Hello
Just wanted to share a picture of my project.
When I got the Yugoslavian SKS it didn't have a bayonet, the handguard didn't match the stock and the bluing was faded. I have been working on it since the middle of January. I only have the sling and accessories to go and they will be coming in by Friday. I thought since non of the serial numbers matched I would have some fun with it. I did what I aways wanted to do. I put a PU scope on it and my wife woodburned the Yugoslavian Flag on it.. I have always wanted a sks like this so I figured what the heck I might do it. I'm glad I did.
(https://i.ibb.co/3F1GtQt/20210307-192152.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jwhB7s7)
I like the flag a lot. It kindof reminds me of the trench art you see on battlefield guns from that part of the world. Good job,tastefully done and authentic looking and understated.
Thank you very much, I will tell my wife. She is a Wizz at woodburning. She tried to make it look like trench art I'm glad it worked.
Thanks
Ric
Nice job, the purist in me also thanks you for using a good candidate rifle. clap1
Makes me want to pull out my trench art Yugo now... :-\
Thank you
There is no way I would use an all matching serial numbered rifle. That would be a sin.
looking good. wife's a keeper too.
Quote from: carls sks on March 10, 2021, 09:47:02 AM
looking good. wife's a keeper too.
I was thinking that second part too!! Nice work on her part. How does the PU set up work for you in that carbine? I’ve heard correct and comfortable eye positioning can be tough to nail depending on the size of the shooter.
The set up if fine. I have to find a good gunsmith to correct my mistake though. The front hole is alittle high. I was able to adjust it with the adjusters on the mount it bore sighted real well though. If have to take it out to the range I guess.
Once mud season is over.
You (two) did well.
It's a great looking rig.
i have been biting my tongue since this posted , but the support of this just buries a jimson burr about 4 foot up my ass
i do not agree with any of this , at all , just because it was a non matched gun does not by any means make it deserving of a fate as this , they are not importing any more and with/as the temper collectability of these rifles grow 10 years from now everyone is going to say what idiot did that , "bubba really had his creative hat on that day" because it will (would have been) be much more desirable/and collectable , i think the short sightedness of this whole thread is unfortunate
if bubba had already dicked with it , then sure , have at it , go crazy ,paint it pink and weld a dildo to the barrel for a suppressor , what you did was irreversible to both the stock and receiver , its not "trench art" if you did it at your kitchen table , if you were covering bubbas handy work up with the mount then go for it , but your only criteria was because it was not a numbers matched rifle
OP you are bubba , the lowest form of collector IMHO , and those that praise this are no better
Quote from: hoopharted on March 15, 2021, 06:48:25 AM
i have been biting my tongue since this posted , but the support of this just buries a jimson burr about 4 foot up my ass
i do not agree with any of this , at all , just because it was a non matched gun does not by any means make it deserving of a fate as this , they are not importing any more and with/as the temper collectability of these rifles grow 10 years from now everyone is going to say what idiot did that , "bubba really had his creative hat on that day" because it will (would have been) be much more desirable/and collectable , i think the short sightedness of this whole thread is unfortunate
if bubba had already dicked with it , then sure , have at it , go crazy ,paint it pink and weld a dildo to the barrel for a suppressor , what you did was irreversible to both the stock and receiver , its not "trench art" if you did it at your kitchen table , if you were covering bubbas handy work up with the mount then go for it , but your only criteria was because it was not a numbers matched rifle
OP you are bubba , the lowest form of collector IMHO , and those that praise this are no better
Well Hoo, now that you got that off your chest why don't you tell us how you really feel. And remember 'this IS for posterity sake so, be honest' rofl rofl rofl
Quote from: Greatguns on March 15, 2021, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: hoopharted on March 15, 2021, 06:48:25 AM
i have been biting my tongue since this posted , but the support of this just buries a jimson burr about 4 foot up my ass
i do not agree with any of this , at all , just because it was a non matched gun does not by any means make it deserving of a fate as this , they are not importing any more and with/as the temper collectability of these rifles grow 10 years from now everyone is going to say what idiot did that , "bubba really had his creative hat on that day" because it will (would have been) be much more desirable/and collectable , i think the short sightedness of this whole thread is unfortunate
if bubba had already dicked with it , then sure , have at it , go crazy ,paint it pink and weld a dildo to the barrel for a suppressor , what you did was irreversible to both the stock and receiver , its not "trench art" if you did it at your kitchen table , if you were covering bubbas handy work up with the mount then go for it , but your only criteria was because it was not a numbers matched rifle
OP you are bubba , the lowest form of collector IMHO , and those that praise this are no better
Well Hoo, now that you got that off your chest why don't you tell us how you really feel. And remember 'this IS for posterity sake so, be honest' rofl rofl rofl
