It pays to have them thoroughly checked out by a qualified gunsmith before hitting the range. 41. On top of that, the Party only allows suicide in the course of a mission to destroy Capitalism! Modifications to a firearm may result in personal injury or death, cause the firearm to not function properly, or malfunction, and cause the firearm to become unsafe. I was commenting on your post and found a guy who basically supports the idea with fact. unloaded. While these were also very affordable at the time, they never reached the same levels of abundance or inexpensiveness as the Chinese guns. The Soviet Union designed the SKS near the end of WWII and either sold them to favored nations or assisted countries in setting up domestic manufacturing for the rifle. Coming to America. 42. Also, the blonde stocks are supposedly for export. // -->