It's not an Assault Rifle it's a SKS! 

In 2004, the DOJ in their report to congress determined that the 1994 Weapons Ban "had little to no effect" on firearm related deaths. That reinstating it wouldn't do much going forward. That report was the biggest reasoning the ban ended.

They act like semi auto is military grade

UK here, land of regulation. Want a funny? I use a CZ 457 for pest control. I had the stock Cerakoted in a dark green. A woman saw me on my land but made a beeline for me. As they do. First words out her cakehole? "Why do you need an assault rifle"? Some "humans" are beyond all comprehension.

In the summer of '94, I bought a Chinese SKS for $80. Couldn't afford the Russian ones which sold for $230. Gold was selling for $400 an ounce back then. Using Gold as the standard, that would be the equivalent of $500 today. As a young adult, I grossed $560 every two weeks at my entry-level job. I could buy one with two days' of wages. This definitely shows that using guns and gold as a measure, wages have stagnated, but you already knew that. Just some data points for you youngsters.

My dad always let me use a wood furniture SKS just like that one for my hunting gun. He used a 30-40 Krag and I got the SKS. Great rifles.

In Washington state we can no longer legally buy an SKS despite it being an AWB compliant rifle in most states. I already have two, but regret not buying ten back when you could order a crate of $89 Yugos.

SKS stands for Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, which is Russian for "Self-Loading Carbine of the Simonov System". The SKS was designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1944.

With an SKS the term is not "bubba'ed", it's "tapco f***ed".

❤ the Shirt! Gone but not forgotten 😢

Unfortunately, in California that's exactly how they're treated. About 30 years ago a famous case occurred when a San Jose cop received letters that a couple of his unmodified original SKS's were illegal under the 1989 laws on "Assault Rifles" and eventually lost his job because he didn't immediately turn them in for destruction. He later won in court when California couldn't even tell the judge what technical features on the SKS's were illegal. He got backpay/promotion, but he moved to another state to get away from California's restrictive gun laws. They have this weird listing of SKS's from countries from Albanian to Yugoslavian. Years ago about 1/3 of all SKS's were illegal under the DOJ's authority (not the law). Technically the only illegal one (under their "Assault Rifle" laws) should be the ones with the AK Magazine conversions (a mod done by the Chinese decades ago to upgrade their SKS's with high-capacity magazines). Only about 10 percent of all Chinese imports had that mod, and it was not used by most other SKS producing countries. The excuse on other ones are things like a grenade launcher sight (you can't buy Soviet era grenades in the US or even produce them due to the manufacturing issues). Yet the California DOJ kept adding SKS's to the list, that weren't in the original laws (or even later laws). After that court case and several public humiliations on the SKS rules, they pulled many of those SKS's off the list. But currently several models of SKS's are illegal in California and can't be sold in the state. They claim that only SKS's with detachable mags are illegal and yet refuse to register SKS's that don't have the AK mags modification or have the modifications to use detachable mags. You can take any SKS, remove the fixed magazine, and put on a specially modified detachable magazine (it's awkward, but it works) and later return it back to it's original configuration. Those are illegal in California, but since they can be put on any SKS in existence, the California DOJ tries to refuse to register any model SKS"s they claim can be modified with those magazines and as I said any SKS can use those special detachable mags, so all SKS's are suspect in the DOJ's eyes. Many people have had refusals on SKS's registrations because they suspected or saw something on the pictures on their SKS's that they thought were illegal mods to put on those larger magazines. One friend submitted his Yugoslavian SKS a couple of years ago and it was refused as he had removed the grenade launcher sight (they said it was an unauthorized modification), yet they put that gun on the original DOJ (only) ban list years ago because it had a grenade launcher sight. I think they just look for excuses not to register legal guns, like their constant removal from the "Approved Handgun List" that had reduced the number of legally available to purchase handguns in California by almost 75 percent. That list gets shorter every year.

Is it odd that I think the SKS looks better than the AK?

Love my SKS. Really like how you addressed the stripper clips most people now have never seen or used one and don’t understand how useful they are.

I remember, back in the late 80's, going to a gun show and one booth literally had crates of SKS's. The booth operator simply opened up a crate and hanged a sign on the cover ($69.99 each), and when the crate was emptied, he just grabbed another crate and opened it up. Today, that empty crate alone is probably worth a hundred bucks.

Don't let anyone talk you out of ANY firearm!!

