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Old 11-13-2004, 11:59 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by solo2020
After procrastinating for a month, I am going to go ahead and buy the Mosin Nagant or Enfield (if the price is right) tomorrow.

Any tips on restoring, repairing, and general maintenance on a gun this old? Do I have clean off the storage wax?

yes you have to clean them before operating them, and thats not wax, thats called cosmoline, and its such a pain in the ass to remove that there are websites dedicated to telling you the easier ways to remove it!


http://www.aloofhosting.com/enfieldrifles/ti11.htm



good luck man
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