Boomstick's and shooty shooty bang bang's - The GUN Thread!

[DarthOne]

If you can put it out in a car or SUV with blankets and a tarp or something, you can melt it right out of it. If you can't, you pretty much have to take it all apart and clean it using mineral spirits, though, you need a well-ventilated area for that because of fumes. So not very friendly to living in a small apartment unless family or a friend has space they can let you do that in.

the car option is doable, though given it's winter over here, I'm not sure how much good it will do in terms of the heat needed and so on. That said, i do have fairly large windows I can open up if need by while cleaning it and so on.

Do the mineral sprites help with both metal and wood or just wood? Also, I heard some somewhere just sticking the metal bits in hot water can get the cosmoline off too; does anyone know how true this is?

 

[bintananth]

I'm thinking about buying a Chinese Type 56 sks rifle. The only problem is, it's military surplus and thus was stored with 'heavy amounts of cosmoline' to protect it from rust and so on.

So, I guess what I'm really asking is, has anyone got any advice for removing the stuff? Hopefully on the cheap without needing a whole lot of equipment or space, as I live in a small domicile.

With something like that I'd suggest handing it to a gunsmith and calling it a day because they're professionals and will spot issues with the firearm you probably wouldn't even notice.

 

[Captain X]

Yeah. Pretty much it will melt off. You just need warm enough temperatures that aren't hot enough to burn things up. I've heard of people just boiling some of the smaller metal parts (bolts, magazine followers) to get the cosmoline out. The car method would probably only work during summer. Mineral spirits would just be like a solvent for it, and it should work on both metal and wood, but you may need to refinish the wood after.

You may want to search online to look for videos and/or guides on this, like this site here.

One other thing is that if you're looking to disassemble your rifle is to look for a disassembly guide online. They can warn you about things like how on the Lee-Enfield you can crack your stock if you do it the wrong way.

 

[DarthOne]

Yeah. Pretty much it will melt off. You just need warm enough temperatures that aren't hot enough to burn things up. I've heard of people just boiling some of the smaller metal parts (bolts, magazine followers) to get the cosmoline out. The car method would probably only work during summer. Mineral spirits would just be like a solvent for it, and it should work on both metal and wood, but you may need to refinish the wood after.

You may want to search online to look for videos and/or guides on this, like this site here.

One other thing is that if you're looking to disassemble your rifle is to look for a disassembly guide online. They can warn you about things like how on the Lee-Enfield you can crack your stock if you do it the wrong way.

Thanks!

And understood; I actually bought a manual for the rifle but I'll look around more, just to be sure there's no information about disassembly that got left out.

 

[Captain X]

That's a fairly popular rifle, so you'll probably find a lot of stuff online about it.

 

[prinCZess]

Anyone here have experience with the Sig 365 and the Hellcat?

Never handled a 365, but a friend runs a Hellcat pretty regularly with her and she has only good things to say about it. The times we've swapped-out on the range it functioned well for me and was pretty comfortable in my (smaller) hands--and cool to have the capacity it does in something so small.

I don't like the trigger-it's really 'clicky' and harsh to my mind besides feeling like it's just a hair too far forward in general. That might be something that alleviates with practice/use, but it's been something that's always bothered me the dozen or so times I've shot it...But, I also dislike striker-fired triggers feel in general, so it's a universal complaint on that aspect of it.

Standard disclaimer is to handle both of them, side-by-side, ideally renting out to put some rounds through them at a range, and that can help you a lot in being sure stuff is comfortable for you.

 

[Laskar]

I'm thinking about buying a Chinese Type 56 sks rifle. The only problem is, it's military surplus and thus was stored with 'heavy amounts of cosmoline' to protect it from rust and so on.

So, I guess what I'm really asking is, has anyone got any advice for removing the stuff? Hopefully on the cheap without needing a whole lot of equipment or space, as I live in a small domicile.

Mineral spirits will get it off, but you'll want to finish it off with a furniture polish or some such to protect the wood.
The car method gets most of the cosmoline off. I didn't do it myself because I was leery of making a mistake and getting all that grease smeared into the seats and the carpet, but it works.

IMO a hot water bath works the best.

You really, really want to pay close attention to the bolt. The Chinese SKS doesn't have a return spring. If there's enough around the firing pin, it will stick forward hard enough to slam-fire some additional rounds. Burst-fire is fun to play with, but it's not good for the long-term health of that tilt-locking action.

 

[BlackDragon98]

I'm thinking about buying a Chinese Type 56 sks rifle. The only problem is, it's military surplus and thus was stored with 'heavy amounts of cosmoline' to protect it from rust and so on.

So, I guess what I'm really asking is, has anyone got any advice for removing the stuff? Hopefully on the cheap without needing a whole lot of equipment or space, as I live in a small domicile.

Does it come with a spike bayonet or the Soviet style blade bayonet?

 

[PeaceMaker 03]

Never handled a 365, but a friend runs a Hellcat pretty regularly with her and she has only good things to say about it. The times we've swapped-out on the range it functioned well for me and was pretty comfortable in my (smaller) hands--and cool to have the capacity it does in something so small.

