do you think a russian sks with the dragunov sniper stock conversion is good for hunting?

Question

-->What price do you think this rifle should be priced at???

-->Do you think the accuracy is good for hunting, such as like would it be perfect range or would it be not shooting far enough w/ accuracy for a deer?

-->Also, do you think the price of the sks is still going to go up in the next few years??

Please, hunters answer my question for hunting for i am still a novice at it, just beginning to hunt. which rifle is good for sniping during hunting?

Answer 1

I have used the SKS more than any other rifle except for .22s.

First of all, I have used a Dragunov stock for my Russian SKS and it's not that great, I still use the original stock.

It should be priced around $100 because it is used and maybe $50 more for the stock, make sure you still have the bayonet.

I have used the SKS for white-tailed deer hunting and took one out at 100-120 yards with a hand-loaded hollowpoint. However, if you are just beginning hunting, you should try to use a more powerful bolt-action rifle because the SKS is unfortunately not good for hunting (it's designed for war, what do you expect?)

I doubt the price will go up in the next few years, there are still too many of them circulating in the market as we speak.

Answer 2

The SKS is a good gun for the new hunter. I use one and have never had a problem. Used they go for $100, new they can be found for $160. GET ONE NOW, there's a new ban coming! This gun is accurate up to 300meters, with a 30 caliber bullet. Most of the time I hunt at less than 100 yards. However the price of ammo went from $70 a thousand to $160 last year. The thing to think about is what do you want. A bolt action is more powerful and accurate, but you may only get one shot. The semi-auto will give you more shots if you don't make a one shot kill. Also the SKS doesn't have as much kick.

Answer 3

you can get the rifle for $150-250. That stock is about $50 I think, and you can swap it out yourself..

For the smaller deer species, inside 100 yards, with hunting (not military) ammunition, yes. They're becoming common all over.

The price of everything goes up always. The market is glutted with SKSs, primarily the eastern european model with the grenade launcher (which, fortunately is just about the best quality SKS). Eventually, of course, they'll run out and the price will go up.

Don't use the word "Snipe" when you're talking about hunting, unless you're hunting something called a Snipe. A hunter is NOT a sniper in the woods.

Answer 4

It'll do if you can't do any better, but there are a lot of problems with it. You'll find it somewhat awkward in handling in the field, and the cartridge is a bit much for small game, with limited effective range, and inadequate for deer. You'll see lots of posts on this site saying it's equivalent to the 30-30, but that simply isn't true, and those people are overly enamored of energy tables, which have nothing to do with hunting effectiveness. You can kill a deer at short range with the thing and good handloads, but it would be unethical to hunt with any commercialy available factory load I've ever seen. If your budget is that restricted, you might try a gun show and look for a trapdoor Springfield or some other 19th century rifle, or just use an inexpensive 50 or 54 cal. muzzleloader.

Answer 5

I'd prefer the original stock, but the SKS is a decent short-range deer rifle. The 7.62x39mm has very similar ballistics to the .30-30. As long as your shots are relatively short range and you're comfortable with the iron sights, go for it.

One catch is that your state may require a semi-automatic rifle used for hunting to have a magazine capacity of no more than 5 rounds which would require installing an aftermarket magazine for hunting.

Answer 6

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do you think a russian sks with the dragunov sniper stock conversion is good for hunting?
-->What price do you think this rifle should be priced at???

-->Do you think the accuracy is good for hunting, such as like would it be perfect range or would it be not shooting far enough w/ accuracy for a deer?

-->Also, do you think the price of the sks is still going to go up in...

Answer 7

No
The SKS was never designed for hunting big game.
It was designed as a tool for war.
It would be good for target practice and self defense nut not hunting.

D58

Answer 8

Check your local hunting laws first. Its illegal to hunt with a semi in some states (its one of the crazy laws out here in PA).

As far as its reliability and knock down power, it would probably make a pretty good first hunting rifle.

I take mine to the range pretty regular, and I gotta say, for plinking,very few are more fun.

Price? $150 - $200. Be prepared to spend a LOT of time and elbow grease removing the cosmaline

As for the Dragonov stock....... looks pretty cool, but most out there are garbage......

Answer 9

No,just fair.