cleaning after firing corrosive ammo?

thumperpaul · 02-24-2008, 02:31 AM

Hi all
After firing corrosive 7.62x39 ammo, what is the best way to clean the SKS? I own a #4 MK1 Long Branch Lee Enfield that I fire surplus ammo through, and I pour about a liter of boiling water down the barrel to remove the residue.(I even have an original Armourer's funnel to facilitate this!) I also use Sweet's 7.62 cleaner to remove the copper from the FMJ rounds. I noticed that this cleaner has a (very) strong ammonia content...would this by itself suffice to remove any corrosive buildup from firing surplus rounds through the SKS? (I have a Russian model on order-should be here late next month..

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Any info would be greatly appreciated!

marion57 · 02-24-2008, 02:35 AM

I run a bore snake through and then a Brass brush then patches hoppes no 9 in all my mosins and my 22 and shotgun..I never used sweets but probably is all you would need,,

my opinion

GlockMeister · 02-24-2008, 03:06 AM

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SwedeSteve · 02-24-2008, 02:49 PM

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mym1a · 02-24-2008, 04:23 PM

water and soap will work fine,I would think just about anything that would neutralize the corrosive material,(salts) for black powder would work for corrosive primers.

02-24-2008, 03:06 AM	#3
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02-24-2008, 02:31 AM	#1
thumperpaul Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 128 Trader Rating: (0)	cleaning after firing corrosive ammo? Hi all After firing corrosive 7.62x39 ammo, what is the best way to clean the SKS? I own a #4 MK1 Long Branch Lee Enfield that I fire surplus ammo through, and I pour about a liter of boiling water down the barrel to remove the residue.(I even have an original Armourer's funnel to facilitate this!) I also use Sweet's 7.62 cleaner to remove the copper from the FMJ rounds. I noticed that this cleaner has a (very) strong ammonia content...would this by itself suffice to remove any corrosive buildup from firing surplus rounds through the SKS? (I have a Russian model on order-should be here late next month..) Any info would be greatly appreciated!

02-24-2008, 02:35 AM	#2
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,668 Trader Rating: (0)	I run a bore snake through and then a Brass brush then patches hoppes no 9 in all my mosins and my 22 and shotgun..I never used sweets but probably is all you would need,, my opinion

02-24-2008, 02:49 PM	#4
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02-24-2008, 04:23 PM	#5
mym1a Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,312 Trader Rating: (0)	water and soap will work fine,I would think just about anything that would neutralize the corrosive material,(salts) for black powder would work for corrosive primers.