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SKS Carbines => Unaltered SKS Rifles => Yugoslavian SKS => Topic started by: Loose}{Cannon on September 18, 2015, 05:17:21 PM
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Get em while you can! Free shipoing
http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F3SKSY5966CG&name=Ceremonial+Guard+Yugoslavian+Model+59%2f66+7.62x39+SKS+Rifles&groupid=213
(http://www.yooperj.com/Page%2028/Slovenian%20Ceremonial%20Honor%20Guard.jpg)
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Interesting...
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Only 218 remaining...
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Started a few hrs ago with 300. :o
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Nice! clap1
I wonder if they have a special block of guns they set aside for this conversion or they just took any decent condition M59/66 and used it?
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I'd like to know how they got the stocks looking like that...
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Glad I don't have to hold back living in Ca, I would probably go in dept over one of those beauties. I thought Yugo's didn't have chrome lined BBL's do to no chrome in that country ?
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Where it say anything about chrome bore?
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It Dosent, So how did they get the chrome for the Bayo ect
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175 left... Almost half gone.
The 'Yugoslavia dont have chrome" is BS, they just chose not to do the bores.
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FWIW
They had 300 of these. There were 600 chinese honorguards imported and those are up to $900 after shipping and transfer.
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(http://www.yooperj.com/Page%2028/Slovenian%20Ceremonial%20Honor%20Guards.jpg)
(http://blogs.reuters.com/oddly-enough/files/2008/07/slovenian-rifles-360.jpg)
(http://www.delo.si/assets/media/picture/20130624/Delo_Foto-20130624183456-31675700.jpeg?rev=0)
(http://www.sloveniatimes.com/modules/uploader/uploads/Aktualno/Podobe1/64946978_02.jpg)
(http://static3.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/1300-6/photos/1342804526-un-secretarygeneral-ban-kimoon-in-slovenia_1345106.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Ceremonial_guards_at_Government_and_Presidential_Palace_in_Ljubljana_4.jpg)
(http://thumb9.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/1778162/259896206/stock-photo-ljubljana-slovenia-march-slovenian-military-guard-of-honour-at-the-main-entrance-of-259896206.jpg)
(http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs-eng.nsf/0/4197188EAE4A181AC1257AF7003FC0AE/$File/M__DSA3651.JPG)
(http://www.nato.int/pictures/2006/060929e/b060929bd.jpg)
(http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/451172410-slovenian-prime-minister-alenka-bratusek-and-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QWKdxD1Zt1rptQ6hZk%2FXq6rRvRO3f3szoEdHjdZvAssg%2FSJhF5HDgjdwrN%2FSAbLzNw%3D%3D)
(http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/170318766-slovenian-defence-minister-roman-jakic-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QWdwMwKkNCPM8CTguSgzIcpGU0aFHZH3PJ3%2B96kLiOmA)
(http://static1.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/5300-6/photos/1406400397-russian-and-slovenian-army-drill-teams-performing-in-ljubljana_5370386.jpg)
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I really like that look and wasn't sure if I really really wanted one. Has anyone ever seen one of these in person? I cannot find any examples of these in the US even going back many years on various boards/forums.
I did pass up the sweet 59/66 recently.... then bit on the M59 and it is a beauty.
These are unissued SKSs. Pricey? Yes. Rare? Probably.
I would never shoot one. I would keep it safe or display it. Is it worth $700 for a safe queen?
I wonder what these will sell for in 2016 on GB.... Fun to watch for that.
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These have never been seen in the US until this..
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167 left at 7:15 central
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May not even be yugo stocks... Could have made their own like Poland etc.
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So you are saying we should consider getting one of these things? :o
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May not even be yugo stocks... Could have made their own like Poland etc.
On the website pics, these clearly have grain. I was afraid they were fiberglass. I think they are wood.
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Yup... They are wood.
Looks like the bolt carrier is also chrome.
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I see three guns in AIMs pics with the letter I as the year 1972.
They come with log books... Will be interesting to see if they are the original Zastava log books, refurb depo books, or something else.
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Yup... They are wood.
Looks like the bolt carrier is also chrome.
I guess whoever orders one here will let the rest of us know?? :) whistle12
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So LC, Are you gonna snag 1 of these, so we can live vicariously through you? wink1
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I see three guns in AIMs pics with the letter I as the year 1972.
They come with log books... Will be interesting to see if they are the original Zastava log books, refurb depo books, or something else.
Be sure to post pics! I will.
And... for the record... you are a bad influence. Not that I mind... thumb1
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BLING BLING BLING BLING
Just stop talking about them and take my money put me in a straight jacket until they're gone
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So LC, Are you gonna snag 1 of these, so we can live vicariously through you? wink1
I may/may have talked the ole man into getting two. Have to buy it from him!
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I see three guns in AIMs pics with the letter I as the year 1972.
They come with log books... Will be interesting to see if they are the original Zastava log books, refurb depo books, or something else.
Be sure to post pics! I will.
And... for the record... you are a bad influence. Not that I mind... thumb1
Your welcome. rofl
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So LC, Are you gonna snag 1 of these, so we can live vicariously through you? wink1
I may/may have talked the ole man into getting two. Have to buy it from him!
Right On man! bouncecool1 Color me green. Having 2 from 2 different countries drool2 Happy for ya man, Honestly not to many are gonna be able to do the same.
