SKS Rifle Review

An review and range demo of the 7.62x39mm semi-automatic SKS Rifle.

SKS Rifle Specs:

  • Cartridge: 7.62×39mm
  • Action: Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading
  • Rate of Fire: Semi-automatic 35–40 (rd/min)
  • Muzzle Velocity: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)
  • Effective Range: 400 meters (440 yd)
  • Feed System: 10 round stripper clip-fed or individual round loading
  • Sights: Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters.
  • Weight: 3.85 kg (8 lb 8 oz)
  • Length: 1,020 millimeters (40 in), M59/66 length 1,117 millimeters (44.0 in)
  • Barrel Length: 520 millimeters (20 in), M59/66 558.8 millimeters (22.00 in)
  • Variants:
    • Chinese Type 56
    • Yugoslavian PAP
    • Romanian SKS
    • Albanian SKS
    • East German SKS
    • North Vietnamese SKS
    • North Korean SKS

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