SKS or SAR?--Got both!

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dennie suman

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Well, thanx for all your suggestions on my previous post. I ended up buying both of these! The SAR1 was covered with an oily protectant and looks like a new rifle!
The SKS is rough looking, but appears to be in very good mechanical condition. It did not come with stripper clips so I will have to get some of those. Also, no manual. I will have to find one or see if I can figure out how to strip it to clean it.
Did not have much time to play with them last night. I remember reading another thread about using Simple Green to clean handguns. I tried this on the 2 thirty round and 1 ten round mags that I got with the gun. I disassembled the mags, sprayed it on straight from the bottle, let it set for a few minutes, then rinsed it off with very hot water. Oil was gone! I let the mags lay over night on a towel, then reassembled them this morning. Couldn't have been much easier!
Now when I figure out how to take the rifles apart, I will try the Simple Green on them.
I am real anxious to try these rifles out! Hopefully this weekend.
Thanx for all your help. I think the "bug" has bit!!
Dennie, NRA Life Memeber, GOA
 
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shiroikuma Anchorage AK

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Congradulations! Your SAR looks new because it is new.. They are new production rifles with some parts replaced with US parts soley to get them imported, not used rifles.
 
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loknload

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Congrats on the purchase ;) Check out www.ak-47.net and you should be able to find the take down instructions for both rifles there. You won't regret the purchase of either rifles :)

Happy Shooting :)

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dennie suman

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After cleaning them,I took both rifles out Saturday. They both shoot great! Had a good time!
I cannot believe how short the stock is on the SAR1. I may add a recoil pad just to lenghthen it a bit. The SKS is Ok the way it is, but may replace the stock with something else.
Dennie
 
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Icopy

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Totally agree with you on the AK. After shooting ARs for years, the AK (SAR1) feels like it was meant for midgets. Good choice in getting both.
 
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DougB

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If you want a longer stock for your SAR-1, consider the K-Var U.S.-made Bulgarian style black plastic stock. Its 1 1/4" longer, but otherwise just like the Bulgarian. Very high quality. I put one on one of my SAR-1s and am very happy with it. Id does give them an "extra evil" look (the Boy Scouts I showed it to last week nearly drooled - of course, they had no idea what it was, but they knew it was cool. I also had the Russian Cobra red-dot sight installed).

Doug
 
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dennie suman

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DougB,
Where do I find the K-VAR stock, and what price to expect? I am new to AK's and not familiar with the suppliers.
Sounds like a good thing if the price is not prohibitive.
Thanx, Dennie
 
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