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SKS complete review and history with Jerry Miculek (4K UHD)

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2014
  • In it's most complete review yet, Jerry takes the classic 7.62x39 SKS and tests its close quarters rapid fire capabilities as well as accuracy up to 400 meters and the history of the ammunition and platform!
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  • @Viper-dc2wm
    @Viper-dc2wm 4 года назад +15

    All these years owning an SKS and going to the range. Even as a range officer, I never saw anyone load one from the bottom. Until now.
    Always something to learn from Jerry.👍

    • @oneangrygoy
      @oneangrygoy 4 года назад

      Yeah, I thought I was dumb lmao, iv always used stripper clips and or load from the top. I love leaning something about a gun that iv had for so damn long though. Good shit

  • @carpiocyprinus5218
    @carpiocyprinus5218 8 лет назад +367

    Old school review. Very informative and to the point, without unnecessary sound effects and other junk.
    Thanks Jerry. The SKS rocks. You rock.

  • @NorthThree6
    @NorthThree6 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was given a gun safe that belong to my late grandfather. My grandmother thought it was empty, but it had a few shotguns and rifles. One of which was a Russian made SKS from 1955 with a polymer body. It has been my favorite gun to shoot. Even surpassing the AR15 I built. There’s just nothing more fun to me than

  • @feuerein
    @feuerein 6 лет назад +461

    >having Jerry Miculek and Hickock45 as our online gun grandpas
    Truly I say unto you, we are living in the best timeline

  • @yevgenz
    @yevgenz 9 лет назад +172

    The reason for the last cartridge flying out is that the last cartridge sometimes wedges on the wrong side of the follower since you loaded from the bottom. The rifle is designed to be loaded from the top. Try loading from the top, the problem should be solved by this.
    Regards, Yevgen, Ukraine

    • @libertyandjusticeforall6435
      @libertyandjusticeforall6435 3 года назад +7

      Yevgen, you are number 1!

    • @kottmeier
      @kottmeier 3 года назад +4

      Bang on!

    • @ez56789
      @ez56789 2 года назад +5

      While you may be correct, i refuse to believe anything other than the fact jerry is so fast that he overpressured the chamber to the point the cycle delayed and the well spring shot out an extra round during the delay 😂

    • @KurtOnoIR
      @KurtOnoIR 2 года назад +1

      Yes or start on the left if loading from the bottom.

    • @lahummer5759
      @lahummer5759 Год назад

      Never seen a sks shoot that fast. Wow.

  • @jeremyc3911
    @jeremyc3911 2 года назад +59

    Jerry, your humility is a model to all aspiring shooters as well as all young men. You are a world champion but speak of yourself like a common recreational shooter. That speaks much to your character. Also, your attention to safety is a credit to not only shooting sports, but firearms ownership. Great video as always.

  • @theloudamerican2193
    @theloudamerican2193 5 лет назад +184

    In a world of overly serious tacticool mall ninjas; this gentleman is a breath of fresh air. He is informative, classy, professional and obviously proficient.

  • @jonathanhandsmusic
    @jonathanhandsmusic 5 лет назад +80

    I remember when they were $69 at Big 5 back in 1988. Great rifle, almost indestructible and combat accuracy is a good combination.

    • @paule1983
      @paule1983 4 года назад +3

      Did they have them loose in a barrel?

    • @thedelusionisreal
      @thedelusionisreal 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@paule1983 No, the WW1 guns were in a barrel. I remember SKS for $49

    • @Mr07191963
      @Mr07191963 4 месяца назад

      I remember $19.99 at Rose's

  • @natedog1619
    @natedog1619 3 года назад +50

    “What, I must be livin right, 5 out of 5, C Zone, 200 meters, SKS..”
    Fuckin smooth operator

    • @luisloya1120
      @luisloya1120 3 года назад +2

      " Living Right, Living Free"

    • @TellenJones
      @TellenJones Месяц назад

      If I were the gun designer, I'd expand the capacity a bit to carry 16 rounds instead of 10. SKS is a neat semi-auto.

    • @natedog1619
      @natedog1619 Месяц назад +1

      @@TellenJones more rounds are always better! I just wonder if it would function as reliably. People modify SKS’s to take AK mags and they almost never work as intended

  • @jimward1586
    @jimward1586 5 лет назад +67

    I own both, an AR and a SK. The SKS is my goto gun. It has never misfired or ejected a complete round in 10 years. I always load it from the top the way it is designed to be loaded.

    • @patrickcenkush519
      @patrickcenkush519 3 года назад +2

      Do you have to use stripper clips ?

    • @christopherbrice5473
      @christopherbrice5473 3 года назад +6

      @@patrickcenkush519 you can get 30 round mags specially designed for the SKS. They work like a dream.

    • @patrickcenkush519
      @patrickcenkush519 3 года назад

      @@christopherbrice5473 No modifications needed?

    • @baddriver3580
      @baddriver3580 2 года назад +6

      Nothing like good ole stripper clips! Yeehaw!

    • @fredthegonzalo
      @fredthegonzalo 2 года назад +2

      @@christopherbrice5473 mine has a 35 round mag and it has no problems with it!

