[shoeshooter]

Had to clean my first MilSurp. I'm sure someone on here loves the process, but I can honestly say after four hours of being in sticky gunk up to my elbows and breathing carb cleaner fumes...I'm not one of them.

The old Yugo M48 is looking pretty good though. Was hoping to shoot her tomorrow, but I'm going to have to disassemble the bolt. Printed instructions on it today, but just no energy tonight, so it will wait.

 

[Rw]

Suprised your still conscious after 4 hours of carb cleaner fumes. Best thing ive used so far is automotive wax and grease remover, the fumes arent nearly as bad as carb cleaner.

 

[shoeshooter]

I'll try that next time...if I can remember anything now

 

[Rw]

Ill bring some tomorrow for you to try, other wise youd have to buy a gallon jug of it.

 

[miker84]

At least you can break down a gun and put it in a trash can oven to sweat out cosmo.

I used to get whole diesel tractors that were dipped in it. Talk about a pain.

 

[SubGunFan]

Bring it to Magnolia on Sunday and I will show you how to disassemble the bolt.

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[PapaDawg]

Surprised there was any cosmo left to put on another rifle. I just cleaned a 24/47 I recently got and thought I'd cornered the market on that crapola. Right, wrong or otherwise, what works for me - at least on the metal parts - is to just fill a container w/ Ed's Red and toss everything in there for 30-60 minutes. Stuff works miracles, but I don't believe it would be applicable to the furniture - pretty harsh.

For wood I use alot of citrus cleaner and also a contraption I put together to "sweat" the stuff out - just a couple of wallpaper soaking trays - cut one end off of each and taped them together to get the length I needed - then hang the stock, etc over it and turn on a couple of halogen shop lights. Plenty of heat and the goo just drips of into the lined trays. when done, wad up the tin foil and toss it. Then apply liberal amounts of elbow grease to complete.

In other words, Shoe, I feel your pain -

Papa

 

[captain-03]

Depending on the Milsurp (value, etc), disassemble, place small parts in boiling water -- wood in diswasher!! It will all be gone!!

 

[PapaDawg]

And your wife Capt is probably a whole lot more forgiving than mine.

With that said, since you've mentioned this before, does the dishwasher basically steam out the dents and bruises in thye furniture? I'm guessing it would during the heat drying cycle.

Thanks - Papa

 

[captain-03]

And your wife Capt is probably a whole lot more forgiving than mine.

With that said, since you've mentioned this before, does the dishwasher basically steam out the dents and bruises in thye furniture? I'm guessing it would during the heat drying cycle.

Thanks - Papa

Wife does not KNOW! Yes, it really helps with the small dents and dings ... let it dry for about 7 -10 days ... fine grit sandpaper and apply the finish you want ...

 

[edm]

I use the Dishwasher( i've never had any bad results) and got a parts cleaner from Harbor Freight or somewhere to degrease metal. Hair drier will work sometimes.

 

[PhillipM]

Had to clean my first MilSurp. I'm sure someone on here loves the process, but I can honestly say after four hours of being in sticky gunk up to my elbows and breathing carb cleaner fumes...I'm not one of them.

The old Yugo M48 is looking pretty good though. Was hoping to shoot her tomorrow, but I'm going to have to disassemble the bolt. Printed instructions on it today, but just no energy tonight, so it will wait.

You should love it, it preserved that Mauser for you for many years! Other methods could have left you with a rusty tomato stake!

I remember when everyone was griping about cosmoline on the Greek CMP M1's and 03's a few years ago. They were wrong, it was just plain axle grease! Cosmoline has a waxiness to it that is a bear to remove. Heat is a key ingredient!

 

[SubGunFan]

Very TRUE............ cosmoline has saved MANY firearms in the past.

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[shoeshooter]

Okay, okay...so I hate cosmoline that I have to remove.

 

[Doug Bowser]

I find that WD40 melts cosmolene, even hardened cosmolene. I use scrubbing bubbles on wood to remove grease (Dow Bathroom Cleaner).

Doug

 

[SubGunFan]

I have yet to take my Yugo Mauser all the way down. No telling what lurks in it....................................


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[Brutus]

I have yet to take my Yugo Mauser all the way down. No telling what lurks in it....................................


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:lol:

I know what you mean.

I've got a couple of Mosins like that.

After having cleaned the bores real good with Simple Green and seeing all that disgusting brown, black, and green crud that came spilling out, there's no telling what's inside the bolts!

:affraid:

 

[TenX]

Spent four hours scrubbing my 91/30 I received Wednesday and can honestly say "Give me 5 minutes with the inventor of cosmoline and he'll design a better product". Just when I thought I'd gotten all that goop out and decided to heat the barreled action to make sure here comes more. Spent an hour alone on the bolt but after all the work and cussin I can now say it's clean. Gonna head out this weekend and send a few down range to see how it does.

 

[chuckusaret]

I soaked my 91/30's metal parts in cleaning solvent for a few days and then used high pressure steam on them. The first range day I would fire five rounds and immediately run a brush followed by a bore snake down the bore. I did this about 10 times and it seems to have helped clean the bore.