Strange Find in Cosmoline Order

[reverendbeer]

So I ordered 10 lbs of cosmoline from Robertson's which arrived today and I found this weird thing stuck in the middle of it:



Weird.

 

[gmhowell]

So I ordered 10 lbs of cosmoline from Robertson's which arrived today and I found this weird thing stuck in the middle of it:



Weird.

Some kinda trash. I'll dispose of it for you. Just make sure you get all of that cosmoline you ordered off it before I pick it up.

 

[Chaunsey]

whatever it is im pretty sure it should be banned.


you know, for the children.

 

[4095fanatic]

Kinda like those three magazines I ordered from GLOCK for $500... opened the box and found a pistol inside *wierd*

 

[Ab_Normal]

AWESOME! Maybe cosmoline will be the adult cereal/snack of the future.

 

[Machodoc]

FUNNY, Padre Cerveza!

 

[yellowsled]

Good joke!

And beautiful sks. They are so easy on the eyes...

 

[reverendbeer]

Observations:

- When Robertson's tells you these are filled with cosmo, believe it. This thing is LITERALLY 5 pounds lighter.
- Got here via USPS...they just threw some newspaper in the box it came in (still had the CAI sticker on it) and threw a label on it.
- Factory 26 1959 Chinese SKS
- Nearly all numbers match: receiver, bolt, mag, stock...receiver cover is the odd man out. Meh.
-- Strangely, the gas tube rod has an electropenciled (non-matching) number on it.
- Stock is beat to &^%$. Used the towel/hair dryer method to get the stockmoline out. Got most of it--for now. Gave it a onceover with some 000 steel wool to take the edge/splinters off the bigger gouges. It should look decent after a bit of tru.

Pics soon...

 

[Machodoc]

It sounds like Robertson's has bought up the bottom of the barrel and is piecing together the best ones with parts from the worst. I've watched them sell batches of other firearms, and that's what they seem to do pretty regularly. Nothing wrong with that, though. You usually get a decent firearm at a reasonable price when everyone else is out of the same item. The down side is that you aren't likely to get the cream of the collectible crop, but if you are looking for a good shooter, that's not a bad way to go. I've bought from them before and got just what I paid for. They're really good people to deal with, too.

 

[cantstop]

Ahh yes... It took me almost 2 weeks to remove that wood and metal thingy stuck to my cosmo shipment from Robertson. The best part was when I ran a cleaning patch down the gas tube and it looked like a grease gun squirting out the cosmoline.

I am thankful that the bayonet has been dulled. I'd be a couple fingers lighter if it wasn't.

 

[yellowsled]

Dulled, they don't come sharpened. Enjoy the cleanup process!

 

[reverendbeer]

The best part was when I ran a cleaning patch down the gas tube and it looked like a grease gun squirting out the cosmoline.

Ironically, I threw about a liter of bore cleaner and Hoppes down the barrel, thinking--having just cleaned 900lbs of gunk out of everthing else--that it would be SOOOO needed. Threw a brush down the barrel, followed by patch: ohgodwhatisthisthing.jpg. Threw another patch down there: whyisthispatchclean.jpg.

Seriously.

Four patches and barrel was cleaner than my somethingthat'sreallyclean.

Random.

 

[Mooseman]

That's funny. You are lucky. All I found in my order of cosmoline was a Mosin.

 

[cantstop]

Remember to use a punch to disassemble the firing pin from the bolt. That puppy should be free moving when you shake it.

 

[reverendbeer]

Remember to use a punch to disassemble the firing pin from the bolt. That puppy should be free moving when you shake it.

Third thing I did.

First? Strip.
Second? Shake bolt. Heard: [silence]

Crammed with Cosmo. Actually, it's STILL sticky. But that can wait for the THIRD total cleaning...

 

[reverendbeer]

the THIRD total cleaning...

I was actually thinking about getting one of those ultrasonic jewellery cleaners and using mineral spirits instead of whatever cleaning solution.

?

 

[waterdog]

Or you can boil it.
That will get all the cosmo out. Pretty easy process