  • @wrenchygeorgie
    @wrenchygeorgie 5 лет назад +54

    The most underrated rifle of all time! Easy to maintain, stripper clip loading, good chambering and good out to 300yds consistantly with iron sites. Beats a .223 round in penetration and cost.

  • @mr.browning7.624
    @mr.browning7.624 4 года назад +107

    What gets me. Is Jerry says in the beginning, "I've honestly never shot it fast". But my question is. What qualifies as "not fast" to a man like this?

    • @mattrowe3839
      @mattrowe3839 3 года назад

      Not fast is around 750 rounds per minute probably

    • @Freko1970
      @Freko1970 3 года назад +3

      Not fast is pulling the trigger and sear falling at the same time. When he goes fast, trigger hits the frontstrap before the sear registers that its time to trip hammer.

  • @toastedapple3013
    @toastedapple3013 7 лет назад +1981

    If you break into his house and hear *beep!* you better run as fast as you can

    • @moneybilla
      @moneybilla 7 лет назад +33

      Toasted Apple 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💯

    • @davidbarnhart6228
      @davidbarnhart6228 7 лет назад +71

      If you were "the Flash" you may have a chance.😂

    • @pandabassman1
      @pandabassman1 7 лет назад +67

      If you do, you're just gonna die tired. =D

    • @ProfBanks
      @ProfBanks 6 лет назад +59

      You'd be dead before you could register the sound of the beep.

    • @kylem8992
      @kylem8992 6 лет назад +89

      Last thing you here is "Here we go...BEEP."

  • @tompelley949
    @tompelley949 9 лет назад +55

    Jerry Miculek is a national treasure.

  • @benjaminsanchez1869
    @benjaminsanchez1869 5 лет назад +80

    I need a time mechine and go back to the 90's with about a $1000.

    • @sirvelociraptor2590
      @sirvelociraptor2590 3 года назад +6

      @Milhaus Well that's dumb, commies suck but the guns are fine weapons. It ain't like you're supporting communism none.

    • @rickthompson1422
      @rickthompson1422 3 года назад +3

      ...late 90s you could buy a 10 rifle crate of them in the Shotgun News and they were 99 or 95 bucks a piece per rifle....

    • @asunderwolf20
      @asunderwolf20 3 года назад +6

      @Milhaus don’t be overdramatic, obviously communism and the Soviet Union was a horrible thing but the guns are great weapons and pieces of history in some cases, are you not gonna own an h&k g36c because... Fascist? Or a German kar because... fascist? If you don’t like the weapons then fine, but don’t be so dramatic because a rifle had history you don’t like

    • @71simonforrester
      @71simonforrester 3 года назад +1

      @Milhaus So the soldiers who fought in Vietnam weren't coerced with a draft, and punished if they attempted to evade it? The communists are no friends of mine, but in the respect of forcing men to become soldiers, no government is innocent.

    • @richardlevans
      @richardlevans 3 года назад +5

      I remember one article written a Jew who liked owning Nazi guns. To him it was a sign that we conquered them.

  • @crohkorthreetoes3821
    @crohkorthreetoes3821 2 года назад +8

    I've killed more deer with SKS than any other rifle. Been shooting em since the mid 1990's Still prefer 7.62x39 for hunting the brush in western Washington

  • @Pete3Heat
    @Pete3Heat 7 лет назад +70

    Haha I like this guys whole demeanor. He's enjoyable to watch.

  • @joshsprague529
    @joshsprague529 9 лет назад +497

    the most underrated gun of all time

    • @s.d.8479
      @s.d.8479 7 лет назад +56

      Indeed...pumping rounds out 20 at a time with my Tapco mags always gets other shooters around me at the gun range looking and pointing at me. They look awestruck as I'm putting lead on target at 100 yards consistently, and even more awestruck when I tell them I bought it 1992 for 89 bucks.

    • @ve7yan
      @ve7yan 7 лет назад +5

      Norinco ?

    • @thatxonexguy5438
      @thatxonexguy5438 6 лет назад +11

      More like overrated. Same with mosins

    • @nonyabiz9487
      @nonyabiz9487 5 лет назад +4

      you mean overrated right? lol

    • @jjdidnottiebuckle4791
      @jjdidnottiebuckle4791 5 лет назад +18

      @@s.d.8479 They are just laughing at the Crapco mag

  • @pwrplnt1975
    @pwrplnt1975 4 года назад +39

    I love how much Jerry takes safety into consideration when doing anything!

  • @Marz-px6vx
    @Marz-px6vx 4 года назад +37

    The sks is probably one of my most favorite gun. I got an sks from my father in law 16 yrs ago and I still have it and it is still one of my favorite guns. I used it for hunting and still do. Ive put so much ammo through mine since the ammunition was so cheap. But it's had many different transformations it had a scope then red dot three different stocks but the one thing is its still a heavy gun. That's my go to gun when shit hits the even over my AR-15 or my M1 carbine and some of my others just cause it's never let me down.

    • @seanjoswick8523
      @seanjoswick8523 2 года назад +4

      Lover my SKS. Especially with the 30 round magazine.

