Oh Lawdy fellas.. My Yugo came in today and I just got it home for its first feel-up.
It is like a new one. The bore is shiny and sharp, the bolt is pristine with no wear apparent and shiny with smeared cosmo on it. The rest of the rifle has been degreased entirely.
The bolt (with its 42 year old cosmoline lube) needs cleaned before any firing as the firing pin moves but sluggishly.
ALL the serial numbers I can find are stamped and matched. The wood looks very good, no bad stains or dings and the bluing has one scar on the GL, and that is it.
I looked up its date of manufacture and being an N 5573XX, it is of 1977 vintage.
I found the bayonet wouldn't go up into the slot all the way, turns out it was assembled with the "sharp" edge facing the wrong way. Five minutes with a screwdriver fixed that.
Anyway, I couldn't be more pleased with the rifle. It is absolutely beautiful. The pictures on Gunbroker didn't do it justice.
Wish my camera wasn't old and gooed up with soda pop. I shot a can of pop with the camera propped close by and ruined it.
Oh, it also lacks a cleaning rod and tool kit, which I have already found online. I will probably pass on the cleaning kit. The rifle is heavy enough. nea1
Since I can't take any pics right now I thought I would post this link to the auction page where a few can be seen. If this is against the rules, go ahead and take it down. ;)
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/866849088
That is in beautiful condition, I love the wood thumb1 Congratulations! :)
The wood caught my eye when I was shopping, but the two overall pics are blurry and the bayonet didn't look right so I was a little worried until I pulled it out of the case at the FFL. Then I was pretty pleased with the deal. Online auctions can screw up your nervous system. Scary business if you're poor like I is.
Looks like a winner! I like the heavy grain of the Yugo elm stocks myself... thumb1
Quote from: running-man on May 14, 2020, 10:12:49 PM
Looks like a winner! I like the heavy grain of the Yugo elm stocks myself... thumb1
Elm, huh?
Learn something new here with every post. No finish on it at all. No worries, I wouldn't touch a hair on her head. I just noticed something I like about the GL. Looked at from the enemy's viewpoint it makes the rifle look like a .48 caliber.
That's intimidating. heehee
Some sites (even today) would tell you that Yugo stocks are teak...
chuckles1 rofl2 rofl cry1 :))
This was GM's bane until he could get some solid info:
https://sks-files.com/index.php?topic=763.0
Elm and Eastern European Birch are what we see on M59s and M59/66s. They are typically oil finished.
Linseed oil? I was just thinking that my grimy, dirty paws may get dirt into this stock unless it is sealed somehow. Some sort of satin finish sealant or maybe just old timey linseed oil might be ok?
Quote from: Tbone13 on May 14, 2020, 10:43:53 PM
Linseed oil? I was just thinking that my grimy, dirty paws may get dirt into this stock unless it is sealed somehow. Some sort of satin finish sealant or maybe just old timey linseed oil might be ok?
There's really only one option.
Buy another one. That way you can look at one and shoot the daylight out of a beater and admire this one for the beauty that it is.
That it.
No need to thank me, I'm here to help........ dance2
Quote from: Larry D. on May 15, 2020, 01:49:32 AM
Quote from: Tbone13 on May 14, 2020, 10:43:53 PM
Linseed oil? I was just thinking that my grimy, dirty paws may get dirt into this stock unless it is sealed somehow. Some sort of satin finish sealant or maybe just old timey linseed oil might be ok?
There's really only one option.
Buy another one. That way you can look at one and shoot the daylight out of a beater and admire this one for the beauty that it is.
That it.
No need to thank me, I'm here to help........ dance2
I'm a modest collector of firearms and they're all shooters. I sold off my old Ruger Flat top .44
(high offer, took it) but over the years I wore all the bluing off the grip frame, the sides of the muzzle and all the high spots on the cylinder. I varmint hunted with it for at least 20 long summers. Worn in smooth like that they only get purtier.
If I had another SKS, I'd just shoot em both. This new one has a full service life left in it so I'll never wear it out. I only get out to shoot rarely now. So so health, bad location.
I've seen pics of those worn slick (but evenly) old war horse rifles on here that look gorgeous with all the smooth wear and owners that take good care of them.