I don't like the trigger-it's really 'clicky' and harsh to my mind besides feeling like it's just a hair too far forward in general. That might be something that alleviates with practice/use, but it's been something that's always bothered me the dozen or so times I've shot it...But, I also dislike striker-fired triggers feel in general, so it's a universal complaint on that aspect of it.

Standard disclaimer is to handle both of them, side-by-side, ideally renting out to put some rounds through them at a range, and that can help you a lot in being sure stuff is comfortable for you.

I have handled both before but ones with iron sights. Both feel okay if a bit to small without a larger mag. The Hellcat appears to have a slightly better natural point of aim.

Both reviews and forums seem to be good enough for EDC, minus fanboys disparaging the other pistol. Not really seeing why one is a better choice over the other other than preference. I am in the middle of moving to a new state, so any range time to compare side by side will have to wait.

Thanks for the input,
PM

 

[DarthOne]

Mineral spirits will get it off, but you'll want to finish it off with a furniture polish or some such to protect the wood.
The car method gets most of the cosmoline off. I didn't do it myself because I was leery of making a mistake and getting all that grease smeared into the seats and the carpet, but it works.

IMO a hot water bath works the best.

You really, really want to pay close attention to the bolt. The Chinese SKS doesn't have a return spring. If there's enough around the firing pin, it will stick forward hard enough to slam-fire some additional rounds. Burst-fire is fun to play with, but it's not good for the long-term health of that tilt-locking action.

Thanks! And I had heard about that dangerous issue, still a reminder isn’t a bad thing. 😨

What, you mean as in literally putting it in a bathtub full of hot water?

Does it come with a spike bayonet or the Soviet style blade bayonet?

Spike, why do you ask?

 

[BlackDragon98]

Spike, why do you ask?

Because it offers a measure of how old it is.

Soviet style blade bayonets are older, as they were made during the Sino-Soviet friendship period.

Spike bayonet fitted ones are newer, made after the Sino-Soviet split.

 

[Laskar]

What, you mean as in literally putting it in a bathtub full of hot water?

Sure. That ought to be hot enough.

 

[DarthOne]

Okay, so stupid question here but one I figured I ask. To make a long story short, one of the websites I'm thinking about buying from only ships to a limited number of stores.

The closest one to me geographically is in New Jersey; however, I live in Pennsylvania. Would it be legal for me to pick it up from there, as I'd imagine that they'd also want me to fill out the related licensing paperwork too? Obviously, I'd sign it so that my PA address is given and so on.

They also ship to a store in PA, but the closest ones are 2-3 hours away from me.

 

[stephen the barbarian]

Okay, so stupid question here but one I figured I ask. To make a long story short, one of the websites I'm thinking about buying from only ships to a limited number of stores.

The closest one to me geographically is in New Jersey; however, I live in Pennsylvania. Would it be legal for me to pick it up from there, as I'd imagine that they'd also want me to fill out the related licensing paperwork too? Obviously, I'd sign it so that my PA address is given and so on.

They also ship to a store in PA, but the closest ones are 2-3 hours away from me.

aiut: a long guns that's legal in your state is fine. a handgun or a restricted long gun will get you in trouble.
i would say that you should call the ffl you plan on having the gun shipped to and ask if it's ok.

 

[GROGNARD]

You couldn't PAY me to do firearms business in NJ.
Their Gestap State Police aren't 2A friendly. Doesn't matter if you're just passing thru on Interstate: they love to confiscate and arrest first, then check the relevant law.

 

[bintananth]

They also ship to a store in PA, but the closest ones are 2-3 hours away from me.

I'd suggest having it shipped to one in PA even if it means taking time off of work to go pick it up.

You don't have to worry about NJ State Police that way.

 

[DarthOne]

You couldn't PAY me to do firearms business in NJ.
Their Gestap State Police aren't 2A friendly. Doesn't matter if you're just passing thru on Interstate: they love to confiscate and arrest first, then check the relevant law.

Well, fortunate for me then that it's just inside the border, that I don't intend to draw attention to myself and I might have found a closer store within my own state.

EDIT: Still, I do appreciate the warning.

 

[Captain X]

I'm getting a bit concerned because I won a rifle in an auction, and I got a copy of my receipt and a local FFL to send the little gun shop the auction group is having handle shipping last week, and I have yet to hear a peep out of them. I've tried calling during their limited hours, but all I've gotten Monday through Wednesday was an answering machine. Is this normal? I've never purchased a gun online like this before.

 

[Urabrask Revealed]

I'm getting a bit concerned because I won a rifle in an auction, and I got a copy of my receipt and a local FFL to send the little gun shop the auction group is having handle shipping last week, and I have yet to hear a peep out of them. I've tried calling during their limited hours, but all I've gotten Monday through Wednesday was an answering machine. Is this normal? I've never purchased a gun online like this before.

Maybe you got scammed? I'd try contacting the auction itself, see if they can lit a fire under the gun shop's behind?

 

[stephen the barbarian]

@Captain X,
which auction was it?