So my buddy at work has been asking for 2 months if I wanted to buy an AK from a friend of his. I kept telling him it depended on what it was and how much he wanted. So tonight he tells me it's an SKS for $400. 1st it's a private sale, 2nd it seems like it's just below the going rate, 3rd I've been buying up 7.62x39 when I find it reasonably priced. So, not knowing country of origin, I threw the dice. He'll bring it to work tonight, fingers crossed (Russian with laminated stock, or SKS-M) I'll let you know how I make out. Worse case I'd gift it to my son to hunt deer (that's what he took his 1st with, when he was 12)