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/Patsboy101 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

One thing I’m jealous of as an American gun-owner is the access Canadians have to surplus Chinese 7.62x39 ammo. That stuff is more expensive than buying 7.62x39 brass here. Best bet down south is to find an old guy who bought a shit ton of Norinco 7.62x39 ammo before the US Norinco Ban. Those Norinco crates go for a lot of money.

Historical Context on the US Norinco Import Ban: Norinco tried to sell guns and ammo to gangbangers in Los Angeles and they got busted by the FBI so Norinco was banned from importing firearms and ammo into the US in the mid 90’s.

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u/SolemnSpider Mar 24 '26

on the flip side, i think I'd go catatonic if I walked into a US gun store and saw all the stuff you guys have on the shelves

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u/Patsboy101 Mar 24 '26

Really depends on the state regarding how cool a gun store is. If you’re talking about states like Idaho and Arizona, the gun stores are awesome!

States like my home state of Washington has gotten quite a hard-on for gun control in the last few years. It’s quite depressing to go into a gun store in Washington. We have stuff like so called “Assault Weapon” and “Large Capacity Magazine” Bans. The Democrat majority in my state are probably drooling at what your Liberal government is doing right now regarding guns.