Is it worth it?

[CoolCalGunner]

Hello All,

Is it worth it to have a scope on my SKS since I'm thinking of replacing the original receiver cover with an aftermarket with scope rail on it...

Do you think it's worth it as the SKS is known of some kind of short-range rifle...?

All inputs would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

[gunace89]

I have one on mine, but to be honest with you I find myself putting back on the original back plate to shoot just standard sights. For whatever reason I dont find shooting my SKS that fun when its scoped. So, if anything maybe buy a dot sight instead to go on the rail?

[telcolineman]

I agree with gunace, I don't like the scope on the SKS either. I tried 1 years ago and went back to the irons

[RedDawn]

Same here. I've tried a scope on my SKS, but I find I have more fun with the iron sights.

[dorkytom]

Receiver cover rails for the sks tend to not hold zero well.... you should consider the
Scout scopes mount.

http://www.scoutscopes.com/

[1988]

Use a red dot if you want quick target acquisition.

[Notblake]

My buddy has a reciever cover rail, which had bad fitment with his bolt carrier, It caused occasional feeding issues which were annoying and earned the gun the nickname Jambo. Then after fiddling with it to try to fix the problem it earned a new nickname, Slambo. Guess how! :P

[Crazed_SS]

Receiver cover rails for the sks tend to not hold zero well.... you should consider the
Scout scopes mount.

http://www.scoutscopes.com/

Agreed.. I probably went through 2-3 mounts before getting the scout scope mount. It works great. Solid as hell and holds your zero. Dont waste time or money on the receiver cover mounts.

[johnthomas]

Receiver cover rails for the sks tend to not hold zero well.... you should consider the
Scout scopes mount.

http://www.scoutscopes.com/

I have never tried this mount. The receiver cover rail, like you said didn't keep zero and I went back to iron sights.
Before calguns, I would buy what looked like a great idea.
Now I do as the OP did. I think dorkytom nailed this one.

[dieselpower]

I tryed all 3 types; the cover rail, handguard rail and the choate drill & tap mount.

The reciever cover was better then point firing, but not even close to accurate.

the handguard rail was good, but still had trouble with holding a good zero. I had a 40mm red dot and it was good enough for 100yard work at man sized targets only. 1 foot or more spread.

I then got a choate side mounted rail. I did my best mounting it. I used a cheap harbor frieght drill press to make sure the holes were square, taped them and mounted the rail. iron sights were harder to use, but useable. I had a nice Bushnell scope and was able to hit very tight groups to 200 yards. If you are at all handy with tools, this can be done in less then a few hours in your garage.

http://www.riflestock.com/catalog_page.cfm?queries_index=index10&ProductCode=22&ProductSubCodeID=160&NewProduct=0

I sold the gun and like all gun sales regret it...but bills needed to be paid.

[tenpercentfirearms]

I never suggest someone scope these commie guns. They just don't work well and they work great with irons.

[Cobrafreak]

It depends how you scope it. The dust cover mounts do not work as they move off zero to infinite. The quad rail mounts work wonderful. My groups went up when I put a pistol scope on the front of mine.

[dieselpower]

The gas tube mounts are as pointless as the receiver cover mounts, they won't hold a zero. Putting a d&t mount on means your cheekweld will be soooo high you will need a different stock or a pad. It would be a trick to shoot accurately offhand.

As has been mentioned, the best working solution is the scoutscopes.com setup, I've got one on my nice M59 and two rails, one with a 30mm reddot and the other with a 2.5x20 pistol scope. I prefer the pistol scope. The base also serves as backup iron sights, though mine shoots 6" low at 100 yards. If I was inclined to hunt with it, this is the way to go for SKS optics. I also had Kivaari breath on the trigger, what a HUGE improvement!

My beater M59 is stock and works fine, too - it's not a 200 yard paper puncher so don't treat it as such.

Regards,
Brian in CA

I do agree with this on the Choate D&T, I forgot to say I was using the ATI drag stock which has an adjustable cheek rest.

[Cobrafreak]

[QUOTE=brianinca;4480582]The gas tube mounts are as pointless as the receiver cover mounts, they won't hold a zero.

I agree, but my Quad rail mount is not a gas tube mount. It wraps around the barrel on the bottom and the gas tube on the top. Rock solid zero holding ability. A nice plus is you can still use the iron sights with it.

[CoolCalGunner]

[QUOTE=Cobrafreak;4482071]

The gas tube mounts are as pointless as the receiver cover mounts, they won't hold a zero.

I agree, but my Quad rail mount is not a gas tube mount. It wraps around the barrel on the bottom and the gas tube on the top. Rock solid zero holding ability. A nice plus is you can still use the iron sights with it.

Your quad rail sure looks nice . Where & how much did you pay for it & that scope?