    • @realtyrocks1969
      @realtyrocks1969 2 года назад +2

      That's silly. The sks is a good gun but if you were fighting against someone with an AR15 you'd lose every time, if for no other reason that capacity and speed of reloads. You have 3 reloads for every 1 AR mag, and can reload much quicker with AR. Transportation of reloads is harder on stripper clips too. The T top sks mags are even worse to carry. The sks serves much better as a patrol rifle where few rounds will be fired. It's not something you want to fight with, which is why it saw very limited use in combat.

    • @Marz-px6vx
      @Marz-px6vx 2 года назад +3

      @@realtyrocks1969 you don't need a stripper clip to load an sks I have 30rnd 20rnd plastic mags just like an ar15 and I got a speed loader it's not harder to load an sks than an ar15 I don't know where you got your information maybe do some research on an sks I have and ar15 style stock for mine and I have red dot and it's semi automatic like an ar15 and the ammo is abundant like ar15 so look at how much different accessories there are for an ar15. Maybe in the 50s I would of had a wood stock and 5rnd 10 red mags that took stripper clips but sks accessories evolved you can make your sks look any way you want. So before you blurt out a paragraph know your weapon I have and ar15 to so I understand what accessories and both are capable of.

    • @realtyrocks1969
      @realtyrocks1969 2 года назад +2

      @Marz8999 1st off dude I've had an SKS since I was 13 years (more than 30 yrs) old. I currently own 3 of them so you're not going to tell me anything about the SKS I don't already know. And I know you don't need stripper clips to load the sks. You can load them one at a time from the top or you can load them by dropping them in the bottom of the mag. (Either way is slower than AR15) You can convert your sks to run on mags but they have that stupid T at the top of the mag, they are a curved mag and are much harder to run in a chest rig, especially when compared to a nearly straight magazine of an AR15 with no T top. You're a dishit kid and you have no idea what you're talking about. The AR15 has a nearly straight magazine that inserts directly into the magwell and drops fast. The sks has a T shaped magazine (because it was not designed to use a removable mag) and its required rocking in to hold the magazine much more like an AK. The design of the AR15 is far superior in every aspect to the SKS and is why almost nobody has used the sks in combat and nearly everybody used the AR platform. Ps. Your mom is calling you to dinner.

    • @Marz-px6vx
      @Marz-px6vx 2 года назад +1

      @@realtyrocks1969 alright thanks for the rundown sks specialist have a good one.

  • @airbomb34
    @airbomb34 9 лет назад +80

    Jerry you're the Bob Ross of shooting videos.
    Keep up the great work!

    • @Warrior-gv4uj
      @Warrior-gv4uj 9 лет назад +9

      Let's shoot the happy little target with some shiny copper.... *BAM*

    • @manyskunks
      @manyskunks 9 лет назад +1

      ALIENWarriorX Sounds just like Bob!! LOL!

    • @OKWqc
      @OKWqc 7 лет назад

      I was about to say the same thing!!!

    • @juicyblunts
      @juicyblunts 5 лет назад +1

      "Over here maybe there's a happy little bullet hole, maybe we'll give him a friend too, we don't know."

    • @gunslinger2172
      @gunslinger2172 4 года назад

      Wasnt Bob Ross that guy that painted pictures on PBS?

  • @jackalninezeronine
    @jackalninezeronine 7 лет назад +25

    Its really cool that a pro like Jerry shoots and owns an sks. Thanks for the video!

  • @troybagniefski1235
    @troybagniefski1235 5 лет назад +9

    I bought a brand new yugo model sks years ago for $89. It came packed in cosmoline. Not having the eye for detail and wisdom years of playing with rifles brings you, I failed to get all the cold war goop out of the firing pin. Loaded the mag closed the bolt aimed the rifle downrange and squeezed the trigger and nothing happened thinking I failed to rack one in the chamber I pulled the bolt back and saw a bullet was in fact racked and ready, as I shut the bolt the round unexpectedly went off and hit the ground about 20 ft in front of my target. I'm very grateful I was practicing good muzzle safety, but should have paid better attention to making sure my weapon was completely clean before taking it to the range. Let that be a lesson just like Jerry said make sure you clean the cosmoline out of the firing pin before firing those sks's. Be safe out there folks. Thanks Jerry, you are a Legend.

    • @tsarytsin
      @tsarytsin 2 года назад

      Slam fires are a notorious thing for the SKS. The free floaters need total cleaning of cosmoline.

    • @Paiadakine
      @Paiadakine 2 года назад

      My buddies sks slam fired first time we tried it. We shot hundreds of rounds that day. No control but fun as hell.

  • @Sheepshit
    @Sheepshit 6 лет назад +5

    walked in store at 12 years old and bought an sksfor 99 dollars and a hundred rounds of ammo and no one even questioned me. I couldn't imagine that today.

    • @dimamoscow
      @dimamoscow 2 месяца назад

      I went fishing in Russia and we drank a 12-case of vodka there...When we returned home, no one could believe that we only drank 11 bottles and the last one survived, unopened...

  • @Maskedangler
    @Maskedangler 9 лет назад +17

    RESPECT! Documenting (not editing) your misses and still proving the rifles accuracy potential! Not sure anyone else on this planet could pull that off. Thanks for another great video!

  • @UrbanTiger74
    @UrbanTiger74 9 лет назад +23

    First time I've seen that bottom load method Jerry. Thanks!

