corrosive ammo cleaning?

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elvis3006

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what is the best product or method of cleaning corrosive ammo residue out of your barrell ? hoppes #9 or just hot soapy water?
 
If you're away from home for a few days with your rifle, just give it a really good blast with WD40 til it drips out, then clean normally when you get home. It doesn't take much to rinse out the salts, but it doesn't take much for the rust to start if you don't.
 
green said:
Plain hot water, dry, and then clean normally.
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Much agreement here.

Everybody note: the salt residues we want to wash away are not soluble in most modern bore cleaners. Water is ideal for this.

I witnessed a beautiful CZ-75 barrel get ruined years ago. Guy shot corrosive ammo, then cleaned with bore solvent and oil. Weeks later, the barrel was found pitted. The oil coat in the bore did nothing to stop the process, only the rust underneath was moist instead of dry.
 
1.) Windex with Ammonia D - this neutralizes the corrosive salts and wipe the bore clean
2.) Hoppes #9
3.) Brush
4.) repeat 1-3 until clean
5.) Lubricate (G96, Remington oil or desired)
 
If it's a bolt action, hot water down the bore to neutralise the mercuric oxides. If it's a semi auto, pistol or rifle, strip it down and put all of the parts that the gasses reach into a pan of hot water. Boiling is best but hot tap water in the tub will do fine.

I to had an Inglis 1t series MkII P35 hi power's barrel ruined by lending it to a friend for a surplus shoot. He didn't get a chance to return the pistol for a couple of months as he was at the coast. While down there he picked up some milsurp 9mm at Lever Arms and as he didn't even know corrosive ammunition existed, he didn't clean the bore. It wen from being excellent to fair in two months. Needless to say I was a bit POed. He did pay for a replacement bbl. Not an Inglis though.

The story is off topic and I apologise. I'm not trying to hijack your OP. Just trying to point out how much damage some of this stuff can do when not taken care of properly.

Forget the Windex. It works and one thing it does have going for it, is that it isn't as likely to freeze on an outdoor range during winter. It's the water in the Windex that does the job. The rest of the stuff in the bottle, just makes it smell cleaner. It's the same story with CLP, it is a water based solvent/cleaner. I will admit, it does the job when there isn't lots of water around. It is a bit hard to get it into and out of a gas system though.
 
bearhunter said:
neutralise the mercuric oxides.
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Mercury fulminate hasn't been used in a century or more in priming compound. It is heavy metal SALTS that cause the corrosion, not oxides.


BTW, I have never used water to "wash" out a barrel after using corrosive ammo. Might consider it if something is going into long term storage, but otherwise I haven't seen it as necessary, PROVIDED the gun is cleaned.

This is especially true now what I generally use a water based cleaner (MPro-7).


We do clean blackpowder guns using a bucket of hot soapy water and use the ramrod/jag with a tight patch to form a "piston" which repeatedly draws water in and out of the barrel.
 
"...Windex with Ammonia D..." Does nothing. It's the water content that flushes the primer salts. Soapy water isn't needed either.
Flushing the barrel and gas system with plain hot water then a regular cleaning is enough.
 
I picked up one those little clothes steamers with the hose. I found it at a second hand store. I put a small nozzle on the end of the hose. It works great for cleaning the rifle. The steam gets the salts out of all the nooks and crannies. the hot steam heats up the metal as well so the remaining condensate evaporates quickly.
Then I clean it with standard bore cleaner and oil with Rem oil.
Boiling water also works well I just found it was messy.
 
sunray said:
"...Windex with Ammonia D..." Does nothing. It's the water content that flushes the primer salts. Soapy water isn't needed either.
Flushing the barrel and gas system with plain hot water then a regular cleaning is enough.
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"Windex with Ammonia D" actually does do something. Windex is nothing more than soap and water, which cleans the barrel using a patch. The Ammonia D component is what makes it evaporate quickly leaving your barrel clean and dry. You can continue using conventional water, but that's just what it is. Just water.. when you can using something better.
 
Zokakoka said:
1.) Windex with Ammonia D - this neutralizes the corrosive salts and wipe the bore clean
2.) Hoppes #9
3.) Brush
4.) repeat 1-3 until clean
5.) Lubricate (G96, Remington oil or desired)
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+1


Thats exactly how to protect your gun when shooting corrosive (which is all i shoot in my red rifles).




Zokakoka said:
"Windex with Ammonia D" actually does do something. Windex is nothing more than soap and water, which cleans the barrel using a patch. The Ammonia D component is what makes it evaporate quickly leaving your barrel clean and dry. You can continue using conventional water, but that's just what it is. Just water.. when you can using something better.
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Correct... Listen to this guy ^^^ :p ;)
 
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