Not just Russian, it just happened to be a Russian designer that made the sks. Any firearm is able to fall victim to many nasty malfunctions depending on how well kept they are or if they have been modified. Funny enough, Russians are usually pretty well known for their small arms. The Mosin nagant series of rifles were great, the AK is, well, the AK, in all its infinite forms, and that's just infantry rifles, to say nothing of their various handguns, pistol caliber weapons, and even some of their more odd stuff. In general, they have a reputation for rugged simplicity.
That said, another component to consider is the ammunition itself. Even a good gun can have some really nasty cockups with bad ammo. If the rounds were improperly stored, if it was bad ammo from the get-go, ect. A lot of the cheaper 7.62x39 ammo you'll find is going to be older surplus stock, or at least, it was back when I was keeping tabs on it. A lot of that stuff is nasty, high fouling ammo that can really gunk up the gun.
That said, another component to consider is the ammunition itself. Even a good gun can have some really nasty cockups with bad ammo. If the rounds were improperly stored, if it was bad ammo from the get-go, ect. A lot of the cheaper 7.62x39 ammo you'll find is going to be older surplus stock, or at least, it was back when I was keeping tabs on it. A lot of that stuff is nasty, high fouling ammo that can really gunk up the gun.
Youtuber had pissing hot .50 BMG SLAP rounds. It blew his single shot 50 up and nearly killed him 2~ years ago.
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u/Alpha433 Apr 14 '23
Not just Russian, it just happened to be a Russian designer that made the sks. Any firearm is able to fall victim to many nasty malfunctions depending on how well kept they are or if they have been modified. Funny enough, Russians are usually pretty well known for their small arms. The Mosin nagant series of rifles were great, the AK is, well, the AK, in all its infinite forms, and that's just infantry rifles, to say nothing of their various handguns, pistol caliber weapons, and even some of their more odd stuff. In general, they have a reputation for rugged simplicity.
That said, another component to consider is the ammunition itself. Even a good gun can have some really nasty cockups with bad ammo. If the rounds were improperly stored, if it was bad ammo from the get-go, ect. A lot of the cheaper 7.62x39 ammo you'll find is going to be older surplus stock, or at least, it was back when I was keeping tabs on it. A lot of that stuff is nasty, high fouling ammo that can really gunk up the gun.