r/canadaguns • u/cheddarkittyy • Mar 24 '26

Buy recommendations Why are Chinese sks so expensive now?

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I spent $450 in December 2024 for my Chinese sks. My dad just got his pal and I was looking to get one for him and it’s $850 now? What? Why did the price almost double in just over a year?

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u/prosper_0 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

'tis the way of the milsurp market, it ebbs and flows. Same as the m1 carbine years ago - they were basically 'free' in the US for a while due to oversupply. There was a huge SKS market surplus for a while there when most SKS's were banned from the US market, leading to a massive overabundance here. Then add in the fact that people see them as a way to 'stick it to the Liberals' (not quite sure how that actually works, but whatever).

In short, market economics plus futile symbolism, and a good bit of FOMO anxiety.

Despite the rhetoric otherwise, there are plenty of measurable 'better' options out there. You just have to look, and not drink the kool-aid

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 24 '26

Just curious, is there anything right now that's available for really cheap with a massive supply?? Because I'm interested in picking up some guns before their price goes way up.

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u/prosper_0 Mar 24 '26

just gotta shop around. Intersurplus and marstar are two fairly large milsurp dealers.

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u/Iokua_CDN Mar 24 '26

Intersurplus and such might be what I'm after. Seeing European shotguns and bolt actions for 300 bucks seems to be the best price foe a quality firearm  now a days.