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Posted: 4/1/2009 6:03:35 PM EDT
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I just picked up a beautiful 91/30. It has a sling in excellent condition, but it has a couple splotches of cosmoline on it because it was packed with the oil can, which was absolutely covered in it.
What can I use to get this crap out of the weaving on the sling? I've wiped it off as much as possible, so it isn't the end of the world if I can't get it out, but I'd like to try. Also, what could I use to get cosmoline residue off of the wood stock? Thanks! Btw––I am absolutely itching to fire this thing! It is a 1943 and the rifling appears to be in awesome shape. I'm not sure it was ever fired much, if at all, from the looks of the rifling. It also doesn't have much in the way of knicks or scrapes. |
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it's a cotton sling...so well you could use denatured alcohol. I use slow heat to remove cosomoline from the stock..make sure you dissasemble the bolt and clean it out as well. see this site.
cosomoline removal hope it helps and btw congrats...i love my mosins |
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You could also try Woolite and warm water for the sling.
Have you seen this site? Tons of great info here. |
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I have used warm water and laundry detergent. You just sort of want to agitate the sling in the water and lightly scrub. To dry, absorb as much water as possible using an old towel, and then hang 'er up to dry. Canvas is pretty tough, so hey if it has lasted this long, a little soap and water won't hurt. |
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I'm thinking washer, on a gentle setting. I might try a little simple green first, diluted a bit, of course.
Thanks for all the help! I'll report back on the cosmo removal and also on how it shoots. My fingers are crossed that it is accurate. i've heard some stories of horrendous accuracy, even from barrels in good shape. i've also heard reports of really good accuracy, too, so we'll see. |
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it's a cotton sling...so well you could use denatured alcohol. I use slow heat to remove cosomoline from the stock..make sure you dissasemble the bolt and clean it out as well. see this site. cosomoline removal hope it helps and btw congrats...i love my mosins I took the bolt completely apart and used Remington action cleaner. It ate the cosmo instantly. I then lubed it with Break Free CLP. I then used Break Free bore foam to get any copper or anything else out of the bore, followed again by Break Free CLP. I used a .308 caliber Bore Snake. Here's a tip as a return favor to you guys: I'm a real believer in the bore snake. One pass is the equivalent of something like 60 passes with a patch. You can do amazing things with one pass. I soaked the top with Remington bore cleaner, then followed it with two or three sections of Break Free CLP, then left the last foot or so dry. Even with all the gunk that was in there, the bore snake doesn't even look dirty. It is amazing how much crap that thing can handle, and it is so much less work than using patches. It has little brass bristles built into it, too. You just clean it in a bag in your washing machine, withoug telling your wife, then let it air dry overnight. I keep one in the stock compartments in each of my AR's, too. They make a perfect field-cleaning kit. |
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it's a cotton sling...so well you could use denatured alcohol. I use slow heat to remove cosomoline from the stock..make sure you dissasemble the bolt and clean it out as well. see this site. cosomoline removal hope it helps and btw congrats...i love my mosins I took the bolt completely apart and used Remington action cleaner. It ate the cosmo instantly. I then lubed it with Break Free CLP. I then used Break Free bore foam to get any copper or anything else out of the bore, followed again by Break Free CLP. I used a .308 caliber Bore Snake. Here's a tip as a return favor to you guys: I'm a real believer in the bore snake. One pass is the equivalent of something like 60 passes with a patch. You can do amazing things with one pass. I soaked the top with Remington bore cleaner, then followed it with two or three sections of Break Free CLP, then left the last foot or so dry. Even with all the gunk that was in there, the bore snake doesn't even look dirty. It is amazing how much crap that thing can handle, and it is so much less work than using patches. It has little brass bristles built into it, too. You just clean it in a bag in your washing machine, withoug telling your wife, then let it air dry overnight. I keep one in the stock compartments in each of my AR's, too. They make a perfect field-cleaning kit. I have a few "snakes" I use for a quick cleaning, but I like to let the bore solvent sit in the bore for a while to eat the copper fouling. |
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