Gorgeous Rifle!!!! Congrats!
As with most floating firing pinned Semi Auto's, you need to make sure that firing pin is free prior to using it. This applies double to guns that were stored in Cosmoline. That gunk will make the firing pin sticky....add a little used gun powder and heat and you end up with slam fires. 90% of those are due to owners that neglected to clean the crud out of their guns.
When I got my surplus SKS's, I soaked the bolt in mineral spirits overnight and then ran them under hot water. After that, I just do a normal clean and lube job after each range trip. I shake the bolt to make sure that it rattles afterwards.
Oh and mineral spirits, a spray bottle and a rag will clean up the rest of the cosmoline. Use it in the barrel and chamber as well; then just rinse, wipe and oil.
As with most floating firing pinned Semi Auto's, you need to make sure that firing pin is free prior to using it. This applies double to guns that were stored in Cosmoline. That gunk will make the firing pin sticky....add a little used gun powder and heat and you end up with slam fires. 90% of those are due to owners that neglected to clean the crud out of their guns.
When I got my surplus SKS's, I soaked the bolt in mineral spirits overnight and then ran them under hot water. After that, I just do a normal clean and lube job after each range trip. I shake the bolt to make sure that it rattles afterwards.
Oh and mineral spirits, a spray bottle and a rag will clean up the rest of the cosmoline. Use it in the barrel and chamber as well; then just rinse, wipe and oil.
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