Marstar Czech surplus, Corrosive?

People used to shoot "corrosive" ammo for ages and during WW1 and WW2, but we still can find a good rifles with nice bores. Just clean it after each shoot with warm soapy water, clean it and use regular cleaning procedure and you'll be fine.

Note, that lacquered ammo isn't the best for bolt as it was designed for semi and full-auto. Try to find brass cases or bi-metal ones (plated).
 
I found that leakage of water into the action and bedding can be virtually eliminated by adding a short section of an old automotive hose to the end of the funnel.

If the water is hot enough, and you pour the whole kettle through, the rifle will get very hot and dry out in minutes. I spray down the bore with WD40 to be sure that any remaining moisture is gone and then clean as normal. The whole process only adds a few extra minutes to cleaning.
 
thanks so much for the tips.

also, thank you for the information about the lacquered/steel cases guess_kto, I'll try to find brass stuff instead of the marstar stuff.

btw, see you tomorow ! :)

-Derek
 
I have a mosin myself, I only shoot corrosive ammo. I clean my rifle when I get home, sometimes the day after. Have not had a problem.
Remember, this thing was designed and built to be handled by the most illiterate peasants the Soviet Union could field, and under less than ideal conditions (2 world wars and assorted revolutions). It is a TOUGH rifle.
 
Hey I'm descended from those illiterate peasants :(!!

:D
yeah I figure it's tough.
I was just afraid of the dark, so to speak.
the jitters are gone now and I'm really excited to start hauling in crates of that old stuff :D:D:D
 
scottie_ said:
clean? sks? nah....

I've cleaned it twice since I've gotten it. Once when I first got it and took it apart and got the cosmo out and a second time at abount 600 rounds. I am now down to only about 14 boxes of Czech stuff left. oh well :D
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I will GUARENTEE that the gas cylinder on an SKS IS NOT chromed!

Sueprised that no one has mentioned the Canadian armourer's funnel. They should still be around, and it's what I use. Works on ANYTHING you can clean from the arse end. The military called it "boiling out" Just a kettle and boiling hot water. (clean and oil afterwards) Has worked for the empire quite well from the inception of the Lee Enfield. Hot water has also done a good job on the Martini, Snider, and rifles before that.
 
hey figgure it this way . what type of ammo do you think has been used in that rifle - pistol in the past by the previous users? corrsiove ammo of course. and they cleaned it the way you should clean it. I picked up this US-GI bore cleaner in the states. you can get a funnel and place a hose on the end that will fit in the bore and then pour boiling water through. and then dry it and oil it. and check the bore in a couple of days. or try to find some of the GI bore cleaner . check out the web site mosin nagant . net I read that you can use a 50-50 soulition of ammonia and water. don;t miss out on some cheap shooting and fun just because you don;t want to clean. dry out the barrel well after using the ammonia and oil.black power shooters use boiling water because black power is corossive. have fun.
 
Come on guys, everybody knows that when you fire just a few rounds of corrosive ammo the barrel will self destruct within twenty minutes....

On a more serious note, we have sold several million rds of the CZ ammo it is reliable and cheap.... So enjoy
John
 
Just got home from the range earlier.... the cz858 sat for 5-6 hours after... just boilded a pot of h2o and down through the receiver with it!

She dried quickly due to the heat and then G96 the entire thing... done.

hp
 
Thanks for all the help and re-assurange bros!

I guess it was just a fear of the dark thing..
i heard corrosive, saw warnings to clean after shooting, and assumed the worst.

and ghost226, sounds stellar!

-Derek
 
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