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Offline Ronin76

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Hello from OCONUS!
« on: December 19, 2022, 01:23:18 AM »
Long time SKS owner / tinkerer here.

My first SKS was a "golden era" former Chinese issue SKS bought for $120 at a gun shop in Tucson, AZ in 1991. I had that as a truck gun for years but long gone now.

I was at a gun show in Albuquerque in 2009 looking to replace that rifle and ended up with a complete, original, commercial Norinco SKS and a basket case SKS missing its gas system and magazine. Norinco is a screwed barrel, spike bayonet with a stamped trigger guard/FCG. Basket case is screwed barrel, machined trigger guard/FCG, missing bayonet.

Looking to build the basket case into something interesting.

I also build FAL's, AR's, AK's, 1911's, Mausers,... my only limit is time in CONUS. 

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Re: Hello from OCONUS!
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2022, 08:29:31 AM »
Welcome aboard from the 42nd state in CONUS  thumb1

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Re: Hello from OCONUS!
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2022, 12:10:12 PM »
Albuquerque is 35 miles up I-25 from me!  Greetings from the desert southwest!  thumb1

Based on your other posts, I'm looking forward to see how your basket case turns out.  thumb1
      

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Re: Hello from OCONUS!
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2022, 03:27:35 AM »
Thanks!

Albuquerque is my home of record in the US - it's where I have most of my "stuff" and where I go when in CONUS.

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Re: Hello from OCONUS!
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2022, 10:01:04 PM »
Ronin, welcome aboard from Kentucky!!  Lots of current and former Military here.

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Re: Hello from OCONUS!
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2022, 08:03:03 AM »
Welcome....