r/canadaguns • u/ExtremeCommercial821 • 13d ago
Feets / Collection / My build I'm officially Canadian.
Thanks for all the help everyone, after several question posts, I got it.
I was on the hunt for cleaner examples, but certain Gunpost members were really hosing people. Did I still buy it for inflated prices? Yes. Are there better condition ones out there? Yes. But at least I got to check it out in person. And I now own an SKS.
All matching 1963 Chinese. I'll get a tickler soon if the prices don't go even more insane, but I've wanted an SKS since I shot one at a friend's house 15 years ago, and as massive as my list of wants is, I just couldn't move on until I had one.
Also, Cosmoline is no joke. I looked at it wrong and now my next 3 generations of offspring are covered in it. I'll take cleaning tips as it's far worse than expected.
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u/BrotherLefthand 13d ago
beautiful! Keep it just as it is. It will treat you well literally forever.
The best way I found to remove cosmoline was with boiling water. You pretty much have to melt it off. If you hate your landlord, melt it right into the sink. Otherwise, capture it in a bin/bucket/tote or whatever else you may have.
You can bake the cosmoline out of the stock as well.