r/canadaguns • u/HornyGoatWeedGuzzler • Apr 04 '26

Gun and gear reviews Disgusting price gouging swine

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Way to be a steward of the hobby for the young guys smh.

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 05 '26

SKS are over rated

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u/Alexander4848 Apr 05 '26

Semi-auto rifle that shoots ANY kind of 7.62 with no issues and is incredibly reliable. What are you on about overrated?

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 05 '26

I know i'll probably get downvoted but I've owned 3 sks and they can be fun for plinking and what not so I should've worded that a little differently tbh.

In my opinion, as a $400 - $500 gun, sure its decently fun but anything close to or above $1000 there are better options

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u/baconpizzaman Apr 05 '26

100% agree. It has amazing accessibility and durability but the prices are out of hand.... It's like people are selling a Volkswagen Beetle for the price of a Porsche and expecting you to be happy about it

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u/CurlyWurly61 Apr 05 '26

I loved how simple they were and how easy jt was to field strip and take care of but yes prices are definitely out of hand.

I was lucky enough to snatch a French Tickler for $450 a year and a half ago, but I sold it a few weeks back to fund a precision bolt action. I gave it to the guy for $600. Fair profit for myself, and the guy who bought it was super grateful to get one around $250 lower that current retail.

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u/baconpizzaman Apr 05 '26

Yeah that's a perfect win-win. These guns are great at the 250-450$ price range as entry level guns, but the closer we get to 1000$ per gun, plus the difficulty to find ammo these days, I feel like there's better guns for the money. It's no longer an "entry level gun" in my eyes

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u/Alexander4848 Apr 05 '26

Name me an $1000 gun in Canada pre ban that was as good as an SKS? Also, 7.62 non corrosive is available for .61 a round. Still lower than any other rifle caliber.

I'm not saying I'd buy an SKS for 1k but in Canada there clearly isn't (or wasn't) a better rifle for under $1000

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u/Alexander4848 Apr 05 '26

The only reason that people are listing them for $800 plus is because of fear mongering and supply and demand. Still, it's the best option for a semi-auto in Canada at this point.

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u/bosnanic Apr 05 '26

It's definitely overrated at it's current price with what the platform offers:

  • fixed magazine
  • poor optic mounting options
  • ugly aftermarket stocks
  • no threaded barrel
  • violent casing ejection
  • 3-5moa

The only thing it has going for it is reliability and usability. If tomorrow we got t81s and other semis unbanned the SKS market would crater.

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u/HappyCan7250 Apr 07 '26

I'd even argue for the price the Alcor or an older used BAR is a better deal for anything over than plinking and fun. There is guys reporting 1-1.5moa from the Alcor (allegedly). Plus the price of even red box 7.62x39 is now about even with decent brass cased bulk ammo. I get good accuracy out of PMC Bronze/Xtac and usually buy it for 0.55-0.60 in bulk. Since surplus corrosive dried up, SKS costs as much to shoot now as a 223 semi or 223 bolt gun. I'd rather shoot brass 223 vs steel 7.62.

I love the SKS, just cause I'm Canadian and own guns and am obliged to, but if the market opened back up, we would see SKS back at $300-400 very quickly. I am still glad I scooped one up last year for $500, but it mostly just sits at home, and I hang onto it as part of my patriotic duty of owning one.