Manual

Collecting and Shooting the SKS Rifle
In figure 4 I have disassembled a rifle
bolt after a heavy day's shooting and
am letting it soak in Hoppes No. 9,
while I am cleaning the rest of the rifle.
I also have the recoil spring assembly,
gas piston, gas piston extension, and
the gas piston extension spring
soaking in the solvent.
For SKS Bolt Disassembly
Instructions
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For SKS Rifle Disassembly
Instructions
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In the shopping list to the right I make a
reference to Solvent. My brand is
Hoppes No. 9.
I always save a little bottle to pour
some Solvent into and also it fits
perfectly into the gun stand. The stand
allows you to have Solvent, Patches,
Brushes, Slotted Ends, etc in easy
reach.
I use pistol cleaning tools to clean the
inside of the gas cylinder and the
inside of the gas piston guide below
the rear site.
It is all right to use solvent inside of the
gas cylinder and gas piston guide, as
long as you completely dry it out after
you are done cleaning. Also - do not
use brushes and attachments that will
scar the inside of the gas components.
Notice I am using the bore guide to
protect the barrel while cleaning the
rifle as shown in figure 7. After running
a Solvent soaked patch through the
barrel, I take a good unbent, bronze
brush and run it through the bore 20
times. I run another patch through the
bore to gather any excess solvent and
crud.
Next I take a clean patch and dowse it
with Shooter's Choice Copper
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