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New cleaning tip for corrosive
3/29/2010 12:37:11 AM
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust. 
3/29/2010 12:43:30 AM
Good idea.
Thanks.
Thanks.
3/29/2010 3:21:43 AM
nice tip..... useful.....
thanks......
thanks......
3/29/2010 1:34:34 PM
Hmmm, I just get the cleaning capsule brush wet with soapy water and use that to clean the parts that get in contact with the gas residue.
After I dry the brush I use it to oil the rifle too. No need to make this more difficult than it has to be. BSW
After I dry the brush I use it to oil the rifle too. No need to make this more difficult than it has to be. BSW
3/29/2010 3:12:25 PM
Is all you have to worry about is the barrel? I'm guessing the whole chamber especially the firing pin area would need to be cleaned. Also how about the piston? Do you need to disassemle the piston to clean?
3/29/2010 3:43:57 PM
Originally Posted By ratdog43:
Is all you have to worry about is the barrel? I'm guessing the whole chamber especially the firing pin area would need to be cleaned. Also how about the piston? Do you need to disassemle the piston to clean?
Is all you have to worry about is the barrel? I'm guessing the whole chamber especially the firing pin area would need to be cleaned. Also how about the piston? Do you need to disassemle the piston to clean?
Anything with gas residue on it needs to be cleaned with water.
The manual http://www.box.net/shared/cu2djae1zb has instructions for cleaning in it. I substitute soapy water for the 'alkali solution' the manual calls for. BSW
4/10/2010 6:08:17 PM
Lately I've been cleaning without using water at all, just Hoppes on a boresnake for the barrel and CLP for everything else. It's probably too soon for me to sign off on this method as a permanent change but I haven't seen any rust develop after 10 days. In the usual places rust comes on within a day at most, normally rust begins in the brake before I even get home (depending on humidity here in Houston). So far nothing yet.
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4/13/2010 12:30:11 PM
Originally Posted By tstorm31:
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
I bought a turkey baster for my Mauser K98 to do just that. What is the best way to clean the gas block? That seems to be the trickiest part. Thanks.
4/14/2010 3:31:35 AM
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
I bought a turkey baster for my Mauser K98 to do just that. What is the best way to clean the gas block? That seems to be the trickiest part. Thanks.
Originally Posted By tstorm31:
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
I bought a turkey baster for my Mauser K98 to do just that. What is the best way to clean the gas block? That seems to be the trickiest part. Thanks.
Simple, just remove the gas tube and squirt water into the gas block. Scrub. Then flush with more water. Just keep the muzzle pointing down so the water will run through the gas port and out the barrel. Then dry with paper towel, swabs, or whatever you have. I should have mentioned this in my OP, but you should do the gas block first. That way, you wont have to scrub the barrel all over again.
4/14/2010 9:22:18 AM
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
4/14/2010 9:39:45 AM
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Call me simple but I use the cleaning rod from under the barrel and brush from the cleaning capsule.
1st pass is with soapy water, making sure the water drains thru the gas port. I then dry out the inside of the gas block and lightly oil the interior, again making sure some oil makes it thru the gas port.
BSW
4/14/2010 12:55:44 PM
Originally Posted By briansmithwins:
Call me simple but I use the cleaning rod from under the barrel and brush from the cleaning capsule.
1st pass is with soapy water, making sure the water drains thru the gas port. I then dry out the inside of the gas block and lightly oil the interior, again making sure some oil makes it thru the gas port.
BSW
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Call me simple but I use the cleaning rod from under the barrel and brush from the cleaning capsule.
1st pass is with soapy water, making sure the water drains thru the gas port. I then dry out the inside of the gas block and lightly oil the interior, again making sure some oil makes it thru the gas port.
BSW
Cool. Thanks. I understand the importance of lubricating the moving parts of the rifle, but just out of curiosity, why do you oil the gas port after cleaning it?
4/14/2010 1:15:32 PM
I oil is because I've stripped all the old oil off with the soapy water, which was needed to dissolve the corrosive salts. The unprotected steel needs protection from regular corrosion, as well as any salts that I didn't get when cleaning.
Generally, I check rifles that I've shot corrosive thru the day after shooting. I look for any rust spots that may have popped up a day after the first cleaning.
Before shooting I generally wipe the piston, gas tube, block, and bore with a dry patch to get any excess oil (and carbon the oil's pulled off the steel) of those parts.
