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 navvet89
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Posted: 4/25/2012 12:07:21 PM
I clean it up and clean it well as soon as I can, then I go back in a few days and check on it.
I took a Mauser and enfield to the range last year and shot a few rounds of surplus, gave them a quick water rinse and swabbing with hoppes and oil when I got home and put them away. A few weeks later I checked the barrels to follow up and was treated with a thorough coating of light rust in both (looked like flour dusting). I used bore foam and a wire bore brush to remove it and rinsed/hoppes/oiled them again, no issues since then. I still shoot milsurp ammo but I clean it very well afterward. |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 12:56:06 PM
Squirt of G96 in bore and gas piston
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Posted: 4/25/2012 3:58:42 PM
Originally Posted By pjomalley:
Squirt of G96 in bore and gas piston Now that's minimum, you got me beat if that's all you do |
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evlblkwpnz
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Posted: 4/25/2012 4:31:18 PM
Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anyone mention brake cleaner. I just bought some 74s, mags, and some cases of 7n6, so it would be great if I can use brake cleaner as I have cases of it. Anyone use it and is there any reason that I shouldn't? Disturbing finishes is a non-issue to me.
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Posted: 4/25/2012 5:06:39 PM
No water, no Windex, just clean as normal with Hoppes and Brite Bore.
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Dinnertime
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Posted: 4/25/2012 10:06:21 PM
Just jump in the shower with it
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PhreakMode
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Posted: 4/26/2012 12:56:34 AM
Take this with a grain of salt (pun intended), it completely depends on the humidity in the area in which you shoot/store your rifle. I have a few AK-74s that have 10-15k through them over the past couple of years with zero barrel and gas path cleaning, quick spray of Ballistol and tuck it away.
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confusiussaid
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Posted: 4/26/2012 1:00:30 AM
Originally Posted By themonk:
I shoot a half a mag of non-corrosive before (lays down a nice layer of carbon) and the other half when I'm done shooting (blows out all the salts). It is like I have been shooting non-corrosive the whole time. Clean as I would any other rifle and have had no issues letting her sit for a week or two. That is a damn good idea. |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 7:41:49 PM
RMCGee, Soviet Army grunts were instructed to use issued gun oil in the field and to clean their rifles more thoroughly when their operations were over. I suspect they were / are in the habit of using a good deal of oil.
Bore cleaner was to be wamped up according to a prescribed formula, but if said fluid wasn't used within ia week it was to be discarded. I'll post the formula if anybody wants it. My pref in the modern world is to use World War Two era USGI bore cleaner, comes in small green cans with screw top lids. Tho rank it does a great job with minimum effort and is very cost effective. |
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evlblkwpnz
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Posted: 4/28/2012 1:44:06 AM
Originally Posted By Archivist_Dick:
RMCGee, Soviet Army grunts were instructed to use issued gun oil in the field and to clean their rifles more thoroughly when their operations were over. I suspect they were / are in the habit of using a good deal of oil. Bore cleaner was to be wamped up according to a prescribed formula, but if said fluid wasn't used within ia week it was to be discarded. I'll post the formula if anybody wants it. My pref in the modern world is to use World War Two era USGI bore cleaner, comes in small green cans with screw top lids. Tho rank it does a great job with minimum effort and is very cost effective. I am interested in the formula. Thank you! |
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Posted: 4/28/2012 1:59:01 PM
I use brake cleaner for some the harder to reach areas and to displace/remove other liquids before laying down WD40, clp or motor oil for storage. I just clean my rifles the same way whether I shoot corrosive or non-corrosive.
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Posted: 4/28/2012 3:25:01 PM
Originally Posted By Dinnertime:
Just jump in the shower with it Works. Makes bathtime fun. |
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