Hi all,
New member here, and bought my first SKS ever while they were available, at atlantic firearms a month or so ago.
I think overall its a decent sample, not quite as great as some of the other "mint" condition folks have received from the batch.
Bore scope shows a shiny barrel w/ really pronounced and smooth / sharp rifling... oddly enough there was no cosmoline in it, only oil maybe. The rest of the gun was CAKED in cosmo tho, so bad the action wouldnt even cycle.
The stock is in decent shape too I think.
Anywho disassembled, got her cleaned up, overall looks nice(result in pics). But the receiver and parts of the barrel are showing a concerning rust color. The barrel is smooth and shiny in these areas and the receiver feels smooth but its not shiny.
So, I dont know if this thing is a concerning rust bucket? or is it pluming or something else?
Heres some pics.
note: the oil used on the patch test is a yellowish/slightly orangish oil to begin with, I rubbed the metal really hard to get that patch sample.
https://imgur.com/a/mGT15IGhttps://imgur.com/a/ljMMXIxhttps://imgur.com/a/5fEvpBH