My 2nd SKS

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mdmaroon

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Purchased from Marstar.

It has been fully disassembled and de-cosmolined.

I was able to remove virtually all the cosmoline from the stock by baking it in the oven at 170F, wiping it down every 20 minutes for about three hours, followed by 15 minutes in the dishwasher (no soap!). Once it was dried, 24 hours later, I gave it a light sanding with 220 grit followed by 400 grit. Then, I rubbed in some Minwax "Gunstock" woodstain using 400 grit sandpaper, rubbing with the grain. 24 hours later, I finished it off with Minwax finishing paste for a smooth, furniture-like polish. I did not remove any inspection cartouches from the stock. They're still nice and crisp, despite the dishwasher treatment (you have to be really careful with that).

I touched up the blueing in a few spots.

The gun appears to be in un-issued condition. Everything is pretty much perfect, and you'd never know it was near any cosmoline. Not a trace. Doesn't leave any residue on your hands.

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Real nice stock on that one,
They look best with the wood they came with
but that's just me

I picked up one of those from Marstar too
Love it, way nicer wood than my old Norinco
 
winchester94 said:
Nice sks!
You gonna leave it alone:D;)
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Yeah, I'm not going to mess with this one. No XCR pistol magazine mods like my Russian.

I'll probably just run 100 rounds though it one day, clean it, and maybe never fire it again.

I also want to buy another Russian one and not bubba it all up. I'm going to hold out for a really nice one with excellent wood. The one that I bubba'd had poor wood so it was no loss.
 
Those Chicom SKS's ARE unissued. They were manufactured in the late 60's and early '70's for the Vietnam war. I sort of favour mine over my '50 and '54 Tulas because it is unrefurbed and all matching....:D
 
TRaTSeRiF said:
Nice work.. By the way, how's the XCR project coming along? I'm sure one or two people on this forum might have developed a smidgen of an interest :D
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I haven't had a chance to go out and shoot it again! I have some vacation next week, so I hope to do it then. I'll make a video.

Now I've re-refinished the Chinese SKS that I started this thread about. I wasn't happy with the Minwax finish so I stripped it down again, stained it again, and finished it with a glossy Polyurethane finish. Six coats.

Now it looks like a piece of fine furniture. I'm not even going to touch it until the urethane has had about 30 days to cure!
 
mdmaroon said:
I haven't had a chance to go out and shoot it again! I have some vacation next week, so I hope to do it then. I'll make a video.

Now I've re-refinished the Chinese SKS that I started this thread about. I wasn't happy with the Minwax finish so I stripped it down again, stained it again, and finished it with a glossy Polyurethane finish. Six coats.

Now it looks like a piece of fine furniture. I'm not even going to touch it until the urethane has had about 30 days to cure!
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If you had a Twitter page I'd just get an account just to follow :D
 
nice job! i went nuts on my russian, did everything to it, and now that im done i wish i had just left it with its gorgeous laminate stock and chopped up a chinese instead. the russian laminates are getting harder to find around here
 
I don't have anything against Facebook or Twitter, I just don't use them because I find it easier, and better, to just pick up the phone and call someone if I have something to say to them.

Long distance rates these days are so low it's crazy. I called China recently for 4 cents per minute. Waa! So cheap, la!
 
mdmaroon said:
I don't have anything against Facebook or Twitter, I just don't use them because I find it easier, and better, to just pick up the phone and call someone if I have something to say to them.

Long distance rates these days are so low it's crazy. I called China recently for 4 cents per minute. Waa! So cheap, la!
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Everything about China's cheap these days.. In my case, it's 10c/min landline and nobody's ever home, 25c/min cell, so it adds up. At least I set up a few of my relatives with VoIP phones so we call each other on local extensions at $0.00/min ;)

Ok, to keep things on topic.. What are your thoughts on Dragunov vs adjustables from crapco and ati? :D
 
mdmaroon said:
Of all the SKS stocks available, I only like the original wood, or the Choate Dragunov (which is what I have on my Russian SKS).

None of the others really appeal to me.
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I might go with it since there is a degree of adjustability to the shooter that I'm looking for, but save the laminate for when I want for my baby to look traditional. For now I'll keep her bone-stock anyway until we get to know each other better. My wife might get jealous of her ;)
 
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