Great Buy "Sino-Soviet" (Lettered) SKS

[Tvchance]

  Now, other than hearing about a firearm being handed down from a family member for free, I think this was the best "deal" I've heard of!    Talk about being in the right place at the right time! You shoulda bought a couple lottery tickets with those other two dollars and just drank some water! It was definitely your lucky day!

  I was wondering what the splotchy marks onthe bluing was in your other thread. Now I know. I guess he gave you the sling, ruined-but-matching SN'd box, Owner's Manual, and who knows what else? Pretty darn cool!

  Okay, just out of curiousity, what was the "other" gun that he gave you? AK-47? Chinese RPK? Some of that Euro-trash like a Valmet?    You lucky dog! 

  firstchoice

Winchester Model 52 Target rifle. He gave it to a buddy of mine, who coaches a 4H shooting team.

[armedhippie]

Awesome man  This happens more often than you would think. As collectors, people who don't or no longer see the value or joy in some surplus/damaged firearms see how excited we get over said items.

Had a fellow give me a surplus pistol that just needed a very minor part. He started chuckling a lil as I started smiling and telling him the history I knew about it, when he was showing me and next thing you know...I was going home with it, when I gladly would have paid him for it.

As a whole ( despite a few bad apples that usually involves money) our community is full of good people with similar stories.

Glad you've brought some new life to that SKS, congrats man.

[Loose}{Cannon]

Winchester Model 52 Target rifle

Possibly worth more then the sks.

[Tvchance]

Awesome man  This happens more often than you would think. As collectors, people who don't or no longer see the value or joy in some surplus/damaged firearms see how excited we get over said items.

Had a fellow give me a surplus pistol that just needed a very minor part. He started chuckling a lil as I started smiling and telling him the history I knew about it, when he was showing me and next thing you know...I was going home with it, when I gladly would have paid him for it.

As a whole ( despite a few bad apples that usually involves money) our community is full of good people with similar stories.

Glad you've brought some new life to that SKS, congrats man.

Thanks! And I agree, for the most part, the shooting community is made up of the friendliest people I know.

[Tvchance]

Winchester Model 52 Target rifle

Possibly worth more then the sks.

Oh, I'm sure the Winchester 52 is more valuable. Glad my buddy got it. He'll use it as a loaner for kids who cant afford to buy their own target rifle.

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