  • @philipac2gmail
    @philipac2gmail 5 лет назад +118

    If you load a SKS like that, you have 50% chances that the last round ends up on the wrong side of the magazine follower. And if the last round is on the wrong side, the rifle spits it out when the bolt opens on it... Exactly what happened to Jerry. You also run the risk of bending the follower’s arm. Do NOT load a SKS from the bottom of the magazine, unless it’s an emergency, OR you take the time to check you staggered column order.

    • @Bagheera2
      @Bagheera2 4 года назад +7

      Thanks I'm getting one sometime this week and I didnt know that. Can you load them singly from the top?

    • @andrewjonas3557
      @andrewjonas3557 4 года назад +10

      @@Bagheera2 yes just press down with your finger one at a time if you dont have the strip

    • @trollmastermike52845
      @trollmastermike52845 4 года назад +3

      Better than getting sks thumb

    • @Bagheera2
      @Bagheera2 4 года назад

      @@trollmastermike52845 wait that's a thing?

    • @trollmastermike52845
      @trollmastermike52845 4 года назад +4

      @@Bagheera2 yes is as bad or worst than a m1 when it comes to the damage

  • @don7406
    @don7406 5 лет назад +82

    400 meters, standing and iron sights, awesome shooting.

    • @ironmonkey1512
      @ironmonkey1512 4 года назад

      @@dannysmith634 mine shot really bad with old surplus ammo like hours of angle but cleaned right up with domestic white box

    • @paule1983
      @paule1983 4 года назад

      Pre shot targets?

    • @stunna1050
      @stunna1050 3 года назад

      @@paule1983 😆
      Joker

    • @n2omike
      @n2omike 3 года назад

      @@dannysmith634 Mine shoots 4-5 inch groups at 50 yards... even after installing a scope. Of course, mine is the cheap variety with the pinned barrel. He has one of the nicer ones. I wish mine could pattern better than a shotgun! lol AMAZES me to watch him shoot like that offhand and with iron sights!!!

    • @Akhazmat907
      @Akhazmat907 3 года назад

      @@ironmonkey1512 thats because the barrel is almost shot. I replaced one of my sks barrels last year, got the barrel from a gun store for $100.

  • @popscyclep8084
    @popscyclep8084 3 года назад +5

    Fantastic . I’ve owned one for years. Never really knew enough about the SKS. Makes wanna go get it out and play. Thank you Sir!

  • @arcantos9103
    @arcantos9103 4 года назад +9

    "You ever get up in the morning and feel like doing something a little different" - You could get some pretty good life lessons from this man

  • @Jack_all
    @Jack_all 3 года назад +13

    in 2021 on the one shelf he has more ammo than Cablela's, Sportsman's, Cal ranch and Walmart combined..

    • @jason200912
      @jason200912 3 года назад +1

      He should really cycle out the oldest ammo and do a FILO system

  • @superdave2112
    @superdave2112 Год назад +2

    Jerry, you are one of the greats in and for the shooting world! Not just because of your incredible skill, but also always teaching safety, being incredibly positive, and just an overall great gun guy!
    Thank you for everything you do!

  • @coryjconklin
    @coryjconklin 9 лет назад +6

    One of my favorite rifles! Thank You for the in depth video on the SKS. I have used mine to accurately shoot out to 200 yards with the iron sights.

  • @FourFifteenConcepts
    @FourFifteenConcepts 9 лет назад +138

    You just can't win on RUclips. They complain if you're not safe. They complain if you're safe. How about you just watch a master of the craft do his thing?

  • @chillios2222
    @chillios2222 4 года назад +21

    back when i got my Chinese SKS people were saying they weren't accurate, I grabbed a 1 gal milk jug and took it down to 300 yds then walked back one shot bang milk jug took off, also you can see from 200 meters standing he is center punching the target, I wouldn't hesistate to carry or rely on these and the stripper clips are very easy to carry

    • @cravinbob
      @cravinbob 4 года назад +3

      300 yards??? and you have video too? did you aim a bit to the left to compensate for the earths rotation?

    • @cdshull
      @cdshull 3 года назад

      "Accurate" is best used describing the shooter, rarely the gun

    • @christurner8255
      @christurner8255 3 года назад

      Can u even see a milk jug at 300 yards without an optic

  • @workingclass6750
    @workingclass6750 4 года назад +4

    Jerry, I have the utmost admiration and respect for you and your channel, great content as always brother! God speed

  • @RonniBarber317
    @RonniBarber317 8 лет назад +755

    only jerry can load 6 and shoot 5 and make the gun empty

    • @ve7yan
      @ve7yan 7 лет назад +16

      no wonder insisting on the 2 cent flag

    • @levlev.1028
      @levlev.1028 6 лет назад +19

      TheManChannel remember Hickok shooting 20 out of a 10 round mag? :P

    • @jonandrews9599
      @jonandrews9599 5 лет назад +29

      bullets know its Jerry, they leave on their own due to RESPECT! LOL

    • @rompefinndus
      @rompefinndus 5 лет назад +2

      To fast for the sks

    • @daetslovactmandcarry6999
      @daetslovactmandcarry6999 5 лет назад

      😆😆😆😆

  • @thomasyanity8216
    @thomasyanity8216 9 лет назад +6

    Love this rifle. I have had mine for over 20 years. Never had a problem with it. It's good to see what it can do in the hands of a master.

