RevolverOcelot
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I have the opportunity to buy a Chinese Type 56 SKS. (To clarify: the actual military version with blade bayonet, not the commercial Norinco version with pinned barrel) for $369. It is in very good condition. Bright bore, no rust, totally caked in cosmoline.
I do, however, already own a Chinese Type 56 in "very good" condition, though I can't help but be tempted to pick up this other one because they only get harder to find.
Problem is, I already need to save up a little more money for the $369 one, and I intended my next SKS to be a Russian one.
Should I go ahead and get the Type 56 and have Chinese Twins? Or wait and save up for a considerably more expensive Russian model?
Are the Russian ones really better than the military Type 56? I know they're more collectable, but as far as reliability/duribility/longevity...
I do, however, already own a Chinese Type 56 in "very good" condition, though I can't help but be tempted to pick up this other one because they only get harder to find.
Problem is, I already need to save up a little more money for the $369 one, and I intended my next SKS to be a Russian one.
Should I go ahead and get the Type 56 and have Chinese Twins? Or wait and save up for a considerably more expensive Russian model?
Are the Russian ones really better than the military Type 56? I know they're more collectable, but as far as reliability/duribility/longevity...