r/canadaguns • u/Western_Wish4280 • Aug 04 '26

Buy recommendations Recommendations on SKS

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Hi, hope youre all doing great.

My last post here was asking on advice on whether to buy my buddy's sks or not. Apparently the sale didnt go through and he got an outrageous offer for it and sold it off.

Ever since that, i have been looking to get my hands on an sks.

Dont care if it gets banned anymore. A classic canadian staple and ill be buying it regardless only if i can get my hands on one.

Have been out of luck in New brunswick trying to get one for sub 1200$ . Was looking at firearms outlet and saw multiple still in stock.

Need recommendations/ reviews of the ones you guys and gals already own and the ones to STAY AWAY FROM BUYING.

Even if do get one, itll be very hard to check it in person as ill be trying to get her shipped all around canada. So please guide me on where to buy(already know gunpost and townpost) and which model to buy.

Thanks a ton in advance.

P.S: was willing to get the ATI stock one in the picture as a last resort.

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u/Rippin_Fat_Farts Aug 04 '26

I have this one with the ATI stock. I wish I had just bought one with wood furniture for a bit more. The plastic stock feels like garbage, pistol grip is wiggly af and there's sharp edges. Gonna try to find a decent wood stock and swap it back to original at some point.

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u/Western_Wish4280 Aug 04 '26

Shit that sounds bad. Thanks for the advice

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u/Brandon_awarea Aug 04 '26

ATI is pretty much the worst SKS stock you can buy imo. Archangel isn’t much more and is significantly better, Tapco is about equal if you can find one. If you want quality FAB defence is the best plastic chassis and any of the aluminum ones are typically good too. Hush is also an option but they aren’t my favourite (I just don’t really like the mini 14 look).

I’d buy the absolute cheapest sks you can find. The only difference is cosmetic between the models, none are substantially better than others. Oh also avoid promag magazines. If you want a detachable mag buy the tan tapco ones (black are fine too but hard to find).

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u/cailber17710 Aug 07 '26

It’s not that bad but it varies wildly on each gun me and my buddy got him from the same store in the exact same model and mines shit but his is amazing way better then the wood stock ones we used to have

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u/snootyjungle Aug 04 '26

Choate stocks are great fwiw. I have one and it is cheap and solid. Increased length of pull and doesn’t look bubba-d