r/canadaguns • u/DarthMaynch • Aug 08 '26

Gun and gear reviews First Gun

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Just grabbed this SKS after receiving my PAL. They said they just got it out of the crates and it was covered in cosmoline(which took some time to clean but ready to shoot now). Lots of marking on it that I’m not sure if they are from factory. Is this a genuine Tula SKS. Is the stock color normally this dark? Did I do all right?

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u/starw24-ps4 Aug 08 '26

The top cover will tell you for sure but that’s a Tula mark on the stock. 1954 means it has a chrome barrel which is good! All those factory marks are proofs from when they built and inspected it.

Yeah these stocks usually have a darker reddish finish, you can always sand it down and restain later if you want. Enjoy!