Yugo SKS seen for sale

[NHRes2004]

I saw two Yugo SKS' for sale yesterday at a local shop. One was "Ex condition" for $249 and the other was "VG condition" for $199. I understand these are reliable if condition is accurate?

[Bald Eagle]

I haven't priced any SKS's recently, although I do know that they've gone up a little bit in price.

I'd be sorely tempted to look at the used market and buy directly from someone else, since gun shops necessarily mark used/milsurp guns up to current market value regardless of what they actually bought them for.

The SKS's without the rifle grenade launching muzzle attachment are a little more rare, and so command a higher price, usually about $50-75 more.  There is also the issue that if you buy an unissued SKS, it will likely need to have all of the cosmoline removed.  If you buy a used SKS from someone else, they have likely already cleaned (most of) the cosmoline off and out, saving you lots of work and solvents.

[grasshopper]

  Oh ya, I bought mine from (you guessed it) Jrs. Gunsmithing and got an unissued one for 180.00 his cost and he charged just (you guessed it) 10%, at J&G they're selling them for $229.00 dealer.  I own 3 of them and will sell one in good condition with a notch taken out of the butt stock for $100.00 dollars.  It works like a charm.  It was bought in its present condition from a friend of mine who bought it from (you guessed it, see above) for $120.00  I believe the user grade ones they (ffl dealers) got for around 89 dollars are now at J&G going for $130. "poor to good".  J&G sales get their stuff from Century so they are expensive as all get out.  I can check with Jr's to see what he has in stock.
..  there, e-mail sent, he should get back to me soon.  Oh ya, the poor to good have dents in the wood and chunks beaten from them but the actual firearm metal parts are in excellent shape.  As for the cosmoline?  Take the stock off and disassemble the rifle, really simple, and take the parts to the car wash and blast the s%*$t out of it.  Clean the bolt carrier and bolt/firing pin really good also before firing.  The pins sometimes stick...  ya, not good, charge the rifle and it shoots full auto 10 rounds, very dangerous.  The one I have for sale has around 30 hours of cleaning and just plain sexual abuse from the last owner and myself F#@&*ng it!    I clean my guns  just to see if they are dirty! 

[grasshopper]

http://www.samcoglobal.com/rifles.html
   Ahh, Jr's is out, I have one to go through an FFL or you can check these guys out.  These are FFL prices.  I got my Spanish .308 mauser from these guys.

[KBCraig]

I got my Spanish .308 mauser from these guys.

I hope it's an FR-8. I would never shoot commercial .308, nor even milspec 7.62x51, in the FR-7.

[grasshopper]

  Nope, this one: Guardia Civil Spanish Mauser - Cal. .308 Win



Original leather sling and Muzzle Cover Included with Guardia Civil at no charge while they last
  -- an $8.90 value!

Manufactured at famous Oviedo facotry in Spain for the Spanish Army. Converted to use ever plentiful 7.62 Nato (.308WIN) round. Short rifle. polished turned down blot, 5 round magazine, fixed side support and sling swivel.     

Barrel length: 21.00"
Overall length: 41.3"

Very Good condition(On backorder): $129.95

   I havn't shot it yet but it was worth the 129 dollars.

[KBCraig]

  Nope, this one: Guardia Civil Spanish Mauser - Cal. .308 Win

Manufactured at famous Oviedo facotry in Spain for the Spanish Army. Converted to use ever plentiful 7.62 Nato (.308WIN) round. Short rifle. polished turned down blot, 5 round magazine, fixed side support and sling swivel.

Yes, that's the FR-7. It was not converted to use 7.62 NATO, but 7.62 CETME, which is a much lower pressure round. Commercial .308 (which is not the same as 7.62 NATO) can easily develop pressures 50% greater than this rifle was designed to handle. All three cartridges have similar dimensions and are physically interchangeable, but you should only use the one your rifle was designed for. I don't think CETME-spec ammo is readily available here, so that means loading your own.

Spain made these by modifying 1893 and 1916 7mm Mausers. They bored them to 7.62, then silver-soldered chamber inserts for the shorter 7.62 CETME cartridge. Over time, gas erosion eats away the joint and leaves a gap forward of the chamber. It's something to watch out for.

[Lloyd Danforth]

WTF!  I said to myself.  .308 Spanish Mauser?  I was in the business for ten years, handled hundreds of Mausers, and never heard of it.  I see they are rebarrelled '93's.  I can't see why anyone would bother with a 93 when there are all of the far superior '98 actions out there.
The first gun I bought was a'91 Argentine Mauser.  Being twelve years old, naturally, I spoilerized it
It was a nice gun, but, it was 7.65, while not too difficult to find in the mid '60's it was a lot more than the penny a round we paid for surplus '06 and 8 mill.
I also had a nice 7mm '98 with stars stamped on it.  I kept that full military.

[KBCraig]

Here's a more visual and dramatic warning about the FR-7:

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=82492837