  • @keithfinnell7505
    @keithfinnell7505 2 года назад +1

    I have several sks's and absolutely love them! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills with us. The sks is without doubt one of the very best firearms that I have ever owned or shot! Thank you again for sharing!!!

  • @GeorgeBonez
    @GeorgeBonez 2 года назад +10

    I love my AR-15’s but there is nothing like a good ole SKS especially if you have it all decked out. It simply works every time and unbelievably accurate.

    • @daggerg8451
      @daggerg8451 2 года назад +1

      I think left in their stocking figuration is when they’re at their most practical because of the internal cleaning kit system

    • @GeorgeBonez
      @GeorgeBonez 2 года назад

      @@daggerg8451 Naaaa the folding stock I have still holds the cleaning rod and the patch holders and patches go in the pistol grip.

    • @daggerg8451
      @daggerg8451 2 года назад

      @@GeorgeBonez but the bedding isn’t as good every aftermarket stock I’ve seen the gas tube doesn’t fully seat

    • @daggerg8451
      @daggerg8451 2 года назад

      @@GeorgeBonez maybe if it was full auto it would be worth it but not really a point

  • @ahernandez9860
    @ahernandez9860 7 лет назад +5

    Jerry, you are a wealth of knowledge! Thanks for all the informative and fun videos!

  • @marylouvannelli5659
    @marylouvannelli5659 9 лет назад +3

    That is an awesome video on the capability of that weapon. You really opened my eyes on the SKS.

  • @loveterrortattoo7867
    @loveterrortattoo7867 4 года назад +4

    I really appreciate you always showing how it really is. You don’t edit your videos to show you hitting something perfect every time ! You miss - you own it ! Something I wish kids these days could own up to :). You’re a great shooter and an even better icon of firearms use and safety ! God bless you and your family!

  • @sandet02
    @sandet02 4 года назад +4

    Great video. Took Mine out of the box and broke it down completely and cleaned it. This video and other of his videos are very informative and helpful.

  • @JC-qd3ss
    @JC-qd3ss 6 лет назад +3

    Really good how much respect he has for all his firearms. Along with his obvious talent. Keep it up!

  • @petrolekh
    @petrolekh 8 лет назад +252

    SKS does everything you could ever want out of a self loading rifle.

    • @bradchirdaris2190
      @bradchirdaris2190 6 лет назад +4

      Johann Bach not if I wanted it do shoot faster then a light blot AR haha

    • @davidrapalyea7727
      @davidrapalyea7727 5 лет назад +12

      A buddy bought an actual self loading AK-47 and I could not comfortably shoulder it to careful use stock steel sights. I had to crick my head way down low and crooked. Is the SKS better?
      Sort of confirms what I see on news films. The bad guys seem to use full automatic much of the time. I have heard that's what the gun was designed for. Specifically, dig it out of the rice paddy fire three seconds of full auto and reload. Those magazine pouches on the chest hold what? Six 30 round magazines?
      It was all I could mange to find room for ten twenty round magazines of 7.62 NATO up into the guard tower East of Pleiku. I have no actual idea what I am talking about. But I have seen and done the things described.

    • @mouthymoreno76
      @mouthymoreno76 5 лет назад +8

      @@bradchirdaris2190 Douche

    • @guycarrwuzright7189
      @guycarrwuzright7189 5 лет назад +1

      @@davidrapalyea7727 lol.

    • @thecatguy4301
      @thecatguy4301 4 года назад +10

      Yep. After having one I'll never go back to the AK or AR.

  • @joejacoby2464
    @joejacoby2464 4 года назад +3

    Another great video as always - great info and never can mention/practice safety enough, thanks for those reminders!

  • @theGonemadagain
    @theGonemadagain 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks Jerry for the safety tips today especially regarding the firing pin protrusion, very important. Keep on keeping on.

  • @keithmaxwell2169
    @keithmaxwell2169 5 лет назад +3

    Good video Jerry, good ammo makes these rifles more accurate thanks and keep'em coming

  • @revidon9267
    @revidon9267 4 года назад +3

    Love it, Jerry!! The SKS was my first rifle and is still one of my favorites!

    • @lothar8077
      @lothar8077 2 года назад

      Same. One of the most satisfying guns I own. I have bought more guns since, but that simple cheap SKS was a perfect first gun. It is still a go-to-gun in my collection.

  • @perryparsons9960
    @perryparsons9960 4 года назад +1

    You sir, never cease to impress.
    And I'm not talking about your shooting skills as they speak for themselves.
    I'm referring to your neverending stress on safety, first and foremost. Even with your vast experience and familiarity with firearms, you gear your videos to new shooters, and emphasize safe handling as job one, with chamber flags and not having ammo on the table while handling weapons.
    You motivated me a couple years back to store my ammunition in a different room from my gun safe. While I do have loaded weapons in the house, are limited to my wife and I's carry guns, and they are safely stored if not on our person.
    Well done, sir, well done.

