Yugo M48A, neck deep in cosmoline

PushPuller · November 7, 2021, 11:06 AM

Good morning everyone. Yesterday I went to a local gun show and kept gravitating towards an M48a Mauser that was in remarkable condition, for what I believe now is an alright value. Get it home, look her over even more and quite frankly am really digging the purchase (I always wanted a 98k, never had the chance to spend the money on one, and never really put much thought into a Yugo instead) but as I'm sure some you know, this has got to be one of the most thoroughly cosmolined rifles I've ever seen, and even having experience with Mosins and an SKS I'm a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the stuff.

What are everyone's go-to methods for getting slabs of cosmoline out of your rifles?

std7mag · November 7, 2021, 11:40 AM

Break out the boiling water and towels!

And congratulations on the new member of your family!

Lol

bobn · November 7, 2021, 11:49 AM

coleman stove gas.

BornFighting88 · November 7, 2021, 07:07 PM

Simple green and elbow grease.

I have had really good luck with this purple liquid degreaser from Sam’s Club. It is dirt cheap for a gallon of it, either dilute it or leave it full strength. It doesn’t damage metal and cuts through the toughest gunk. I use it for cleaning out the gunk in my flintlock after a hard day of chasing the elusive brown four legged trophy creatures. Maybe two treatments of hot tap water and this degreaser down the bore, brand new!!!

If you have some old beat up tee shirts you don’t mind ripping up for rags, now is the time to break them out.

November 7, 2021, 11:06 AM	#1
PushPuller Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2018 Posts: 156	Yugo M48A, neck deep in cosmoline Good morning everyone. Yesterday I went to a local gun show and kept gravitating towards an M48a Mauser that was in remarkable condition, for what I believe now is an alright value. Get it home, look her over even more and quite frankly am really digging the purchase (I always wanted a 98k, never had the chance to spend the money on one, and never really put much thought into a Yugo instead) but as I'm sure some you know, this has got to be one of the most thoroughly cosmolined rifles I've ever seen, and even having experience with Mosins and an SKS I'm a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the stuff. What are everyone's go-to methods for getting slabs of cosmoline out of your rifles?

November 7, 2021, 11:40 AM	#2
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,611	Break out the boiling water and towels! And congratulations on the new member of your family! Lol __________________ When our own government declares itself as "tyrannical", where does that leave us??!! "Januarary 6th insurrection". Funny, I didn't see a single piece of rope...

November 7, 2021, 11:49 AM	#3
bobn Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,120	coleman stove gas.

November 7, 2021, 07:07 PM	#4
BornFighting88 Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2021 Posts: 454	Simple green and elbow grease. I have had really good luck with this purple liquid degreaser from Sam’s Club. It is dirt cheap for a gallon of it, either dilute it or leave it full strength. It doesn’t damage metal and cuts through the toughest gunk. I use it for cleaning out the gunk in my flintlock after a hard day of chasing the elusive brown four legged trophy creatures. Maybe two treatments of hot tap water and this degreaser down the bore, brand new!!! If you have some old beat up tee shirts you don’t mind ripping up for rags, now is the time to break them out.