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(http://rebec.si/inc/image/type;item;size;large;name;_dxdx__dxdx_A_21884BA5_20150327_200344.jpg)
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...and less than half left, 148, at 1822 PDT...
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How many you buy phos? rofl
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Meh...I'd rather have a Chinese HG :)
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How many you buy phos? rofl
uh, who me? uh, just one didnt do
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rofl
I had nothing to do with your weak will.
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rofl
I had nothing to do with your weak will.
Well somebody was holding a gun to my head pullhair1 Must've been Hunter S. Thompson's ghost :o
chuckles1
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Call me what you want, but at least you wont be kicking yourself in the twig/berries in a few years. :))
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Can't wait until we get guns from Cuba.... That rats nest.
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Call me what you want, but at least you wont be kicking yourself in the twig/berries in a few years. :))
chuckles1
True story thumb1
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140 left
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These will certainly be on my list of things I will never have but will drool over the gun porn posted by those who can.
I just wish they chromed the grenade launchers. That would look really cool....
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Probably our only chance in years to get a fresh minty HG SKS. I don't need it, shouldn't get one, and... I will post pics when she arrives.
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Probably our only chance in years to get a fresh minty HG SKS. I don't need it, shouldn't get one, and... I will post pics when she arrives.
Ahh, good to have a fellow gun addict aficionado to commiserate with thumb1 :))
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The truth hurts.
Not really... LOL
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113 left
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Wow, sales picked back up after the spouses fell asleep on the East Coast rofl
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Laff... More like football and beer are finished.
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Naw, the wives let the boys hold their man purses for a bit, they figured it had been a while since the got to hold them. rofl
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How many GM?
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Bah!!! None, zilch, zero, nadda... To.....pimpish for my liking. To much like a '57 Plymouth Fury bumper with wood accents.
Maybe if it included the spiffy serial matched little police looking outfit with a log book shoved in the left rear pocket, I might have started to breath hard. thumb1
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Laff.. How I know you **** on them? rofl
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I didn't defacate on them fart1, they just didn't excite me, no movement was detected. Scary I know, it happens from time to time.
I can't give green paper for a non movement inducing item, that would be like me buying dress shoes and a pair of khakis, voluntarily. chuckles1
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Am I missing something here? These seem rare. Perfect condition. What's not to love?
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Am I missing something here? These seem rare. Perfect condition. What's not to love?
For me is the glorified wall hanger status that turns me off. I'm in the same boat as GM, they just don't excite me. Sure they look pretty and they are rare & pristine, but there's other rare and pristine guns out there for around the same price. I might wind up regretting, but hey, at this point I don't! :)
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These are 100% functional weapons in which were made differently for a purpose. This purpose although symbiotic, is well known and an important chaper in the Yugo sks history. These guns have never been imported before and we may never see them again. For me, it does not matter if they are chrome, rust, painted, blued, short, or long, its about collecting a historical variation. I also do not believe anyone is going to lose money on them. Its pretty impressive that 300 were available to start, and in less then 24 hrs at $700 there is less then 1/3 remaining.
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I'll also add that Slovenia is roughly the size of New Jersey having just 7,300 active duty military personnel. Im guessing the guard unit using these guns is very very small. Seeing that these rifles are still in use, I'm very surprised they let any of them go at all yet alone aprox 300.
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Down to 83 rifles!
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These are 100% fictional weapons in which were made differently for a purpose. This purpose although symbiotic, is well known and an important chaper in the Yugo sks history. These guns have never been imported before and we may never see them again. For me, it does not matter if they are chrome, rust, painted, blued, short, or long, its about collecting a historical variation. I also do not believe anyone is going to lose money on them. Its pretty impressive that 300 were available to start, and in less then 24 hrs at $700 there is less then 1/3 remaining.
Correct, but it's a "fictional weapon", one may flip one in the future for a Trump sum price, I just can not get excited over one, while it is a excellent display of Communism, all it did in life was twirl, flip, spin and click on the ground. I see a glorified gymnastic rifle, it didn't earn the hard life, blood and guts markings, carried by a lonesome soldier scared to death, half froze and soaked, like so many other weapons did, it lived in a locker safe from harm, rage and carnage. It was simply pulled out for special occasions and to perform for V.I.Ps and what not. Also, I guess I look around the speculation in the future value, I buy what excites me, regardless of what it may be or not be worth 5, 20 or 80yrs down the road. Different strokes, for different folks, it's what makes the world go round.
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Oh, I agree. It wont fit everyones collection. thumb1
But I'm pretty sure this isn't a fictional weapon. Its right there... Touch it, feel it, stroke it. And last time I looked, those ARE soldiers with them in the pics... Most all of these milsurps were simply stored or perhaps carried around in non wartime activities. :-\
I get it... Not for everyone. But lets not start bashing a rare sks thats selling like hotcakes on an sks forum. :-\
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I don't see anything dif here when compared to any other weapon which is like new or 'unissued' etc. Cherries yugos, new chicoms, as issued russos.. The list goes on and on.
Come to think of it.... How do we know these guns were not involved in plenty of war-use ethnic-cleansing before being selected for HG rework and service?
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These are 100% fictional weapons in which were made differently for a purpose
But I'm pretty sure this isn't a fictional weapon.
