Corrosive Ammo
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even if it is corrosive it is safe. just clean out the weapon very well. i use windex, some say that it is unnecessary. some just use hot soapy water then lubricate well after you are done.
i use windex, then clean as normal and lubricate for all corrosive shoots.
i use windex, then clean as normal and lubricate for all corrosive shoots.
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Hoppes N09 is all you need, developed when ALL ammo was corrosive.
Lets not forget "Eds Red" Stronger than Ammonia, sweeter smelling than Hoppes, kind to your hands and the environment.
Plus you make it yourself in the comfort of your own home. The only way it could possibly be any better would be if you were in a position to steal needed the components.
Plus you make it yourself in the comfort of your own home. The only way it could possibly be any better would be if you were in a position to steal needed the components.
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Ammonia has nothing to do with cleaning corrosive ammo residue. The water with it does all the work. Just do it the old fashion way, get hot water (I microwave a measuring cup full) and pour it down the bore. The hot water will evaporate quickly, does not smell and dissolves the salts left from the corrosive priming. Just follow up with your regular cleaning and then oil. Works like a charm every time.
All of the sugestions will work for corrosive ammo. I have used Hoppes, GI post war bore cleaner and water. I have never tried Windex although I use if for everything else. Water is OK if its hot and you dry most of it out. GI post war bore cleaner is water base and my Guard unit had a problem with it one time. I am sure the reason was they didn't dry the bore properly after cleaning. I have never had a problem with Hoppes and was unaware it cost $10.00 a bottle now. I have sometimes used hot water followed by Hoppes as the Hoppes also removes some metal fowling. Leaving a coat of Hoppes in the bore overnight will bring up more metal fowling and carbon. By the way the MEN ammo was probably made by Metallwerk Elisenhutte G.m.b.H. Nassau, Lahn, Germany. I don't think it would be corrosive by 1986.
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Watch that men-86 stuff. Friend had a batch that looked like it was scraped up off the warehouse floor. Tens of thousands of rounds of this stuff and it looked like it rode a million miles while packed loose in a footlocker. It had loose bullets, some had primer strikes already on them and the entire lot was crap, strangely enough it was mixed in with some radway. All was in the same condition which goes to show you can ruin good ammo by transporting it roughly and packing it improperly. Not sure if your ammo looks like this, but if it does I would take some good corrosive over the stuff he had any day of the week.
Good luck
Good luck
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Barrel cleaning method
I don't use corrosive ammo in modern firearms, however, I used to shoot black powder and the residue from firing which while not having the salts problem, is also damaging to barrels, and anything else metal.
The method I used to clean the barrel was to get a bucket of HOT soapy, and a bucket of plain hot water each about half full. Remove the barrel from the stock remove the nipple, place the barrel nipple end in the water soak enough patches to make a snug fit in the barrel push the cleaning rod down to the bottom of the barrel and pump the rod up and down . The patches make a tight enough seal to cause the water to be pulled into the barrel and pushed out through the nipple opening. Switch to clean water, after a while the barrel will become warm to the touch and will quickly air dry carefully dry inside and out, and oil. this method could easily be adapted to any firearm barrel, but requires some disassembly, but you already have all the stuff you need.
I don't use corrosive ammo in modern firearms, however, I used to shoot black powder and the residue from firing which while not having the salts problem, is also damaging to barrels, and anything else metal.
The method I used to clean the barrel was to get a bucket of HOT soapy, and a bucket of plain hot water each about half full. Remove the barrel from the stock remove the nipple, place the barrel nipple end in the water soak enough patches to make a snug fit in the barrel push the cleaning rod down to the bottom of the barrel and pump the rod up and down . The patches make a tight enough seal to cause the water to be pulled into the barrel and pushed out through the nipple opening. Switch to clean water, after a while the barrel will become warm to the touch and will quickly air dry carefully dry inside and out, and oil. this method could easily be adapted to any firearm barrel, but requires some disassembly, but you already have all the stuff you need.
The stuff I got looks really good. The ammo I was most concerned about was the 61-92 and the wolf. I've heard mixed things about wolf and the other stuff I have no idea?
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