r/canadaguns • u/CreditUnable4610 • Mar 21 '26

Buy recommendations Thoughts…💭

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Thinking of grabbing this … it would be my first sks

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u/Cre_AK47 Name Prohibited by OIC Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

Grab it. They're not getting any cheaper and it makes it harder for the government to ban it.

F***ing wild that SKSs, even Chinese ones are pushing NEARLY $1000... 15 years ago, they were only worth like $100-200...

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u/No_Win_9797 Mar 22 '26

$35 is the cheapest I’ve heard from my friends at the range

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u/IronSack46 Mar 23 '26

Yup at my local shop they used to be $35 each or a case of 10 for $300.

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u/Bynming qb Mar 22 '26

I bought my SKS for like 400 rounds of Barnaul .223 worth maybe $150 at the time if memory serves, about 8 years ago.

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u/SkSMaN7 Mar 22 '26

How will this make it harder for government to ban? It's not like they are going to give anyone market value for anything?

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u/siming_z Mar 22 '26

What do you mean “even” the Chinese ones? They are literally better made than the Russian ones

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u/Cre_AK47 Name Prohibited by OIC Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

Historically, the Chinese SKS rifles were always priced cheaper than the Russian ones. To me, it doesn't even make a freaking difference, but for some reason, saying one SKS came from the "motherland" gives it a price bump.

Edit to Add: On FOC, a Chinese SKS is $840-880 while a Russian SKS is $995

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u/siming_z Mar 22 '26

Sentimental value worth a dime I guess

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u/mywaaaaife Mar 22 '26

You’re paying extra for the bodies.