Plan9

Aah, closure! Good choice.

I think to get the most out of it you'll want to immediately modify the piece to accept detachable magazines and stock up on those of 20 round capacity. In my humble opinion, the 20 rounders are the best combination of firepower and size. Stripper clips and the appropriate guides are a must for any 7.62x39mm gun.

You'll want another stock, too. Even more so than the detachable mags if you're taller than 5'7". The furniture on the SKS is notorious for being more like a Boyscout's toy and less like a real "red-blooded American" rifle stock. The pistol grip is too small and too straight, it doesn't feature enough length of pull (~12" instead of the standard ~14"), and the foregrip slit where you're supposed to put your supporting arm's fingers is like trying to fire a rifle holding onto a greasy Ballpark hotdog.

They make sturdy steel bipods that attach directly to the bayonet mount. I highly recommend one if you can find it.

Feel free to post pictures of your final product. It'll encourage others who have the same "What rifle?" conundrum later.

Pfft, you obviously don't know the nerdy accessorize-the-shit-outta-everything phenomena occurring in the US military right now: 1913 Rail / MOLLE Pocket Fever.

LTs are usually the hardest hit victims of this disease, followed by SPCs who have clerical jobs.

I'll take that and raise you an AET IIR20 20mm. (Okay, so 20mm is technically a cannon, but this piece still sits on a bipod.)

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