field strip a hakim

[mdouglas1980]

I was reading in my little manual that came with it and it sounds a little foreboding. It seems like it's pretty straight forward and I would have liked to have done it at least once before shooting it. So I know my fellow calgunners have them and I was wondering if it's just sounding scary and really isn't. Also should I also clean the gas system if shooting corrosive surplus through it, and if so how the heck to I go about doing that?
Thanks

[Eat Dirt]

Here's a good place to look for looking how to break down the Hakim

http://surplusrifle.com/hakim/rifledisassembly/index.asp

Really good info. Picture by picture on how to do it
After the first time it will be a snap ............
At least there are No little parts to roll away

Now for cleaning the gas system .. I shoot some bore cleaner into the gas tube above the barrel untill it dripd down into the barrel
Then use some long pipe cleaners ( get them at Wal-Mart art and craft section ) and stuff them all the way into the gas tube to get any crud out
Them start cleaning the barrel like usuall

[TRAP55]

Garand thumb hurts, Hakim thumb damned near amputates!
Follow those directions, pay attention to Figure 10 and the instructions with it, that spring will put stuff into low orbit.
Other than that, one of the easiest to field strip.

[Someguy925]

I've heard the gas tube is made of stainless steel, so it won't corrode so easily. But good idea to clean it out once in a while with pipe cleaner.

[mdouglas1980]

thanks again everyone. I striped it tonight and it was actually really easy, but what do they make a 7.92 bore brush? I just realized I don't have one for my Hakim

[Paul S]

thanks again everyone. I striped it tonight and it was actually really easy, but what do they make a 7.92 bore brush? I just realized I don't have one for my Hakim

You'll surely get advise from guys more knowledgeable than I... but
my .30 caliber cleaning kit lists the bronze brush as suitable for .30, .32 & 8 mm. That surely seems to me it would work well in your 7.92 Hakim.

Paul S

[Nodda Duma]

You can easily find an 8mm bore brush

Clean gas port valve area. That is not stainless unlike the tube, and sees lots of corrosion.