A Work of Beauty, or an Abomination?

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simonkenton

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CHINESE Model 56 Siminov SKS black-powder muzzleloading rifle # 97 00002 (.50 caliber) mfg. by Norinco in 1997, literally the SECOND of only TEN ever manufactured. UNISSUED and literally unfired, with a wood and brass "ramrod" below barrel. Wood has a few nicks in the finish, but is otherwise as new, metal has 100% bluing. This is one of the rifles brought to the 1998 S.H.O.T. show in Las Vegas for display by Interstate Arms Corp, but further manufacture and marketing was abandoned after Chinese imports were banned. Nipple for primer-caps can be accessed by pulling back the bolt, hammer sets off the primer after bolt is closed, SKS safety also works as intended.
 
+1! Total abomination right there. Could someone have actually designed this, or do you suppose they just reworked some available stock? Is it because China can't send semi-autos to the US?
 
that is being done just to sneak those guns past strict Aussie, Canada, UK, etc. gun laws.

what's next, a blackpowder M-1 Garand ?

in reality, you can load any cartridge with BP, it will just have way less velocity and pressure- I've already loaded 303 British with full cases of BP and pyrodex, if memory serves the original was loaded with 70 grains of black back in the 1800's

the 32 Winchester Special rifle round, was originally a BP and smokeless round

more marketing hype- like the "nickel frame Colts" for $250-$300 from Pietta, sold by Traditions and Cabela's, that are actually cheap $100 brass frame guns, plated with nickel

lots of scamming going on, beware
 
There's a gunsmith in CA who makes AR-15 M/L's ain't that something. not as ugly as this Chinese abomination just as useless though.
 
is the savage muzzleloader ugly too? After all its just one of their off the shelf rifles converted over to a 209 breech plug and a larger caliber.
 
>>>in reality, you can load any cartridge with BP, it will just have way less velocity and pressure- I've already loaded 303 British with full cases of BP and pyrodex, if memory serves the original was loaded with 70 grains of black back in the 1800's

the 32 Winchester Special rifle round, was originally a BP and smokeless round<<<

I doubt that many on this forum are unaware of that fact but what's at issue here is that this is a MUZZLE LOADING rifle fired by a percussion cap that just happens to look like an SKS - there is no cartridge involved.

If these were available and inexpensive I'd have one if for no other reason than to give the gun control idiots fits.

Oly
 
Doesn't look any worse that a lot of the inline muzzleloaders out there, it's kind of interesting, though I don't have a burning desire to own one.
 
I'd buy one.....

If you could buy a "kit" to make it back into what it looks like it is :D

Imagine if you could buy it as a muzzle loader, then pay say, $50 or something, to make it into a cartrige rifle again :D

I wonder if the chineese make a Glock muzzle loading pistol? :eek: Now that, I would like to see :D
 
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