The SKS was my first rifle also. I still love the gun just don’t shoot it as often as I used to before. As for removing the cosmoline: break fluid and hot blow dryer will do the trick. For the bolt carrier group- take it out and put into the boiling water with some detergent for like 5 minutes. Will come out squeaky clean!
Ballistol is awesome for this rifle. You can’t use too much either. Just wipe out the excess of it if too much used. SKS doesn’t need much of the lubrication at all. I run a patch thru the barrel a few times and that’s it. Action doesn’t need much at all, just a wipe.
Shoot it as much as you can, it’s a cheap shooter and a fun gun to shoot. It’s also a pretty good training for shooting of hands. Don’t bother putting any optics on it, it’s simply not designed for that. Iron sights only. Have fun with that!
AND WELCOME TO THE AWESOME HOBBY!