Yeah, I should just get one moar.. dirty monkey paws on my bare wood... nea1
I have a momontous announcement to make regarding this militaristic steampunk banzai boomstick I was lucky enough to stumble upon.
From now on,
her name shall be called
...
..
.
Marshal Tito
in honor of the Big Boss of all Yugoslavia for all those years.
Commie though he undoubtedly was he did what he thought was right for the Yugoslavs and was their favorite son. If I get another SKS it will be a stripped down fairie wand in contrast to this one, so this one shall rule all it surveys.
So it is written..
That is All.
;)
Quote from: Tbone13 on May 15, 2020, 04:00:28 AM
I have a momontous announcement to make regarding this militaristic steampunk banzai boomstick I was lucky enough to stumble upon.
From now on,
her name shall be called
...
..
.
Marshal Tito
in honor of the Big Boss of all Yugoslavia for all those years.
Commie though he undoubtedly was he did what he thought was right for the Yugoslavs and was their favorite son. If I get another SKS it will be a stripped down fairie wand in contrast to this one, so this one shall rule all it surveys.
So it is written..
That is All.
;)
rofl thumb1 rofl dance2 thumb1
Well done.
nice going Tbone, beauty. thumb1
Thanks, Carl.
I finally got into a nice gun club out in the country and have been shooting there for a couple weeks.
Today I took that yugo out for a spin for the first time.
I was surprised that the sights were pretty much on and it was hitting right off the bat.
On the 25 yard range at first, then out to the fifty.
I found a coke can in the weeds on the way out to the 50 yard stop so I put up a target then took a shot at the pop can.
Gone! It flew off into the woods to the right. I've always been better with cans, clay birds, rocks and debris than on targets. Target shooting is a little too dull.
On the paper target (Ack!) I got a first 50 yard group of 6 shots that was about 6", strung mostly vertically with 2 bullseyes. The big group was my fault, I had no rest and my shooting stinks from being out of practice. If I leave off one flyer it was really about 4".
I went to the car and brought back a few clays. At 50 yards I broke 5 with 7 shots. The two misses were my bad.
I picked up some brass and noticed the primers were deeply dented, one almost broken through, the dents sharp edged.
The hammer spring is a little powerful. I may disassemble the bolt to round off the shoulders of the firing pin. I am also leaving it cocked for a while to try to weaken it a little. The ejector was trying to launch the brass into low earth orbit, they were bouncing off the ceiling and raining down in front of me. :)
Other than that, there were no malfunctions at all.
I guess I shot 80 rounds, some brown bear and some of those non-magnetics I bought to shoot indoors if it came to that. I couldn't tell any difference in them.
I like the rifle quite a lot. It is a little heavy feeling to me but so are all my guns now that I'm old and less than glowing with health.
Anyway, she's a shooter.
8)
Nice detailed range report.
Sounds like a keeper.
I should get a new camera to try posting pics to make it more interesting. Really I just wanted to jabber about it because I haven't had a place to shoot for quite a while and had big fun today, Larry.
You must be a nite owl, too.
Quote from: Tbone13 on June 27, 2020, 05:19:27 AM
I should get a new camera to try posting pics to make it more interesting. Really I just wanted to jabber about it because I haven't had a place to shoot for quite a while and had big fun today, Larry.
You must be a nite owl, too.
I'm up at odd times.
I grab sleep when I can, but it usually comes in 2 or 3 hour increments.
I meant what I said about getting another one. I bought a really nice minty Yugo, then went back and bought a rough trench art covered one.
That's the cool thing about the Yugo's. The Chino-Banians are calling to me now.....
Quote from: Larry D. on June 27, 2020, 11:59:45 AM
Quote from: Tbone13 on June 27, 2020, 05:19:27 AM
I should get a new camera to try posting pics to make it more interesting. Really I just wanted to jabber about it because I haven't had a place to shoot for quite a while and had big fun today, Larry.
You must be a nite owl, too.
I'm up at odd times.
I grab sleep when I can, but it usually comes in 2 or 3 hour increments.
I meant what I said about getting another one. I bought a really nice minty Yugo, then went back and bought a rough trench art covered one.
That's the cool thing about the Yugo's. The Chino-Banians are calling to me now.....
I'd like to have another one but the prices are out of whack right now. I also have a bad habit of buying lever action rifles and various handguns and that bear needs fed, too.
