Cleaning corrosive ammo rifles

[scrabtree6]

How do you guys go about cleaning after shooting corrosive ammo in a rifle?

[Foxbat]

I spray windex down the barrel from the breach end and then push a patch through the bore and then repeat it.

Then clean the bore with hoppes #9 .

Make sure to wipe off the boltface with the windex.

Some people just use hot water instead of windex . Water is what dissolves the corrosive salts.

[TexasDeputy]

I spray windex down the barrel from the breach end and then push a patch through the bore and then repeat it.

Then clean the bore with hoppes #9 .

Make sure to wipe off the boltface with the windex.

Some people just use hot water instead of windex . Water is what dissolves the corrosive salts.

I bought a ham can of 7.62.54R corrosive for my Moisin and my Tokarev rifles.

If you use hot water, hot SOAPY water is best. Just be sure to follow up to make sure that the bore is dry and clean.

If you use window cleaner, make sure it is the Window cleaner with AMMONIA. I bought some Ammonia based window cleaner from the dollar store and it destroys the corrosive salts. I then follow up with Hoppes or BoreScrubber Foam, and the bore is sparkling clean.

[91 whiskey]

I use Sweet's 7.62 to clean the barrel, gas tube, bolt and bolt carrier assembly on my AK. I then use glass cleaner with ammonia to clean the dust cover, inside of the action and the outside of the rifle.

[Foxbat]

Ammonia will not dissolve the salts its the water thats doing the job.

Windex does have sufacants that make it evaporate quickly and thats desirable when your putting a water based liquid on steel.

And thats why I use it instead of plain water.

[joecil]

I use simply green on my guns be it handguns or Rossi 92 after shooting black powder which is also corrosive. Water works fine also but prefer the simply green to it. After that I dry completely then clean and lube as I normally would regardless of ammo shot.

[Tape]

I would just do a regular GOOD cleaning.

[scrabtree6]

I've thought of simple green, I've always heard spray it down with windex to but I wasn't sure if stuff like that orange degresser or simple green would work as well to.

[fishinkeylargo]

I also use windex soaked patches until thhey come out clean, followed by regular cleanning and oiling.

[ccviper]

Use Windex then regular cleaning