r/canadaguns • u/EmperorSlim • Mar 19 '26

Buy recommendations SKS Current Prices Worth it?

Just got my pal and ive always intended to get an sks, but after 9 months of waiting the prices have gone up quite a bit since originally intending to buy one

in your opinion is the current price range of 700-1000ish$ worth it for an sks? i always see one of the main selling points as being cheap, but if a more modern rifles only a few hundred more at this price point is it really worth buying an sks still?

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u/reportcrosspost Mar 19 '26

When I was 12 they came with a box of ammo and a free t-shirt for 200 bucks. I want one but that memory won't let me do it.

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u/Beginning-Marzipan28 Mar 19 '26

This. Adjust for inflation the price increase isn’t crazy

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u/throwmedownthewel Mar 19 '26

That was the heyday for sure.. my first SKS was $225 and came 300 rounds of Czech already in stripper clips in those green boxes. It is the best SKS I’ve ever bought… next to the 2fer desk I got for $300.

This is like 15+ years ago and i remember these being hard decisions cause I had no money, but damn if only we knew how things were gonna go.