Got a new unissued Norinco SKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tercel89]

Hey guys , i got it today ! It is smothered in cosmoline,unissed and came with the box and all the trimings . It does have a spike instead of the blade. Heres a question......
1. How can i tell if the barrel is threaded in or pressed in? The whole barrel all the way down it has tiny threads, are these the same threads that screw it into the reciver?
2.Whats a good way to remove cosmoline? i have heard of some people soaking all metal parts in kerosene. Would this hurt anything? Kerosene is an oily solvent that would remove the cosmo but stil leave it lubed. what do you guys think?

[hunter2003]

Can I ask where you bought it and how much you paid?

I'm shopping for one(just got my C&R license) and might be interested in one like you have.

[tercel89]

In Tn and $250 .Yeah , kinda high but was in great shape packed very much full of cosmoline. I have been looking for a while and found that Russian and Norincos are a little better and are also higher in price.

[El_Ron1]

For the cosmo, I'd take the stock off, field strip the action and shoot the parts down with brake or carb cleaner. Be sure to open the mag bottom and douche her out. Use lots of paper towels or rags, it's really not that bad. It will help to warm up the metal with a heat gun or set it by the fireplace first. Here is some info and pics on the barrel types: http://www.simonov.net/uberthread.htm

[kdstrick]

man... this brings me back! I remember buying my norinko SKS years ago in a similar state. The only way to get all that cosmoline off (and out) of the gun is lots of paper towels and old fashioned elbow grease. What a mess. I will tell you, however, that it is worth it. My SKS is very accurate, and has never jammed. Ammo is cheap and the gun is a blast to shoot. Have fun!

[Walter45Auto]

A friend of mine gets cosmoline off by field stripping the gun taking tit to a self serve car wash, and spraying it down with engine degreaser.


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[+P+]

I bought a new unissued Norinco from a friend (actually a customer) of mine about a year ago.

I completely stripped the gun, and put everything except the wood and barreled action in a milk carton with the top couple of inches cut off, and almost full of mineral spirits.

I gave each part a good brushing with a nylon gun cleaning brush and wiped each one with a clean rag. Then I pushed the turd of cosmo out of the barrel, flushed it with spirits, and scrubbed the outside with the nylon brush and spirits. Set that aside and cleaned the wood with the spirits as well.

Went back to the barrel, cleaned up the action, cleaned the barrel like I do to any of my guns, and then reassembled.

I now have a very accurate, very reliable gun. Every once in a while, when I get the gun nice and hot with long strings of fire, I feel a little cosmoline make the stock just a little slippery. I just wipe it down with a rag though.

I have now cleaned 3 milsurps this way, and it works well.


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[tercel89]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by +P+
[B]I bought a new unissued Norinco from a friend (actually a customer) of mine about a year ago.

I completely stripped the gun, and put everything except the wood and barreled action in a milk carton with the top couple of inches cut off, and almost full of mineral spirits.

I gave each part a good brushing with a nylon gun cleaning brush and wiped each one with a clean rag. Then I pushed the turd of cosmo out of the barrel, flushed it with spirits, and scrubbed the outside with the nylon brush and spirits. Set that aside and cleaned the wood with the spirits as well.

Went back to the barrel, cleaned up the action, cleaned the barrel like I do to any of my guns, and then reassembled.

I now have a very accurate, very reliable gun. Every once in a while, when I get the gun nice and hot with long strings of fire, I feel a little cosmoline make the stock just a little slippery. I just wipe it down with a rag though.

I have now cleaned 3 milsurps this way, and it works well.

+P+ , is that a M-44 Mosin Nagant in the second picture? I am wanting one sooo bad now that i have caught the Mil-surplus bug! If you dont mind me asking , what did you pay for that?

[1811guy2]

Originally posted by tercel89

1. How can i tell if the barrel is threaded in or pressed in? The whole barrel all the way down it has tiny threads, are these the same threads that screw it into the reciver?

The "threads" on the barrel are just machining marks from the lathe that cut the barrel. Look at the base of the receiver where the barrel extension fits in. If it is pressed, the base of the barrel will be completely round, and you will see a pin in the bottom of the receiver that holds the barrel in. If it is threaded, there will be no pin, and you will see two flat point opposite each other on the base of the barrel that are used for a wrench to thread the barrel in.

Both methods secure the barrel well. In fact, the press method is probably more secure. It requires heating to expand the receiver and will give an extremely tight fit. The pin is just an added measure. This method was used later to speed up the production process - no precision cutting of barrel and reciever threads. My 1956 Sino Soviet SKS is threaded. If your Norinco is threaded, it is probably very rare as most of them were press fits.

Originally posted by tercel89

2.Whats a good way to remove cosmoline? i have heard of some people soaking all metal parts in kerosene. Would this hurt anything? Kerosene is an oily solvent that would remove the cosmo but stil leave it lubed. what do you guys think?

I usually disassemble the rifle, wipe off as much as I can, then use a nonchlorinated carb or brake cleaner to remove the rest. I then use a quality lubricant like militec and wipe down all of the parts. I will then let it sit overnight, wipe off any excess, reassemble, and lube where necessary. Hurting one of these rifle while cleaning is difficult. I avoid the chlorinated solvents because they can be corrosive, and can destroy the finish on the gun.

[Blitzer]

I recommend using Gun Scrubber and clean the SKS in the garage with a man door open and the car door up a foot. Kerosene is safer and works too but requires more elbow "grease" effort.

Be very sure you pull the operating rod and the gas piston out of the gas tube and clean those areas spotlessly clean! Spray your cleaner into the gas tube with the muzzle pointed down. Then take a slotted jag about 1/2 the size of the gas tube and a large patch and push it down to the tube and drag any cosmoline out of the tube. Repeat until the patch is clean. Then to spray more cleaner into the gas tube and blow out the gas port clear by using a large jag, size of the gas tube, and patch. Then clear the little plug of cosmoline out of the barrel. Lube with your favorite oil/protectant and reassemble. :thumbsup:

I had a new Paratrooper Norinco didn't see the mystic or anything special about it. I.M.O. you paid too much for a Norinco. It is funny five years ago one couldn't give away a Norinco SKS? :shocked: