Cleaning SKS firing pin

[e123456]

It is PIA to remove that firing pin every week after shooting for cleaning, and I believe is is not good for the carrier to smack it out every time.

But if I do not remove and clean it, it gets covered with some guano.

So for now I disasemble it only every second week to clean it properly, and another week I just force an oil through it as much as possible, and remove that oil as much as possible before put everything back without taking it out.

What would you recommend?

 

[Andy]

Results may very, but I clean mine after every firing, as I have found that it will corrode and seize if I don't. You can slow that process by spraying a cleaner into it, then working oil into it and moving it back and forth, but that is messy, and will only extend the number of times before it must be removed and cleaned. You can slow it a bit more yet by installing a $50 firing pin spring kit.

None of this eliminates the need for removal and thorough cleaning. The important thing is that before each firing, you confirm that it is free in the breech block so as to avoid slam-fires.

 

[Goozyman]

good advice Andy.

 

[StoneHorse]

$50.00 firing spring pin kit . I went to a auto supply store and pick up a package of five springs for $4.00 even. Clipped off two coils and installed. If anyone is interested, I will sell the other four springs for $10.00 each plus shipping .

 

[collector67]

I'm sure glad that I picked up a '50 Tula with the original spring loaded firing pin. It outweighs the non-chromed barrel IMO!
On my '54 Tula, I find that shooting the assembly with CLP, and following with a light shot of brake cleaner will free the pin up for awhile, before having to disassemble for an extensive cleaning.