Is it normal to get a very hot barrel on SKS?

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lipervitch

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I just took my new SKS to the range today for the first time. It is a standard 52 Tula SKS. The barrel is chrome lined and the gas system looks very new.
I did a thorough cleaning before I shot it with boiling hot water and soap and then cleaned it again with G96. I don't think there is any Cosmoline left on it that could be plugging things up.

It shot very well and seemed quite accurate but I noticed the barrel and gas tube were quite hot to touch even after just a few rounds. I was shooting non-corrosive Barnaul ammo. For the most part I wasn't rapid firing. I would shoot a few rounds and then go check the target. Total 40 rounds put through it over about 30 minutes.


Just wondering if it's normal to get so hot that you don't really want to touch it. This is my first center fire rifle so I only have a 22LR and a 12 gauge to compare it to.
 
40 rds in 30min? That's some real slow fire by sks standards...

How hot are you talking? Hot enough it's uncomfortable to touch, but you can leave your hand there, or so hot it burns upon touching?
 
Deuce-deuce said:
Dude. It's a gun. Also known as a firearm. Fire. Hmmmm fire. You can cook with it, heat your home, propel a projectile, etc. It's hot though.
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Ha!!, You had me laughing out loud with this one. Maybe I should have posted this in the Newbie section. Thanks for all the replies. I'll just go shoot it some more and quit worrying so much.
 
lipervitch said:
I considered that when I got home today so I took it apart and made sure it was clean and dry. There may have been a very small amount of oil on the piston so I gave it a good wipe down again in case that was contributing to the heat.
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I don't think lube would contribute to heat, but lube will give a place for carbon fouling to adhere to and may cause cycling issues eventually.
 
Hot Garand- Few years back at Blast-Off I put 32 rds down range with my Garand in about a minute and a half. I had one more 8 rd clip left to fire before the 2 minute time limit was up. Barrel and forearm were smoking enough that a clear sight picture was a bit of an issue. Didn't fire the last 8 I had out of respect for the old warrior. I promised myself not to do that to her again. Now my Norinco M-14 is a different story
 
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