Now, which is it? bat1 One statment says it is, your next says it ain't. One or the other.
I didn't bash, I simply stated my feeling, or opinion, much like RM. All the more power to those who have the interest. By me not buying, leaves at least one for the next guy.
And you don't know if they were purpose built for this use either. thumb1
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No worries... Just a autospell typo. Ill fix it. thumb1
I didn't say you were bashing Carl.. I stated 'lets not start', as in, lets not head in that direction. thumb1
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These are 100% functional weapons in which were made differently for a purpose
Sorry about the confusion.
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And you don't know if they were purpose built for this use either. thumb1
Are you implying these are not Slovenian Guard rifles?
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Down to 75.. I don't think these will last past tomorrow at the most. I wonder how many bulk buyers will be flipping them on Gunbroker in a few weeks.
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It wouldn't surprise me if a " Here's your second chance to own 1" add pops up before someone even receives the rifle themselves. Try for a quick flip, just in case there's a second batch of these waiting to be sold.
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Could happen, but I doubt it personally. Seems all these yugos were imported from Slovenia by one importer and certain distributors bought what they wanted for resale. I haven't seen a 'second chance' B series Dans m59s.
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62 left
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I'm still waiting for those North Koreans from Cuba. bat1
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I hope for a Cuban marked SKS, myself. Stamped with a likeness of Fidel's beard I bet.
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Ohhh... But, Cuba has special buttplates.
(http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/80932404-cuban-honor-guard-hold-their-arms-during-the-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QVCHCDM6BMGAb2OTlYIRF%2FuQ55Jo4%2BkzZvJbmWi5JAfdgQOLFTfqtUON%2Bu%2B9DF3yLxceCWFFuVm1Z2EFnfaTnp0%3D)
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Cuba is strange... A real hodge-podge. Some chrome, some not. Some fancy butt, some not.
(http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn-latino/news/Mujica%20Castro%20Cuba.jpg)
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Just waiting for a chance at a Cuban SKS. That's all.
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50 left
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I almost clicked the link to see how many were left, but then came to my senses. I don't need that kind of temptation! fart1
At this rate they may not last through the night but will certainly be gone by Monday morning.
It's times like this that I wish I had the money and the gumption to just take a chance now and then.
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Where are you guys seeing there are only 300, the number left, and other pics? I don't see anything like that when I click the link??
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Where are you guys seeing there are only 300, the number left, and other pics? I don't see anything like that when I click the link??
300 is where it started. Add 1 to your cart then update with 50 or more and you'll see that there are only ## left.
26 left!
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Where are you guys seeing there are only 300, the number left, and other pics? I don't see anything like that when I click the link??
300 is where it started. Add 1 to your cart then update with 50 or more and you'll see that there are only ## left.
26 left!
Ah I see... 26 left :)
Wish I could get excited for this gun, but it just doesn't do it for me.
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19 left
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Less then 48hrs
(http://www.quickmeme.com/img/e2/e21d48862c914e045e32c258020cc9dcfbbc61666d515e0208d88b216fc843c5.jpg)
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Temptation averted, lol.
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good, saved my marriage. :o
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I almost clicked the link to see how many were left, but then came to my senses. I don't need that kind of temptation!
Yeah, I took the bait and thought "Oh, what the heck."
Clicking the link was all I intended to do.
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Don't ask phos how I got him to buy one. rofl
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Don't ask phos how I got him to buy one. rofl
Yeah, that polaroid of him and the goat? Doesn't he realize that photo is already everywhere on the internet?
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Nope.. I have a dif tactic.
All you have to do is PM him with, "Push the little button.... Pussy cat"
rofl
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AIM is going to be very busy when they get to work in the morning. rofl
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My guess is that they had them all packed and ready for shipping labels. Maybe not.
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Nope.. I have a dif tactic.
All you have to do is PM him with, "Push the little button.... Pussy cat"
rofl
I can't stand the peer pressure doh1 banghead1 chuckles1
No regrets banana time
My guess is that they had them all packed and ready for shipping labels. Maybe not.
You must be one of those optimists I've heard about ;) :))
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Seems like the stocks have a super high gloss shine on them, like lacquer or something that you can buff up to a shine like that.
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I looked pretty closely at all the pics I could find out there. I didn't want it if it had a fiberglass stock. It has wood grain and it looks strange because it is not a beat up refurb milsurp like we are used to seeing. :)
I have an unissued SKS and it looks like that in pictures, but not in person. That is my take on it.... YMMV
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I looked pretty closely at all the pics I could find out there. I didn't want it if it had a fiberglass stock. It has wood grain and it looks strange because it is not a beat up refurb milsurp like we are used to seeing. :)
I have an unissued SKS and it looks like that in pictures, but not in person. That is my take on it.... YMMV
It could just be a color coating of some sorts, almost like the old red century imports guns got.
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Old red century imports got?
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Old red century imports got?
That heavy red coating...like on my 2mil.
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No tellin whats with these stocks. May not even be Elm.
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Elm? Didn't you know that Yugo stocks are teak? rofl
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Shows what I know. bat1
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So... I'm not a frequent poster (been a busy year, to say the least), but I wanted to get in on this discussion. I have one ordered and can't wait to get it! My wife bought it as an early Christmas gift... I may wrap it and open it again on Christmas morning!
