sight for it. That's working out great.

Robo · 06-14-2006, 08:53 PM

i hear fire sights are better than regular

05-28-2006, 10:41 AM	#1
Robo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	How accurate is your SKS? Chinese, Romanian, Yugo. I have shot a chinese and yugo, i heard there are 7 varieties of SKS. I love my yugo, share your thoughts on your favorite sks

05-28-2006, 04:06 PM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	My Yugo has managed measured groups inside 1.5" at 100 yards, with gas system off and using Remington commercial ammo. A 4" group is the norm with good Russian "Ulyanovsk" ammo, and the Sino-Soviet SKS I recently bought is about as good. My recently-sold Norinco SKS shot four inch groups at 117 yards, using the Uly ammo. I have much poorer performance from Wolf ammo. One secret to good accuracy in the SKS is to install a spacer or shim in the fore end under the barrel - tighten it up so it doesn't bounce in the stock. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-28-2006, 07:48 PM	#3
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202 Trader Rating: (0)	Best so far is 2.5 inch groups at 100yds with wolf ammo __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

05-28-2006, 11:57 PM	#4
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,200 Trader Rating: (0)	My Russian SKS will shoot 1 to 1-1/2 groups at 100 yards with Wolf or Russian surplus ammo all day long, I sold my Chinese (pinned Barrel) SKS because it was all over the paper and not nearly as accurate. I am looking for a Yugo to try out , havent tested one yet! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

05-29-2006, 01:15 AM	#6
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,728 Trader Rating: (0)	the only ones i have fired were chinese,but just going on looks and workmanship id have to say i like the albanian's best __________________ De oppresso liber !

05-29-2006, 12:54 AM	#5
jellydonut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 234 Trader Rating: (0)	My yugo's pretty accurate, but haven't scoped it yet, or properly checked it, but on 3 prelim test shots I was shooting ~1" groups at 50 yards or so. I wonder why some of you have had problems with the Ulyanovsk ammo. I've seen the ammo shoot 1-1.5'' groups often, too, out of a chinese SKS.

05-29-2006, 11:09 AM	#7
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,310 Trader Rating: (0)	My Chi-Com, which I traded like an idiot, would shoot m.o.a. with good ammo (S&B, Rem, or Federal) and 1.5 to 2 m.o.a. with the cheap stuff. This was a threaded barrel model with a much modified receiver mount and 6x32 scope. The biggest prob. with the gun was a real crappy trigger pull that I never got around to fixing. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

05-29-2006, 11:56 AM	#8
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,694 Trader Rating: (0)	I think my Yugo shoots the best out of all mine. With the premium Winchester hunting ammo I got 1" to 1.5" groups consistantly.

05-30-2006, 10:41 PM	#10
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946 Trader Rating: (0)	My russian tula has always given me GREAT groups. if anyone has problems with it, it is them!!! __________________ Semper Fi

05-31-2006, 02:43 AM	#11
Robo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	what are the advantages of shooting with gas shut off and how do you do it BIG DOG. I've shot a yugo and chinese in the desert with no targets, who has both and thinks one is better than other? Last edited by Robo; 05-31-2006 at 02:49 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-31-2006, 04:41 AM	#12
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	Robo, the Yugo has a gas switch above the gas block - it is turned straight up ("off") to fire grenades. This makes the gun basically a straight-pull bolt-action. Less reciprocating mass improves accuracy. Recoil is only a little stiffer. This also allows the use of full-length scopes without getting them beaten up by brass ejection. It's one of the neat things about the Yugo SKS I like. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

06-09-2006, 09:17 AM	#14
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 719 Trader Rating: (0)	hit 2 foot gongs at 200 yards with iron sights..over and over and over again. __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

06-09-2006, 12:44 PM	#15
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,020 Trader Rating: (0)	My Yugo is definitely the more accurate, compared to my Sino-Soviet (early Chinese SKS). But, it is also longer and heavier. I like the Chinese gun's handiness in the field. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

06-12-2006, 02:12 PM	#16
Robo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	Yugo wood is nice if it is clean __________________ "Im Rick James B----!"

06-12-2006, 04:38 PM	#17
Rockh0und Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ozark Mountains, Arkansas Posts: 94 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah, mine cleaned up real nice. I average 2"-2 1/2" groups at 100-150 with the wolf stuff. Worse with a scope. I had the reciever top half replacement scope mount. It just never would produce consistent groups. I'd get it zeroed pretty good and the next time out it was 6" off. I pulled it off and went back to the basics. Then I made that peep sight for it. That's working out great. __________________ :gangster: The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility - John Fisher

06-14-2006, 08:53 PM	#18
Robo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	i hear fire sights are better than regular __________________ "Im Rick James B----!"