finding cosmoline

[chucklenut]

always fun to find cosmo in a rifle you have fired a million times before and cleaned before, lol

havent fired my sks in two years, and after a satisfying day of shooting (putting maybe 60 or 70 rounds through the sks this trip), i needed to clean it (well need is a very loose term)

took off back cover, and while cleaning it found cosmoline all up in the back somehow. like wtf, i have cleaned it a bunch before this so i was a bit surprised. shoudl i be? i feel like this stuff reproduces and then hides

 

[sovietak474u]

That happens. Nothing like seeing it leak out after a good shooting session!

 

[Bypass]

Spray it with cleaner degreaser then oil it.

 

[sparked1]

If it's cosmoline, that stuff has a relatively low melting point so it may have melted and become non-visible. It eventually dries back to its original state so its probably not "new". I wouldn't be concerned but I'm no cosmoline expert so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[Billrube]

As long as it functions without any problems...keep the bolt clean and a little cosmoline seepage otherwise wont hurt anything...

 

[BHJ]

Not that unusual but,
Darn sure check the bolt and firing pin. If it gets in there and cools it can be real bad bad JuJu

 

[chucklenut]

the gun runs flawless, i was just surprised to see it still around

i have had the rifle for years now and have fired it and cleaned it like a billion times, lol

 

[BHJ]

Yep, and a little cosmoline on the firing pin can with one pull of the trigger, make it run flawless till the mag is empty.

 

[chucklenut]

Yep, and a little cosmoline on the firing pin can with one pull of the trigger, make it run flawless till the mag is empty.

something new to try..................................................lol