I'll post pics when it shows up.
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That wife's a keeper Bartski! Nice job. clap1
The photo thread from all these parade guns is going to be impressive I bet! thumb1
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Rare, high condition, historic, military issue, semiautomatic and interesting make for a winning recipe in both the collectability and badassery department. Congrats to everyone who pulled the trigger.
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It has been raining Yugos lately. Amazing Yugos. I hope our lucky streak holds.
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It has been raining Yugos lately. Amazing Yugos.
That's for sure! Long Barrels, Honor Guards, "B" and "C" series. Here's for more surprise finds!
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Like... ON2 spotters. :P
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Tagging so I can see the pretty pretty pictures when they become available.
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I passed on them. Mainly because I don't have a spare $700 kicking around but also they just didn't do it for me for some reason. I'm not a collector so that's the other big reason. These are fantastic for a collector, they are purdy and all but they seem odd to me. I guess I'm a chrome it all or not at all kinda guy, don't care for the chrome HG, bayo, etc when the barrel and receiver are blued. Congrats to all who snagged one, they are super cool, just not for me.
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For any interested parties I have a post in Accessories about the crates these rifles came in, I have access to them starting tomorrow. I thought they looked a cut above average in the pic, and a rather limited number of them.
shameless plug
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Shipping email notification received on the 2 my ole man purchased.
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I got shipping notification at 2:00 PDT, should be here Friday. Maybe K-9 was right that they had a bunch boxed up and ready to go thumb1 Hopefully, they're packed well.
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I got shipping notification at 2:00 PDT, should be here Friday. Maybe K-9 was right that they had a bunch boxed up and ready to go thumb1 Hopefully, they're packed well.
Well, somehow that K-9 knew about these before they were for sale, so maybe he had some other information, too? thankyou1
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I got shipping notification at 2:00 PDT, should be here Friday. Maybe K-9 was right that they had a bunch boxed up and ready to go thumb1 Hopefully, they're packed well.
Well, somehow that K-9 knew about these before they were for sale, so maybe he had some other information, too? thankyou1
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bat1. bat1 rofl
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Too bad the invoices dont have the serial.
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Too bad the invoices dont have the serial.
Well.... you didn't mention that part to me. Let me make a call, but no promises.
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Shows 17 in stock a few minutes ago.
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Yup.. I heard canceled orders and some people prolly leaving them in their cart. bat1
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Yup.. I heard canceled orders and some people prolly leaving them in their cart. bat1
Canceled orders bat1 I wonder how much Aim charges those guys for buyer's remorse/restocking chuckles1
Those'll be gone in an hour or two to those who had "non-buyer's remorse" :))
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Nooooooooooooo! I resisted the first run, not sure if I can do it again! I talked myself into these not being something I was interested in but when they ran out I let my guard down and started to lust after them anyway.
13 left.
MUST BE STRONG, MUST NOT BUY $700 PARADE SKS!
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Cmon... Push the little button **** cat. bat1
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I love how some board newb claims. "They found a crate they didn't know they had... 20 more up for sale". Blah, bork, buzz, spit. Yeah, Im sure AIM just had no idea how many they had until they started selling them. ::)
Not even 20 guns in a crate. rofl
There is 10
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/mrcoinring/mrcoinring001/2015092295150647.jpg)
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I love how some board newb claims. "They found a crate they didn't know they had... 20 more up for sale". Blah, bork, buzz, spit. Yeah, Im sure AIM just had no idea how many they had until they started selling them. ::)
Not even 20 guns in a crate. rofl
There is 10
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/mrcoinring/mrcoinring001/2015092295150647.jpg)
Take it easy over here. :)
Of course AIM knew how many rifles they obtained. Probably just had multiple cancellations/orders/reorders through the weekend and once they got to the end of the actual shipments...boom...20 more left to sell. I'm one of the guilty parties causing the mess with some initial cold feet. Retook the plunge today and it's a stick after moving a couple items this weekend and being a sucker for all things shiny. Should look nice next to my Dan's M59. :)) Cheers.
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Lol. 'AIM sorted through and found an extra crate' sounds alot like they miraculously discovered they had more rifles then they thought. Highly unlikely they are not aware how many they have total, but I'm glad you updated your post and joined a real sks forum. rofl
These things happen... Canceled orders and people leaving X amount of rifles in their cart and never checking out etc usually leads to relisting of X amount of rifles but has no bearing on their original totals.
Just keeping it real man... Hope you settle in, enjoy the site, and keep posting instead of lurking. thumb1
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The melancholy of not having $700 to blow is outweighed by not feeling the urge to polish something every day like I am my own butler...sure I would love to have one...but I am not so keen on the wall hanger situation vs. something I can go have fun with. I will live vicariously through others posts....I just hope they start arriving to members soon, I am really itching to see some of these.
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I bet they shoot just fine. :)
I wouldn't consider a perfectly functioning weapon as a wall hanger... Just me.
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Does this batch change the opinion that they didn't have chrome deposits so they opted to have non chrome lined barrels?
Is it possible they decided to go without for a reason? Despite the quality of their builds, were the barrels considered disposable and rather than try make them last forever, just opt to refurb more often?