The worst rusting I've ever had was when I cleaned with soapy water at the range, dried the rifle, and didn't oil it. I had lots of flash rusting by the time I made it home and opened the rifle case, which was about 45 minutes. BSW
Generally, I check rifles that I've shot corrosive thru the day after shooting. I look for any rust spots that may have popped up a day after the first cleaning.
Before shooting I generally wipe the piston, gas tube, block, and bore with a dry patch to get any excess oil (and carbon the oil's pulled off the steel) of those parts.
The worst rusting I've ever had was when I cleaned with soapy water at the range, dried the rifle, and didn't oil it. I had lots of flash rusting by the time I made it home and opened the rifle case, which was about 45 minutes. BSW
4/14/2010 5:01:38 PM
Originally Posted By briansmithwins:
I oil is because I've stripped all the old oil off with the soapy water, which was needed to dissolve the corrosive salts. The unprotected steel needs protection from regular corrosion, as well as any salts that I didn't get when cleaning.
Generally, I check rifles that I've shot corrosive thru the day after shooting. I look for any rust spots that may have popped up a day after the first cleaning.
Before shooting I generally wipe the piston, gas tube, block, and bore with a dry patch to get any excess oil (and carbon the oil's pulled off the steel) of those parts.
The worst rusting I've ever had was when I cleaned with soapy water at the range, dried the rifle, and didn't oil it. I had lots of flash rusting by the time I made it home and opened the rifle case, which was about 45 minutes. BSW
I oil is because I've stripped all the old oil off with the soapy water, which was needed to dissolve the corrosive salts. The unprotected steel needs protection from regular corrosion, as well as any salts that I didn't get when cleaning.
Generally, I check rifles that I've shot corrosive thru the day after shooting. I look for any rust spots that may have popped up a day after the first cleaning.
Before shooting I generally wipe the piston, gas tube, block, and bore with a dry patch to get any excess oil (and carbon the oil's pulled off the steel) of those parts.
The worst rusting I've ever had was when I cleaned with soapy water at the range, dried the rifle, and didn't oil it. I had lots of flash rusting by the time I made it home and opened the rifle case, which was about 45 minutes. BSW
Wow! Rusting within 45 minutes. I can see where the oil comes in handy. Thanks!
4/14/2010 11:23:36 PM
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
Cool. Thanks. I understand the importance of lubricating the moving parts of the rifle, but just out of curiosity, why do you oil the gas port after cleaning it?
Originally Posted By briansmithwins:
Call me simple but I use the cleaning rod from under the barrel and brush from the cleaning capsule.
1st pass is with soapy water, making sure the water drains thru the gas port. I then dry out the inside of the gas block and lightly oil the interior, again making sure some oil makes it thru the gas port.
BSW
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Call me simple but I use the cleaning rod from under the barrel and brush from the cleaning capsule.
1st pass is with soapy water, making sure the water drains thru the gas port. I then dry out the inside of the gas block and lightly oil the interior, again making sure some oil makes it thru the gas port.
BSW
Cool. Thanks. I understand the importance of lubricating the moving parts of the rifle, but just out of curiosity, why do you oil the gas port after cleaning it?
It's metal and can rust too.
5/8/2010 9:22:38 PM
non coated or finished steel rusts in the open air always has always will unless its stainless steel
5/9/2010 12:16:48 PM
Originally Posted By Sinatra:
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
Thanks for the info. What is the best tool or utensil to use to scrub the gas block?
IMO,a .50 cal. nylon bore brush,use 20 gauge mop for the gas tube.
5/14/2010 5:30:11 PM
Or you could use my method: CLP Break-Free with a military cleaning kid and rod, just the same as I clean without corrossive ammo. I've never had a problem from the get-go. The water that you're using to pre-clean your rifle with is what's giving you all the rust. It likes to hide in places that are hard to get to.
I've only ever had a problem with rust one time and that was recently when it was absolutely pissing down rain on me during my last couple courses of fire with my Krinkov. Once again, I took it home and cleaned it just like I normally would and haven't had a problem with any of my rifles since.
I've only ever had a problem with rust one time and that was recently when it was absolutely pissing down rain on me during my last couple courses of fire with my Krinkov. Once again, I took it home and cleaned it just like I normally would and haven't had a problem with any of my rifles since.
6/20/2010 11:44:11 PM
Originally Posted By tstorm31:
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
If you use a turkey baster to run water down the barrel and gas block, you dont have to worry about drenching the rest of the gun and causing rust in some missed corner. Just fill the baster with hot soapy water, insert the end into the chamber and squeeze. I have been using this method for years and have never had any problem with rust.
Or do what I do, after soaking it in the tub, put it in the oven on "warm". Then clean it and lube it well.
