Popping the cherry on my new AK

[str8shooter]

The next time I go shooting I want to take my new (to me) AK and see how she works. It's a Romanian G kit professionally rebuilt with a Nodak NDS-1 receiver and mint barrel, and I was wondering what I need to do to get her in fire ready condition. Oil, lube, cleaning or whatever. Any thoughts or suggestions?

ETA: Dry as a bone, not a drop of cosmo, absolutely clean, expertly refinished furniture. A beauty of a safe queen as is, but IMHO, it's till not a gun until it goes boom.

[brian]

make sure the'res nothing in the barrel creating an obstruction, a few loaded mags and i'd call it good. maybe some light oil on the bolt, in the carrier and alittle on the rails.
then have at it.

[knighthawk06699]

Ummm.... Pictures please.

[str8shooter]

Ummm.... Pictures please.

My picture fu isn't what it ought to be, but here's a quick snap shot just to tantalize.

[knighthawk06699]

Very nice now I may rest at ease lol.

[LastManOut]

Thank goodness, I thot you were auctioning off the virginity of your AK to the highest bidder.

As you were.

[knighthawk06699]

Thank goodness, I thot you were auctioning off the virginity of your AK to the highest bidder.

As you were.

The virginity of a firearm is something that must never be sold!!! It is morally irrephensible, now to be given a way is truly a thing of selflessness and something you will never ever see me do.

[str8shooter]

Thank goodness, I thot you were auctioning off the virginity of your AK to the highest bidder.

As you were.

ROTFLMAO.... As a matter of fact it was built from an unissued lot manufactured in 1978.

What do I hear for getting the first shot with this 30 yo Eastern European beauty.....

[King 5.45]

Pass a patch with CLP down the barrel and then dry-patch it to remove the excess. Oil the bolt, the bolt carrier where it contacts the rails, the rails, and very lightly oil the FCG. Don't dump a ton of oil on the firing pin, just a scant drop from behind where the part that gets smacked by the hammer sticks out. The piston doesn't need much in the way of attention, but don't forget to take care of the outside of your AK as needed to avoid oxidation.

Personally, I'd feel more comfortable headspacing it before shooting it, but that's up to you.

[str8shooter]

Pass a patch with CLP down the barrel and then dry-patch it to remove the excess. Oil the bolt, the bolt carrier where it contacts the rails, the rails, and very lightly oil the FCG. Don't dump a ton of oil on the firing pin, just a scant drop from behind where the part that gets smacked by the hammer sticks out. The piston doesn't need much in the way of attention, but don't forget to take care of the outside of your AK as needed to avoid oxidation.

Personally, I'd feel more comfortable headspacing it before shooting it, but that's up to you.

Thanks for some great input. I've got CLP BF, is that OK? I also have remoil, Hoppes conditioner and No. 9, something that came with an Otis kit, and a bunch of others. The gun was built by a well reviewed AK builder who specializes in building from import kits and says every gun is head spaced before leaving his shop, but I'll verify it again. Is there a short cut to doing this, do I need to buy a tool, or should I get a smithy to look at it.