Quote from: Tbone13 on May 14, 2020, 10:43:53 PM
Linseed oil? I was just thinking that my grimy, dirty paws may get dirt into this stock unless it is sealed somehow. Some sort of satin finish sealant or maybe just old timey linseed oil might be ok?
Very nice catch Tbone. On the finish, tung oil is also a very good option and I think more durable than Linseed oil. Not sure on the prep work difference between the 2 though.
TBone -
I love lever guns too. A lot.
Quote from: Larry D. on June 27, 2020, 04:59:54 PM
TBone -
I love lever guns too. A lot.
For me they are the perfect combination of shootability and simplicity. The hammer is external for ease of use. The sights just automatically line up when I raise it to my shoulder.
They are chambered in everything from .22 to 45-70 so whatever game you're after there is a perfect lever for that.
Being a lefty they don't spit gases or brass in my face or have a safety on the wrong side (like the SKS!)
All this and they are fairly light and handy, rugged, have a long tradition here in America, and have walnut stocks and blue steel.
Love em, I do. Especially my Henry .44 magnum carbine.
4 Colt, 22LR, and 30-30.
Had an original unrestored 44-40, a 32-20 in wall hanger shape and a 32-20 professionally restored is years past.
Also being correct handed, I understand what you're saying about the other issues as well.
.32-20-- oh yeah.
I've had Marlins in .30-30 336C and .357. The .357 was an 1894 cowboy limited.
The cowboy never shot that well, but it was real purty.
You just reminded me, I had an old Puma in 357.
Quote from: Tbone13 on June 27, 2020, 06:11:27 PM
Quote from: Larry D. on June 27, 2020, 04:59:54 PM
TBone -
I love lever guns too. A lot.
For me they are the perfect combination of shootability and simplicity. The hammer is external for ease of use. The sights just automatically line up when I raise it to my shoulder.
They are chambered in everything from .22 to 45-70 so whatever game you're after there is a perfect lever for that.
Being a lefty they don't spit gases or brass in my face or have a safety on the wrong side (like the SKS!)
All this and they are fairly light and handy, rugged, have a long tradition here in America, and have walnut stocks and blue steel.
Love em, I do. Especially my Henry .44 magnum carbine.
You've probably already seen them, but they do have ambidextrous safeties for the SKS. I tried to pull up a current ad for them and couldn't find anything current, so they may be harder to find now.
You can find some pics of the safeties on this Google page: (SKS Ambidextrous Safety)
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00S0vg8utbXmH46f1SNMzk239vlrw:1593825271439&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=SKS+Ambidextrous+Safety&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3kY3ptbLqAhWFUs0KHfZNAwkQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1920&bih=955 (https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00S0vg8utbXmH46f1SNMzk239vlrw:1593825271439&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=SKS+Ambidextrous+Safety&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3kY3ptbLqAhWFUs0KHfZNAwkQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1920&bih=955)
firstchoice
Quote from: firstchoice on July 03, 2020, 09:25:08 PM
Quote from: Tbone13 on June 27, 2020, 06:11:27 PM
Quote from: Larry D. on June 27, 2020, 04:59:54 PM
TBone -
I love lever guns too. A lot.
For me they are the perfect combination of shootability and simplicity. The hammer is external for ease of use. The sights just automatically line up when I raise it to my shoulder.
They are chambered in everything from .22 to 45-70 so whatever game you're after there is a perfect lever for that.
Being a lefty they don't spit gases or brass in my face or have a safety on the wrong side (like the SKS!)
All this and they are fairly light and handy, rugged, have a long tradition here in America, and have walnut stocks and blue steel.
Love em, I do. Especially my Henry .44 magnum carbine.
You've probably already seen them, but they do have ambidextrous safeties for the SKS. I tried to pull up a current ad for them and couldn't find anything current, so they may be harder to find now.
You can find some pics of the safeties on this Google page: (SKS Ambidextrous Safety)
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00S0vg8utbXmH46f1SNMzk239vlrw:1593825271439&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=SKS+Ambidextrous+Safety&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3kY3ptbLqAhWFUs0KHfZNAwkQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1920&bih=955 (https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00S0vg8utbXmH46f1SNMzk239vlrw:1593825271439&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=SKS+Ambidextrous+Safety&client=firefox-b-1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3kY3ptbLqAhWFUs0KHfZNAwkQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1920&bih=955)
firstchoice
I guess other lefties have cranked about that safety. Thanks for the links and info. Very interesting!
