Average SKS cleaning time with corrosive ammo
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I just G-96 the guts out of mine right after everytime I shoot it. Piston, op-rod,bolt, carrier,trigger mech,gas tube, bore etc. Like the Frank's Red Hot Lady - I put that sh*t on everything. I always shoot corrosive, have never used window cleaner or boiling water and not one speck of rust so far. G-96 is like love in a can for your guns.
Ammonia also neutralizes corrosive salts
Sure, but glass cleaner is designed for cleaning windows and would typically have a relatively higher ammonia content. There's always different ways to do things, and different consequences. For some people the cost savings in using cheap glass cleaner might be their choice, but they might also tend to splash it around a little more. Leave a bit of ammonia residue on some aluminum part and it will pit the surface in time. I'm not saying don't do it. I'm just pointing out that not all metal does well with ammonia.
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Usually about half an hour from disassembly to reassembly.
About 30 to 40 min. I love every part of shooting and that includes cleaning the guns. I strip the SKS down and set the wood aside. Boiling water, Hopps and air compressor. I never did get the "I hate cleaning rifels" thing.
I have run into guys at the range who couldn't get their SKS working. They were so dirty and corroded they had to hammer the breach open. When I asked on 2 occasions when the last time they had cleaned them, the reponse was "Do you have to clean these?"
I have run into guys at the range who couldn't get their SKS working. They were so dirty and corroded they had to hammer the breach open. When I asked on 2 occasions when the last time they had cleaned them, the reponse was "Do you have to clean these?"
Ammonia also neutralizes corrosive salts
Windex does not contain any meaningful amount of ammonia. A trace amount of ammonium hydroxide is used as a ph adjuster. The "Ammonia D" is a trade name. Windex contains ethyleneglycol monohexylether, water, isopropanol, propylene glycol and blue colorant.
http://www.scjohnson.ca/msds/Windex Ammonia-D.pdf
The water in windex is the only thing that dissolves potassium chloride. The only advantage over water is that it dries quickly.
I usually take an hour. That said, I take my time. I have a beer, put on some music, sit in a decently comfy chair and enjoy myself. Sometimes I'll have a smoke, too. I'm kind of anal-retentive about these things, I like my rifles to be really clean.
Whiskywizard
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I appreciate this type of answer. Concise, precise, and cited. This rookie thanks you.
toooooooooo long, I get pissed off after 20 mins and the patches are still as black as when I started.
I tried the windex/boiling water/oil method, I like that much more.
I heard somewhere that shooting a few shots of non-corrosive ammo is a good way to neutralize that corrosive salts too, but I have not confirmed this
I tried the windex/boiling water/oil method, I like that much more.
I heard somewhere that shooting a few shots of non-corrosive ammo is a good way to neutralize that corrosive salts too, but I have not confirmed this
So, treat your SKS the same way you treat your a$$hole? Good anal-ogy.
Yea.. well ah.... wait.... You know what? Thats exactly what I mean. I don't want to see skid marks in my underwear as much as I don't want to see rust in the barrel of my guns.