There seems to be even today a considerable buttload of Yugo barrels available...I cannot remember the last time I couldn't find one easily. Since they kept such meticulous records on these vs. any other country...could it just be they visited the armorer frequently, and were set for planned overhauls, which would replace the sewer pipes? The patch puller rope that came with mine seems as if it would be as effective as using dental floss for cleaning. Mine actually has weights on both ends, so I don't even know how to use the dang thing.
Aside from demilled chop jobs, I don't recall seeing any other nation's barrels being available as widely as the Yugo barrels.
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And gone...take two.
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Mine is due to arrive tomorrow.. Can't wait to see it!
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Ole mans 2 will arrive today, I'll try to get pics.
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I wanna see pics bouncecool1 I wanna see pics bouncecool1 Hurry up brown ups truck vroomvroom
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Pics in about an hour
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Pics in about an hour
Don't forget to get your toes in the pic!!! chuckles1 chuckles1
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Not my toes... Ole man sent me the pics of one the two he bought.
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Oh... Those toes. Stop staring at my wifes toes!!!
Send me that pic back. bat1
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It's been an hour.......just sayin fineprint
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It's been an hour.......just sayin fineprint
You missed it Hoss-Fly
Slovenian HG Pic Thread in Yugoslavian SKS - Page 1 of 1 (http://sks-files.com/yugoslavian-sks/21/slovenian-hg-pic-thread/1628/)
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Have we learned anything new from this batch? I assume they were Zastava factory made like that?
I have only seen pics of these and another one on another forum. The other forum post with pics (board name rhymes with fun gourds) claims that the stock is painted. People are using that post to poo-poo these HG SKSs.
I haven't picked mine up yet, so I cannot say.
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The stocks are not painted.
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Have we learned anything new from this batch? I assume they were Zastava factory made like that?
I have only seen pics of these and another one on another forum. The other forum post with pics (board name rhymes with fun gourds) claims that the stock is painted. People are using that post to poo-poo these HG SKSs.
I haven't picked mine up yet, so I cannot say.
Might as well link the post as some people might have trouble finding it: http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?411545-Slovenian-Ceremonial-SKS-arrives (http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?411545-Slovenian-Ceremonial-SKS-arrives).
I don't believe they are painted either, just nicely finished. I don't know about everyone poo-poo'ing the stock, one of the commentators there said he didn't like the buttpad, but I personally think it looks sharp on that stock and makes a heck of a lot of sense to put something like that on a gun where the butt will be on the ground very often...
We are not like certain 'other' boards (*cough* SKSBoards) that ***** out any & all references to SKSFiles or the SKSGuide pages out of fear that someone else might be right and our stuff wrong. We're wrong pretty darn often actually! We admit to mistakes and correct them as best we can to get accurate data out there for everyone to use.
The fact that they only link to sites like Yooper's that still call letter guns '1956 Sino-Soviets', still maintain that non /26\ guns simply can't be dated, and continue to utilize the 1956 + million = year of manufacture despite there not being a shred of evidence that this is correct (and in fact multiple lines of evidence to show that it's flat out wrong) pretty much indicates that their true intentions aren't to share accurate information with everyone, but is instead to push some unverified-but-accepted-as-gospel 'expert' narrative onto new collectors. Then they can puff their chests out and high5 each other about their collective knowledge and all the über-rareness/high dollar-ness of their collections.
Stuff like that is never gonna fly around here as long as I'm around. bat1
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We are not like certain 'other' boards (*cough* SKSBoards) that ***** out any & all references to SKSFiles or the SKSGuide pages out of fear that someone else might be right and our stuff wrong. We're wrong pretty darn often actually! We admit to mistakes and correct them as best we can to get accurate data out there for everyone to use.
The fact that they only link to sites like Yooper's that still call letter guns '1956 Sino-Soviets', still maintain that non /26\ guns simply can't be dated, and continue to utilize the 1956 + million = year of manufacture despite there not being a shred of evidence that this is correct (and in fact multiple lines of evidence to show that it's flat out wrong) pretty much indicates that their true intentions aren't to share accurate information with everyone, but is instead to push some unverified-but-accepted-as-gospel 'expert' narrative onto new collectors. Then they can puff their chests out and high5 each other about their collective knowledge and all the über-rareness/high dollar-ness of their collections.
Stuff like that is never gonna fly around here as long as I'm around. bat1
Longest signature line ever....without any Mosin bashing even. rofl
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The 'guests' are watching. eyeball1 eyeball1
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Im seriously thinking these are not Yugo Elm stocks....
Hopefully someone here can make a detailed comparison...
(http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt205/Culver9/image.jpg1_zpslngawg9v.jpg)
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I didn't say the negative posts were ON gun boards. That post on gun boards is being used by other people at other forums.
This HG Yugo is being discussed on multiple forums that have nothing to do with SKSs.
It's done gone viral.... hash tag SKS.... rofl
#SKS
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Longest signature line ever....without any Mosin bashing even. rofl
Laff,
Sorry Justin. I always get carried away when I have a rough day at work. I'll get off my soap box, return the thread I've hijacked, and return you to your regularly scheduled thread! :P
I will say that I sure don't think that wood is elm. If it is, it's sawn way differently. Maybe beech? Looks a bit like the original early m59 non-elm stocks, only with no blemishes. They certainly sourced some nice looking wood for these, whatever it is.
