The Mosin Minute - Episode 69: Field Strip and Cleaning the Romanian Tokarev TTC (Part 1)

Alrightly folks, a lot of you have been asking for this for some time now, so here it is! This is the first video of 2 showing how a newbie performs a basic field strip of the Romanian Tokarev TTC, then cleans the gun after disassembly. As a side note, I know I called this a Tokarev TT-33 in my last vid about it, but as we all know, that's not correct. That's the Soviet designation of the gun, this is just a Romanian knock-off...albeit a very inexpensive one, I got this from Southern Ohio Gun on a Christmas Holiday special sale: $164.95 + shipping (and $10 hand select fee, it's worth the extra money).

And I want to stress, as I try to with all of my films, I'm brand new at using this gun and this is definitely NOT the only way to perform the field strip...and doing it in this manner, there are a few goofs, but I did it this way on purpose so that beginners can see common mistakes in the field strip process.

After we disassemble this puppy, I show you how I personally clean these types of guns. Since I didn't really clean it before shooting, and since I used Polish surplus ammo (which is corrosive), I use a copious amount of ammonia cleaner to neutralize the primer salts that are probably mixed in with the little cosmoline I found after initially receiving the pistol just before Christmas. This part is wrapped up at the end, before I re-clean it using regular solvents and such.

Part 2 will show the final clean-up and reassembly of the gun, which will follow shortly. So enjoy the video!

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[KernalOfTruth]

whoa, not expert at this obviously. maybe spend some time doing this before you film and you'll have it down.

[20thcenturyfilmdocs]

@KernalOfTruth Tnx for your useless comment...one of many I see...ass.

[RedArmyCommissar]

Throw it in bucket of Vodka, then shout at it that cowardice or jams will result in Stalin deporting it to Siberia.

Then load and fire. It will function flawlessly. 

[20thcenturyfilmdocs]

@RedArmyCommissar You know, I'm reading the Partisans Companion right now, which is a translation of the manual issued to Soviet partisans early in WW2...and they damn near say the same thing! Only they say use kerosine in a pinch to clear fouling...but I'm like, it's that going to catch fire if you do that during a gun battle? But it's right there in the f'ing manual...I should do some vids on that!

[762hillboy]

great video...i would oil the rails and i also use pipe cleaners on my guns...im working on a how to clean a ak/akm the gas hole in the barrel is such a big part and alot of people dont say shit about it.

[20thcenturyfilmdocs]

@762hillboy Tnx, you're defintely right about that...and it's such a pain to clean too!

[Lvl22nerd]

@RedArmyCommissar why isnt there stand up comedy strictly focused on us firearm enthusiasts??

[onmilo]

Adding some more.

It might come as a suprise but the Romanians chrome plated the bores of their Tokarevs.

I have a bunch of Romanian corrosive 7.62, shot my gun, cleaned everything but the barrel bore and let it sit for two weeks just to see what might happen.

Inside turned a funky blue-green orange color but cleaned right out with a nylon brush and some M-Pro 7 cleaner, no damage to the rifling at all.

[onmilo]

It might suprise you how much "corrosive crap" gets into all kinds of nooks and crannies.

Almost all modern corrosive ammunition uses potassium chlorate compounds and plain old hot water does a super, non stinky, job of cleaning them off the metal.

Older mercurial compounds require ammonia to properly neutralize. HTH

[onmilo]

@RedArmyCommissar Onmilo chuckles,,,,,

[20thcenturyfilmdocs]

@littleandres09 Yeah, it's REALLY hard to find these at gun shows for some reason...probably because they're cheaper than shit! Mos def, you need a C&R license, just 2-3 purchase with it will MORE than pay for the $30 fee to get the 3-year license...because you'll avoid $15-$50 in FFL dealer transfer fees!