  • @twintwo1429
    @twintwo1429 3 года назад

    6 years old info. May as well be today. Thanks jerry. You are one of the informative and the best actual performers of all. Oh , so good!!!

  • @TBullCajunbreadmaker
    @TBullCajunbreadmaker 4 года назад +4

    I have two SKSs myself but the one I like is the Paratrooper model that accepts any AK-47 magazine. It is by far much more accurate than the AK. I would believe that his SKS that he was shooting at 400 meters was probably a little bit off on his front sight. They are set at the factory but are not tweaked to be exactly in the middle. Most of the time if you bore sight your SKS you will not miss after it is centered. It is my go to rifle, especially with the 30 round magazine.

  • @154Sniper
    @154Sniper 9 лет назад +4

    Great video and detail, I also own a Nornco SKS, mine went through a house fire and all that survived was the metal parts, I massively got the gun cheap and went through and cleaned each part by hand got new wood and got it all together and works excellent I would share a pic but don'tknow how but in all cases iI enjoyed this video and look forward to seeing a part 2 if you have the time maybe address a few modern conversions like bullpup and tapco stocks as well as magazine options optic options ect. Thank you sir.

  • @BrianMcKinny
    @BrianMcKinny 2 года назад

    I picked a beautiful specimen Norinco SKS up today, and I absolutely love it. Can't wait to take it to the range this weekend and give her a workout.

  • @jamesnungary3514
    @jamesnungary3514 4 года назад +1

    As always Gerry your films are very informative thank you for your time I learned a lot

  • @herdingcats3850
    @herdingcats3850 4 года назад +3

    Happy to hear/see so much firearms safety promoted. You're the greatest...

  • @bradyvandecar1113
    @bradyvandecar1113 3 года назад +10

    This guy is the safest gun owner I’ve ever met

  • @billms7448
    @billms7448 3 года назад

    just got my first SKS. Great time on the range. Thanks for the vid

  • @anonemous3534
    @anonemous3534 6 лет назад

    This is the best video of this type I have ever seen on youtube. You are very impressive in both knowledge and presentation.

  • @TheColonelJJ
    @TheColonelJJ 4 года назад +3

    Love the history lesson! Thank you sir!

  • @jk-76
    @jk-76 9 лет назад +32

    A chamber flag in the weapon before walking down range is not only good range etiquette but it's also a good ND preventer.
    Safety first guys. You can "cool guy" your own videos, the pro's have the serious videos...

    • @trentwheeler6161
      @trentwheeler6161 6 лет назад

      J& K Amen! It only takes one time.

    • @TheGamer360freak
      @TheGamer360freak 5 лет назад

      Acts and prove

    • @jimbobojim4634
      @jimbobojim4634 5 лет назад +1

      It would be safer with a cable lock through the action.

    • @EthanMcKee.
      @EthanMcKee. 4 года назад

      I didnt know checking and making sure the gun is unloaded was a "cool guy" thing. That is one of the first things you learn is making sure you are loaded/unloaded. It does only take one time but if you follow the right steps you dont have to worry about anything. I'm sure a man like jerry is capable of something to obvious

    • @SpetsnazBear-3710
      @SpetsnazBear-3710 4 года назад

      To "FANG"... damn that's funny. If I may add....Its worse... its a "liberal lawyer" 'indoor cat' - idiot bot.

  • @laing1
    @laing1 6 лет назад +1

    When disassembling and cleaning there is also a spring in the gas systém under the real sight. Really important to clean that as well with corrosive ammo

  • @lindafoxwood78
    @lindafoxwood78 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video Jerry. I got by SKS 35+ years ago for $125.00 at a gun show near Fort Benning, GA. I lived on base and the range was 1/4 mile away. 😁
    Bought 2 steel boxes of ammo and still have 1/2 a box left now. I have fired over 600 rounds at targets 100 yards at that range. I fired it better than my issue M16, but I never was allowed to practice with the M16 like I could with my own weapon. Now the Army will not allow private weapons on base. How can anyone get better if they are not allowed to train? Even with their own time and money. Now my S&W 44 Magnum I bought the same day and still have has been fired 7000+ times. Thank god for reloading equipment and lead casting dies.

  • @PROutdoors94
    @PROutdoors94 9 лет назад +9

    First time I've seen an sks loaded like that before!

  • @kevinoverduin3989
    @kevinoverduin3989 8 лет назад +11

    "Got two charlie. Good day, sunshine, got more ammo. What else can we do?"
    haha, this made me happy.

  • @gomoistic
    @gomoistic 3 года назад

    Jerry you’re the best! I have a Russian SKs paid $75 for in 90’s- this video helps know very good info on what it can do!

  • @rc3151
    @rc3151 3 года назад

    I have seen thousands and thousands of rounds loaded into these things and can say i have never once seen a single round loaded through the bottom like that. Never even crossed my mind. I kida want to do it now.
    Thanks for sharing

  • @debware4231
    @debware4231 4 года назад +3

    Great tutorial on gun handling as well as overall gun genius.

  • @paradiseroad6405
    @paradiseroad6405 8 лет назад +76

    ...bought mine for $85 back in '93 {Bill Clinton made me buy it...he was a very persuasive gun salesman back then)...I wish I had bought two or three...and crates and crates of that cheap ammo...live and learn...

