r/canadaguns • u/Miserable-Quiet9660 • Aug 17 '26

Gun and gear reviews Regretted to sell my Chinese sks.

I owned a unfired sks bought for 5xx as my first gun, and sold it for 700 after 3 months. I was happy to get rid of a 70 years old gun at that time. After one year, I have tried many guns from my friend and myself, like .22lr , shotgun, lever, bolt, I finally understand the value of a sks. Should I get a new one? I have been thinking it for the whole night. I cannot work, sleep and eat. Please help me.

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u/Iokua_CDN Aug 17 '26

Look at it this way. You bought it for 500.  You sold it for 700 and made 200 bucks

So buying it at 900 now, you just take that 200 bucks you made and subtract it from the  price. So it's like it only cost you 700 bucks.

Sks ain't the best rifle in the world, but it's unique has history  and is still pretty affordable. Though I'd also consider  the Ad500A in 223 now, as it's only slightly more expensive than an Sks 

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u/Miserable-Quiet9660 Aug 18 '26

I felt comfortable when I saw you comment. Than you bro.

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u/CDawdyZz Aug 19 '26

I don't think the AD500 is a suitable substitute for a SKS, one is ultra reliable with 70 years of history and the other one has 10 bad reviews for every good one.