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I watched a show on the Military Channel showing Soldiers in the Middle East using a shoelace with little knots soaked in Motor oil to clean their AK's.. they ran it through the barrel and that was clean enough, I am sure this was probably done for the SKS too.
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I've noticed that the word " wack those suckers" and commie guns seem to go hand in hand! I will try the punch again on the retaining pin after my first shooting session. Pop's suggestion with boiling the bolt unit seems to have really loosen the thing so I think I will chance it till then.
Are all your SKSs stock or did you trick them out?
lol...it might, Now that you have joined the SKS club your addiction may spread to include Mosin Nagant's and the CSA VZ-58.
Mine are all stock, I have gone back and forth between leaving stock or modifying them but I decided in the end to leave stock...this is my SKS collection so far. When you get yours cleaned up post some pics!!!
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LOL!! Don't know if you're married but I'm under the buy one, sell one rule here! BTW, nice collection! Looks like you have some refinished stocks too, sweet! Are there any collector editions out there that are worth more than run of the mill ones?
lol...My Wife is very patient, including the M38 Mosin that is on the way my collection includes the 4 SKS, 2 Mosin Nagant's (91/30 and M38) a Mossberg 500 .12 Gauge and a Ruger 10/22...my M38 will be the last one for awhile. It depends on who you talk to but the collectible "safe Queens" are usually Russian, Unissued and all Serial Number matching parts....I think these are becoming more rare.
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A very classy collection, my friend! Definitely well rounded. I have a Mossy 500 also in 12 ga, a Remington .22 semi auto, XCR in .223, and now the SKS. Too bad you live on the right coast or we could trade stories!
How does one know if the gun was unissued? Mine has matching serial numbers on all parts and is Tula russian which you confirmed...
Ahhh, I get it.... You tell me now I have a safe queen so I can convince my wife I have a collectors item which does not count against the shooting quota so I can get another, possibly a Mosin....you devious commie scum!! HAHAHAHA!
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Ooops! Just saw Mumble marble mouth post on the same subject. My bad!
Absolutely!! I was in Victoria back in 1983 for 5 Months and man did I ever love it out there....beautiful place the West Coast!! My Wife tells me every time I buy one "okay that's it you have enough"....lol but then she let me get the M38 (Thank God). It works out that she will usually buy something nice at a craft store and then I will get a new Rifle the next time. I thank my lucky stars that I have a Wife that supports my Hobby.
Disgusting, perhaps... But that terrible brown glop is the big reason why all these Russian warhorses are still in such remarkably good condition, 50 to 100+ years after they left the Arsenal!
You learn to love the stuff after a while... Though maybe not in quite such a copious amount!
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Good to have a good woman by your side! Mine has to tolerate my 2 hobbies, guns and golf. She hasn't bent a 5 iron over my head yet in that time. We are snow covered here now as I'm sure you are too. Merry Christmas Strato and to all those that helped convinced me to take the plunge!!
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Very strange thing to have to boil rifle parts! I was doing it in the kitchen when my wife was making french toast. Got some weird looks but no wisecracks....good woman, that one!
Merry Christmas to you too!! Yes weather has been terrible here in Halifax Snow then Rain then back to Snow then more Rain again....lol. Hopefully in my later Years I will do the snowbird thing and go South for the Winter...........Enjoy that SKS Rifle....those things ooze History.
I use a kettle and an old metal baking tray like for cakes and such. A longer rectangular one. 2 actually. I put some Simple Green in the one tray. I disassemble all parts small enough to fit in it, including the bolt (Always disassemble the bolt for the first cleaning) I tried just boiling it as a complete unit with the first one, then took it apart and there was still lots of grease in there even after the boiling that will attract gunk so I always completely disassemble the bolt on all my SKS's for the first detailed cleaning. Have done it for the rest of my 16 SKS's. Note. (Not the gas tube the boiling water will kill the wood finish) That one I clean with brake cleaner down the tube and sweep with a couple patches and spray brake cleaner on a rag and wipe the outer metal careful not to touch the wood.
