Corrosive ammo?
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Just think of it as good reason to practice field strips as fast as you can.
Just kidding. When I used corrosive ammo I would just clean it as soon as I got home from the range. Remember to use lots of hot water to remove all the corrosive salts.
Just kidding. When I used corrosive ammo I would just clean it as soon as I got home from the range. Remember to use lots of hot water to remove all the corrosive salts.
Some shooters will wipe out the barrel as soon as they have stopped shooting, and then clean thoroughly as soon as they are home. I suspect environmental factors would contribute to the speed with which the corrosive salts might start to attack the bore. Hot, humid might be worse than cold, dry. Using corrosive ammunition is not the same as pouring acid down the barrel. it is also common practice to clean the bore daily for a few days after shooting, to make sure all salts have been eliminated.
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I'm afraid to look......
but I shot some of that Czech corrosive ammo out of my CZ and SKS about two months ago. When I got home my step-son was really sick, I forgot to clean the two rifles and just thought about it now.....I guess I know what I'm doing tonight...........Would black powder solvent be advisable?
but I shot some of that Czech corrosive ammo out of my CZ and SKS about two months ago. When I got home my step-son was really sick, I forgot to clean the two rifles and just thought about it now.....I guess I know what I'm doing tonight...........Would black powder solvent be advisable?
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I just wonder, how bad is it really?
I am sure in a war situation etc. that the guns this ammo was designed for are not cleaned everyday.
I haven't cleaned my SKS yet, I have used it 3 times since I got it about 3 weeks ago. I plan to do it tomorrow. I do know a few people who don't clean their 7.62X39s very often, so far no issues.
I am sure in a war situation etc. that the guns this ammo was designed for are not cleaned everyday.
I haven't cleaned my SKS yet, I have used it 3 times since I got it about 3 weeks ago. I plan to do it tomorrow. I do know a few people who don't clean their 7.62X39s very often, so far no issues.
I left my sks overnight once after shooting it. There was some surface rust already starting inside the gas tube. It wiped off pretty easily, but now I boresnake it quickly at the range, and clean it thoroughly with water and oil immediately after getting back from the range.
Sometimes I take an electric kettle to the range with me. When I'm done shooting I use a Lee-Enfield funnel to pour the boiling water. Then a brush with Hoppe's and a couple oiled patches, and we're good to go.
If it's rusted, you're SOL. The Chinese and Russian SKS's have a chrome bore, so the barrel should be ok, Yugo's do not. however the gas system/bolt face/etc could be rusted.
The CZ-58S has a chrome bore, the 858 does not.
It'll also depend on storage conditions. I forgot to clean a SVT after shooting once and remembered it 2 months later. Because I'm in AB and have a light bulb for dehumidifying in my gun case, there was just a little surface rust on the piston. Got out of it very lucky.
If it's rusted, you're SOL. The Chinese and Russian SKS's have a chrome bore, so the barrel should be ok, Yugo's do not. however the gas system/bolt face/etc could be rusted.
The CZ-58S has a chrome bore, the 858 does not.
It'll also depend on storage conditions. I forgot to clean a SVT after shooting once and remembered it 2 months later. Because I'm in AB and have a light bulb for dehumidifying in my gun case, there was just a little surface rust on the piston. Got out of it very lucky.
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I left my norinco SKS for about a week once after shooting a couple hundred rounds of the Czech stuff.
There was signifigant rust in the bore, on the gas system (especially the gas piston), the bolt and bolt carrier, and even in the magazine!
I'm figuring my SKS will last about 1 more crate (3 crates total) before it seizes up. My bolt is rusted "bubbly".
Pretty much, as soon as you get home from the range, rip it to pieces, and scrub it to hell. The bluing/treatment on Norinco SKSs does not at all prevent rust.
There was signifigant rust in the bore, on the gas system (especially the gas piston), the bolt and bolt carrier, and even in the magazine!
I'm figuring my SKS will last about 1 more crate (3 crates total) before it seizes up. My bolt is rusted "bubbly".
Pretty much, as soon as you get home from the range, rip it to pieces, and scrub it to hell. The bluing/treatment on Norinco SKSs does not at all prevent rust.
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Rubikahn said:
In my experience, except maybe for a very humid summer day, it is OK to wait until you get home. Then use lots of warm or hot water to brush the bore and gas system parts, and dry. Clean as usual with bore cleaner. My favorite bore cleaner is Hoppes 9, it is an old formula in which corrosive salts are soluable (just in the unlikely case you missed anything with the water scrub!)
I have shot lots of corrosive for years and have not had any problems since cleaning this way.
I shoot it in my Chinese SKS .
The rust always shows up in the gas tube first .
I suggest to clean it when you get home after use .
lots of people recommend boiling water , I'm sure its the right thing to do but pouring scalding hot water everywhere isn't my idea of cleaning a $ 150.00 gun . I read where someone recommended Windex for cleaning so I tried it . Works great on my rifle . First I scrub it with Windex then hose it down in brake cleaner and then re-oil / grease and reassemble . I have left it for quite a while and no rust ever comes back doing this . The gun is five years old and has about 3500 rounds through it now .
just my 2 cents
The rust always shows up in the gas tube first .
I suggest to clean it when you get home after use .
lots of people recommend boiling water , I'm sure its the right thing to do but pouring scalding hot water everywhere isn't my idea of cleaning a $ 150.00 gun . I read where someone recommended Windex for cleaning so I tried it . Works great on my rifle . First I scrub it with Windex then hose it down in brake cleaner and then re-oil / grease and reassemble . I have left it for quite a while and no rust ever comes back doing this . The gun is five years old and has about 3500 rounds through it now .
just my 2 cents