I don't know about younger southpaws, but when I was a kid, a lot of folks considered being left handed was a sign of the devil.
I'm not kidding. One of my cousins had his left hand tied to his waist for a month in a vain attempt to "convert" him. As it was, I just had to adapt to a right handed world. I remember the "lefty" scissors in grade school. NOBODY wanted those! Other kids would tease the crap out of you if you used those things.
I was taught to get along and learn to use things as they were.
Dad taught me to shoot right handed, and to this day I can swap hands pretty effectively.
Turns out that Dad did me a great favor. When I enlisted, if you shot lefty, you had to slap a piece of tape on your cheek so the brass from your M16 didn't burn you on the face.
I'm one of those devil children. I'm right eye dominant so... I do a lot of things amphibious though!
Check this out :https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/sinister-left-dexter-right-history
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on July 04, 2020, 06:27:47 PM
I'm one of those devil children. I'm right eye dominant so... I do a lot of things amphibious though!
Bob, I assume that was an auto correct error :)). Unless you ARE an ambidextrous amphibian rofl.
Quote from: Larry D. on July 04, 2020, 03:16:41 PM
I don't know about younger southpaws, but when I was a kid, a lot of folks considered being left handed was a sign of the devil.
I'm not kidding. One of my cousins had his left hand tied to his waist for a month in a vain attempt to "convert" him. As it was, I just had to adapt to a right handed world. I remember the "lefty" scissors in grade school. NOBODY wanted those! Other kids would tease the crap out of you if you used those things.
I was taught to get along and learn to use things as they were.
Dad taught me to shoot right handed, and to this day I can swap hands pretty effectively.
Turns out that Dad did me a great favor. When I enlisted, if you shot lefty, you had to slap a piece of tape on your cheek so the brass from your M16 didn't burn you on the face.
My dad born in 1920 was left handed. The nuns at his school tied his left hand to his belt.
He became right handed but still used his left for some things.
Being left handed is darned inconvenient. It's a right handed world.
I can write with either hand, but only swing the golf club or ball bat right handed.
Quote from: Bacarnal on July 04, 2020, 11:58:49 PM
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on July 04, 2020, 06:27:47 PM
I'm one of those devil children. I'm right eye dominant so... I do a lot of things amphibious though!
Bob, I assume that was an auto correct error :)). Unless you ARE an ambidextrous amphibian rofl.
Nah, I'm screwing around as usual. I say that to people in person, you have to see the look on their face.
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on July 05, 2020, 10:02:19 AM
Quote from: Bacarnal on July 04, 2020, 11:58:49 PM
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on July 04, 2020, 06:27:47 PM
I'm one of those devil children. I'm right eye dominant so... I do a lot of things amphibious though!
Bob, I assume that was an auto correct error :)). Unless you ARE an ambidextrous amphibian rofl.
Nah, I'm screwing around as usual. I say that to people in person, you have to see the look on their face.
I do stuff like that, too.
I usually use groin instead of growing or grown. Rub instead of love. Penis instead of peanuts....
It's not much, but it keeps me off the streets at night......
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 05, 2020, 01:32:46 AM
My dad born in 1920 was left handed. The nuns at his school tied his left hand to his belt.
He became right handed but still used his left for some things.
My dad was born in ‘32 and dealt with similar (only it was a nun with a ruler looming over him for writing lefty). He writes right handed and does everything else lefty. I’m a lefty and was never corrected, i write and eat left handed, but most everything else is with my right. dntknw1 Shooting is much easier left handed, but I can shoot with equal results right handed.
Ambi SKS safeties are the bomb. There may or may not be one floating around a certain pay-it-forward box. :P
Quote from: running-man on July 05, 2020, 05:31:45 PM
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 05, 2020, 01:32:46 AM
My dad born in 1920 was left handed. The nuns at his school tied his left hand to his belt.
He became right handed but still used his left for some things.
My dad was born in ‘32 and dealt with similar (only it was a nun with a ruler looming over him for writing lefty). He writes right handed and does everything else lefty. I’m a lefty and was never corrected, i write and eat left handed, but most everything else is with my right. dntknw1 Shooting is much easier left handed, but I can shoot with equal results right handed.