The rest of the parts including the whole trigger assembly go in the tray and I add a kettle of boiling water pouring over the bolt to get the hot water flowing thru the channel and the trigger group to get it all cleaned out. Then I use a scrub brush and old tooth brush to clean all little parts with the hot water and Simple Green. Then I put them in the other tray and pour another kettle of boiling water over them to rinse. Then I use an air lance and blow them dry. Then I saturate all parts with G96 and let sit for a while.
While that is done I use a deep Rubbermaid container and put some Simple Green in it and pour boiling water all over the receiver and barrel then scrub the bore with the hot water, Simple Green and a bore brush. Same with the extension rod housing and gas block port. Then I scrub the receiver and make sure to pour some boiling water in the bayo mechanism. You probably won't get it all out unless you remove the bayo and take it apart, but don't do it unless the gun is a refurb or it can affect collector value on an unrefurb as the indexing of the bayo retaining pin is affected. Once you have it all cleaned and scrubbed then do a final pour of boiling water to rinse and then use the lance again to remove all water. Then soak the whole gun with G96 letting it sit for a while to get into all the nooks and crannies. You would be surprised where water can sit in these things. Then wipe down all parts and do a heavy coat of oil in the bore if it is a collector that will be stored for a long time. If it is a shooter for the trigger group, bolt assembly and gas system, I will use Gun Slick spray that displaces the oily residue and leaves a dry protective film that won't gunk up or freeze in cold weather. Same with the gas tube/extension assembly. Don't oil these unless it is to be stored for longer periods. It will work better and gunk up less if not oily. Same with the bolt assembly. If you are going to fire it the GunSlick spray is nice because it leaves it dry with a thin dry protective coating that won't gunk up. If it is to be stored then some G96 to protect for long term.
Then I sweat the stock, do a coat of linseed, reassemble and go shooting or for a safe queen admire her beauty...
The rest of the parts including the whole trigger assembly go in the tray and I add a kettle of boiling water pouring over the bolt to get the hot water flowing thru the channel and the trigger group to get it all cleaned out. Then I use a scrub brush and old tooth brush to clean all little parts with the hot water and Simple Green. Then I put them in the other tray and pour another kettle of boiling water over them to rinse. Then I use an air lance and blow them dry. Then I saturate all parts with G96 and let sit for a while.
While that is done I use a deep Rubbermaid container and put some Simple Green in it and pour boiling water all over the receiver and barrel then scrub the bore with the hot water, Simple Green and a bore brush. Same with the extension rod housing and gas block port. Then I scrub the receiver and make sure to pour some boiling water in the bayo mechanism. You probably won't get it all out unless you remove the bayo and take it apart, but don't do it unless the gun is a refurb or it can affect collector value on an unrefurb as the indexing of the bayo retaining pin is affected. Once you have it all cleaned and scrubbed then do a final pour of boiling water to rinse and then use the lance again to remove all water. Then soak the whole gun with G96 letting it sit for a while to get into all the nooks and crannies. You would be surprised where water can sit in these things. Then wipe down all parts and do a heavy coat of oil in the bore if it is a collector that will be stored for a long time. If it is a shooter for the trigger group, bolt assembly and gas system, I will use Gun Slick spray that displaces the oily residue and leaves a dry protective film that won't gunk up or freeze in cold weather. Same with the gas tube/extension assembly. Don't oil these unless it is to be stored for longer periods. It will work better and gunk up less if not oily. Same with the bolt assembly. If you are going to fire it the GunSlick spray is nice because it leaves it dry with a thin dry protective coating that won't gunk up. If it is to be stored then some G96 to protect for long term.
Then I sweat the stock, do a coat of linseed, reassemble and go shooting or for a safe queen admire her beauty...
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Wow! Thanks for the detailed cleaning advice! Ijones. Having taken the SKS apart already for its first clean and boil, I think the second time will be easier both in knowledge and in loosening the mechanisms. Really leaning on Stratos' advice to to get non- corrosive and make things easier! Just weird to boil a gun, makes me think of the Russian Front when they boiled old boots and dead horses for food!
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That would be fun! South Carolina in the winter or Mexico! One good for guns, one good for golf!
