AIM Recent Type 56 $300

[edrod68]

Currently waiting on my latest acquisition (didn't really think I was going to get another one, this makes #4) from AIM.  I had seen their email blast for a shipment of Type 56 SKS with spike bayonets recently and did not think their prices were insane (Up to $475 if you went highest grade plus hand select and milled trigger group select).

Got their email blast on Friday last week with a batch of 50 that did not meet their grading criteria (bluing, numbers matching, etc.) and they also stated that a lot of the stocks had "trench art" carved into the stocks.  Price was $299.99

Needless to say, I could not turn down the chance at a $300.00 complete SKS.  I will update once I receive it.  It is on the way to my FFL, then I have to schedule for pick-up next week.

Fingers crossed....

[carls sks]

hope you get lucky. 

[Phosphorus32]

hope you get lucky. 

Ditto!

Definitely a crap shoot with these since they also said: "Most will have little finish and/or wood cracks, imperfections..."

I would have rolled the dice on 1-3 of them to see if I could have scored a 1.5 million (box cars!) ... if the 8.6% WA sales tax and shipping hadn't brought it into the $340-350 range for me.

[santaroga]

cash flow is just dead this week for various reasons or I would have rolled the dice on 3, myself.

[edrod68]

Picked it up today...matching numbers complete upper receiver - Factory 26 serial 11263000

Lower metal (magazine body, trigger assembly numbers matching, but not the same as the upper receiver assembly).

May have a crack in the stock by right rear of the receiver....but will know for sure when I get it all cleaned up.

No trench art, but I feel pretty good for $299.99

[running-man]

Sounds like a solid shooter, would love to see her when you get her all cleaned up!

[edrod68]

Will do.....I'll get some pics post clean up....

Gotta schedule a date with a varsol tank..

[edrod68]

Been a while since I've been on... been ridiculously busy during the COVID panic....

Did want to say this SKS turned out pretty nice in the end.  In fact we recently did a C&R 2-Gun event with the group I regularly do 3-Gun with.  I entered the semi-auto division and shot this SKS along with a 1911 for the event.  Did pretty good, was hitting steel out to 200 yards with it and finished 4th out of 15 in semi-auto division (I lost out to an M1 carbine, an SVT-40 and an M1D Garand) but was only 5 seconds total behind the winner....

Its great to get these rifles out and compete with them when possible...love my SKS's

[carls sks]

nice going and glad you got a good one.