targan
I only said "lowly" because people always think AK before SKS. And they don't really consider it a modern weapon. I thought I would give it a little press for a change.
Personally I have 5-6 SKS's and they have been excellent rifles. I have shot 3 deer with my chinese SKS and it killed all 3 with one shot and they didn't go far.
Also they are often more accurate than AK's but that varies. They are certianly almost as reliable as an AK. I think they would be a very common weapon especially in the balkan regions where they were used very recently. Also they show up in russia and any of its sattelite nations.
Webstral
I don't think they would produce the SKS as its far to difficult to manufacture. It's made from heavy steel forgings that are milled ( you could cast them and mill them as the chinese did later or make stamped recievers which the chinese also did but they are rare.) It just uses lots of raw material and takes a lot of time to make them. Also it requires quite a bit of skill. It's much easier to fix broken M16s or anything in the US arsenal than to make an SKS from scratch. AR-18 makes more sese but still quite difficult to manufacture things like barrels and bolts. One armorer can refurbish many many M16's in one day if they have the parts.
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