I remember when you could get one packed in cosmoline for $75 and it came with a thousand rounds

I remember the very first time I became aware the SKS existed was seeing it on the TV show "Tour Of Duty" (1987).

Oh to have $50-80 SKS rifles for sale again.

In NY even today the SKS is legal because it has the fixed 10 round magazine. You can still have the adjustable stock, Pistol grip and muzzle break. If you convert it to replaceable magazines it has to have original solid stock and no muzzle breaks or threaded barrel.

I greatly appreciate the shirt sir. And yes the video is well stated. Thanks and take care!

I was driving down the freeway on my motorcycle when I realized how many assault vehicles were around me!

It’s an AR-47

The first SKS rifle I bought were brand new Norinco 20 inch and 16 inch. $105.00 each at a retail shop. Great guns. The 16 inch makes a great truck gun. The only mod I might make is a peep sight. Leave them alone, otherwise. As he says, most mods dont work well. Great info!

Great video I LOVE my stock SKS Lots of people don't understand what AR stands for Lots of people don't understand what an Assault rifle is They don't understand what select fire is We all know But the general public doesn't Up here in Canada it's even worse

My commercial market Norinco SKS is not a full-blown Bubba. I did a few things to it to make it into a very reliable and enjoyable "bush" rifle: modified bolt "lips", modified feed ramp, PMag 20 round mags, and a combo cheek/butt pad. That's it. The rest is stock. I love it more than my AK.

My first SKS was $79 and a case of ammo was the same price ,ahh the good ole days. Love the Paul Harrell shirt!!!

I am old enough to think that $500 for a used Chinese SKS is outrageous (my first on was $89, which included 200 rounds of ammo and stripper clips) 😂

Bubba'ed is a term SKS purists (collectors) use to describe SKSs' that persons have basically changed simply by adding a polymer stock. I did that to my $80 SKS however I kept the wood stock and appurtenances that came with it. It can be reverted to its original configuration very quickly. One change I will not undo is the spring loaded firing pin that an SKS collector sold years ago which greatly eliminates any chance of a slam fire. I do have other historical rifles to which I would never dream of altering anything, but an SKS, whatever floats yer boat. BTW they are legal for deer hunting in my state and you are correct, they are a lot of fun. One thing I have seen is scoped SKSs' that IMHO are difficult to maintain a zero. The polymer stock you have on the SKS on your video may do better with the forward mounted picatinny rail. That was a great video about a fun (and used to be cheap) rifle. Your videos are great, keep'em coming!

that SKS is a lot nicer than the one that loon was sporting. I have a Norinco SKS- M I bought in the late 90s. Runs great, good fun. edit: the magazine statement is fact, mine runs on steel flat-back mags, it does not like the mags with a spine, polymer P-mags are hit and miss.

While I sit here watching the video on the fully nuclear super automatic weapon of mass destruction SKS, I kept thinking: “how can I get involved in the firearms business“ and then BAM!

In Washington state it’s considered an assault weapon. For a while a Ruger 10/22 was considered an assault weapon.

5:15 since it’s a fixed mag, it wouldn’t be an “assault weapon” under any state or 94 law. Applies to semi-auto rifles with detachable mags.

1907 Winchester 351 auto loading rifle. Same function as any modern-day sporting rifle, IE AR15.

I have both a Soviet and Yugo SKS's , excellent Minuteman rifle, I can get to mine and load it in seconds along with a bandolier of ammo. Very reliable and well built,excellent Jack of all trades but master of none. Kinda over priced these days but kinda worth it for the reliability factory alone. These are well made and one has to want to break it to break it. Take good care of them, they will take good care of you.period

My understanding, in reloading the SKS without stripper clips, is that you can turn the rifle bottom-up and hinge open the magazine, then take loose cartridges, drop them in several at a time, close the magazine, and go to town. I keep thinking about trying it with my Yugo on my next range visit.

Side note, Delaware has banned all semi auto rifles with detachable magazines. So an SKS, non Yugo because of the deathstar grenade launcher, is still legal.

The PLA tried for years to pretend otherwise for some reason. Took them a long time to start issuing the Type 56 and successors instead of the, uh, Type 56. Not to be confused with the Type 56, of course, which was belt fed. Or the Type 56, which was an 85mm divisional gun. What a confusing naming system, right, M1?

