Once yearly cleaning of SKS

[Gnome75]

Windex does nothing! When will this rumor stop! The salts themselves are not corrosive, and they can't be neutralized.

They are hydrophilic. That means they like water. They will pull moisture from the air, and that moisture is what causes rust.

Can the mods make windex into a censored word or something? Lol

As for the OP, my guesses are either your storage location is quite dry, or the g96 is sufficiently coating the salts so they are not exposed to the atmosphere.

This is exactly true. I have had two refub SKS and I wipe off the carbon and use hoppes or outter's nitro solvent (which ever was on sale). then put a very light layer of CLP on the bolt, barrel, and piston. I pay extra to where the gas tube touches the piston and put extra CLP there. then to ensure quality I check for rust the next day then at least once a month. Done deal no issues

 

[MiG25]

Thought I'd update you guys.

Still no rust with the yearly cleaning regime and the BXN 85.

Disassemble, wash the parts in hot soapy water, dry, run hot water down the bore and through gas tube, spray with Seafoam (ran out of G96), run a bore snake through it, reassemble, leave muzzle down overnight.

 

[CaribooBC]

I just bought a “bubba’ed” refurb that had been used with Czech corrosive ammo, about 800 rounds through it without being stripped down and given a through cleaning. Just a bit of light rust in the gas tube and chamber. It was kept in a very dry location in the Interior of BC. About 5 years without a good cleaning. Amazing…… if they stay dry.