So I just returned from a local gun shop...

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AoxoMoxoA wrote:
martin08 wrote:With some patience, and armed with some good information, you will be able to land one that is both appealing and on the money. It may not be the one in your local shop, but it is possible to find deals.
I certainly have good information - thanks to this forum, but patience :no: will have to have to come from within... :lol:
Martin is quite correct. I had to also learn to be very patient with these Russian SKS. I only know of 2 rifles in the BBQ, with really nice stocks, that should right now sell for $400 or more. A 1953 or 1954 Izhevsk Refurbished one. I only have one BBQ rifle left in my collection, a 1954 Izhevsk with a perfect laminated stock.
There have been a number of nice Tula rifles on GB for the last 6 weeks that went under $400. Patience is the thing I had to learn before I become a real collector of these.
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AoxoMoxoA wrote:
martin08 wrote:With some patience, and armed with some good information, you will be able to land one that is both appealing and on the money. It may not be the one in your local shop, but it is possible to find deals.
I certainly have good information - thanks to this forum, but patience :no: will have to have to come from within... :lol:
Well, I believe Martin's advice of being patient paid off for me, as I recently got a lead on, and landed a very nice '52 Tula with matching #s for $325. Dead-balls accurate... Bore like new... Loads of fun to shoot... Can't complain.

Thanks for the great advice.

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Thats thing looks purdy

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1943 Izhevsk
1937 Izhevsk
1935/48/50 Tula (hex)
1939 Tula (laminate stock)
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Nice score!
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You did MORE THAN well on that one. If I was in the market for a '52, I wouldn't have hesitated. Congrats.
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Nice '52 :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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Martin would not have gotten this 52 before I did had I seen it. :D :D
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Wow, nice job! I am thinking of picking up a Cabela's SKS special and your's made me drool a little bit!

On the BBQ finish, I remember seeing a Mauser once that someone had "restored". It actually looked really "nice"...the stock had been sanded, stained a dark red and had high gloss varnish finish. The metal components were all a very consistent stain black. It turns out that the metal finish was actually a light coat of Rustoleum!
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