oddly enough i do feel better , almost as good as a massage parlor happy ending , ive seen bubba's flaunt their handy work on many occasions and usually am very closed lip about it , i think the support thrown behind this particular incident ,here of all places kinda threw me for a loop so ive been scratching the hair off the side of my head trying to make sense of it and finally i just couldnt contain myself , ive been collecting for a long time and one thing that ALWAYS rings true is todays trash is tomorrows gold
look what mosins are bringing now ,once $80 and you couldnt walk into any shop in the country without tripping over them, now bringing $600 , to me they are junk , always have and always will be to me ,i havnt held onto one for longer than a minute ever , but even as junk to me i respect the fact they have their cult following ,there for collectable , time has proved me correct , just as time will prove me correct that mismatched numbers will not carry the stigma they do today as long as there is no irreversible damage ,ie drill and tapped receivers and kitchen table trench art , i suspect someone 200 years from now will laugh at that rifle
i suppose i should look at it like this , he just made all of our M59's more valuable , like the guy that purchased the two only existing stamps in the world and immediately set one on fire so he would have the only one , there is a finite amount , by all means keep on drilling and burning
Quote from: hoopharted on March 15, 2021, 10:04:13 AM
Quote from: Greatguns on March 15, 2021, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: hoopharted on March 15, 2021, 06:48:25 AM
i have been biting my tongue since this posted , but the support of this just buries a jimson burr about 4 foot up my ass
i do not agree with any of this , at all , just because it was a non matched gun does not by any means make it deserving of a fate as this , they are not importing any more and with/as the temper collectability of these rifles grow 10 years from now everyone is going to say what idiot did that , "bubba really had his creative hat on that day" because it will (would have been) be much more desirable/and collectable , i think the short sightedness of this whole thread is unfortunate
if bubba had already dicked with it , then sure , have at it , go crazy ,paint it pink and weld a dildo to the barrel for a suppressor , what you did was irreversible to both the stock and receiver , its not "trench art" if you did it at your kitchen table , if you were covering bubbas handy work up with the mount then go for it , but your only criteria was because it was not a numbers matched rifle
OP you are bubba , the lowest form of collector IMHO , and those that praise this are no better
Well Hoo, now that you got that off your chest why don't you tell us how you really feel. And remember 'this IS for posterity sake so, be honest' rofl rofl rofl
oddly enough i do feel better , almost as good as a massage parlor happy ending , ive seen bubba's flaunt their handy work on many occasions and usually am very closed lip about it , i think the support thrown behind this particular incident ,here of all places kinda threw me for a loop so ive been scratching the hair off the side of my head trying to make sense of it and finally i just couldnt contain myself , ive been collecting for a long time and one thing that ALWAYS rings true is todays trash is tomorrows gold
look what mosins are bringing now ,once $80 and you couldnt walk into any shop in the country without tripping over them, now bringing $600 , to me they are junk , always have and always will be to me ,i havnt held onto one for longer than a minute ever , but even as junk to me i respect the fact they have their cult following ,there for collectable , time has proved me correct , just as time will prove me correct that mismatched numbers will not carry the stigma they do today as long as there is no irreversible damage ,ie drill and tapped receivers and kitchen table trench art , i suspect someone 200 years from now will laugh at that rifle
i suppose i should look at it like this , he just made all of our M59's more valuable , like the guy that purchased the two only existing stamps in the world and immediately set one on fire so he would have the only one , there is a finite amount , by all means keep on drilling and burning
On the other hand, when the next panic hits, someone could say "hey, this is an uber rare sniper Yugo with trench art, it must be worth a fortune" and end up paying oodles and gobs for it. AND do you know just how much oodles and gobs is? It's a lot let me tell ya :P rofl chuckles1 dance2
how many times have you walked into a shop and seen a K98 deer slayer mutilated and tapped and got a sick feeling in your stomach , when they did that to that rifle people had the same mentality towards that K98 as the OP does in regards to a mis matched yugo sks, the only difference is the year the damage was committed
lol , you D chuckles1 chuckles1 chuckles1 chuckles1
ok im done , i dont want the OP biting his pillow tonight while trying to fall asleep
Geez, Hoo...
I can appreciate your sentiment to an extent.
I also like the dildo comment. That's got me thinking......That would be an assault AND violation rifle. It would be excellent for herding prisoners!
lol ,im all better now
I have never seen such a reaction over someone else taking an incomplete parts gun that they owned and restoring it on their own dime into a better shooter or to put meat on the table.
The guy took time out of his day, to share with us something special to him that he and his wife worked on together.
And you just blasted him? because someone 200 years from now will laugh at it?