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Looks Beech to me.....
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UPS botched my delivery. I signed electronically yesterday but they didn't leave it bat1 bat1 bat1
Now I have to wait until Monday pullhair1 >:(
But really, I'm fine, no need to get alarmed, I'm not a violent man, at least they didn't get between me and my feedbag tommy1
(need an angry dog emoji)
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New to the forum and new to owning SKSs. I've got one of the ceremonial rifles and one regular 59/66 coming from AIM. Well it's at my FFL (I don't have a current C&R FFL). But he's doing a gun show all weekend, as he works from home. So I must wait to get my rifles on Monday.
I've heard of one report of someone getting one of the ceremonials and they were not happy with the condition. No pics. So I don't know if they're somehow being unrealistic or if they happened to get one that banged around the crate or something (member of the Survivors board). Someone also supposedly got a regular 59/66 sent instead of a ceremonial. That must have been a mistake, obviously.
Anyway, the report of a disappointing looking ceremonial has me freaked out a little. But of the several I've seen around the web. They have looked excellently minty.
My regular will be shot. I probably won't even clean the ceremonial. I'll just leave on the cosmo. wink1
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UPS botched my delivery. I signed electronically yesterday but they didn't leave it bat1 bat1 bat1
Now I have to wait until Monday pullhair1 >:(
But really, I'm fine, no need to get alarmed, I'm not a violent man, at least they didn't get between me and my feedbag tommy1
(need an angry dog emoji)
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Oh, I feel a P32 Mommas and Poppas remix song a'comin on.... cry1
Monday, Monday, not so good for me
Monday mornin', it was all I hoped it wouldn't be
Oh Monday mornin', Monday mornin' UPS couldn't guarantee
That Monday evenin' my SKS would be here with me….... thankyou1 rofl rofl
Wanna borrow my ice pick, or if you ask real, real nice, I'll let you use my spoon :o
Whoa...I reread the I signed electronically but they didn't deliver it....personally, I would never do that with a firearm... You technically signed, all they gotta do is say it's been delivered, or leave it, and it just walks away from an unattended house. I would rather wait till the box is in my grundgy paws, and then sign. Granted, I hope the delivery guy is honest and has tons of integrity, but if not, prove you didn't recieve it, you already signed, and it is a firearm.
Hopefully I'm just tired and reading it wrong, after 17hrs at work and my mind is just fried from the day..
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Yeah, for some reason I know my UPS driver. There's always someone home in the late afternoon, when UPS delivers, they're just not 21. I'm having it held for pick up on Monday. Forget this missing delivery, or waiting around horse trash bat1 rofl
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Yeah, for some reason I know my UPS driver.
Laff Jon, you may need to enter a 12 step program:
"My name is Jon, I know my UPS driver on a first name basis and he brings me a 'package' at least once a week."
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Anyway, the report of a disappointing looking ceremonial has me freaked out a little. But of the several I've seen around the web. They have looked excellently minty.
My regular will be shot. I probably won't even clean the ceremonial. I'll just leave on the cosmo. wink1
Welcome to SKS-Files Jack. I read that post about the guy who's sending it back too. Buyer's remorse and trying to justify sending it back I think. All the others I've seen have been in perfect condition, you'll be ok.
Good plan in leaving it in the grease. Best way to keep it mint. thumb1
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Anyway, the report of a disappointing looking ceremonial has me freaked out a little. But of the several I've seen around the web. They have looked excellently minty.
My regular will be shot. I probably won't even clean the ceremonial. I'll just leave on the cosmo. wink1
Welcome to SKS-Files Jack. I read that post about the guy who's sending it back too. Buyer's remorse and trying to justify sending it back I think. All the others I've seen have been in perfect condition, you'll be ok.
Good plan in leaving it in the grease. Best way to keep it mint. thumb1
Thanks for the welcome. Since I posted the post you quoted. I read somewhere (I don't remember, I'm following several posts on several forums about these) about another person that wasn't completely happy with theirs. Since neither that person or the one who says he's sending it back. Have posted pics as of yet. I don't know if they got a slightly less attractive one. One that got damaged in shipping. Or if they just have unrealistic expectations. For these things being 30+ years old. I don't necessarily expect a rifle in 100% condition. But being advertised as "unissued'' and AIM posting up pics of new looking guns. I expect damn close to 100%. Get a like new gun, that's 30+ years old is certainly possible. I bought a couple CZ vz. 70's from AIM a few years ago. One was described as "unissued'' and it sure as heck looked like it just rolled of the line.
I was kinda joking about leaving the cosmo on. But I may just do it. Heck. I may need a really large bag to put the rifle in. So I can then vacuum seal the whole thing, cosmo and all. chuckles1
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I will leave mine in cosmoline. I may shoot it when I retire if it wasn't a great investment. Maybe.
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https://youtu.be/DV8MiuesO4Y
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https://youtu.be/fDamo2SQE7E
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They have a looooooooooong way to go before coming close to the USMC SDT.