    • @discolemonade66
      @discolemonade66 8 лет назад +5

      Brother you ain't lyin'! I wish I would have stocked up back when they were 99 bucks unfired and packed in cosmoline. Ammo and strip clips were cheap. I miss the good days after the wall fell.

    • @Ammobucket
      @Ammobucket 8 лет назад +5

      +Paradise Road I remember seeing garbage bins stuffed full of them for sale at the hardware store when I was a kid for about $50 and stacks of crates of ammo next to it. Good old days.

    • @nicholasevans9627
      @nicholasevans9627 8 лет назад +2

      +Ammobucket Not calling you old, but man, those most of been the days. Rifles in garbage cans being sold at hardware stores? People freak out if you pull out a folder with a 4" blade in a hardware store.

    • @Ammobucket
      @Ammobucket 8 лет назад +6

      Nicholas Evans That's what is scary, it wasn't that long ago. Maybe 30 years. Shows how fast things can change.

    • @chuckbradley5389
      @chuckbradley5389 7 лет назад +10

      I can remember going to gun shows in the late 80's and early 90's and seeing SKS and Mosin rifles by the crate for 75 dollars each. If you bought multiple rifles they would make better deals. We'd buy 4-5 every time and a case of ammo. Man I miss the old days...

  • @harmspilot3440
    @harmspilot3440 4 года назад

    Nobody better than jerry.. owned an sks for a couple years and never once realized to load it from the bottom.. learn something new every day!

  • @troy9477
    @troy9477 6 лет назад +2

    Probably the best knockaround rifle ever. Ballistics of the 7.62x39mm are pretty useful, and it penetrates well. The muzzle energy is close to common 30-30 from a 20" barrel. I put an ATI synthetic stock on mine for the length of pull. The Chinese stocks are understandably a bit short for a 6'2" person with longish arms. This was my first ever rifle, so i learned a bit about working on guns with it.

    • @digschopper9321
      @digschopper9321 10 месяцев назад

      I did the same on my Norinco. After going synthetic, it no longer punched my cheek bone.

  • @iceking123kitty
    @iceking123kitty 8 лет назад +56

    Jerry Miculek reminds me of every Vietnam vet that I meet. I love when he says "get some", lol. Great video, great shooting.

    • @chickinbonematt
      @chickinbonematt 4 года назад +1

      Couldnt have said it better. He reminds me of my old rotc instructor.

  • @TheGuy030770
    @TheGuy030770 4 года назад +6

    9:04 "It's about as long as it is wide." Never heard that phrase used for bullets before. I use it for people all the time though "She's just as wide as she is tall."

  • @finnthecheese2846
    @finnthecheese2846 4 года назад

    Love mine, came with a Chicom 20 round fixed magazine from a gunshow, shoots super well and it's super fun.

  • @sharonkasper5126
    @sharonkasper5126 3 года назад

    You nailed it again Jerry. Very impressive.

  • @TheHippieGunner
    @TheHippieGunner 9 лет назад +6

    That's a neat way of loading the SKS!

  • @Cifyra
    @Cifyra 8 лет назад +377

    Last round flew out because you loaded it from the bottom. It's staggered wrong.

  • @birdssurfshed
    @birdssurfshed Год назад

    Just picked one up so thank you for a great overview!

  • @Chopstik0
    @Chopstik0 6 лет назад

    Hi Jerry,
    I too bought a nice numbers-matching SKS a while back from an acquaintance here in the area (running it through FFL). It was an early Russian version made by "Tula Arms." After learning of the "bump-fire" problem, I also learned that some firing pins do have the return spring, but not all. I immediately disassembled mine for a look-see and found that it *did* have a firing pin return spring. It was around the business end of the pin, much like a return string on a ballpoint pen. I understand that one *might* be able to add the missing spring to those that don't come with one, but I'm not entirely sure, since it might depend on whether there was enough extra room machined into the bolt on non-sprung versions.
    RM

  • @raysucato3310
    @raysucato3310 8 лет назад +4

    Great video!!! Great reminder of gun safety. I have 2 sks's and you are doing a great job. I hope we can own these guns and our 2nd ammendment isn't thrown away

  • @bradfordpalmer2298
    @bradfordpalmer2298 5 лет назад +5

    Bought an SKS and damn if it didnt slam fire and scared the shit outta me. Should've seen your video first.
    Great video.

  • @kevimc
    @kevimc 6 лет назад

    Jerry awesome video, the sks has some real potential, we Canadians love our sks and the prices of the gun and ammo are really affordable here, a lot of enjoyment for the backyard shootist, pure fun all the best

  • @brandonphillips6297
    @brandonphillips6297 4 года назад

    Great video I’m definitely getting one next week

  • @thinman8621
    @thinman8621 4 года назад +5

    SKS - great deer rifle in the Missouri woods.

  • @jdong1982
    @jdong1982 9 лет назад +17

    I think your chamber flag idea is outstanding. Thanks for the tips and tricks.

