There is no "time limit" as mentioned in the directions. Most ammonia based cleaners have about 5% inside of it. Hoppes don't have a number but it is supposedly less than 10% way more than what Sweet's claim to have. Yet I haven't heard of anyone taking a very long time to clean out their barrels. Keep in mind the ammonia content goes down as the liquid sits.
You can do an at home test. Take a piece of metal, a control one of the same time, and pour some of the ammonia based cleaner on it and leave it. See what happens. My guess is not much.
Personally I wouldn't use something with such doubts when there are so many better things out there. Boretech, WipeOut, etc all are really good stuff that works.