Hello From STL, MO

[Retrogrouch71]

Hello. New member here; first time poster.  I'm in the St. Louis, MO area.  I own a staggering number of SKS rifles: 1. Yes, just 1 Chinese Type 56...and I love it! So, I joined this forum in order to have a quick place to ask questions and gain knowledge. My ignorance of SKS rifles is impressive, only eclipsed by my ignorance of online forums!  So, please be kind. I don't do online forums really at all.

My rifle is a Chinese Type 56 standard carbine from 1972 (I think), hailing from Arsenal /906\. I'm hoping to acquire another Type 56 soon. I still have the box mag for my rifle, it's just not in the photos.

[Greatguns]

Welcome from the other side of the state, Kansas City. Your forum skills can't be too bad with this being your first post, I've seen a lot worse than this one. 

And you would be correct on the year on your Type 56. Nice pinned barrel setup you have there.

[Phosphorus32]

Welcome from WA!

Apparently you’ve already done some reading of the resources here, so good identification of your Type 56 

[Retrogrouch71]

Thanks for the welcome!

BTW, I plan to go through the Chinese SKS Survey sometime soon. I've ordered a new stock for my rifle and I'm just going to wait till it arrives so I only have to disassemble it once. It's not laziness...it's efficiency! 

I should have the stock in early February:  https://www.luckyshotwoodstocks.com/product-page/sks-stock-custom-paratrooper-design

Should look something like this (this photo is a screenshot from a YT video I saw):

[Papahound]

Welcome from NC 🫡

[Cz315]

Welcome! This is the best place to learn about SKS

[running-man]

Greetings from NM.  Glad to have you here.

The thumbhole stock is not everyone's cup of tea, but those that like it, *really* like it.  Lucky Shot makes some nice stocks, I think you'll be happy with it.