Sks rifles.

I used WD40 to take off the little bit of cosmoline that was left on my SKS. Worked pretty well. Still a few areas with a bit of hard tarlike stuff - probably going to need to use brake cleaner of something to get it off.

I went beyond the field strip and took it completely apart. I took an Xacto knife and some 150 grit sandpaper, reshaped the cutout above the trigger guard and took some of the rough edges off the upper handguard. Still need to work on some of the other rough cuts on the stock. I plan on stripping the finish on the stock, taking out as many dents as I can, and refinishing it with tung oil.

Anybody know if the stock's got a lacquer finish or something else? I want to strip the finish without sanding.
 
HammerHand said:
I went beyond the field strip and took it completely apart.
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You don't have to completely remove the stock in order to clean and safely fire the rifle, but it will ooze grease for a while when it heats up from shooting. Bring lots of rags or paper towels.
 
So...any comment yet? Do they feel/look/shoot different than the other non military Chinese SKS and the refurb Russians?

In other words...SHOULD I BUY ONE? lol

You guys just keep talking about cosmoline...
 
Most milsurps come covered in cosmoline. Its no big deal to clean, and its a great way to learn how your rifle comes apart and goes back together.
 
I found the best thing to remove cosmoline, even if it's dried on is varsol. Just make sure you do it in the garage or outside. Get a "BIG" pail, pour about an inch in the bottom, then go over the easy areas with an old clean paint brush. For the dried or difficult areas use an old tooth brush.

Then if you want to get it real clean, use the old army trick, and pour hot or boiling water over all the parts. This will remove all oils, so make sure you give it a light oiling after you're done.
 
Average shipping costs? Debating on cost difference of one of these shipped to my door vs 150 for my friends used norc sks with only 60 shots through it..
 
I had several rifles shipped from Ontario to Alberta last month, about 25 bucks each. For a couple extra bucks I'd go for the brand new out of the crate Chinese Military issue. Side by side to a consumer made Norinco, the Chinese issue is the better of the two by means of manufacturing. Shooting wise, they are both good from the ones I own and/or shoot. Not that collectors value means much, but the Chinese SKS has some, where the consumer SKS has none.
 
I read the entire thread after posting the question and ended up emailing marstar. When I came home to check my email I saw I'd already recieved a response, thanks for the answers on here everyone and thanks marstar for the quick email response.
 
fiddler said:
I had several rifles shipped from Ontario to Alberta last month, about 25 bucks each. For a couple extra bucks I'd go for the brand new out of the crate Chinese Military issue. Side by side to a consumer made Norinco, the Chinese issue is the better of the two by means of manufacturing. Shooting wise, they are both good from the ones I own and/or shoot. Not that collectors value means much, but the Chinese SKS has some, where the consumer SKS has none.
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I have to agree with Fiddler's logic. On the question of relative quality between the military vs commercial SKS, is it also true that the former have threaded barrels, vs the less desirable pinned barrels that I've been lead to understand are more common on the commercial guns?

This has been on my mind as I have a commercial SKS bought a couple of years ago from SIR, and am tempted to get rid of it to make room for a military production rifle.
 
I enjoyed dealing with Marstar and love my new SKS i just received last week from them...i will certainly be doing business with Marstar again.
 
can someone please post a pic of their rifle?

Are there civilian versions of the Russian SKS and how do you know which one you have?
 
djankle said:
can someone please post a pic of their rifle?

Are there civilian versions of the Russian SKS and how do you know which one you have?
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There aren't any civilian made Russian SKS rifles, only military surplus ones. The only dedicated civilian made ones are the Chinese Norinco ones. You can tell by the stamp on the receiver which type you have.
 
I got of couple of these yesterday. Older than me yet brand new!

I had read about terrible triggers on the SKS but was very pleasantly surprised when I actually tried these. One of the rifles has a very nice 4.5 pound trigger while the other has a slightly gritty 5.2 pound trigger.
 
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