SKS boiling process

Boil the entire rifle if you have a big enough pot, you can never be too sure. Take the batteries out of any optics, and boil the lot. If your pots are too small, immerse the thing in a tub, and stir well with a bayonet. When the bayonet tastes like oil and powder, it's done. Best to do this nude, as the oil can stain your clothes, and I prefer to be drunk, and listening to the Rolling Stones. But that's just me. Pm me for tastefull pictures.



Haven't we done the corrosive ammo thing to death? d:h:
 
I used boiling water when i first got my sks to remove cosmoline from the smaller parts.... my wife was NOT happy. I used an old coffee can on the stove the smell filled the house lol. lesson learned. I don't see how boiling water down the bore is better than using a copper or brass bristle bore brush and some Hoppes or alternative deposit cleaner as we know the ammonia in Hoppes neutralizes the salts (corrosive compounds) from the berdan primers. I only shoot surplus czech as it's affordable 230 bucks for 1200 rounds. i have heard of people using Windex or the like to do the same thing. if you scrub the bore with Hoppes and rust is growing on it in a few days I'd say you haven't oiled it properly. I live in the Okanagan which is quite dry compared to coastal areas and I have to admit there has been times I didn't clean my sks after shooting a week later I would clean it and guess what... no rust in the bore. using water if you don't get it all out of the gas block now you have introduced alot of moisture to the bore bring on the rust. I don't have a dehumidifier in my locker but whenever i get something with desiccant packs i toss them in there. that's my 2 cents.
 
5440fight said:
Boil the entire rifle if you have a big enough pot, you can never be too sure. Take the batteries out of any optics, and boil the lot. If your pots are too small, immerse the thing in a tub, and stir well with a bayonet. When the bayonet tastes like oil and powder, it's done. Best to do this nude, as the oil can stain your clothes, and I prefer to be drunk, and listening to the Rolling Stones. But that's just me. Pm me for tastefull pictures.



Haven't we done the corrosive ammo thing to death? d:h:
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probably a good idea the wife is always complaining about dry skin.
 
dweenz said:
I used boiling water when i first got my sks to remove cosmoline from the smaller parts.... my wife was NOT happy. I used an old coffee can on the stove the smell filled the house lol. lesson learned. I don't see how boiling water down the bore is better than using a copper or brass bristle bore brush and some Hoppes or alternative deposit cleaner as we know the ammonia in Hoppes neutralizes the salts (corrosive compounds) from the berdan primers. I only shoot surplus czech as it's affordable 230 bucks for 1200 rounds. i have heard of people using Windex or the like to do the same thing. if you scrub the bore with Hoppes and rust is growing on it in a few days I'd say you haven't oiled it properly. I live in the Okanagan which is quite dry compared to coastal areas and I have to admit there has been times I didn't clean my sks after shooting a week later I would clean it and guess what... no rust in the bore. using water if you don't get it all out of the gas block now you have introduced alot of moisture to the bore bring on the rust. I don't have a dehumidifier in my locker but whenever i get something with desiccant packs i toss them in there. that's my 2 cents.
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Ammonia do nothing against salt from corrosive ammo. Ammonia is a degreasser and work against metal fouling. The reason why windex work against corrosive salt is because of the water content, windex does not contain enough ammonia to remove copper fouling. By using boiling water, the metal absorb heat and dry by itself in a sec, even in the smallest spot. After,cleaning and oiling finish the job. Yes the cleaning process for corrosive priming have been debated in every direction........d:h:
Jocelyn
 
svt1940 said:
Ammonia do nothing against salt from corrosive ammo. Ammonia is a degreasser and work against metal fouling. The reason why windex work against corrosive salt is because of the water content, windex does not contain enough ammonia to remove copper fouling. By using boiling water, the metal absorb heat and dry by itself in a sec, even in the smallest spot. After,cleaning and oiling finish the job.
Jocelyn
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:agree:
 
svt1940 said:
Ammonia do nothing against salt from corrosive ammo. Ammonia is a degreasser and work against metal fouling. The reason why windex work against corrosive salt is because of the water content, windex does not contain enough ammonia to remove copper fouling. By using boiling water, the metal absorb heat and dry by itself in a sec, even in the smallest spot. After,cleaning and oiling finish the job. Yes the cleaning process for corrosive priming have been debated in every direction........d:h:
Jocelyn
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you are correct I was wrong the ammonia doesnt disolve salts the ammonia is salts ... doh...:HR:
 
You're not supposed to boil the gun or the parts. Just get a small funnell and use it to pour a little boiling water down the bore from the chamber end.

The heat from the boiling water soon causes the bore to dry and then you simply use regular bore cleaning solvent, a brush, some patches and some oil.

It's easy.
 
Squinty said:
You're not supposed to boil the gun or the parts. Just get a small funnell and use it to pour a little boiling water down the bore from the chamber end.

The heat from the boiling water soon causes the bore to dry and then you simply use regular bore cleaning solvent, a brush, some patches and some oil.

It's easy.
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Bingo...the exact method i use. However now that FMJ Non Corrosive Ammo has become available in Halifax for a few dollars more per box so i plan to start using only that in my Rifles as it will cut down a small bit on my cleaning time...:D
 
My corrosive cleaning regimen involves spraying the barrel, gas system, and bolt with G96 Gun Treatment and putting it back in the safe.
 
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