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    History of SKS/SKK rifles in NZ?

    I'm curious about SKS/SKK rifles in NZ, when did they first come in? How many are there? I was reading about 300,000 of these rifles going into Australia from the 1980's on (and about 20,000 being handed in during the 1996 semi-ban buy back!). Did NZ import in anywhere near these quantities?

    Also, are SKS still being manufactured, or are the 'new' SKS rifles being sold now ex-military or stored rifles?

    Is there any reason why the SKS rifles with AK magazines are called 'SKK' in NZ and Australia, but not anywhere else?

    Are non-Chinese SKS rifles common in NZ?

    None of this is important, just idle curiosity. I don't know where to look to find this information.

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    trademe will answer one question..eg whats about now.....I remember them popping up for sale in late 80s early 90s as a cheap tool type offering for on the farm. prices seem to stay about the same...they were all the rage for a time then guys seemed to realise they were no better off than with the old bolt action sitting in the cupboard and if deer was 200 yards away.....well the bolt wins hands down.

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    I was told that they stopped making the SKS and the NHM90s as there are so many of them in circulation all ready.

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    I've never seen or heard of a non Chinese SKS in NZ. Not to say they don't exist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Headroom View Post
    I've never seen or heard of a non Chinese SKS in NZ. Not to say they don't exist.
    There are a few Russian ones here. Not common and most people keep them once they have them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jim160 View Post
    There are a few Russian ones here. Not common and most people keep them once they have them.
    I was one on Trademe about six months ago. Went for $700. They are rare.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jim160 View Post
    There are a few Russian ones here. Not common and most people keep them once they have them.
    I know a fella who has one, with a laminated stock. Pure Russian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Headroom View Post
    I've never seen or heard of a non Chinese SKS in NZ. Not to say they don't exist.
    A friend of mine had a Russan SKS it was more accurate than the Chinese built stuff, He worked for one of the importers
    and shot many Chinese SKS's never found one that shot better than the old Russian, used it to take quite a lot of deer ant goats

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    I suppose the first ones might have come in as War Trophies from Korea and Vietnam.
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    The first SKS I had on my books was an ex-Vietnam trophy, Russian-made, and I bought it off a US Navy Deep Freeze guy on 15 March 1976. His NZ registration certificate was issued on 26 May 1972.

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    Chinese ones started coming into the country big time in the mid 1980's. You were able to by them by the crate if you were so inclined. Really it was the golden time if you wanted to get something along those lines, I remember getting offered a couple of UZi's which I foolishly declined. So basically there were thousands imported, lord knows what happened to them all, most would be considered Ecat now.
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    Molot make new SKS rifles to a commercial standard of quality. We will probably never see them due to the embargoes against Russia. I do remember Norinco SKS's creeping up in asking price in the early 2000's to silly money. Gun City then started importing them again circa 2008, for $500, and I snapped one up then as it was the cheapest I had seen them in almost a decade. It was a great rifle to me, shot a deer and countless rabbits with it. Used to be able to by Barnaul soft points from the local hunting a fisting for $12/20 rounds back then which made it cheap shooting for a centre fire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beavis View Post
    from the local hunting a fisting.
    @Beavis Is that a misprint? Not judging....

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    Quote Originally Posted by csmiffy View Post
    @Beavis Is that a misprint? Not judging....
    No. He's just being childish and vulgar.
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