Paranoia/Question for ex or current CF... or anyone who knows
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Lee Enfield said:
A stainless brush you can pull through the bore by hand cant be anyworse than a bullet pushed down the bore by a small explosian
And only a few swipes are needed
A brass brush can fool ya into thinking the bore is still gunky cuz you will continue to get dirty patches out of it (the brush is dissolving)
Any bore cleaning is better than some 'casual' gun owners who arent even aware it should be done once every few years...
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- Tucson, Arizona
The reason for BOILING HOT water is that it expands all those microscopic cracks in the bore so the primer salts will wash out. Even so, we were taught to check the bore for three days after going to the range.
The military bore cleaning habits of current CF and most living ex CF are irrelevant to the problem you described. CF weapons have chrome lined bores and use modern non-corrosive ammunition.
CLP does little to prevent the corrosive salts from old communist surplus ammunition from corroding the un-lined bore of your old rifle.
I've swabbed a bore with CLP after firing corrosive and a few weeks later pulled out a patch full of orange.
Follow the advice that others have posted for cleaning corrosive ammo. Use boiling water to flush out the salts, until the rifle is hot enough to quickly dry itself out and thereby prevent corrosion from the water. Stand it in the corner for a few minutes with the bolt removed until it is dry, then use an ammonia based bore cleaner to remove copper deposits and powder fouling and oil to prevent rust.
CLP does little to prevent the corrosive salts from old communist surplus ammunition from corroding the un-lined bore of your old rifle.
I've swabbed a bore with CLP after firing corrosive and a few weeks later pulled out a patch full of orange.
Follow the advice that others have posted for cleaning corrosive ammo. Use boiling water to flush out the salts, until the rifle is hot enough to quickly dry itself out and thereby prevent corrosion from the water. Stand it in the corner for a few minutes with the bolt removed until it is dry, then use an ammonia based bore cleaner to remove copper deposits and powder fouling and oil to prevent rust.
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