7.62MM X 39 corrosive?
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NaCL in the primers is the only difference. When fired, it mixes with moisture and rusts. If you clean your CZ or SKS with boiling water, Hoppes, bore solvent, etc., this won't happen.
Save your $$$ and buy cases of corrosive ammo and put the extra $$$ into accessories.
"...clean my guns the day after..." The primer salts need to be flushed out before regular cleaning. Regular solvents won't clean 'em out. A kettle full of very hot water(doesn't have to actually be boiling) will. Be sure to flush the gas system too. Get a goose necked funnel.
Your rifle isn't going to dissolve in 24 hours though. Flush the same day in winter. Bringing the rifle into your house when the steel is cold will cause condensation in the barrel. As mentioned, salt and moisture aren't a good combination. Still won't dissolve quickly, but a quick flush will make the problem go away.
Your rifle isn't going to dissolve in 24 hours though. Flush the same day in winter. Bringing the rifle into your house when the steel is cold will cause condensation in the barrel. As mentioned, salt and moisture aren't a good combination. Still won't dissolve quickly, but a quick flush will make the problem go away.
You can spray your entire CZ/SKS with WD40 after you shoot it, and throw it in your safe for up to 3 months. The WD40 will make a moisture barrier between itself then the gun. Clean when you head out to shoot again.
Every time I hit the range or gravel pit I use 300-500 rounds. A good cleaning is in order, so no big deal. Its the salts in the primers that cause corrosion. Water will work but so does a good cleaning solvent. WD-40 is ok for a short time, but leaves a residue behind after the rest of it has evaporated.
I don't use corrosive ammo for hunting, so immediate cleaning is not so important, however a quick pass with a lightly oiled swab is always good insurance.
I don't use corrosive ammo for hunting, so immediate cleaning is not so important, however a quick pass with a lightly oiled swab is always good insurance.
I clean my firearms immediately after I get home after range session because that's how I was brought up and, latterly, trianed but, really, I think (since the internet ?) too much is made out of the corrosive ammo issue - please remember that at one time all ammo was corrosive and there wasn't an overabundance of dicks on the sidewalk from guys dicks falling off cos they hadn't poured boiling water down their rifles every day 
Relax, shoot the rifle with corrosive or whatever you have and clean properly and you will be fine.
Relax, shoot the rifle with corrosive or whatever you have and clean properly and you will be fine.
well after i get home from the range i usually clean my guns sometime i wait till the next morning so i'll just clean the cz right when i get home with my regular gun cleanign sulvents n that maybe flush it with water b4. i'm sure the cz will b ok.
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It's a sub $200 gun!!!! clean it whenever. If it rusts out (which it will never do) then get a new one!!! But beware of the pitting from the corrosive ammo it will ruin your olympic dreams of making the shooting team. Oh and if you dont clean it before the barrel cools your D&*k will fall off. LOL
P.S. dont worry about it, clean it as usual or dont. Just have fun with it. Leave the worrying for more expensive toys.
P.P.S. Just realized you were talking about the CZ858 not the SKS. Disregard the above statements and clean the S#@t out of it fast!!!!
P.S. dont worry about it, clean it as usual or dont. Just have fun with it. Leave the worrying for more expensive toys.
P.P.S. Just realized you were talking about the CZ858 not the SKS. Disregard the above statements and clean the S#@t out of it fast!!!!
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To clarify, it is actually KCl, potassium chloride, which is generated from KClO3, potassium chlorate primer compounds when ignited. Although KCl is similar to NaCl, it is not the same as NaCl, which is the base constituent of table salt.
IIRC, potassium based primers are one of the most common corrosive primers out there, if not the only ones.
