Quoted: I bought my very WASR yesterday. It looks like a good gun, no rust,nicks,straches,etc. It came with two 30 round mags, bayonette,sling,oil can, cleaning kit and accessory pouch. I just cant understand how to get the sling to work. The hook end will not fit through the other end. I plan on shooting 60 rounds with it and leaving it unshot for a while. I would however, like to refurnish the wood. I want to give it a more lighter stain look. Any ideas on the process? Also, what typical maintnance is required after shooting? ALSO, What's the best kind of oil to use on the moving parts?
Thanks, L8models
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nice looking ak. looks like someone took off the standard lower that comes on the wsar and tossed on a surplus romy kit lowerhandguard.
for me, when i refinish the furniture i use a chemical stripper and just push the old gunk off. i just used some generic stripper from lowes.strip, let it dry. strip again if you want. i did it a couple of times to really get the old stain and everything out until the wood was almost bleached. then i just dyed it with a RIT dye mix(yes, like the clothing dye). other people i've see use wood stain, others use different stuff. there are a ton of different methods. i suggest you search around the forum and find some you like and read how they did it. different looks for different folks. i wanted a communist red color for my stock. came out pretty good, although i may do it again soon and try and darken it up a bit.
maintainance after shooting? well, i usually just make sure the gun is fully unloaded, get in the car and go home. i find that to be the best way to go about it. sometimes i stop to get a bite to eat, shooting makes me hungry.
all your talk of cleaning and oil is confusing me.
sling->
http://www.ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=93&t=74119
there is all sorts of information in the AK referance section of the forum.
ps. welcome to the dark side. you'll love the ak