Discussion of the SKS platform of semi auto rifles
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All sub-components are detached from the stock, trigger guard assy.,magazine, receiver/barrel, receiver dust cover, recoil spring, fire pin/channel assy, action bolt, gas tube/piston and operating rod/spring.
Stage one cleaning complete,90% of grease/cosmoline removed.
Starting detailed cleaning, the bore looks like a sewer pipe.
I plan to wipe down stock and gas tube cover lightly with a little water and dawn.
Let air dry and wipe down with light coat of Old English furniture polish
1. M39 Finn, 7.62x54mm 1944 Sako
2. M38, 7.62x54mm 1943 Izhevsk
3. M44, 7.62x54 mm 1945 Izhevsk
4. SKS, Russian, 7.62x39mm 1951 Tula
5. SKS Chinese #26, 7.62x39mm
6. SKS Chinese #316, 7.62x39mm
7. M48, Yugoslav, Mauser 8x57mm
8. Air Rifle .22, Beeman RS2
Years ago I bought a small book about care and feeding of the SKS rifle, I don't know what happened to it.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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The serial number is KI0 4129, it IS Cyrillic letters and is stamped on All components except, the receiver dust cover
which is F5766, NO Cyrillic letters, Chinese dust cover
The stock is a little worn but no major denks or deep cuts
All the metal parts are in very good to excellent condition and the bore is very bright with very good,
well defined lands and groves, appears to be chrome lined
Damn, Back on the couch again
1. M39 Finn, 7.62x54mm 1944 Sako
2. M38, 7.62x54mm 1943 Izhevsk
3. M44, 7.62x54 mm 1945 Izhevsk
4. SKS, Russian, 7.62x39mm 1951 Tula
5. SKS Chinese #26, 7.62x39mm
6. SKS Chinese #316, 7.62x39mm
7. M48, Yugoslav, Mauser 8x57mm
8. Air Rifle .22, Beeman RS2
I get alot of field manuals from here, scroll down to "S", several models of SKSs there http://stevespages.com/page7b.htm They pretty much are the same, other than external features and markings.
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