Great video man, great job on cleaning that rifle up. I just picked one up, and found all of this very informative. 👍

@MidwesternFC

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! I hope yours cleans up well. From HL also? I did a recent video where I outline my cleanup steps a little better if its helpful. Hope you got a good one!

MFC that SKS is a good one and cleaned up nice. i just talked to them there and they are selling rifles big time. Also they just got rifles stacked floor to the roof there. New arrivals there and they will be advertised real soon, unreal deals coming soon. THX for sharing!

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

This is not what i needed to hear, ha! I'll keep my eye out on their flyer. I guess i should try calling one of these days. Thanks for watching and hope you are doing well!

Nice job. Really nice.

@MidwesternFC

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking time to watch. All the best in the new year!

8:37 that’s a forced match, IE they put the main S/N on the gastube so it’d be matching to the rifle

One tip if ya want to know.... I have a M-59 and a M--59/66 both were soaked in cosmoline n love Yugo's even better than my 1954 Tula... Don't just clean with soaking the firing pin ..Punch out the pins and pull out the firing pin and clean out thoroughly cause with a Yugo SKS it Will slam fire.... The Yugo's inspected their Milsurps every 5-7 years and kept dunkin them in cosmoline... I had to buy a Murry's SKS spring load Firing Pin for them.... Yugo's are far better than a chinese or a worn out Russian... JMO. Because their basically newer than most countries....Yes their not chrome lined barrels but than again most barrels are not.... Just don't want what happened to me happen to you.... I cleaned my SKS's by scrubbing bubbles for everything n carb. cleaner but that free floating firing pin started sticking and had a 10 rd. slam fire.... If your bore is still good that rifle will last you a life time.......be well n Keep America Great 👍👍..

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

I might give one of those spring loaded firing pins a try. For now I make sure to completely disassemble the bolt and clean the pin and all internals before firing(2:36 & 5:39 ). The Yugoslavians sure did know how to take care of their surplus and Im glad they did so I'm able to have one in good condition for my collection. Thanks for watching and your suggestions!

@MegaBait1616

Жыл бұрын

@@MidwesternFC , Good deal.... must have missed that, lol.. took the dog out.... That rifle will be around another 100 yrs... be well.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

@@MegaBait1616 And that my friend, is why I love firearms collecting. Craftsmanship. These historical collectibles, that we can shoot and enjoy, will outlive me. You sure cant say that for much these days. You'd be lucky to buy a phone at that price and it lasts a few years. Take care.

@MegaBait1616

Жыл бұрын

@@MidwesternFC 👍👍..

Thanks for sharing. I've never been willing to roll the dice with HL given all the negative reviews.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

Smart move. I figured I try it once and glad its out of my system. Thanks as always for watching.

Very nice I like the worn look. I have one unissued w/ arsenal logbook that stays in the grease and another that had hardly been fired and looks new but I wouldn't mind having one w/ honest wear. For the current market I think you did well.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

Does the logbook match? Thats pretty neat. Love those little pieces. Thanks for watching!

Picked up Yugo M59 and an "as issued" M59/66A1, with the matching log book, In the cosmoline, at a GS back in 2014. Both came with all accesories. Very cool. Don;t know if you took out the extension rod and spring and the gas shut off valve, as both are cosmo filled and possibly have rust accumulation.

@MidwesternFC

6 ай бұрын

Yep. Detail stripped, cleaned and lubed. The matching log book is a great score. Congrats on that.

Next time.. Scrubbing bubbles (from a can) on the stocks with a nylon brush. Use it outside with a hose. Let the wood dry in the sun. Then lots of boiled linseed oil. Be prepared for the stocks to swell. Put an oversized bore brush (32 cal?) on a cleaning rod and use a drill on a slow speed. The bore will clean up.

@MidwesternFC

9 ай бұрын

Good tip on the bore brush. I'll give that a shot. I might try the scrubbing bubbles as well. Always nice to learn new tips. All the best to you!

Great 👍🏻 job

@MidwesternFC

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! This one has been a fun project.

Great video

@MidwesternFC

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words sir.

I bought one years ago from AIM surplus. These are really getting hard to find. Mine was in really good condition. But now I’m betting JB wants them banned.

@MidwesternFC

6 ай бұрын

They are getting harder to find, especially at 'reasonable' prices. To me the most fun and interesting SKS variant of all. Thanks for the comments!

I bought two M-1 carbine leather handled bayonets,and two leather handled M-3 trench knives and all were in good + condition ,but each one took over a month to get.

@davidschaadt3460

Жыл бұрын

And the leather handled items are hard to find.The bayos were about $50. ea.,and the trench knives were $40. dollars each.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

@@davidschaadt3460 Thats great! Glad to hear you you received some good ones. ;I'd sure like to have a few myself and one for my father. I might have to look into it. Thanks for sharing!

@davidschaadt3460

Жыл бұрын

@@MidwesternFC That was a few years ago but you never know

Very interesting 🤨

cleaning rod

@MidwesternFC

5 ай бұрын

Exactly, I'm still looking for one.

Great looking gun. It was funny when your twin said “yeah yeah yeah, what about the bore?’ I’m glad you left that in. But I’m sure he also said “yeah yeah yeah, what about the butt?” Before you found that cigarette butt. That would’ve been funny because you are always so concerned about checking up the butt.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS. CHECK. THE. BUTTS.

Any problem with the screws that hold your action in? Mine were peened on the one I bought years ago.

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

No issues with any of the screws thankfully. Are you able to find some replacements screws? I'm sure they're out there. Thanks for watching.

@dinosworkinonit3563

6 ай бұрын

Uhh, there are no screws that hold the action in. The action is held in place with the trigger group.

Sorry, there isn't anything in the price range you're talking about out there to do that. I'm a collector as well and an FFL manufacturer. I think you lucked out truthfully.

@MidwesternFC

5 ай бұрын

The bore cleaned up real well and after replacing the gas valve, its been great so I'll agree with you that I did luck out on this one. Not trying my luck again!

I also have two and there both just too cool

@MidwesternFC

Жыл бұрын

Its my favorite for sure.