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bvfs
O.K. all, My father-in-law just bought me a SKS. I wouldn't heve bought it myself but would never give up a free gun, besides it looks good. My question is, how do I get all the greese or is it cosmoline off this gun. Its everywhere and I'm afraid I will damage wood stock. please help.
Joe

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  • bvfs
    is ther a site that explains sks and different manfuctures and styles years and such ?
    i belive that i have accuired one and would like to know more about it.

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  • kingjoey
    I would spray the screw down with gun oil and use an impact driver to remove it, it'll break the contact grip between the threads

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  • Frogbert
    That Screw is set with a punch in two places. However, if you use a screw driver that fits really well, and is large enough, you can back it out.

    As far as the grenade launcher goes, you must use a punch to remove the pin first. Then, the launcher will unscrew by turning it to the left if you are looking into the muzzle (in other words, it is a right-handed thread). I had to warm the launcher up over a stove burner a little first to get it started. Turn it often and heat only the launcher. If you are trying to save the launcher in case you want to put it back on to sell the rifle later, you might use some strips of aluminum under a pair of vise-grips to unscrew it with. I used some tin snips and trimmed aluminum strips off the edge of an old storm window. Practice placing the grips over the strips on the launcher a few times while the rifle is cool, because you don't want to slip and come in contact with it after you have heated it up. You will not have to get it red hot, and SHOULD NOT in order to protect the temper in the steel of the barrel. If you're just going to chunk the launcher, you can apply a pipe wrench to the launcher to remove it, with the barrel in a vise (protected with wood pads and tightly held). Try to remove it without heating first, because some come off more easily than others. If you are not a little mechanically experienced, take it to a gunsmith or a machinist who is.

    Here's how it looks when finished:

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    Frog.

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  • Frogbert
    Here's that bayonet screw detail:

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    Frog.

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  • nmyers
    Instructions for removing the sight & GL:

    http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/grenadesightremoval/hs.asp

    Neal
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  • bvfs
    Thanks friends, for the help... going to chunck the launcher... so I will heat the barrel with a hot blow dryer and a pipe wrench with the proper buffers. I'll whisper to my resident ghosts, to back off and shut up while this operation is taking place.... Thanks again
    bvfs aka digger o'dell
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  • drobs
    quote:Originally posted by bvfs
    Thanks friends, for the help... going to chunck the launcher... so I will heat the barrel with a hot blow dryer and a pipe wrench with the proper buffers. I'll whisper to my resident ghosts, to back off and shut up while this operation is taking place.... Thanks again
    bvfs aka digger o'dell


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  • sweaver
    To get that bayonet screw out, I got out the socket set, used a wide flat bit, put it in a socket, used the ratchet with a cheater bar and it popped free on the first pull (with very little effort). It's all about the leverage.



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