WildWildWest
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Just bought a Chinese SKS Type 56 Military Surplus 7.62x39 simply for the fact I love history stuff! Lol was shopping for a new truck pistol and came across them.
Completely broke it down today and cleaned all the cosmoline off of it and reassembled. Ordered a period correct sling for it and intend to find the cleaning kit for it as well and some strippers clips.
It is a numbers matching gun, quite a few dings and dents. I look forward to shooting it.
Anyone knowledgeable in this department? I don’t mind its character, however am considering cleaning it up a bit? Strip it, light sand to blend the dents a bit, and linseed oil? Worth it and what would be the correct process and tools? Will doing this devalue it down the road if it every becomes a collectors item?
Completely broke it down today and cleaned all the cosmoline off of it and reassembled. Ordered a period correct sling for it and intend to find the cleaning kit for it as well and some strippers clips.
It is a numbers matching gun, quite a few dings and dents. I look forward to shooting it.
Anyone knowledgeable in this department? I don’t mind its character, however am considering cleaning it up a bit? Strip it, light sand to blend the dents a bit, and linseed oil? Worth it and what would be the correct process and tools? Will doing this devalue it down the road if it every becomes a collectors item?
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