As the gun buying spree unfolds and you can’t even find Ungulates of Destitution or other poverty-end ARs on the shelves, as others have pointed out, don’t overlook the SKS.
It’s not sexy, it’s not that accurate, it doesn’t have a large-capacity magazine, it’s heavy, and it’s way outdated. But it goes BANG with very boring reliability and will hit man-sized targets out to 300m.
This Chinese SKS will chomp down corroded steel-case Wolf 7.62x39 like Charlie Sheen snorting blow off a hooker’s ass.
An SKS is quite far from the first choice for self-defense in the looming apocalypse where in a week or two we’ll all be running around in Mad Max outfits. But if you failed to prepare and now have to take what you can get, an SKS is far better than Joe “Tactical” Biden’s recommendation of a double-barrel shotgun.
EDIT: SKSs are in stock and available from Atlantic Firearms, though make sure you have something to get rid of the cosmoline as they’re going to take some work before they’re ready to shoot
Original Military issue Chinese Type 56 SKS rifles in 7.62x39 caliber with 10 round built in mag, featuring hardwood stock, folding bayonet. Classic surplus SKS Rifle.
www.atlanticfirearms.com