Lube on Sks?
- Thread starter ezekielz
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Light oil on the bolt, and where the carrier contacts the receiver.
That's what I do, even if you didn't do it I bet it would work just fine. In fact, I would recommend against overlubing an SKS as my friend did once, and I got a face full of hot CLP bukakke from the ejection port and the cracks at the back of the dust cover when I fired it for the first 15 rounds or so. Not fun.
That's what I do, even if you didn't do it I bet it would work just fine. In fact, I would recommend against overlubing an SKS as my friend did once, and I got a face full of hot CLP bukakke from the ejection port and the cracks at the back of the dust cover when I fired it for the first 15 rounds or so. Not fun.
Leviathan024
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- GP Alberta
this painted an awful picture in my mind.......... i just put a nice coat of G96 and its good to go
Good, then you'll remember that whenever you're oiling your SKS and you won't have the same problem!
Correct... Here's where we diverge a bit...
1) Instead of a light coat of oil, I do a light coat of Lucas red and tacky grease on the sliding surfaces.. 1 tube was enough to last me and my 2 buddies a lifetime. I apply it with a small makeup brush that my wife donated to the good cause (paper and zombie annihilation
)2) I keep the bore, the gas tube, the piston and the gas port soaked in CLP. A day or less before I go out shooting I wipe them down well. This prevents rust and because the CLP soaks in, it's good for removing any left-over carbon deposits (adds a grand total of 2-3min to my cleaning routine)
3) The piston extension and its spring, along with the extractor spring get a very light coat of Remoil (probably unnecessary)
4) The trigger group gets a good spray of LIGHT oil (Remoil again) <-- getting consistent just under 5lb trigger pull so the lubrication isn't having an adverse effect on the trigger job that I did on it
5) The rear sight mechanism gets a bit of remoil too, in case I ever need to use it
Light coat of oil as everyone states on everything. Both for lubrication and prevention of rust etc.
Now the trigger group doesn't require anything special beyond oil but many posts I have read suggest some grease, usually a moly compound. Mainly because of the movment and interaction of the differant components. They still require cleaning but they are more protected from explosive gases. So I have use Hob-E-Lube which is a modeleling grease with Moly in it. Just a touch on the pins before insertion and on contact and sliding surfaces. It's is "supposed" to be able to work its way into the metal and prevent/reduce wear.
Now the trigger group doesn't require anything special beyond oil but many posts I have read suggest some grease, usually a moly compound. Mainly because of the movment and interaction of the differant components. They still require cleaning but they are more protected from explosive gases. So I have use Hob-E-Lube which is a modeleling grease with Moly in it. Just a touch on the pins before insertion and on contact and sliding surfaces. It's is "supposed" to be able to work its way into the metal and prevent/reduce wear.
Knottybuoy
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- Vancouver, BC
Lots of people complain about the SKS trigger being 'like sandpaper'.
your SKS trigger can have a nice smooth pull, increasing the accuracy that you'll get out of it by properly lubricating the trigger sear.
There is a hole on the left side of your trigger group, above the magazine catch.
Make sure you get all the grit out of the travel path of the sear, and give a half drop of oil on each side at the front of the sear, and a half drop of oil right in the hole on the trigger group.
In my opinion, this is the only moving part that really should be lubricated with oil, except for the prevention of rust.
your SKS trigger can have a nice smooth pull, increasing the accuracy that you'll get out of it by properly lubricating the trigger sear.
There is a hole on the left side of your trigger group, above the magazine catch.
Make sure you get all the grit out of the travel path of the sear, and give a half drop of oil on each side at the front of the sear, and a half drop of oil right in the hole on the trigger group.
In my opinion, this is the only moving part that really should be lubricated with oil, except for the prevention of rust.
I grease the bolt/carrier/receiver contact points, only because in my mind metal/metal contact surfaces ought be lubed save where contraindicated (ie: firing pin/channel, gas tube/piston run dry).
Regardless, I doubt I'll shoot the thing enough to ever wear it out, and the liberals will get back in power and ban it before it's ever worth anything ;P
Regardless, I doubt I'll shoot the thing enough to ever wear it out, and the liberals will get back in power and ban it before it's ever worth anything ;P
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- Southern ontario
I do the usual soak in gun oil for cleaning but for lube i use grease, any auto kind will do ive noticed minimal wear on my sks after using it. It doesnt need to be coated just a little bit on a cuetip will work just fine