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Man, they are sure rough on those Yugos! No wonder some of the buttpads I've seen look a little worn. I can also see why there's no cleaning rods on them as standard equipment! :o
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Man, they are sure rough on those Yugos! No wonder some of the buttpads I've seen look a little worn. I can also see why there's no cleaning rods on them as standard equipment! :o
Uh, cause thay rattle, and why they need one, they don't fire them fart1. Honor Guard cleaning kit was different, Mothers Chrome polish, a can of Pledge and a cloth. rofl2
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Yup.. Wont fire. Inert pos chrome flippy thingys. All yo guns are poop, hork, spit, buzz, blurp, bork bork.
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They have a looooooooooong way to go before coming close to the USMC SDT.
Yup. But those soldiers are still pretty decent. clap1
I saw someone mention this on another forum. Certainly, without some sneaking around and perhaps a few bribes. There's no way to be sure how many of the ceremonial rifles there are. But considering that Slovenia only has about 2,060,000 people in it. The country is a little smaller than New Jersey. And their now, fully professional military has only 8,800 total personnel. It might be a minor miracle these ever showed up outside of Slovenia for sale. Of course Slovenia appears to be selling off much of, if not all of their SKS stock. Since they went with the FN F2000S and the old Zastava M70's took over as reserves. Slovenia may still very well have a decent stock of regular SKS and ceremonial rifles. I don't see their ceremonial/honor guards doing those demos with AK rifles.
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Yup.. Wont fire. Inert pos chrome flippy thingys. All yo guns are poop, hork, spit, buzz, blurp, bork bork.
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Never did I say they wouldn't fire, why would they need to or want to. I'm pretty sure them drill dudes didn't didn't dress up in their blinging outfits and take them to the range for qualifying every month. They just twirl, spin and click'em, then polished them and back in the rack. They didnt need to go bang, bang uh, bang.. But, give me one, I'll shuck stripper after stripper through it, chrome looks good with the blueish tint thumb1 chuckles1
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Yup.. Wont fire. Inert pos chrome flippy thingys. All yo guns are poop, hork, spit, buzz, blurp, bork bork.
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Never did I say they wouldn't fire, why would they need to or want to. I'm pretty sure them drill dudes didn't didn't dress up in their blinging outfits and take them to the range for qualifying every month. They just twirl, spin and click'em, then polished them and back in the rack. They didnt need to go bang, bang uh, bang.. But, give me one, I'll shuck stripper after stripper through it, chrome looks good with the blueish tint thumb1 chuckles1
You wanna fire one?
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i302/Master_Mold/ohthehorror_zpsmfp0rl4u.jpg) (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Master_Mold/media/ohthehorror_zpsmfp0rl4u.jpg.html)
(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i302/Master_Mold/ohthehorrorrr_zpshhwwe1up.gif) (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Master_Mold/media/ohthehorrorrr_zpshhwwe1up.gif.html)
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Granted, the soldiers fired off some blanks in theirs towards the end of the second video.
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They didnt need to go bang, bang uh, bang..
But they can, and do. ;)
Someone keeps forgeting that these are just as functional as any other 'unissued' gun. ???
Oh look, even the Russian 'drill team of honor guard' use a whiteline buttblate.
(http://static3.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/5300-6/photos/1406400390-russian-and-slovenian-army-drill-teams-performing-in-ljubljana_5370416.jpg)
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Oh my... More silly inert toys with gay butplates. Stoopid Russos! ::)
(http://static2.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/5300-6/photos/1406400387-russian-and-slovenian-army-drill-teams-performing-in-ljubljana_5370426.jpg)
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How embarrassing... These goobers actually have to stand out in public with fake baby rattle like sticks that are completely sub-par and worthless!!
(http://static1.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/5300-0/photos/1406400383-russian-and-slovenian-army-drill-teams-performing-in-ljubljana_5370450.jpg)
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Im just scratching my head wondering why anyone would wanna buy a gun that wasn't made at Zastava as a fully functioning weapon right next to all the others. I mean, the least they could have done is take regular old combat ready SKS carbines to start with. ???
Idiots. bat1
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At least now we can record all the serial prefixes from these things and apply it to our serial list and perhaps inform all the owners their rifles must also be useless due to being made side/side with these things. :-\
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Wish they came with a dd603 that we could wipe our butts with at least. Maybe trade it in for a nice french gun thats never been fired and only dropped once? Is the mas even a functioning weapon? whistle12
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How about we just start trashing the USMC aswell, because these things are just as gay and not worth the effort owning. :(
I would soooo burn these wretched toys. OMG!!!.. I see chrome!!!!
(http://www.crviewer.com/targets/080521/silent_drill_team.jpg)
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Ooops.. Thought we were being sarcastic and having fun with it. .. Carry on.
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Since we're talking about honor guards and their weapons. Here's some nice honor guard photos depicting their rifles from all services at yesterday's ceremony. A guy from another forum posted these HG photos. He was present at the ceremony as President Obama welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House for an official State Visit. He was standing behind the Army Honor Guard and captured these photos. These rifles are clearly modified and you can see some obvious mods and missing parts, like the missing extractor on the M14, which you can see on the close-up shot with the Army Honor Guard.