But hey, I'm really glad that belittling someone who put their efforts out their on the internet made you feel better about yourself. clap1
Take a good look in the mirror Hoo, and tell me if you like what you see.
Quote from: hoopharted on March 15, 2021, 10:14:20 AM
how many times have you walked into a shop and seen a K98 deer slayer mutilated and tapped and got a sick feeling in your stomach , when they did that to that rifle people had the same mentality towards that K98 as the OP does in regards to a mis matched yugo sks, the only difference is the year the damage was committed
Never, I'm not a mauser guy so it doesn't bother me one way or another what someone does to one. Just like it don't make me no never mind if someone takes a parts gun of any flavor and does what they want to it. But then again, I'm one of those guys who builds SKSs out of parts, some get OEM configurations and some get bubba'd to snot.
Now, on the other hand, if it's all original then yeah, leave it be.
Hoopharted. I respect your opinion. You know nothing of this rifle when I got it. It was past the
Point of restoring it to original. But did you
Take the time to ask that???
I'm going to keep it simple. If you are going to flame. Keep moving. I don't mind criticism but I think you went to far.
Ric
Ok, enough of the ball busting bat1 this is the US... Freedom to do and choose as one pleases,wanna do what ever legally, fine.... It's a little thing by called diversity. Do I agree, no, that's my opinion, and I move on.
He did what he did to suit him, he is happy. thumb1
Thank you Greasemonkey
Cancel culture rages even on the Files! SMFH
Just an honest, but strong, opinion.
A bit different from what we're used to here. But we've all got 'em. I think that, sooner or later, we will each have a moment where we crank it up a bit.
I know I'm prone to do it on certain subjects. I try to avoid such conditions, but I'm not always successful.
It's not like anybody went all Cupid on us....... :o
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on March 16, 2021, 04:15:49 AM
Cancel culture rages even on the Files! SMFH
I ain't cancelled anyone. thumb1
There is no better way to mount an optic to an SKS via a PU mount and scope or AKM pattern side rail. This is pretty far from the bubba heresy we all know and see on a daily basis. I think this is a very tasteful mod done to a gun most here wouldn't pay more than 300 dollars for. Here is my PU yugo, but unlike yours it is original(ish). I had to reverse a PU mount to fit the base the gun was imported with, and am still looking for an extended rubber but pad the yugo's like to put on their scoped SKS's (or one similar). I think you did a great job!
(https://i.ibb.co/PN3z3Nc/FN5Oxx.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yXGBGX6)
Looks good there Ted, I like the crates in the shot
Thanks! I was lucky enough to snag them both at 400 dollars a crate at a local auction here last July before everything ballooned.
Quote from: teddybear1848 on March 30, 2021, 08:04:30 AM
Thanks! I was lucky enough to snag them both at 400 dollars a crate at a local auction here last July before everything ballooned.
I see you were lucky enough to get a case of the x39 on stripper clips and the other case, loose packed in boxes. Do they pack the loose packed in 40rd. boxes, too?
firstchoice
negative, they are in little 15 round boxes
Quote from: teddybear1848 on April 02, 2021, 08:18:20 AM
negative, they are in little 15 round boxes
I never could understand the reasoning behind that given everything SKS and AK work in 10s. Militarily speaking anyway
Quote from: Greatguns on April 02, 2021, 10:12:45 AM
Quote from: teddybear1848 on April 02, 2021, 08:18:20 AM
negative, they are in little 15 round boxes
I never could understand the reasoning behind that given everything SKS and AK work in 10s. Militarily speaking anyway
It seems like all of the Yugoslavian surplus ammo, including 7.62x54R, 7.92x57mm and 7.62x39mm (that are not on stripper clips) are packed in 15 round boxes. I suppose they figured you can bust out two boxes of 7.62x39 to charge three stripper clips for one pocket of an ammo pouch, or one standard AK magazine.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on April 02, 2021, 11:13:55 PM
Quote from: Greatguns on April 02, 2021, 10:12:45 AM
Quote from: teddybear1848 on April 02, 2021, 08:18:20 AM
negative, they are in little 15 round boxes
I never could understand the reasoning behind that given everything SKS and AK work in 10s. Militarily speaking anyway
It seems like all of the Yugoslavian surplus ammo, including 7.62x54R, 7.92x57mm and 7.62x39mm (that are not on stripper clips) are packed in 15 round boxes. I suppose they figured you can bust out two boxes of 7.62x39 to charge three stripper clips for one pocket of an ammo pouch, or one standard AK magazine.
There's a Yugo ammo carrier pouch that is made for these 15 round boxes as well. It's the second picture here: https://sites.google.com/site/yugoslavianpeoplesarmyjna/web-gear/ammunition-and-magazine-pouches
Never knew that, Id imagine itd be handy to top off mags.