SKS Corrosive Residues in the Receiver

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In addition to the gas system and bore, which other parts should be cleaned to remove corrosive primer residue? I'm thinking the bolt face and the inside of the receiver near the chamber.

Do most of you completely strip the bolt and trigger assembly as well?

Where do the residues tend to accumulate on the receiver?
 
I pull the reciever out of the stock when cleaning so the trigger assembly gets a soak and I strip the bolt down as well, it's quick so I just do it. All the small parts go in an empty spam can from some 7.62x25 ammo, boiling water and a couple drops of Balistiol and it soaks while I hit the reciever and barrel with boiling water. Takes me 20-30 min to clean, pretty easy.
 
I've only ever cleaned the gas system and bore after every outing when shooting corrosive. When I do clean my bolt and trigger assembly I've never noticed corrosive residue on them, but yes I do strip the bolt to clean it. I have not stripped the trigger assembly for cleaning. Often I wash it with gasoline or carb cleaner, then apply some lubriplate and done. YMMV of course.
 
mosinmaster said:
In addition to the gas system and bore, which other parts should be cleaned to remove corrosive primer residue? I'm thinking the bolt face and the inside of the receiver near the chamber.

Do most of you completely strip the bolt and trigger assembly as well?

Where do the residues tend to accumulate on the receiver?
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You nailed it with bolt face and the inside of the receiver near the chamber. I would entirely disassemble the bolt for a thorough cleaning (firing pin included) after every 4 range trips or so.
 
Would swishing the bolt assembly in boiling water for a minute or two after each range session, followed by compressed air, then using Hoppes solvent, and then oiling be enough to prevent corrosion and stuck firing pins?
 
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mosinmaster said:
Would swishing the bolt assembly in boiling water for a minute or two after each range session, followed by compressed air, then using Hoppes solvent, and then oiling be enough to prevent corrosion and stuck firing pins?
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It would be more than is necessary but I would recommend removing the firing pin to make sure that the firing pin channel is properly cleaned.
 
Woo hoo boiling water, time for tea. Ivan do you know what's hoppees? No Nikolai I think its something you put on the bread for the tea? Maybe.
Nikolai I think those capitalists think that SKS is thousand rubles gun. Ah da, they just don't know with what to clean it and overcomplicate things. Da its true. Listen to the joke Ivan.
Extra terrestrials wanted to play a joke with our, French and American kosmonavts they transported them to Mars and threw them in to very deep very inhospitable but similar craters and gave them all the tools and equipment and machinery, what ever they desired. But told them that if they won't get out of the crater, then they would come and check up them.
Well French astronauts got out in 5 days, they built iron pole and climbed out. Then ET go and check up on Americans who are already there for 2 weeks and no sign of them. They see that Americans are building some kind of escalator that has seat belts and airbags to lean against the walls of crater. They go and ask them how come so long it takes for you to climb out? French did it in 5 days, Soviets climbed out with chisel and hammer and some kind of mother in 2 days, and you already here 2 weeks and no progress?
 
For the first 6-7000 rounds all I ever did was oil mine.
Except when it started to malfunction, Then it got hosed down with brake cleaner and re oiled.

My gas piston has suffered after around 10000 rounds to the point that I just got a nice new one to replace it with.
I am sure I have not done the bore any good but it is fairly dry where I live so the rusting was very minimal
When It went camping in a tent I noticed a lot of rust very quickly and oiled it real well.



I have never taken the firing pin out of my SKS. Period

Recently I did however start with the hot water treatments then oiling.


I guess what I'm saying is that:
1 It is a cheep rifle that I shoot a lot
2 It will never be a collector rifle (It will wear out first lol)
3 It depends how much you like cleaning them...(I hate it lol)

If water is put on it you better dry it soon after and re oil it.

Or just oil it real well (if you wear glasses the next time you shoot it you better have tissues with you)


My boy rocking it this spring at a 75 or so foot high sand hill:cool:
It has easily had 8500 rounds thru it at this point in time...

https://youtu.be/gGkcbf9c2sM
 
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I'm with bb and despite sksneub's ironic name as I have maybe 600 rounds through mine you can't beat extra round intelligence. New sks, I take the pin out and make sure the channel is clean as a whistle. Other than that, boiling water through everything and a scrub with the tooth brush and simple green. Then I hoppes most of it. Then g96 then more patches etc but I like to clean those mofos well. My 30.06 leave it for a couple hundred other than the bolt face after a range trip. 10/22, after a couple hundred. Shot gun, every time because all in all, I spend a bit more time cleaning and justified my time in the garage.
 
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I'm with bb and despite sksneub's ironic name as I have maybe 600 rounds through mine you can't beat extra round intelligence. New sks, I take the pin out and make sure the channel is clean as a whistle. Other than that, boiling water through everything and a scrub with the tooth brush and simple green. Then I hoppes most of it. Then g96 then more patches etc but I like to clean those mofos well. My 30.06 leave it for a couple hundred other than the bolt face after a range trip. 10/22, after a couple hundred. Shot gun, every time because all in all, I spend a bit more time cleaning and justified my time in the garage.
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Lmao I know hey .
Once upon a time you could pay 25$ and change your name....
But not for a couple years now...and so I keep it :)
 
Jaysus really - so I could seriously shat the cot and pay $25 bucks to be at level zero again!!!!! Good to know man.
 
Man lol you are right on it - love it and hope you got a good prezzie this year. I got a petzl tacttikka rgb for Christmas - amazing lamp over what I have.
 
I wash the whole rifle action by pouring very hot water everyplace and throwing the trigger group and bolt into hot water as well. Then shake off the hot water, wash out with WD-40, and then wipe thoroughly with an oily rag and pullthrough the barrel and gas tube.

It's not rocket science.
 
my cleaning routine for the sks is i take it apart as much as i can. i do not take the bolt/pin apart nor the trigger assembly. all parts that will fit get dumped into the sink with hot soapy water. to sit. I then focus on the barrel and run the same hot water though it. after that I spray and scrub everything with simple green and then wash in water again.

then i put all parts in the oven on a low temp to get all internals dry (everything except the wood and the barrel goes in the oven)

once that is done I oil it with g96 and put it back together. takes me about 1.5 h to do the whole thing. it gets cleaned every time i shoot it.
 
Douse it all in boiling water and oil it good!! I don't care if it's a $200 Russian surplus or a $2000 AR, if I'm investing money into a hobby im going to take care of my investments. Plus it's pretty humid here on the wet coast so things rust up quicker than other climates...
 
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