Sks bolt, bolt carried and firing pin rusted even after cleaning?

[Cb750k]

Does the room you are storing it in have a humidity issue?

Humidity no, it's just cold in the winter and warm in the summer. Dry all year, but it's the only room in the house that doesn't have a heat vent as it's was part of an addition in the 70's. I keep a bunch of desiccant packs in the gun cabinet as well, I periodically inspect my guns and wipe with an oily rag if need be.

Good enough of an excuse to pull out and fondle my milsurps as far as I see it.

 

[BeaverMeat]

I think you forgot to oil it with G96 or similar. Hoppe's #9 is a solvent.

 

[CanadianBaconPancakes]

I never even got to clean it before it rusted lol. I was at the range for 5 hrs and put 200ish rounds down the range. By the time i was done rust had formed around the firing pin

 

[welder01]

This is why corrosive ammo is starting to piss me off. Despite doing a thorough cleaning I come back to rust all over regardless

are you oiling after. If so you may be wiping off too much oil. it needs a light coat on everything except the gas tube and gas piston.

 

[welder01]

yep sounds like lack of oil too me

 

[pomelum]

if youre cheap; good old 5W-30. if not: Eexox, never had a rust problem.
EVER!

 

[Polar_Hunter]

Did you disassemble the bolt and remove the firing pin? I always clean the pin and the pin channel with a solvent cleaner - brake cleaner works great as it dissolves oils and grease that are on the pin and in the channel and then evaporates / dries clean with no residue.

^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^

Also, do not use 3 in 1 oil on firearms! When it dries it leaves a varnish type of residue. Use only a good quality gun oil or pure mineral oil.

 

[CanadianBaconPancakes]

I was under the impression the sks is ment to be run dry other then the barrel, and the spring. I keeped all old off the rest of the firing pin assebly

 

[leverboy]

I also use a spray bottle with ballistol/water mix... then, once dry, straight ballistol to lube and protect while stored... Exactly the same cleanup I do for black powder, and with the same good results.

 

[EL34/6L6]

Yeah never oil the pin myself. Slather it for long term storage, otherwise the bolt should be cold dry steel. Only place I oil the bolt is a drop on the bottom where it rides along the inside of the action/receiver.

 

[Klebelenator]

I have a Russian and Chinese sks for years and have shot thousands of rounds through them. I clean them after every use and have never used water. Instead I spray them with WD40 (water displacement), use Hoppes, oil and store. Never had a problem with rust. The rifles still look new. This method I have found to be simple and effective. It works for me.

 

[KGB2014]

Moose milk is your friend here.

Mix ballistol/water and put it in a spray bottle, spray on the bolt face, bolt and carrier, let it sit a few minute then wipe it clean with shop towels. Spray with pure ballistol to lube the bolt in its rails.

I take it apart completely and patch the firing pin channel with a milk patch followed by a dry patch maybe 1 out of every 3 times to the range.

I've been doing this for years and never had any rust.

Your problem was not getting the entirety of the water cleaned up and not sufficiently oiling. Ballistol emulsifies in water and solves this problem.

Ditto that, balistol works like a charm! I actually put the the bolt assembly into the sink with very hot water and dish soap. Let it sit there while I am cleaning the gun, then brush it with old toothbrush and rinse well, then shake as much water out as I can and squeeze a few drops of balistol at both ends, work the firing pin back and forth for a minute. I also rub the entire gun with it, inside and out. Not a spot of rust... Love Balistol, it is an excellent lubricant and cleaner.

 

[The Kurgan]

You probably didn't shake all the water out. After pouring a whole kettle of boiling water on the bolt and carrier, hold it with a rag and shake it out. The heat will dry the rest.
That's minor surface rust and easily cleaned off. Finish each cleaning session with G96.

 

[Travis Bickle]

It was my understanding disassembling the entire bolt carrier to get the firing pin out will wear out the assembly if done every time. Can i flush the entire bolt in hot water then follow with break cleaner or will water get trapped inside?

You won't wear out an SKS to the point of it even making a difference in the function or performance of the firearm as is.

It sounds like you left water in the bolt carrier aftercleaning.
Mix up some Ed's Red, it's dirt cheap and lasts a long long time.
Strip the rifle down, soak the bolt complete, gas piston etc in a pot of water, wipe it all down with a brush and wipe dry.
Spray water down the barrel, run a brush, one more hit of water, wet a rag with water and wipe down the inside of the receiver, rails etc
Then dump the water. Put Eds Red in the pot, dump the bolt the piston and all small parts you had in the water into the pot, it will displace all the water, lubricate, clean everything.
Spray some eds Red down the bore to displace all the water. Wipe down the inside of the receiver with a rag with some eds red on it.
Then you just wipe all parts dry with a rag, reassemble and pour the eds red back in the can for next time.

That's how I clean all my soviet guns which I fire corrosive in. Been doing it that way for many years, many rounds fired and never had a spot of rust. It literally takes 5-10 minutes to do it this way. Just wear gloves and make sure you run a fan or something when the Eds Red is out, it smells a bit and like any solvent you dont want to be huffing it in for any long period of time.