GOT TO GET A LIFE

[carls sks]

just disassembled my recent purchase, again.    did it for no reason ( cleaned all cosmoline a week ago). i just like doing that. got to get out more i guess. anyone else have this problem? 

[owenj492]

I do! All the time! When I was active duty, it was common to sign out your rifle, disassemble, clean, re-assemble, function check, and do all those steps again, over and over .....

[astronut]

I dont do it but my son said he did it over and over when he was in Army basic training.

[Bubbazinetti]

Getting bored huh?It's called fondling

If you want something to do I like to field strip a gun blindfolded and reassemble then function check.Practiced it a lot when I was in USAF many moons ago.

[astronut]

Getting bored huh?It's called fondling

If you want something to do I like to field strip a gun blindfolded and reassemble then function check.Practiced it a lot when I was in USAF many moons ago.

Was that required of you to do when you were in USAF basic/regular service or did you choose to do it on your own?  My Dad was USAF and is claiming BS if you were required to do it while you were enlisted. 

[Bubbazinetti]

It was required when my dad was in USAF in the early fifties.

[astronut]

It was required when my dad was in USAF in the early fifties.

My Dad was in the Air Force during the 50's.  I am askiing you if it was required when you were in.  What timeline were you in the Air Force?   

[Bubbazinetti]

Oh.No it wasn't.Served '79-'83 active duty.It was a practice I picked up from Dad.

[astronut]

Oh, okay.  I misunderstood.   

[echo83]

just disassembled my recent purchase, again.    did it for no reason ( cleaned all cosmoline a week ago). i just like doing that. got to get out more i guess. anyone else have this problem? 

If this is a problem, I'd safely bet that half of the people on this forum are in need of some serious help.

I do the exact same thing! I'll sometimes run a timer to see how quickly I can field strip and reassemble, and it's pretty easy to go down rabbit holes on Youtube for field strip tips and tricks. I'm not the most mechanically-inclined person, but I find that there's something uniquely intuitive about the SKS.

Initially, I was obsessively checking the firing pin because I was terrified of slam fires (it's like there is some sort of law about saying "slam fire" after "SKS") but now I just do it for fun, and because restoring a Mustang is just way too expensive.

Preaching to the choir here, but it's ridiculously easy to get caught up in the accessories, too. Since my initial purchase last year, I've picked up a sling, a firing pin, another surplus stock, a chest rig and stripper clips. I have an oil/solvent bottle and cleaning kit on the way. If they don't fit the cleaning rod (the threads look pretty mashed) then a cleaning rod will most likely follow.

[Justin Hell]

What you really need to be concerned about is when you get bored enough fiddling with the ones you have....is the certain to follow desire to get another one.  I tend to pick up bubbas on the cheap and restore them....a few times I started with as little as a barreled receiver.  That isn't a viable option anymore....parts prices have gotten friggin' ridiculous lately.

I wall display mine, and it's getting to the point that it's almost gaudy having so many in one room.  Almost...

My new Classic is in such a state that I might just use some bubba backstock and make a black gun out of it....but I am really trying to fight that urge.  I proposed something to Classic about trying to rectify the situation...and if they held onto a few for potential returns, I might just be getting another one....but I sure as heck won't be paying full price this time.

One thing I do when the money is short and the boredom is long, is try to hunt down slings stamped with the correct date for the SKS in question....usually that is tough enough to keep me occupied.  If all else fails, hovering over auction sites for interesting parts is fun, you never know when you can get a screaming deal from an ill informed seller....when that happens enough times, it's time to buy another barreled receiver. 

[Larry D.]

I'll do it when I get bored, or when I do routine maintenance.

You'll pick things up from time to time by doing it over and over.

I can field strip and reassemble a 1911 and a Beretta 92 blindfolded. I've learned to pop the slide off the Beretta with one hand.

[Bubbazinetti]

I like to do it with just about any firearm I own be it pistol,rifle or shotgun.Some are much more difficult than others but it's all in good fun and you become much more aware and familiar with your guns.

I took an amorers course once that for the final exam the class had to completely detail strip their service pistol and dump all the parts except the bare slide and frames(30 guns) into a large tote in the middle of the room.Each person was only allowed one trip to the tote and retrieve only enough of the correct parts to reassemble one pistol and no more,and after reassembly we had to demonstrate a complete function check in front of the class.

[Shoot The Refurbs]

Y'all should see EIB training 
plus just part of being a grunt if you're not deployed or on a detail, you're training on your one job, being good with your weapon system. i remember getting the dog crap smoked out of me for not knowing that the M192 LWGM (tripod) weighs exactly 11.49 pounds, or what SOSRA means.
I got pretty good with army LMG's like the 249, 240 and MK48. I had spent my whole time in in weapons squads and knew i was deploying as a machine gunner. i likely wouldnt be able to see dick 4 inches from my face at night under nods and the idea of wasting time during a firefight to adjust the viewpoint on them to load a belt or fix a malfunction seemed... less than ideal. Thankfully when i did get in that senario the training paid off. that muscle memory stuff is real, can confirm.
So all in all, practice even more! but remember practice does not make perfect, it makes permanent.
As long as you are going through good motions instead of reinforcing bad ones, I SEE NO PROBLEM HERE BROTHER! 
-STR

[Bubbazinetti]

Yeah man.

[carls sks]

ordered a cleaning kit a few weeks ago for this sks, makes sense.  everyday i seem to be buying more, don't need them. all of a sudden i can't seem to stop this obsession.    thank goodness its just cheap cleaning kits (glass is half full, not half empty). 

[Matchka]

Parts vs. a complete rifle: been hitting that road lately.
1) Snagged an excellent deal on a Chinese marked, factory wrapped package of 20 new, unassembled spikers.
2) Ditto for a pack of 20 cleaning rods wrapped in oiled paper.

[firstchoice]

Parts vs. a complete rifle: been hitting that road lately.
1) Snagged an excellent deal on a Chinese marked, factory wrapped package of 20 new, unassembled spikers.
2) Ditto for a pack of 20 cleaning rods wrapped in oiled paper.

I was getting deals like that from China but that seems to have dried up a bit, that I can find, anyway. It may be this virus crap that scaled it back, dunno. A lot of times, they would send me extra stuff, sometimes nothing related to guns. It was always fun to open the boxes from China and look up on the map exactly where it came from.

I've brought in parts from Russia, China, Great Brittain, Spain, the Baltics, and I think Italy. IIRC.  Trying to start up conversations with various folks from around the world isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Usually a language barrier issue. Still fun, though.

firstchoice

[ffjoey]

I bought some stripper clips and slings from Ukraine. I love that kind of stuff.

[Larry D.]

I bought some stripper clips and slings from Ukraine. I love that kind of stuff.

Hope you bought enough to share.......