The Cleaning rod on the SKS rifles why are they so short?

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Jamie Young

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I have the original wood stock on my Russian SKS it has the bayonet and the cleaning rod on it. Why is this cleaning rod on the gun when its too short to go all the way into the barrel? Am I missing something here?
 
Often the cleaning rods on military rifles were half length and meant to be connected to your buddies rod, then both of you could clean your rifles. these are military rifles.

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All the SKS cleaning rods that I have seen have been full length. Is it possible that you have a cleaning rod from a paratrooper model? Paratrooper models have rods that are 4" shorter.
 
I don't think I have the paratrooper. All I know is I previously owned a Russian Saiga Rifle and that came with a cleaning rod that was longer. I tried to put that where the other SKS rod was held and it was too long. I think all of the SKS rods are the same lenght?
 
SodaPop, the standard SKS rod is 17" including the threaded section. The Jag and brush in the cleaning kit are both over 3" long. This is entirely long enough to reach the chamber. The chamber is cleaned from the back side.

Everything needed for maintenance is with the rifle. There is no need for "rod" sharing or a barracks rod.

Your cleaning kit should consist of the rod, a bore guide, handle, jag, brush, punch and oiler. Everything but the oiler is stored in the "mousetrap" compartment of the buttstock.

Regards! DaMan

[This message has been edited by DaMan (edited September 10, 2000).]
 
SodaPop, take cleaning kit "tube" you find in the mousetrap stock. Remove the bore/chamber brush, the jag (the part for inserting patches), and the punch from the main body of the tube (or handle). Note the handle has four holes in it. Insert the threaded end of the cleaning rod through the largest hole and out the opposite side. Now align the hole in the cleaning rod with the two small holes on the hande and insert the punch to hold everything in place.

Insert the guide over the rod. You are now ready to screw on the cleaning brush and later the jag with patches. Start the brush and jag in the barrel then twist the rod guide over the front sight base.

Some oilers have two sections (one with solvent and the other with lubricating oil). Others a just single compartment for holding the equivalent of LSA.

I usually leave the cleaning kit for field use and use my normal stainless steel rod for routine cleaning. Much easier!

Regards! DaMan

[This message has been edited by DaMan (edited September 12, 2000).]
 
SP...you could have a Chicom model (for export?) and they have a much reduced kit of muzzle guide and 2 brushes only, or at least mine did.
And...no mine does not reach either !!
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It should be noted that there is an order that you have to put the stuff together: First, insert rod through handle thingy. Second, insert punch to hold rod. Third, put cap onto rod. Finally, attach jag or brush to end of rod. Changing brush or jag should be done through the chamber after the first insertion. Always clear out cleaning solvents and lube from gas port with a pipe cleaner after you finish with the bore.

To answer your question... Yes, it should be long enough as the pictures show.

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[This message has been edited by badgerarms (edited September 10, 2000).]
 
badgerarms, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I can't figure out how to use the kit to run patches through the barrel. How is a patch attached to the jag? Thanks for the pix. That cleared up how to use the kit quite a bit.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EricM:
badgerarms, I'm ashamed to admit it, but I can't figure out how to use the kit to run patches through the barrel. How is a patch attached to the jag? Thanks for the pix. That cleared up how to use the kit quite a bit.[/quote]

I do not use them, but I do believe that with Jags, you simply wrap a patch around them and run them through the bore. You might just put it over the top and shove it in. I just use standard slotted heads and run a patch through the slot. But, of course, you won't have that in the field. I'd invest in a rod and clean the gun from the breech. It's safer for the muzzle.
 
Well, well. I now know how to use this field cleaning kit properly. I measured my cleaning rod and found it to be 17" as DaMan indicated but it does not reach through the barrel as seen in badgerarms photos. It only reachs to just ahead of the breech as others indicated. In looking at Badgerarms photos, however, I noticed that the distance from the front of the gas tube mount on the barrel to the back of the sites looks shorter than my Norinco barrel. I measured 5 3/4 " on my 1980 Chinese SKS. Badgerarms, what is your measurement? I'll bet we have different barrel lengths but the same rod. Is that possible?

Rome
 
When I bought my Romainian SKS it was sans cleaning rod. Does anyone know if distributors are taking them out and selling them to squeeze an extra ten bucks out of folks?
 
Rome, Paratrooper SKS's had various barrel lengths. I do believe that mine is the shortest possible without some other form of modification in the Chinese variation. It's 16.5" long. Also, I'm not sure what measurement you are talking about.
 
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