grease for SKS storage

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just picked up my second SKS from the fine folks at SFRC. you are right, they multiply. the ladies were great to deal with, and met Chemist for the first time. however, this SKS is for my son`s 16th ish birthday in 8 or so years. 55/56 unmarked tula, same as mine. they may be a little hard to get by then so i got it now. not much cosmo on it, and is fairly dirty, and will have to be cleaned. so need some advice on the type of grease to store it in. it`s going to be greased, bagged and crated, then stored till he is ready for it. any thoughts? can you get cosmo here?
 
I use grease that would be used in a grease gun I take the stocks off grease the metal and put it in a food saver bag and seal it I seal the wood in a separate bag these go in the safe
 
Do as antiqueguy says above, use any GP grease that CT sells, put a light coat on all metal surfaces and wait until wintertime before you bag it (low Humidity in house because of heating) you should be fine for at least 20 years.
 
I'd just clean and oil it like normal and keep it in the safe,I don't see a reason for lathering it in grease and wrapping it up in plastic in pieces.
 
Magellann said:
I'd just clean and oil it like normal and keep it in the safe,I don't see a reason for lathering it in grease and wrapping it up in plastic in pieces.
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idk where you live but where I live it gets very humid and I happen to have too many rifles/shotguns to keep track of the ones I don't plan on using for a while get greased and bagged this keeps the rust away
 
Lots of surplus US M1 and M14 grease out there. Depending on storage space, many places sell air tight containers for individual rifles which would keep humidity away. If in a safe and you don't have a rubber seal there are lots of Anti Humidity products as an alternative to storage grease.

Remington sells 'silicon' beads. You charge the device - place it in your safe - when the beads turn colour (absorbed moisture) re-charge in a plug in and repeat.

Silicon Gun Socks - Cabelas and Winchester and a few other companies sell them. I like to buy them in the bulk packet from Cabelas USA (works out to about $8 per sock). They also have Bore Stores which are great for scoped rifles. These are silicon impregnated cloth. Wrapped around a rifle or shotgun I have had no problems with moisture or rust. The material wicks moisture off and away from firearms. The other nice thing is the socks protect from small nicks/dents - especially in a tight gun safe. I swear buy this product and Bore Stores (no I do not own stock in either product or Cabelas).

If you insist on using grease, instead of plastic bags I would use the grease and gun socks. Worst case is you protect the metal and wood from marring and you have to throw away 2x Gun Socks - but the sock and barreled receiver will be protected. Remember - most plastics are not breathable and will hold any moisture inside. There is a reason why the do not recommend storing antique leather and documents in regular plastic bags.

Just my two cents.
 
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I've had good results with spray on motorcycle chain wax. Goes on as a liquid, and hardens. Will come off with solvent and or a bit of heat. I actually used it on a lathe in high humidity garage with good results.
 
agentcq said:
Lots of surplus US M1 and M14 grease out there. Depending on storage space, many places sell air tight containers for individual rifles which would keep humidity away. If in a safe and you don't have a rubber seal there are lots of Anti Humidity products as an alternative to storage grease.

Remington sells 'silicon' beads. You charge the device - place it in your safe - when the beads turn colour (absorbed moisture) re-charge in a plug in and repeat.

Silicon Gun Socks - Cabelas and Winchester and a few other companies sell them. I like to buy them in the bulk packet from Cabelas USA (works out to about $8 per sock). They also have Bore Stores which are great for scoped rifles. These are silicon impregnated cloth. Wrapped around a rifle or shotgun I have had no problems with moisture or rust. The material wicks moisture off and away from firearms. The other nice thing is the socks protect from small nicks/dents - especially in a tight gun safe. I swear buy this product and Bore Stores (no I do not own stock in either product or Cabelas).

If you insist on using grease, instead of plastic bags I would use the grease and gun socks. Worst case is you protect the metal and wood from marring and you have to throw away 2x Gun Socks - but the sock and barreled receiver will be protected. Remember - most plastics are not breathable and will hold any moisture inside. There is a reason why the do not recommend storing antique leather and documents in regular plastic bags.

Just my two cents.
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I'll second the vote on Bore Stores gun socks. Excellent product, both for keeping moisture away from the rifle and providing a nice padding. They come in a wide range of lengths, the carbine length ones are good for SKS's... The Musket/Shotgun length ones are good for 91/30's. They also don't add a lot of bulk.

Also, there's something beautiful about storing an old Russian gun in something that looks like an oversized wool sock - seems somehow fitting.
 
Kevt28 said:
^^^^^third! I've put all my SKS's in gun socks also.
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Oh, one other thing about the Bore Stores gun socks, not relevant for the SKS (no recoil there to speak of) but something to keep in mind for 7.62x54r rifles...

Absorbing recoil isn't hard standing up, but when you go prone and you're body can't move with the recoil, a Mosin or SVT can get pretty tiring quickly (ask me how I know :p )... I keep/transport my 54r rifles in gunsocks, and if I'm doing prone/bench shooting with them, fold the socks in half and flip them over my shoulder and use it as a pad. I can shoot a Mosin prone all day like that, and none the worse for wear.
 
my sks is soaked with rustcheck rust inhibitor. (good idea, bad idea, either way, thats what ive used). once a month i yank it apart, have a gander, spray some more inhibitor, and back in the cab she goes.

i dont think i could forget about something just because ive greased and bagged it. i need to yank it apart and inspect it monthly.
 
popcanhunter said:
my sks is soaked with rustcheck rust inhibitor. (good idea, bad idea, either way, thats what ive used). once a month i yank it apart, have a gander, spray some more inhibitor, and back in the cab she goes.

i dont think i could forget about something just because ive greased and bagged it. i need to yank it apart and inspect it monthly.
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In my experience, that stuff removes bluing as well as rust.

edit: disregard. I was thinking about evaporust
 
Tom Morrison said:
I've had good results with spray on motorcycle chain wax. Goes on as a liquid, and hardens. Will come off with solvent and or a bit of heat. I actually used it on a lathe in high humidity garage with good results.
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does it do a good job at keeping rust off the bed and chucks? What brand do you use? Does it harden up and make it hard to crank the cross slide.
I just moved my refurbed Medford ML7 into my garage and I dont want it to rust.
 
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