Oiling Saiga/AK

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Yung.gunr

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So I picked up my new Saiga .223 on Saturday and while cleaning and oiling it I was concerned if there is an area that needs more oil/attention. I put a light coat over the whole thing, but is there anywhere that may need more or even a little grease or something?

I understand that they are used to and can function even when dirty, but I'm not on the battlefield so I might as well take good care of it.
 
It has no special requirements. Just keep a modest layer of good quality oil on it to more protect it from the elements. You won't gain anything from using grease.
 
I have a Saiga in 7.62x39 and have run about 500 rounds through it.

There are some obvious signs of where lube is needed, but they are pretty obvious when you look at how the action works.

I've read that about 50/50 of owners suggest a thin coating of oil on the piston vs none at all. I went with none at all.

I took mine down this past weekend and it had a little surface rust on the piston skirt and connecting rod.

I cleaned it and put a light coating of oil on it.
 
I've read that about 50/50 of owners suggest a thin coating of oil on the piston vs none at all. I went with none at all.

I took mine down this past weekend and it had a little surface rust on the piston skirt and connecting rod.

I cleaned it and put a light coating of oil on it.
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If I lived in an area of high humidity like say the coastal part of Texas then I would definetly oil, but since Yung.gunr is in Phoenix Arizona it isn't necessarily mandatory. I live in Utah and it is fairly dry up here so not oiling the piston has yet to cause me an issue.
 
All you need is some Mobil 1 oil,you can buy all that fancy high tech gun lube at sky high prices but it will not be any better them Syn motor oil .:D
 
I lightly coat the stem of the bolt (where it rotates in the bolt carrier) with two drops of oil. A drop at the pivot points of the trigger group. Lightly spread some graphite grease on the receiver rails. Good for about 500 rounds.
 
Yeah, I took the little oil bottle that came with the gun and filled it with some synthetic oil from the garage. I took some of your guys advice and am gonna use it instead of the expensive packaged "gun oil".
 
lube

I have an acquaintance who has never cleaned his MAC-90. The round count has got to be several thousand at this point.

I cannot stand such a practice, and treat my AK like any other of my firearms, clean and lube after each use.


For some time, I have used moly bearing grease on M1, Mini, AK, M1A.

No heavy dust here, or I would do different.
 
A Saiga will run after being squashed by a tank in a nuclear holocaust.

Light coat of oil in general but really you could burry your rifle out there in Phoenix and then dig it up next year and it would run fine. Lol.
 
Light coat of oil in general but really you could burry your rifle out there in Phoenix and then dig it up next year and it would run fine. Lol.
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That’s no joke. I used to work with a guy that was in Iraq war V.1.0. He said that a few of his buddies and himself “found” and AK47 and 1000 rounds of ammo in the desert. It was obviously corrosive ammo by the looks of the rifle. They took a hammer and popped open the bolt because it was corroded that bad, loaded it with the ammo and it shot. They hid it somewhere near their barracks to take out and play with it later. After three months of sitting uncleaned they got it out to shoot it again. Same deal, the bolt was corroded shut and they took a hammer to it to open it. It jammed on the first 5 or 6 rounds, but once they got the corrosion broken loose, it ran just fine. Anyhow, that’s the story he told me.
 
Google General Kalashnikov and read up on his design. It's a study in brilliant simplicity that has earned the AK-47 top honors as a battle rifle. My Saiga has never jammed, though it did double once. If you keep after yours even moderately well, it will perform reliably.
 
If you love your rifle you will lube the "high wear" areas shown after firing with very light oil.

Then take the rails and high wear aras and use high temprature drop point marine or bearing greese available at most hardware stores, allong with synthetic motor oil for spots you dont want grease to collect garbage.

If you are in a sandy / dirty/ combat environment very light oil instead of grease.

Yes, I baby my stuff.;)
 
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