Pearce Armoury SKS chassis system

[bradsteen]

I briefly owned an SKS, but just couldn't quite get myself to like it enough to hold onto. I'm kinda kicking myself for that decision now that I've learned about this thing.

ILS Chassis for SKS (Gen 1.0)

Current Estimated Lead Time: 3-4 weeks Pearce Armoury SKS Modernization Specialists The Pearce Armoury ILS Chassis (Integral Lower Stock) is the pinnacle of modernization for your SKS. Featuring the ergonomics and convenience of the AR-15 in our ILS Chassis, you’ll add these great features to...

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Apparently they are also coming out with a full production rifle based on the SKS design and this chassis system. It will be available in a variety of calibers, including .50 Beowulf, .458 Socom, .300 Blackout, 5.56, and 5.45x39. I am definitely intrigued.

SK-X Gen 1

The SK-X Gen one. Available in Multiple Cal, The SK-X is a Modern SKS using latest material technologies, fully incorporating the design principles of the ILS Chassis into a complete ready to go rifle. The SK-X builds on the reliability and functionality of the SKS as well as the ergonomics and...

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[Unka-Boo]

I dunno...the $800 could build a mid tier AR in x39.
If you were starting from scratch, figure another $4-600 for the SKS...$1400 gets you a nice AK, rather than a cludge of parts.
Don't get me wrong, I like innovation, but I don't see the cost/benefit ratio here.
I did the whole pimp out my SKS thing in the '90s..Cheaper Than Dirt catalog! Best thing I did was put it back to stock...

 

[JDubDub]

Wow. I have a true Russian SKS floating around in my safe that I haven't fired in 20+ years. I might have considered upgrading it with a chassis like this, but $800 is out there. I can pick up a PSA AK that takes easy to find and CHEAP AK mags for under $700.

 

[Nosferatu]

That's not as horrific looking as I would have expected.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Money wise, I just don't understand.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

$800 is the new three fiddy

 

[bradsteen]

AR parts compatibility, the ability to reliably feed from detachable mags, being able to use AR pattern 7.62x39 mags instead of those funky SKS mags, a proper optics rail... $800 is a little spendy, but it is the most attractive aftermarket upgrade for the platform I've seen yet. Also, neat to see people coming out with new platforms in less common calibers.

 

[clanhanson]

The SKS is a collectable firearm these days, I wouldn't dink with/bubbafy them unless it's a nonmatching junker. They shoot well as-is and have a unique history. I used one to hunt deer for many years back when they were $100 (that same rifle is now worth several times that and I baby it these days).

Same goes for the Mosin... no touchy!

 

[Knobgoblin]

The SKS is a collectable firearm these days, I wouldn't dink with/bubbafy them unless it's a nonmatching junker. They shoot well as-is and have a unique history. I used one to hunt deer for many years back when they were $100 (that same rifle is now worth several times that and I baby it these days).

Same goes for the Mosin... no touchy!

 

[clanhanson]

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[Nosferatu]

I didn't know firewood could become collectible. Learn something new everyday.

 

[clanhanson]

I didn't know firewood could become collectible. Learn something new everyday.

I'm lucky, my Combloc surplus are all pretty accurate... and they're definitely more fun to shoot than a .22 cal aluminum and plastic contraption that never gains value and looks like all the others

 

[Nosferatu]

Ah yes, the most important aspects of a firearm..value and appearance.

 

[clanhanson]

Ah yes, the most important aspects of a firearm..value and looks.

We all know that's what matters most... the cool factor!



Then again I'm a collector and my training consists of plinking at paper plates in my cargo shorts with a clip on cellphone holder...

 

[echo1]

At that price I bet they go tits up. If you want an AR build an AR. PAX

 

[echo1]

Also it may/will be heavily regulated in some states and may/will make an otherwise legit rifle, the SKS, become an AW and either be banned outright or need to registered as such, PAX

 

[AshWilliams]

Wow. I have a true Russian SKS floating around in my safe that I haven't fired in 20+ years. I might have considered upgrading it with a chassis like this, but $800 is out there. I can pick up a PSA AK that takes easy to find and CHEAP AK mags for under $700.

If you Bubba out that Russian SKS may the Commblock Firearms Gods wreak vengeance upon you.

 

[JDubDub]

If you Bubba out that Russian SKS may the Commblock Firearms Gods wreak vengeance upon you.

Already bubba'ed unfortunately. Original stock was replaced with a nylon stock years ago. Didn't care about "collector value" back in the '90s when they were ~$100 unfired. Used it for pig hunting once or twice before I figured out that the ammo we had available wasn't up to snuff.

 

[Heyjoe]

this would be an absolute no go from me. About the only upgrades I'd consider for SKS is a Monte Carlo stock from timber Smith and Tech sights but I appreciate the rifles just as they are and prefer them unmolested.

 

[echo1]

this would be an absolute no go from me. About the only upgrades I'd consider for SKS is a Monte Carlo stock from timber Smith and Tech sights but I appreciate the rifles just as they are and prefer them unmolested.

Something like this? Public Security that had the OG wood go missing, PAX