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I'm getting ready to de cosmoline my 2 new SKS's. I have the cleaning part sorted, I know how I'm going to do that. Now once I'm done what parts do I lube and with what. Particularly the gas tube/rod. Common sense tells me a light coat of high temp oil on the rod would work or should it be dry. What do you all do?
 
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I use grease on the trigger/hammer group and on the hammer face. I also grease the bolt carrier and bolt rails. Any other pivot point I oil. Leave the Gas system and in insides if the bolt dry to reduce crud building, this is really important in the bolt.

Another good point to add a drop of oil is in the groove on the gas port where the tube connects to the barrel, this seems to attract rust for some reason, so a drop of oil will help keep this nice and rust free.
 
Firing pin dry.

I have been told to keep the gas system dry, but i leave a realy light film usually just to help fend off rust incase any corosive crap is left inside.
 
Run anything to do with the gas system dry, lube the action rails and bolt with gun oil, and after de-cosmolining the trigger group, lube all pivot points in the trigger group with gun oil. If the mag release gets a little sticky, clean it with brake cleaner and lube with gun oit.
 
the steel is nicely hardened on these things, lube them however you like. Or dont lube them at all! really doesnt matter. I like a light film of oil on everything to prevent rust and usually run a dry patch down the barrel so it comes out alot cleaner after firing.
 
I have some grease I got from a guy who said its all they use in Afghanistan, I use it REALLY sparingly on the rails of my 1911 and my Shadow. I clean my firearms regularly so the light film never gets a chance to crud up. Its real high temp and has suspended copper in it. When you rack the slide after using there is a marked smoothness that is apparent that I never got with any kind of oil, synthetic or mineral.
 
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I have some grease I got from a guy who said its all they use in Afghanistan, I use it REALLY sparingly on the rails of my 1911 and my Shadow. I clean my firearms regularly so the light film never gets a chance to crud up. Its real high temp and has suspended copper in it. When you rack the slide after using there is a marked smoothness that is apparent that I never got with any kind of oil, synthetic or mineral.
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The 'Stan being so dry and dusty, oil is a bad thing. We used graphite powder on our small arms.
 
I fixed airplanes all my life before I retired and on lots of extreme pressure applications we used Molylube, dry spray on application, its put a dry coat down that doesn't attract crud and smeg.
 
Its the strangest smelling stuff!!! It smells like maple fudge!!! you spray it on, the carrier dries and it leaves almost a molydinum coating. We used it on the rollers of the wingflaps, certain landing gear applications. Im sure its available commercially outside the airlines. I might just use it myself. Its like slick slick graphite.
 
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