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Posted: 4/9/2013 5:52:58 PM EDT

Does anyone know what type/sort of oil was issued for use with the AK?

Posted: 4/9/2013 8:10:52 PM EDT

[#1]

from what ive read at least in war times ,motor oil

Posted: 4/10/2013 2:17:29 AM EDT

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From what little I've found about this they don't use any kind of lubrication and in fact, in extreme cold lubrication is forbidden. For cleaning they used some kind of diesel-like solvent. I could be wrong about all of this though.

Posted: 4/10/2013 9:29:09 AM EDT

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From what little I've found about this they don't use any kind of lubrication and in fact, in extreme cold lubrication is forbidden. For cleaning they used some kind of diesel-like solvent. I could be wrong about all of this though.

If that were true, why are there so many surplus oil bottles around. Why would their manual specify a cleaning solvent, a lubricating oil, and a cold weather oil?

Posted: 4/10/2013 9:43:03 AM EDT

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They spec a light weight oil similar to hydraulic fluid with different additives.

Aeroshell Fluid 18 is a very close match. I get it for about $30 a gallon from Skygeek.com and I've used it for gun lube on everything I own with good results. It's thin and creepy and has a good EP additive and anti-rust properties. I've used it after cleaning my AK with water (after shooting corrosive ammo) in the rain (I do live in Oregon) in 100% humidity and had no rust 2 days later.

The AK service manual (translated Sov) I have says rifles should be oiled normally in cold weather and to cut the normal rifle oil with kerosene in extreme cold. It never calls out running rifles dry.

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Posted: 4/18/2013 11:49:45 PM EDT

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From what little I've found about this they don't use any kind of lubrication and in fact, in extreme cold lubrication is forbidden. For cleaning they used some kind of diesel-like solvent. I could be wrong about all of this though.

If that were true, why are there so many surplus oil bottles around.

easy, they were never used.

j/k of course.

Posted: 11/6/2013 5:20:17 PM EDT

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I use 5w-20 on all rifles.

Posted: 11/6/2013 6:20:27 PM EDT

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No offense, but I don't care what you use and that isn't what I asked.

Posted: 12/1/2013 8:36:35 AM EDT

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If that were true, why are there so many surplus oil bottles around. Why would their manual specify a cleaning solvent, a lubricating oil, and a cold weather oil?

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From what little I've found about this they don't use any kind of lubrication and in fact, in extreme cold lubrication is forbidden. For cleaning they used some kind of diesel-like solvent. I could be wrong about all of this though.

If that were true, why are there so many surplus oil bottles around. Why would their manual specify a cleaning solvent, a lubricating oil, and a cold weather oil?

The poster you quoted doesn't know what he's talking about. It's hard to say for sure what the Russians use but you are correct they have a cleaning solvent, lubricating oil, cold weather oil and a long term storage oil.
The member who poster right under your post that I quoted had the best answer.

Here's something else people don't get right. The Russians clean their AKs and do so on a regular basis. The manual even states that they must clean their AK during any lull in combat and their NCO and Officers must inspect each AK and give it their ok or tell the soldier to do another cleaning. The only people who don't clean and lube their AKs are third world savages and Americans that don't have a clue.

Posted: 1/8/2014 9:43:19 PM EDT

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Baby seal blood.

Read the whole thing and I'll keep watching for the exact answer, but I can kinda guess all the common equiv's (if not the exact mixes) to the Russian solvents and oils will be...

Posted: 1/17/2014 6:14:42 PM EDT

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I am really curious as to what they use/used as well. I am guessing the USSR had some fairly sophisticated state of the art lube technology early on developed for their aircraft and space industries.

Posted: 1/21/2014 7:57:24 PM EDT

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In soviet russia, AK lubes you! I'm pretty much thinking it's not very picky. I just lubed mine with some CLP and used some Tetra grease where there is metal to metal contact on the receiver and hammer face.

Just bought my Saiga on Friday, tho.