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/ComradeGordgiev 12d ago
love the type 56's, I have a 1967 spike bayonet model and its my favorite SKS
as for your cosmoline question, I think heat is the best solution, if you can get the parts hot (like hot enough that it will almost burn you) the cosmoline will run off like water and you can use wd40 to displace the rest of the liquid cosmoline, wipe down thoroughly followed by a second normal cleaning with gun oil, as for the wood stock you will literally need to wipe it down every time you handle it for like a year, the wood will extrude it over time.