I like your T-shirt. I have one that says: Ripley - Hicks '24 "It's the only way to be sure"

Bought my Yugo SKS in 97 for $89. A damm good rifle to hunt with, and seeing versions stripped of "furniture" going for over five bills, brings the love factor to 10.

I've owned Chinese, Yugo and Russian SKS rifles. In the 1990's, my fun gun was a Norinco SKS with one of the 20 round Chinese mags. I modified several with the 20 round mags and they all worked perfectly. At the time, our club had a military rifle match and as I stood waiting my turn a fellow with an AR-15, standing with his buddies commented "Look at that Commie piece of s**t". (I don't think he thought I could hear him). He went first and soon came back looking dejected. His buddies asked what was wrong and he said "My AR jammed on me three times". I just smiled. My SKS didn't. In my experience the SKS is generally more accurate than the AK-47.

I am glad to find this channel talking about the SKS, yeah, they were common back then from what I heard. sad they get the Bubba/sporter treatment to fit some Rules. I think they are neat piece of history and look way better in my personal opinion in the classic wooden furniture.

In 1989 ,I bought one for 249 dollars. Should of kept it but I was young. Saw one on a wall at a pawn shop for 900 in 2020. At one time, Europe and Asia was covered with those things

I bought my SKS in 89, the guy at the gun shop had a wooden crate of them and there were 10 rifles in it which he let me go through and pick the rifle I wanted, he said I could buy all ten of them for $500, seeing the prices of SKS these days I kick myself for not buying them all and sitting on them.

Great video! I bought a Chinese Norico SKS for $189 in 1989 (Not kiding). I was offered $1,000 for it last year. It's in excellant conditon. But I declined. I have spent a lot of time debating exactly what a semi-auto carbine is vs an assualt rifle. And you're spot on! Some folks place the SkS (and the M-1 Carbine) into the "Assualt Rifle Zone." They should watch your video! Thanks...

I love my SKS. It is reliable and accurate for what I use it for. It runs great and is a ton of fun to shoot. Some firearms are just fun to shoot and the SKS is that for me, along with the Mini-14 and a few others. Oh yeah, and it was inexpensive too.

You're the voice of reason when it comes to ballistic knowledge, Paul would be proud❤

Well done! Good in-depth description and demo! 😊

Hey, the "Media" barely knows which end of the tube the round comes out! No way They can tell the difference between the SKS & the AK...

Back in the 90s it was trhe poor mans semi auto. Now the prices of SKS $600-$1100.

Love my Chinese SKS. Got the 20.5 inch barrel but I kinda want the 16.5 inch barrel model too. Fun classic rifles for sure. Great video

Bought a norinco in 93, got to play with it under " assault weapons ban" with 30 rd mags. It was $135, still got it the gun safe

In California even though we have an AWB. We can still put whatever chassis on the SKS as long as it has the fixed magazine and meets the minimum overall length requirement.

The Paul Keating surplus grain for guns deal Norinco SKS-D 300K imported were reliable and cheap $70aud at the time with 3x 30rnd mags so about $40usd. Weren't very accurate dinner plate at 50 yards with the 7 cents a shot steel core Norinco ammo. But eh what do you want for $70. Unfortunately those days are gone and the info about it online as well. I still remember though 😉 I knew the media had it all wrong when I see the first photo. Oh boy here we go again LOL

Any chance you could put a caliper on a pulled bullet from the NORMA ammo? I'm pretty sure it applies to the Mosin but a lot of Russian/Soviet firearms measure the bullet diameter differently "measuring land-land vs groove-groove". I slugged the bore on my 3 Mosins over the years and they were all right at .312 instead of .308.

Think I paid $100 maybe $120 at the Dallas Market Hall gun show in 92 or 93. Whatever I paid included 400 rounds of Chinese surplus ammo. If I remember correctly the ammo was steel core.

My experience with Norma mirrors yours. I was shooting 10”+ groups with my SGL21, and it was popping primers.

BTW Tim, if you haven't seen Brandon Herrera's video on the assassin's rifle, you should, it's funny as all get out! 😅

I recently bubbaed my ban era SKS with the FAB defense chassis. It's nice

I got my first AR in 2000. It was a Bushmaster, it had an A2 grip, adjustable stock, flash hider, Eotech, and Vertical foregrip with a quad pic rail. I didn't even know about the AW ban. HAHAHA Our politicians are useless.

I have a 26th armament SKS. It works great with the duckbill mags.

