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Posted: 1/13/2009 5:18:29 PM EDT
| Not sure if this will get moved, but is corrosive ammo still used? Why would they use corrosive ammo? Dont they have problems with the corrosion? |
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after shooting corrsosive, we always wash with water, is this necessary or will a normal cleaning (detailed everytime) get it out? Water is what you need. What you have to do after firing corrosive ammo is dissolve the salts that are in the primer residue. Those salts absorb water out of the air and that's what causes rusting. Normal gun cleaners don't work very well, if at all, for corrosive ammo residue. Most people don't like pouring cold water on their guns. The alternatives that I've seen used or used myself in the past are: 1) Use hot water to rinse all the parts with gas fouling off. Pros are it's cheap and it's pretty easy to get to. Con is I don't have a teakettle at the range and my guns will start rusting by the time I make it home. 2) Ballistol mixed 1:10 with water. Pros are it works very well to get the residue off and it still protects the steel. Ballistol is a pretty good lube and protectant also when used unmixed. Ballistol also smells halfway decent. Con: It's another thing to buy. 3) Soapy water. This works because the soap cuts thru the grease and the water washes away the salts. Available as a premade solution like Mpro7 (which I've used a lot) or Simple Green Extreem (Simple Green w/o the nasty odor and coloring). Pros: Can be used anywhere, at any temp above freezing. Also works great to remove old lube and carbon. Cons: Mpro7 and Simple Green Extreem really do remove all the old lube, leaving behind unprotected steel. You must (MUST!) relube immediately after using this type of cleaner. I'm on my 2nd case of corrosive Yugo M67 ball and have had 0 rusting problems since using methods 2 and 3. You can't (unless you live in a fricken desert) not clean you weapons the same day after using corrosive ammo. Chrome plating will only slow the rust down, it will not stop it. I have a Chinese SKS which is proof of that. BSW |
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My alternative:
1.Moly Resin the rifle 2.Use CorrosionX instead of gun Oil Clean your rifle after shooting normally. 
I clean my rifles usually the same day, but sometimes wait a few days. I have tested this method out to 10 days with no sign of rust anywhere on the rifle. I use Russian and Bulgy 5.45 when i tested this method and still use them today. Watch your ass if you use Hoppes #9, it will also take off the exsisting lube and MUST be re-oiled (corrosionX). My method has alot of Cons in application/price for some. Best method for most people would be = BSW's #2 |
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#2 imho is best
I keep a motel/trial shampoo bottle of windex in my range box. Nevermind the arguement about ammonia neutralizing salts, I like it because it won't form a bacteria farm inside between use, and any leaks will dry up tidy in the box. Use it to swab the majority off at the range, then a detail clean/oil at home. And I usually inspect/oil for a few days after just in case. |
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