Lube on Sks?

[points]

Where ever two metal surfaces bear on eachother, lube is required. Yeah! the SKS will work dry, cold and dirty. It will still work if full of camel dung and reindeer turds. For a while. But it wll last you a lifetime if you take care of it.
Without oil, it will rust and wear out prematurally. Ask any mechanic. I have bought many a gun from people who didn't clean and oil them and then complain they didn't last
I use light gun oil liberally after cleaning. I live in Vancouver where rust is a common colour. I use white lithium greas spray on springs and trigger group. Befor shooting, I give it a good dry wipedown.

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

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

I "liberated" a small makeup brush from my wife for that purpose.. Works great

 

[Dad003]

i oil it a little bit but it more to prevent rust because i like the cheap corrosive , pay less shoot more ! and clean after don't forget it !

 

[Akronym]

Didn't read the rest of the posts but I always run my comm block guns wet (oil), they seem to like it that way. For "lube" I use hi heat wheel bearing grease works great. my 2c

 

[boss351cleveland]

Just use spit or bacon grease ..

 

[Mr.4x4]

I rub it down with Mobil 1 oil a little grease on the bolt carrier. Wipe it down and good to go. It's more to prevent rust.

 

[daniel_250r]

I "liberated" a small makeup brush from my wife for that purpose.. Works great

Thanks for the tip! ill give this a try the cuetip does tend to leave a few fuzzys on the gun

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Thanks for the tip! ill give this a try the cuetip does tend to leave a few fuzzys on the gun

Exactly.. That's why I switched to a tool that otherwise, no self-respecting heterosexual male should own

 

[chadeech]

normal clean and gun light oiling of barrel, action
none on pin very important shoot repeat

cheers

 

[NintendoDuckHunt87]

I just pee on mine at the end of the day.
Isn't that what everyone does?

 

[GQBalla]

I used frog lube on everything. Isn't going to hurt it.