SoiledBritches
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My first rifle was an SKS I ordered last year from GoTenda. I paid a premium to get "Hand picked" grade and I was expecting a big job cleaning cosmo Mine came very clean; I couldn't find a spot of cosmo except on the oil bottle and stripper clips. The stock on mine wasn't perfect, but it in very good shape, and the barrel was perfect. I love my SKS and I enjoy shooting it. I noticed a big improvement in accuracy shooting Barnaul non corrosive vs the spam can of Chinese corrosive I had bought. 
I am considering re-bedding mine to see if it will help with accuracy as per this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_P0fMtsBw8
I also ordered a Chinese SKS a couple months ago from Tenda when they had them in stock for $209 because I wanted to see the difference between it and the Russian version. I was expecting a hunk of crap but I received a very nice rifle, although it was heavily coated in cosmo and stunk bad. I removed the stock used a heat gun on it at low temp and kept wiping it until it stopped sweating and then I put furniture polish on it. For the metal parts I sprayed it with brake cleaner, scrubbed with nylon brushes, rinsed in water, fully dried and reassembled. It shot just fine on its maiden voyage to the range.
Personally I wouldn't bother refinishing the stock until you have used it enough to see how everything feels, unless you are into woodwork as a hobby.
I am considering re-bedding mine to see if it will help with accuracy as per this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_P0fMtsBw8I also ordered a Chinese SKS a couple months ago from Tenda when they had them in stock for $209 because I wanted to see the difference between it and the Russian version. I was expecting a hunk of crap but I received a very nice rifle, although it was heavily coated in cosmo and stunk bad. I removed the stock used a heat gun on it at low temp and kept wiping it until it stopped sweating and then I put furniture polish on it. For the metal parts I sprayed it with brake cleaner, scrubbed with nylon brushes, rinsed in water, fully dried and reassembled. It shot just fine on its maiden voyage to the range.
Personally I wouldn't bother refinishing the stock until you have used it enough to see how everything feels, unless you are into woodwork as a hobby.
