How do I get the Cosmoline out of my Mosins wood stock?

[Svickstc]

Tons Tons Tons of info on your handy friend

www.google.com

[LifeInPa]

Nice looking gun. Looks like you got a good one. A regular screwdriver works fine for taking a mosin apart. Here is a video that shows you how to do it. It takes a couple of minutes but he does show you how.



One of the things you might want to do is also take the bolt apart when cleaning for the first time. It will also have cosmoline in it and not cleaning it out can make the using the bolt more difficult than it should be. Here is a video showing you how to take the bolt apart.



Enjoy the new gun.

Thanks for the video's, I do have some concerns taking apart the bolt. The process to remove and re-install that firing pin seems to require that tool. Can I complete the process without it?

[SigSauer226]

Ton's of info here and they have disassembly guides.
http://7.62x54r.net

[LifeInPa]

I don't know if it lifts it from the wood, but I do know it loosens up cosmo on the surface. It's not as strong as carb cleaner but it still breaks it down.

I will have to give it a shot, thanks.

Tons Tons Tons of info on your handy friend

www.google.com

Check this out:

However getting the Cosmoline out of the wood stock gets into a heated debate it seems. I have read so many different opinions and counter opinions on the internet my eyes are about to bleed.

[mikal90]

I read somewhere and I dont know where that Vinegar lifts cosmoline. I don't know for sure.

[LifeInPa]

Ton's of info here and they have disassembly guides.
http://7.62x54r.net/

I have read a lot of stuff from them already, thanks.

I read somewhere and I dont know where that Vinegar lifts cosmoline. I don't know for sure.

Vinegar is a new one, I will have to look into it.

[Svickstc]

I will have to give it a shot, thanks.



Check this out:

I would imagine since there are so many different options and the way attack cosmoline...

pick one you feel comfortable with and go for it...

Ive done it numerous times and my way is going to be different from the next guys.....just saying there is a ton of information out there already and im guessing 1 or 2 on this forum already

[SigSauer226]

Thanks for the video's, I do have some concerns taking apart the bolt. The process to remove and re-install that firing pin seems to require that tool. Can I complete the process without it?

Snip of their bolt disassembly, you don't need the tool, you can just use other parts of the bolt!

Rotate the bolt head 90 degrees clockwise and pull it off the connector bar. Using the large notch on the bolt tool or the connector bar as a wrench, grasp the firing pin between the fingers and unscrew it counterclockwise. Be careful to grasp it firmly as the spring is under pressure.

[LifeInPa]

I would imagine since there are so many different options and the way attack cosmoline...

pick one you feel comfortable with and go for it...

Ive done it numerous times and my way is going to be different from the next guys.....just saying there is a ton of information out there already and im guessing 1 or 2 on this forum already

The problem is I need to find a method that won't take a few weeks or will damage my stock in the process, most methods seem to involve one or the other. I will start breaking down my rifle now, get the metal bits squared away and try the hair drier method first.

[LifeInPa]

Snip of their bolt disassembly, you don't need the tool, you can just use other parts of the bolt!

Rotate the bolt head 90 degrees clockwise and pull it off the connector bar. Using the large notch on the bolt tool or the connector bar as a wrench, grasp the firing pin between the fingers and unscrew it counterclockwise. Be careful to grasp it firmly as the spring is under pressure.

I didn't see that on the internet, thanks.