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Posted: 4/22/2004 4:01:06 PM EDT
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i have shot alot of turkish corrosive ammo through my 8mm mauser and i have a really hard time cleaning it out. i read on here about using ammonia to clean it. do i have to dilute the ammonia or can i use it like it is? if i dont have to dilute it can i just fill the barrel up with ammonia and let the barrel sit for a hour or will this hurt the barrel? thanks 
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ammonia can hurt chrome lined barrels. that doesn't apply to Mausers and most C&R's, though. I do a 2-part process. 1. spray Windex (make sure ammonia is one of the ingrediants) down a still hot barrel at the range. Get the bolt really good, too. It boils and bubbles out of the barrel if hot enough. (that's how you know if you did enough shooting yet  )2. run a couple patches swabbed with Hoppe's #9 later when you get home. (try to do same day, but if you used enough Windex, overnight would be OK most likely) This first pass will get a lot of the powder and gunk out. Then use another wet patch to swab the barrel with Hoppe's #9 again and let sit. An hour or two is good. Overnight is best. Run a couple more patches and use some more Hoppe's and you will have a great, clean barrel. |
| Yep, the ammo is messy. I use Sweets 762 to neutralize the salts. BUt I mainly use sloppy wet patches, let sit for a while, pull a tight patch (fold layers as needed), repeat. I prefer to let the oil do the work by soaking over time, compared to 50 patches in a non-stop cleaning session. |
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A light flow of warm water down the bore after returning from the range. Patch dry. Disassemble bolt and flush with warm water. Blow parts dry with compressed air. Clean bore as usual with ammonia-removing bore cleaner, then a patch saturated with CLP to finish. Lube bolt and related parts with CLP. There's no need to make gun cleaning a religious experience. |
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What "corrosive" primers do is leave salts in the barrel. Salt attracts moisture, and then the salt-laden water will corrode pits into the metal's surface. The key to cleaning a barrel is to use WATER, preferably warm/hot water, to dilute and remove the salts. Ammonia will work too, but it is not at all required or necessary. After washing the barrel out with warm/hot soapy water, clean it like you would clean any other rifle. Again, no magic or special treatment needed. -Troy |
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