Ambi SKS safeties are the bomb. There may or may not be one floating around a certain pay-it-forward box. :P
Watching with a ruler wouldn't be as bad as tying up one hand. He could have fallen and broken his neck and it also left him at the mercy of his enemies. You know how grade school can be.
What is a pay-it-forward box? An ambidextrous safety might be a worthy doodad.
I have learned how to move it safely with the edge of my left thumb. Lefties have to cope. C'est la vie.
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 05, 2020, 11:49:40 PM
What is a pay-it-forward box? An ambidextrous safety might be a worthy doodad.
I have learned how to move it safely with the edge of my left thumb. Lefties have to cope. C'est la vie.
Its a neat idea Larry D came up with. We’re running it out of the members board. People grab up unused SKS/gun related stuff, put it in a box, and send it to the next guy on the list, they take what they want, rinse and repeat, Until it goes back to the original guy. thumb1
Quote from: running-man on July 06, 2020, 11:56:53 AM
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 05, 2020, 11:49:40 PM
What is a pay-it-forward box? An ambidextrous safety might be a worthy doodad.
I have learned how to move it safely with the edge of my left thumb. Lefties have to cope. C'est la vie.
Its a neat idea Larry D came up with. We’re running it out of the members board. People grab up unused SKS/gun related stuff, put it in a box, and send it to the next guy on the list, they take what they want, rinse and repeat, Until it goes back to the original guy. thumb1
Oh, I see. That's pretty cool.
Guys could toss in stuff they don't need to keep it going.
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 06, 2020, 12:02:17 PM
Quote from: running-man on July 06, 2020, 11:56:53 AM
Quote from: Tbone13 on July 05, 2020, 11:49:40 PM
What is a pay-it-forward box? An ambidextrous safety might be a worthy doodad.
I have learned how to move it safely with the edge of my left thumb. Lefties have to cope. C'est la vie.
Its a neat idea Larry D came up with. We’re running it out of the members board. People grab up unused SKS/gun related stuff, put it in a box, and send it to the next guy on the list, they take what they want, rinse and repeat, Until it goes back to the original guy. thumb1
Oh, I see. That's pretty cool.
Guys could toss in stuff they don't need to keep it going.
Exactly.
Don't worry about missing out on round one...There are plenty more goodies to come. So scrounge around your parts bins and boxes and drawers and be ready for round two....plus a couple of other ideas I have rattling around my pea brain.....
I took some dubious pictures today with my cheapo new camera, but I thought y'all might like to see them anyway. A lot of boring serial numbers, but there's a little cutie holding up the Yugo for me.
(https://i.ibb.co/vk1g4zf/Cora-SKS-1edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7Kv8tyB)
(https://i.ibb.co/FYGj72z/DSC00023edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fNmP0fH)
(https://i.ibb.co/zn18xMw/DSC00024edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yfDhP9J)
(https://i.ibb.co/KKwPRP0/DSC00026edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xFHkPkC)
(https://i.ibb.co/PwbZB8k/DSC00028.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RzMpLW8)
ludo die (https://freeonlinedice.com/)
(https://i.ibb.co/bBf3cSW/DSC00032.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pzmPYt0)
(https://i.ibb.co/xSWX1jp/DSC00033.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zhpQXRy)
(https://i.ibb.co/S693nf9/DSC00034edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zm04R60)
(https://i.ibb.co/S3JC7bt/DSC00037edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wzYmrVS)
(https://i.ibb.co/YZHvH9Z/DSC00035edited.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QdysyBd)
Teach them firearms while they are young Tbone, good job!!
Looks like a nice one. I like seeing the etched gas tubes, those are not terribly common at all. thumb1
Quote from: running-man on July 14, 2020, 05:54:47 PM
Teach them firearms while they are young Tbone, good job!!
Looks like a nice one. I like seeing the etched gas tubes, those are not terribly common at all. thumb1
Huh. Didn't know that. My little model there is my son's step daughter, she was here today so she helped me out.
Very Nice, Just aquried one myself! Best of luck with yours! It's Sweet. thumb1
Thanks, Dave. Best of luck to you with your new one, too! :)