Do you sing to it in there? I have always kept it clean and clothed while I handle my guns.... clearly your very passionate about your firearms
G96 and SKS Cleaning
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This is completely incorrect information.
If you don't believe me, take a teaspoon of salt and dump it in a bottle of Hoppes, shake it well then pour it through a coffee filter. You will still have a teaspoon of salt that pours just like it came out of the shaker. 0% of salts dissolved.
This will take 2 minutes of your time, and you will stop spreading false information.
This question comes up every couple weeks here, there are tons of threads on the cleaning of corrosive deposits from your rifle/handguns and it's always the same, search this forum! However, a liter of hot water poured down the bore and over the bolt/gas tube etc. Takes less than 2 minutes, then clean normally! It ain't rocket science, will make your rifle last longer. Google it, lot of info on the subject! Cheers Bob
Been using hoppes 9 on my SKS, M44 and TT33 no issues. Did the nail test with corrosive primer. Did a quick wipe with hoppes 9 on the bottom of one and it never rusted even after 6 months. So I guess that is proof enough for me. I enjoy cleaning my firearms, it take me 45 minutes and a beer to strip my sks, including the bolt, clean with #9 and a light oiling and then it sits until the next time. No rust, clean as a whistle. To each his own I guess.
Ok lets get some facts out there. First, the salts themselves are not corrosive, they are hydrophilic. They pull water from the air, and that is what causes rusting not the salts themselves. You need to remove the salts not neutralize them. Salts are neutral already.
If you are scrubbing with windex or hoppes or ballistol you are removing salts while you do it, not neutralizing anything.
As for the danger of hot water on metal, that's a non issue if it's well oiled after.
If you are scrubbing with windex or hoppes or ballistol you are removing salts while you do it, not neutralizing anything.
As for the danger of hot water on metal, that's a non issue if it's well oiled after.
p.Rundle
CGN frequent flyer
kinda a POS move to sell a gun when it starts jamming...especially if you don't disclose that
Thanks!
How to clean your sks with hot water without creating a mess
1. Secure the gun in a gun vise and put some hot water in a cup
2. Tape an empty plastic water bottle to the muzzle
3. Use cotton mop dipped in hot water and run it through the barrel a few times (rinse the mop once or twice in the cup, then continue mopping). The dirty water will be pushed into the bottle.
4. Run a dry patch and then proceed with carbon removal using hoppe #9 or your preferred solvent
5. Use another bottle to clean the gas tube the same way
6. Wipe the action / both pistons, bolt and bolt carrier with a cotton cloth dipped in water. Then clean with solvent to remove carbon.
7. Oil everything
1. Secure the gun in a gun vise and put some hot water in a cup
2. Tape an empty plastic water bottle to the muzzle
3. Use cotton mop dipped in hot water and run it through the barrel a few times (rinse the mop once or twice in the cup, then continue mopping). The dirty water will be pushed into the bottle.
4. Run a dry patch and then proceed with carbon removal using hoppe #9 or your preferred solvent
5. Use another bottle to clean the gas tube the same way
6. Wipe the action / both pistons, bolt and bolt carrier with a cotton cloth dipped in water. Then clean with solvent to remove carbon.
7. Oil everything
My process is this: Put on a big pot of water to boil. Strip rifle as completely as possible. Put all small parts in shallow pan and cover with boiling water. using tongs, swish the small parts around and lay out on old towel to dry. Turn the parts over and shake them as necessary to get rid of any trapped water. Pour several cups of very hot water through the barrel and gas tube. Between pours, run a cleaning rod with a wet cloth patch through the tubes. When every part of the gun that is touched by ammo residue is thoroughly doused, shake off all excess water and for extra points, use a can of compressed air to dry out the crevices and spray everything with WD-40 and wipe with paper towels or dry or siliconed rags or whatever. Then oil and/or wipe down with G96 as you'd clean any rifle.
It almost takes longer to write this than do the job. It's quick and easy [with a bit of preparation] and quite thorough.
It almost takes longer to write this than do the job. It's quick and easy [with a bit of preparation] and quite thorough.
Every time I shoot my sks' with crates of that stinky old milsurp ammo and am left with a filthy Russian or Chicom...I think to myself; "self, what would Bear Grylls do!?"
Every time I shoot my sks' with crates of that stinky old milsurp ammo and am left with a filthy Russian or Chicom...I think to myself; "self, what would Bear Grylls do!?"
They keep giving me trouble about bringing my rifle to the outhouse, d9 you bring yours from home so it can stay on the line till boxed.
^ Green flag means the range is "safe"...but not next to my stall. Your boots will get wet ;D
