Odd that I see so few people using a shaving brush to lightly lube metal surfaces. It's an old.timers method that works extremely well! It's almost a lost bit of knowledge.
That's one of the best pieces of advice I've heard in a long time. Thank you for real. It's so simple but brilliant. I shave with a boars hair brush,BUT I just upgraded to mink. I think that boar's hair will be fine. I've used it on my face for 10 years. Lol
Ooook, i was looking for a good visual guide for oiling buuut I have to say Im pretty sure that is excessive. Always heard keep it to a minimum or you will get slam fires and neverrrrrrrr oil the firing pin because that's asking for it.
Is this for storage purposes? That’s a lot of oil for one. Two, SKS firing pin should freely float and shouldn’t be oiled to prevent/reduce carbon buildup which will lead to slam fires, dry lube would be preferable, like graphite. Like Glock that has a floating firing pin, we don’t go dropping oil into the housing because it’s supposed to float (although I’d welcome slam fires in my Glocks if that were possible, but accumulated oil in there would only result in misfires). I’m a little disappointed in this Brownells vid, especially from a seasoned gunsmith.
I'm new to gun ownership. I stripped the cosmoline off my new sks with mineral spirits but didn't oil it after. Then took my sks to the gun range and shot 100 rounds. Haven't disassembled or cleaned it yet. Is that bad? How often should I oil my SKS? 😢
It’ll be fine, don’t worry about it. If you’re shooting corrosive just make sure you’re cleaning it every time or at least most of the time. You can take it apart, clean it and oil it after everytime you shoot corrosive rounds.
Why do people think that Soviet designed weapons don't require care, cleaning or lubrication? Unless you are in sandy or dusty environments, light lubrication is recommended.
I use more than what’s demonstrated here. In fact, I use both grease and lube on moving part surfaces. Haven’t had a problem doing it like this with any gun I own.
I do not not oil them ever , maybe a little spot of grease on the rails but thats it if i ever do. I like running them dry so it shoots with no problems and no gunk buildup from oil and carbon. I suggest whoever reads this to also run their sks free of oil , not like this guy.
In summer I use a light coating of synthetic grease on the bolt/carrier...I use Outers gun oil in the winter. But I don't oil the firing pin. Only a single slam fire since 2014. Must mean something. I shoot a lot of soviet surplus, so it does get a thorough cleaning to rid of primer salts...I use Ballistol and water for that...so far so good. No rust.