The M1 and SKS are perfect examples of why the term 'assault rifle' is so stupid.

Even J.D. mislabeled it 😂😂

Chad advisors in Insurgency Sandstorm running the SKS with the drum mag 😂

The Yugoslavian ones were pretty decent minus the Chrome line barrel The only thing it really shares with the AK is the ammo

Still love my norinco sks & paratrooper model..Really nice shirt ,100% ❤️ .great vid Doug...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The SKS is far better than the AK/AKM platforms imo.

It's funny this video came out today. I was looking to see if anything has happened with Pearce Armory and the SK-X which was supposed to be a new chassis system/upgrade package for the SKS to allow AK mags, modern grips, rails, etc. Gun Jesus gave it a quick RU-vid Short showing this Frankenstein's monster of a rifle that only exists because dumb Canadian gun laws forbid AR15s, but SKSs are ok.

And now in MA, it no longer "assault weapons" it's "assault-style firearms" and those are more killy and have a more stringent feature test to gauge their assault-styleness. So law much safe.

On shooting days, everyone ends up firing my SKS all the time! They love this thing!! And for only $99 bucks, one of the best investments I made back in the 90's! LOL! It's a Russian version.

Love my Tula SKS.

Great video as usual! Love the shirt! 💯

Great video but the tshirt was a great tribute. To be remembered means you have lived.

Really miss the original rifle and the price

I've always wondered why we are so afraid of the term "assault rifle". Especially when that's exactly the type of weapon our forefathers intended for us to own when they added the 2nd Amendment to our bill of rights. In all respects, the SKS is a battle rifle that has been used in several wars.

In Commiefornia the Yugo type 56/64 is considered an assault rifle….. Due to the grenade launcher functions built into that model.

Insurgency Sandstorm is a lot of fun with the SKS. Especially with a 1.5x optic and drum mags.

PLA loved the SKS more than the Kalashnikov

I can already picture them: "WhAt's ThE DiffeRenCe?"

Thank you Mac & Jason..... Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸

Never let the less informed tell you what something is.

My WASR hates the Norma as well. Huge groups and lots of Malfs. I’m glad it’s not just my gun.

Some politicians call to remove weapons of war from our streets/cities/whevers…meanwhile the CMP quietly continues to sell and auction m1s, m1 carbines and other surplus military rifles, many which were actually used combat. WTH?!🤦

My personal rifle is a chines type 56sks because I live in a cuck state. Nice wood, sling, and spike. Truly a beautiful piece but also one of the most practical rifles I can own.

I was never really interested in an SKS when I was younger and they were available for like $100 - $200 and on used racks everywhere. Now that I've shot a few (friend's rifles) I really regret night grabbing one.. or a few, LOL. Could have kept best one for myself and sold sold a couple at profit 10 yrs later.

For a polymer bubbafied SKS, yours looks pretty good. I’ll leave mine original thank you.

The FAB stock is one of the better ones out there. The grip is insanely comfortable,

There is NO SUCH THING as an “assault weapon” 🙄 Assault is an ACTION, not an object. Even if a weapon is named as such, until it is used to harm or kill someone no one has been assaulted.

Bad news. No one who would think it’s an assault rifle is watching this channel.

Nice t-shirt.

From a European perspective, most gun laws and regulations in the US. Makes as much sense as the export restrictions on gun parts or accessoires . Its all strange/weird and pointless for no reason Wanted to get a pad for a stock last year, that could not get shipped to me, meanwhile a AR pistol grip (from the same store) got shipped and delivered no issue. Both just a piece of plastic/rubber ?

Respect the shirt.

All of these sks accessories remind me of the cabellas catalog in the late 2000's

Anybody else thought he was about to cut himself 😂😂😂

Ak operaters union shows 762*39 out of AK with scope hits 700 meters

I have the Yugo variant that has a muzzle break and built-in grenade launcher. A Marine told me it was junk.

ITS A DEFENSE RIFLE

death ray...good one

Thanks!

It is ‘AN’ SKS not its ‘A’ SKS. If it starts with a vowel or it sounds like a vowel use AN. Not A! And by the way ‘I seen it’ is not correct past tense either for those whose didn’t know it.

You don't understand, since it's a 30 caliber, you *NEED* a stock buffer. Because their 30 caliber Springfield has a rubber buttpad.

To achieve maximum assault status, that also needs the "shoulder thing that goes up".........