Mosin type side scope mount on an SKS

[chack]

I'm thinking about installing one of these on a Chinese SKS that I'm refurbishing. I think the rifle was buried or stored in the salt air or something because it is the worst looking rifle I've ever seen. I got it on a gunbroker auction with a bad description and deceptive pictures so I'm trying to make the best out of the situation.

I figure that any collectibility is shot so now I just want to make it more functional and I don't feel bad about experimenting on drilling the receiver on a gun that was so far gone.

I aleady shortened the barrel to 16 1/2 inches and removed the considerable pitting from the barrel (the bore is perfect).

I'm posting a few options, I'd appreciate y'alls opinions and explanations of your poll choices.

 

[Yung.gunr]

If it's already hammered just do what you want with it. "sporterize" the snot out of it and have fun. Are SKS's (what is the plural of an SKS??) collectable anyway?

 

[chack]

Some of them are quite collectible and worth quite a bit of money, some are comon as dirt and not worth that much.

The great thing about SKSs is that you can build a collection with 10 or 12 different varieties for less than the cost of a nice original colt SAA which would just be the beginning of someone else's collection.

I won't say which ones of the following I have, but some of the basic types are listed below. The ones in bold are extremely rare and worth several times as much as any others

-Russian
-Romanian
-Yugoslavian
..59/66
..59
-Albanian
-East German
-North Korean
-Vietnamese
-sino soviet
-Chinese varieties:
..threaded
..pinned
..paratrooper (16" barrel)
..M
..D
..cowboy companion
..hunter

 

[FrankenMauser]

I wouldn't bother.

But, if you do... don't forget the shell deflector. You wouldn't want your newly-mounted scope to get battered by the violently ejected cases, would you?

 

[bejay]

would go ahead and fix it however you want, I installed a scope mount on one that required drilling the receiver also once, at the time it was the only good way to mount a scope versus the railed cover that wasnt really solid.
it took some decent cobalt drill bits to drill the holes but it turned out good.

 

[CLC]

Whats the cowboy competition and hunter sks? I've never seen those before.

 

[chack]

The cowboy companion has a siderail scope mount like the Russian and romanian AKs and no bayonet lug. Mine had a 16" threaded barrel.

The hunter has a different stock, 20" barrel and no bayonet lug. I've never owned one of them, but have handled an AK hunter, which is the same idea with a AK action instead of an SKS action.