sks cleaning

no special ktis for me just regular cleaning rods patches. If u shoot corrosive dont forget clean after evey use and flush with hot water or use windex to nutralize the corrosives. most sks come with a cleaning tool kit they will have what u need do the job.
 
trapandhunt said:
no special ktis for me just regular cleaning rods patches. If u shoot corrosive dont forget clean after evey use and flush with hot water or use windex to nutralize the corrosives. most sks come with a cleaning tool kit they will have what u need do the job.
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You flush the barrel? Or which areas need it? This is the first i have heard of using water or windex.. im new at this. Thanks
 
sicillian provided a link to is goood show u how to remove the shipping and paking greese they call cosmoline its a plastic like greese that covers all metal parts of ur gun so it didnt rust. ya if u shoot ammo thats military surplus or other wise marked or noted as coorosive u need to flush the corosive salts out the barrel or neautralise them in the case of windex. The salts come from the primers of the rounds its put in there to keep the rounds more stable for long time storage such as the ammo bunkers and stockpiles. U must flush or neautralise these salts in any areas they can get. barrel actions, the worse place of all is the gass tube and gas system it tends to rust badly hope this helps there is alot of discustions on this topic here try search.
 
plinker 777 said:
What ever method you deside to use,don't put it in the dishwasher:slap:
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####, mine just finished the drying cycle.


having just got mine as well and putting 80 rounds through it, all i did was snake and brush the barrel with hoppe 5 and the rest of the gas system. remove the firing pin and same deal. then lightly lube the bolt bottom and sides. will have to see if any corrosion has occurred since then.
 
^ I love doing the 'boiling water flush' - it brings to mind images of WWI era soldiers flushing out their SMLE's and making tea in the trenches. :) You don't have to boil water though, you could just fill a basin with hot soapy water, put snug fitting oily patch on jag, suck up water with the cleaning rod and pump it back and forth a number of times, this cleans it out pretty well I'm told. This must have been a very prevalent way to clean your firearm when centerfire ammunition was more likely to have black powder as propellant with corrosive primers (early 20th century). ;)
 
Giroux said:
So long as swearing doesn't bother you (and it shouldn't) this video has probably been the most helpful.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEkl05oIvA
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HAHA! i was actually just watching that video. Thanks all. So either hoppes or soapy hot water it seems! Dont worry i wont put it in the dishwasher, i was thinking more of blasting it with power washer outside ;)

But really, i guess it will soon be time to give 'er a cleaning and learn the parts well, and i guess a few posted pictures couldnt hurt.

Thanks again!
 
I've started using chainsaw bar lube {wintergrade} on sliding parts for my rifles and I like it very much. Its not as messy as grease,it sticks to and penetrates the metal,it's cheap and highly wear breakdown resistant. It also comes in a summer grade which will have a lighter viscosity I assume.
Having said that it's not gun oil and I don't use it as such...more like liquid grease:D
 
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