They are good. Possibly one of the best but not thee best.
Reliable mags are a must (and a bad mag is a weak link), but for the money they were commanding, I'd wait until my old mags go south before getting any new Pmags.
It's been awhile since I owned an SKS but even if I had to resort to throwing rocks and using harsh language to defend myself I don't think I could fork over $900+ for a rifle of that quality.
......Kind'a agree,hahahahha!......dudes on here want'n 700 bux + for these things .......can buy it NEW ('least 'round here.....) for....?......550-599........
I voted "$900 sks". It was not all that long ago when I was FFL that I use to buy them for around $69.99 each ( Norinco China and Yugo models) and you were lucky to get $89.99 out of them.
Ok, after thinking about this a little more.....it was like 15 years ago.