How do I remove the cleaning rod and unfold the bayonet on an SKS?

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Phinehas

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I just bought an SKS and it has both a cleaning rod and a bayonet attached to the barrel (see picture). However, I can't seem to figure out how to remove the cleaning rod or how to unfold the bayonet. Both seem to be stuck. Is there a release button I should know about? Also, is there a safety? I think I might have found it beside the trigger, but apparently it was off when I bought the rifle because I shot it once on my way home from the store and didn't notice the safety until I got home.
 
Phinehas said:


I just bought an SKS and it has both a cleaning rod and a bayonet attached to the barrel (see picture). However, I can't seem to figure out how to remove the cleaning rod or how to unfold the bayonet. Both seem to be stuck. Is there a release button I should know about? Also, is there a safety? I think I might have found it beside the trigger, but apparently it was off when I bought the rifle because I shot it once on my way home from the store and didn't notice the safety until I got home.
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pull down on the round piece next to the blade, pull the whole bayo down as you do, then bring it upwards and lift the same round piece over the muzzle of the rifle. I cant remember for sure, but im pretty sure the cleaning rod is just threaded in so just unscrew it. at least thats how it is on my SKS
 
I agree, please download an online manual so you are familiar with your rifle. You will need to do a complete degreasing on that rifle so you don't damage it or yourself. Knowing where the safety is on any rifle is of paramount importance.
And yes, it is on the right side of the trigger guard: when it is all the way up, the safety is engaged. When you pull it all the way to the rear, the safety is disengaged and the rifle can be fired.

As for the bayonet, pull on the knurled part until it slides in toward the rifle, then pull the bayonet down to a halfway position. Then, you can remove the cleaning rod by pulling it out of the stock.

Make sure you get yourself a manual. It's dangerous not to know how your rifle works.
 
go here for assembly/disassembly:

h t t p://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/carbine/index.asp
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for bayo. and cleaning rod:

pull on "ring" on bayo. towards rear (butt) of sks.
when bayo. drops 90 degrees down,pull down and forward(towards muzzle) of cleaning rod.
 
well you came to the right place for info about your rifle and you are wise to ask if you dont know. if you go to utube and punch in SKS disassembly, that should help you out.
 
Phinehas said:


I just bought an SKS and it has both a cleaning rod and a bayonet attached to the barrel (see picture). However, I can't seem to figure out how to remove the cleaning rod or how to unfold the bayonet. Both seem to be stuck. Is there a release button I should know about? Also, is there a safety? I think I might have found it beside the trigger, but apparently it was off when I bought the rifle because I shot it once on my way home from the store and didn't notice the safety until I got home.
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Wow great post ! You bought a gun , Don't know how to use it , Don't know if it has a safety . But you fired it off on the way home from the store ?

Unbelievable !
 
Jamie Frost said:
you can pick up cleaning kits for like $10 at crappy tire
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Alright, but why would I do that when the gun came with a cleaning kit? All I need to do is remove the cleaning rod, attach the bits which came with the gun, and I can clean it without spending $10 extra. Besides, this cleaning kit was designed specifically for this gun, who knows what Canadian Tire has.
 
well i guess thats fine, but did the rifle come with nitro solvent and oil and patches as part of the deal as well? and crappy tire has cleaning kits with cleaning rods you can use on pretty much any rifle from .22 to whatever, so if one is planning on owning firearms, the $10 is a small price to pay for the cleaning rod, nitro solvent, oil and patches as well as a few different cleaning tips for various calibres. proper care and maintenance of your firearms is important and for 10 bucks, its not like you have to take a second mortgage out on your house to achieve this! especially if you are planning to fire the milsurp rounds through it.
 
I'm not sure about the SKS but any military type rifle I've ever owned has always come with a steel cleaning rod...you don't want to use this as you'll cause wear and tear on the barrel. Get a rod made of something softer than steel to help minimize the wear (most kits come with aluminum rods).
 
Newbie shouldn't be arguing with experiece, others have learned the hardway, so others following don't have to. Don't be a moron (maybe too late)
 
The cleaning stuff that comes with these rifles is garbage and stinks. Good cleaning gear is paramount to a properly maintained rifle, and that's very important especially on an autoloader. If I remember right, the cleaning rod just needs to be lifted above the bayonette lug and away from the barrel (bend it) and tugged out. There's nothing holding it in there. Toss it though because it just rattles around and makes noise. Loose the bayonette too, unless you are charging a line of deer on the attack, it's just extra weight.
 
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That SKS is probably a Russian, so the cleaning rod is not threded in, find the cleaning kit in the stock of the rifle. Stick your finger in the hole in the butt of the rifle and push the cleaning kit forward and then let the spring push it backwards to take it out. In the cleaning kit there is a large needle like thing, remove it from the cleaning kit and insert it into the hole in the cleaning rod and gently pull down and out to remove the cleaning rod.:cool:
 
Yup steel on steel is bad, and the cleaning rod is too short, and you have to push it in from the muzzle end.
In the British army, you never saw a cleaning rod or solvents, you used a piece of string from the chamber end with just oil. I use a length of green weeedwacker string with a loop tied on one end. You can use toilet paper and WD40 if you are cheap.
Cleaning kits are great, go for it.
Anyhow, go shooting, the rifle is tough, all will be well!
 
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