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Obama%20and%20Xi%20Jinping_zpsrzdxyw9b.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Obama%20and%20Xi%20Jinping_zpsrzdxyw9b.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Army%20and%20Marine%20honor%20guards_zpsdw6aqpaj.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Army%20and%20Marine%20honor%20guards_zpsdw6aqpaj.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Color%20guard_zpsqt75krmb.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Color%20guard_zpsqt75krmb.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Marine%20honor%20guard_zpspycvm5gz.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Marine%20honor%20guard_zpspycvm5gz.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Air%20Force%20Honor%20Guard_zpspo91wtsa.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Air%20Force%20Honor%20Guard_zpspo91wtsa.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Navy%20Honor%20Guard_zps8fd4pdsf.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Navy%20Honor%20Guard_zps8fd4pdsf.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Coast%20Guard%20Honor%20Guard_zpsislfomv0.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Coast%20Guard%20Honor%20Guard_zpsislfomv0.jpg.html)
(http://i1287.photobucket.com/albums/a632/Bunker9939/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Army%20Honor%20Guard%20with%20M14%20Rifle_zpskvwkcppj.jpg) (http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/Bunker9939/media/Military%20HGs%20at%20the%20White%20House%2025%20Sept%202015/Army%20Honor%20Guard%20with%20M14%20Rifle_zpskvwkcppj.jpg.html)
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Nice pics Bunker!
Uganda anyone?
(http://images2.china.com/mili/zh_cn/bbs2/11053806/20131015/r_18090369_2013101511091269259500.jpg)
(http://image.tuku.china.com/tuku.military.china.com/military//pic/2013-09-30/0db9ecde-1846-4289-b45a-73a4c4b5800a.jpg)
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Uganda anyone?
Now do Mozambique plz. I've tried that one many times in the past but only come up with junk.
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Do what? Lol
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Is this the critter your looking for? :)
(http://www.afrikareporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_3512.jpg)
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I've looked for Mozambique HG for a long time and never had any luck. The old website Carbines for Collectors had helped perpetuate the Yugo teak myth by claiming that Mozambique had sent Kragujevac a boatload of teak to be used for their HG stocks and I was interested if it could be proven or not.
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I picked up my two Yugos earlier today. One ceremonial the other a regular 59/66. The regular is very nice. Some handling marks. But it has a nice (to me anyways) deep dark grain in it. Packed all over the place with heavy cosmo. Came with a sling, two oil bottles (with oil still in them), one that came in a leather pouch with a crap ton of blue patina everywhere. Ammo pouch and since I'm not an expert. Something else that resembles the size of a sausage. Overall very nice. "I" prefix. So made in 1976 or so.
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The ceremonial was packed in a good amount of cosmo, but not as bad as the normal 59/66. Overall, I'm very happy with it. Looks rather new. 5 or 6 small gouges or indentations. But nothing too bad. I guess it would have been nice if it was 100% perfect. But it being a "Z". It is nearly 30 years old. So all's good. Honestly, it's all probably handling wear/marks from storage/arsenal. Came with the log book. Same metal sausage and the natural colored sling.
Pics tomorrow.
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Waiting patiently for the pics hurry1
The "metal sausage" rofl is the cleaning kit that goes in the butt hole :o uh, I mean the hole in the buttstock.
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Waiting patiently for the pics hurry1
The "metal sausage" rofl is the cleaning kit that goes in the butt hole :o uh, I mean the hole in the buttstock.
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:o :o :o :o Maybe "metal sausage" will become a common term when talking about SKS's. rofl
Make's sense. I didn't look very hard at the thing. ???
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rofl
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I picked up my two Yugos earlier today. One ceremonial the other a regular 59/66. The regular is very nice. Some handling marks. But it has a nice (to me anyways) deep dark grain in it. Packed all over the place with heavy cosmo. Came with a sling, two oil bottles (with oil still in them), one that came in a leather pouch with a crap ton of blue patina everywhere. Ammo pouch and since I'm not an expert. Something else that resembles the size of a sausage. Overall very nice. "I" prefix. So made in 1976 or so.
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The ceremonial was packed in a good amount of cosmo, but not as bad as the normal 59/66. Overall, I'm very happy with it. Looks rather new. 5 or 6 small gouges or indentations. But nothing too bad. I guess it would have been nice if it was 100% perfect. But it being a "Z". It is nearly 30 years old. So all's good. Honestly, it's all probably handling wear/marks from storage/arsenal. Came with the log book. Same metal sausage and the natural colored sling.
Pics tomorrow.
Lucky dog! A 'Z' seems like a cool serial.
I think a lot of us picked the right time to buy these Yugos. SKS aficionados were scrapping over ugly beat up refurbs not long ago on auction sites.
Got my V today. Looks exactly like everyone else's including the rubber over the sights.
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Isn't it Albanian's that come with a metal sausage and a plastic one ? :o rofl chuckles1 clap1
I agree, these are good rifles to be buying, very good. thumb1
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The ceremonial was packed in a good amount of cosmo, but not as bad as the normal 59/66. Overall, I'm very happy with it. Looks rather new. 5 or 6 small gouges or indentations. But nothing too bad. I guess it would have been nice if it was 100% perfect. But it being a "Z". It is nearly 30 years old. So all's good. Honestly, it's all probably handling wear/marks from storage/arsenal. Came with the log book. Same metal sausage and the natural colored sling.
Pics tomorrow.
I agree... there were inevitably going to be a few handling marks, but they are very minimal and I'm really happy with mine!
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It's been a while since I necropsied but y'all should feel good about your shiny Slovenians as the one just sold for almost double what AIM charged you...