Although Sergei Simonov’s SKS had a relatively short service history, the tough, stripper-clip-fed infantry arm is deserving of consideration by anyone seeking a reliable semi-automatic rifle ...

SKS carbine vs. AK-47. Staff Sgt. Levi Riendeau/U.S. Air Force ... The ammo is loaded either manually or with a clip. Both types obviously did not meet the requirements of new era weapons.

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. A reference to one type of ammunition used in the AK-47 has been removed.) The suspect, Ryan Routh, 58, ran for it but he ...

The SKS typically has a wooden stock and a non-detachable magazine with a capacity of 10 rounds of 7.62-millimeter caliber, the same caliber ammunition used in the AK-47s that eventually replaced ...