How do YOU clean up after shooting corrosive ammo?

[SoLDneR]

Not what he said..

cleans with gunzilla .. and has shot 2 crates with no issues

I do a normal cleaning routine nothing different than non corrosive ammo.

I know,what i mean is he clean 1 time with gunzilla and since then 2 crates without cleaning and no rust etc..

 

[insurrecto]

x3 for GUNZILLA. Just a few passes with a patch and brush(& soak the sooty end of the gas piston overnight), but I shoot at least once or twice a week and usually only clean after three or four sessions(less often for my chrome barrel).

I use water and other solvents occasionally, maybe every 3-4 months especially if I'm too busy to shoot for awhile...

 

[iloveak47]

rince with hot water, no soap, then normal cleaning routine with hoppes no9

 

[Got Juice?]

After shooting corrosive ammo, I hand the gun back to my buddy and say, 'thanks for letting me shoot a few rounds through it!


(LOL)

 

[haretrigger]

Boiling water down the barrel, and gas system, then solvent, and oil and I'm set.

X4 or so.

I also take the precaution of spraying the barrel and gas system with WD40, or whatever brand of spray lube I have handy until I get home to prevent the rust from forming. Not sure if it really helps all that much. I find that helps to loosen up the carbon deposits slightly though.

 

[svt1940]

I use straight boiling water, then clean as normal. Use a little funnel, only adds minutes to the cleaning routine.

x1 boilling water is effective and cheap
Jocelyn

 

[webster]

As many others have said, boiling water, then clean as normal. Make sure you get ALL that crap out.

 

[Beer_drinker]

little trick if you use hot water, rest the muzzle on a sponge to slow the flow of water, this way it builds up and get's into all the rifling/gas tube and stays there for a bit longer.

 

[tootall]

Does anyone use soap on their gun?
I chose the "Hot water and soap...AKA take it in the shower" option as there was no "BOILING HOT water" option.
Oh yeah, I also follow it with the WW2 vintage corrosive bore stuff. Stinks like all hell but saves the bore.

 

[haretrigger]

little trick if you use hot water, rest the muzzle on a sponge to slow the flow of water, this way it builds up and get's into all the rifling/gas tube and stays there for a bit longer.

Thats a great idea! Thanks

 

[shredder0]

I use a home mix known as "ed's red" and it works all the time.

 

[goldenbb]

Gunzilla is all you need.

 

[Smitsauce]

Gunzilla. The copperzilla is amazing as well. I give it a good dose with the copperzilla and let sit an hour or over night(depending how much time I have) and then repeat a few times and you should see the black/blue powder/copper mung come out of it!!! Finish off with regular Gunzilla to clean the outside and bore to protect it until the next time it sees daylight. You should try it if you haven't yet!

 

[the_klenzer]

CorrosionX
Got it from Reliable Arms when I told them I don't always get a chance to clean my rifle (a couple days sometimes) after shooting corrosive ammo.
Maybe overkill, but was cheap enough and haven't had a problem.

 

[weimajack]

After shooting corrosive ammo, shot 5 rounds of non corrosive ammo, it's will be done.

Non corrosive ammo will burn all coorsive salt.

 

[Until the Angels Fall]

After shooting corrosive ammo, shot 5 rounds of non corrosive ammo, it's will be done.

Non corrosive ammo will burn all coorsive salt.

Really? I thought about doing that...never tried tho lol

 

[Blindeyes]

I first use Windex then follow by normal rifle cleaning.

 

[y2k]

I use straight boiling water, then clean as normal. Use a little funnel, only adds minutes to the cleaning routine.

Same here.

 

[saskcop]

After shooting corrosive ammo, shot 5 rounds of non corrosive ammo, it's will be done.

Non corrosive ammo will burn all coorsive salt.

Is that foolproof? I am assuming that you have been doing this and that your gun is not rusting or pitting.

With the price of non-corrosive ammo these days, I would think that it would be cheaper to just clean the gun and save the non-corrosive stuff.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Hot water is definitely the best route. Think of it from a chemical perspective; it's corrosive mercurial salts. What's the best way to dissolve a salt based composition that doesn't cost $50 an ounce? Good old hot water
Then yes x2 on the Ed's Red. I generally just dump all the removable components that have been exposed to the gas into boiling water, scrub them down with a rag then into an old pot full of ed's red to displace the water in the tight spots. It's part of general cleaning routine anyway.
It makes warm butter out of even the hardest caked on carbon in about 5 minutes And it costs me about $2.00 a liter to make!
But there is no advertisements for it, and it doesn't cost obscene amounts of money, so it couldn't possibly work right?