SKS Gas Piston

[Shiney303]

So I've just recently got into the world of the Red Rifles by buying a Russian SKS (1955/56 Tula as far as I gathered from the registry thread, no real markings on it except the serial no. and a star). Just wondering how you guys clean the crud of the face of the gas piston? I read the sticky on cleaning (great "manual" for disassembly!) and either missed or didnt see anything really about taking of the burnt on powder. I've thought about a small brass wire brush but I don't want to damage any parts of it. So far I've been using my thumb nail and slowly scraping it off.

Sorry if this has been asked before,

Mike

 

[kennymo]

I soak mine with a little Hoppes no.9 or Elite solvent and scrub with a nylon or brass brush. Pretty tough to hurt steel with brass.

 

[supernova]

Phosphorous bronze brush (the cheap hoppes ones) work the best on baked-on carbon fouling. The nylon ones take forever. For serious carbon rape, I like Mpro7 bore gel. It penetrates and breaks up the carbon really well and gets the nastiest pistons shiny in just a few minutes.

 

[Surrey Boy]

Brass brush and G96 has done me well thus far, corrosive ammunition and high round count to boot.

 

[Gillen1]

I soak it in hoppes first, then just use a metal pick and lightly scrape it off. AS long as you don't push too hard I can't see it doing any damage.

 

[shredder0]

Give it a soak in your solvent of choice then take some 0000 steel wool and polish it up a bit.