    • @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043
      @gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 5 лет назад +1

      Jordan GrizzChair actually its the stupidest idea from this fucking idiot guy who cant even speak correctly. U play as u train. And u dont need flags in all u need to do is keep bolt locked open

    • @monkeybuttdevinlane
      @monkeybuttdevinlane 4 года назад +1

      He does this because all weapons must be flagged at events, which is where he shoots at. It's not really practical when shooting on your own range by yourself. It's a good idea for safe storage though.

  • @theminer49erz
    @theminer49erz 2 месяца назад

    Excellent video! He made some very helpful and important points. He also speaks in a way that know he is sure about what he is saying, backed by experience, and that he would be honest if he was unsure. Anyway, thank you for sharing your experience, I hope you are well!

  • @saverioperrotta5729
    @saverioperrotta5729 5 лет назад +3

    Favorite part of the video was the trick on using a cheap zip tie for a range flag. Great tip!

  • @sdegroot1
    @sdegroot1 8 лет назад +6

    I shot an SKS years ago. Good guns with little recoil.

  • @williamjohnson7414
    @williamjohnson7414 4 года назад

    GREAT VIDEO!! Thanks for all the info. I really like the flagging idea.

  • @KENNEY1023
    @KENNEY1023 5 лет назад

    Excellent video

  • @MrPlowboy66
    @MrPlowboy66 4 года назад +4

    Jerry's average day at the range = my dream day.

  • @jasonfedeli
    @jasonfedeli 9 лет назад +15

    Ive had an SKS for 15 years and never knew you could load it like that!!!!

    • @drnapalm7605
      @drnapalm7605 5 лет назад +11

      sydneycbr let me load my sks like that and you run out 200 yds in front of me and tell me I’m stupid, you say it’s wrong but I bet you’re too bitch to back it up

    • @napalmenthusiast4423
      @napalmenthusiast4423 4 года назад

      @@TheMythOfTheThickSix it is wrong to to load an sks like that but calling someone a stupid American is just fucking racist.

    • @ryneprince7113
      @ryneprince7113 4 года назад

      @@napalmenthusiast4423 american isnt a race

    • @napalmenthusiast4423
      @napalmenthusiast4423 4 года назад

      @@ryneprince7113 white American is.

    • @ryneprince7113
      @ryneprince7113 4 года назад

      @@napalmenthusiast4423 no one said white american

  • @kathrynleaser5093
    @kathrynleaser5093 Месяц назад

    Great video. Cool to see that you own them. Thanks for the review.

  • @mountainman6709
    @mountainman6709 3 месяца назад

    Just bought one, thanks for your knowledge, much appreciated Patriot

  • @tetanusdeliverysystems66
    @tetanusdeliverysystems66 5 лет назад +30

    Calmly shoots at 400m offhand with an sks using ironsights

    • @paule1983
      @paule1983 4 года назад

      You know he practiced all morn. Or the targets were pre shot?

    • @ez56789
      @ez56789 2 года назад +1

      @@paule1983 more like practiced 60 fuckin years bud. Aint no way those were pre punched, and it looked like he was having an off day.

    • @paule1983
      @paule1983 2 года назад

      @@ez56789 Well Ethen go Get Some!

    • @michaeldoe4805
      @michaeldoe4805 2 года назад

      Well, you kinda HAVE to be calm to be able to do that. Or have a very thick winter coat to isolate your heart beat and other tremors

  • @harrisonrg777
    @harrisonrg777 9 лет назад +7

    harris makes a drop in spring loaded firing pin for the sks. i got mine for $25

  • @WayneMickel
    @WayneMickel 5 лет назад

    They used to make an aftermarket firing pin that had a spring in it plus you can improve the performance of an SKS with recoil buffer and good springs plus you can improve the trigger mine is a 1952 Russian SKS I love this gun.

  • @tommygun6028
    @tommygun6028 6 лет назад +1

    Great show

  • @bigchunk1
    @bigchunk1 9 лет назад +99

    I like the idea of loading the SKS from the bottom. Never thought of that.
    5-6 cents a round for center-fire rifle ammunition? You're lucky to get .22 LR for that cheap.

    • @paddyofernature90
      @paddyofernature90 9 лет назад +14

      It's from a time before the rampant socialism of current US politics. And before the jackasses at Oly Arms built a 7.62x39 AR-15 Platform Pistol. I recall my last order made from an ad in the Shotgun News for three 1200rd Cases of Chinese 7.62x39 in 1997. $240, delivered. 3600 rounds. 18 months later, the ATF banned it as AP since it was steel cored.

    • @lioncelica5170
      @lioncelica5170 9 лет назад +1

      Paddy O'Fernature I thought those were banned in 1994.

    • @paddyofernature90
      @paddyofernature90 9 лет назад +4

      +Lion Celica You're right! Clinton banned the importation of Chinese "guns" and ammunition into the United States on May 26, 1994. I do know that's the last great deal I ever got on MilSurp.....

    • @lioncelica5170
      @lioncelica5170 9 лет назад +3

      Paddy O'Fernature I can imagine. It's a shame russian surplus was cut off this year as well. :/
      I have family up in Canada that can buy Norinco brass cased 308 for something like 25 cents. I'm jealous.

    • @user-om2hu1mt5c
      @user-om2hu1mt5c 9 лет назад +1

      we have ammo 7.62x32 for about 1 dollar per cartridge ((( Ukraine....