Greek 303 ammo - Corrosive or Not?

[Ridolpho]

I've seen threads on other forums where individuals pull bullets, dump powder and put the primed case over a non-galvanized nail, fire the primer with a hammer and punch and then watch the nail for rust. Actually about to try this with a big lot of Chinese 7.62x54 I've purchased (goggles and earmuffs, of course). When shooting corrosive I've found it handy at the range to put a few inches of water in the bottom of a bucket and, with a cleaning rod, pull wet patches up to the chamber a few times with the tip of barrel dipped in the water. Fast and neat.

Ridolpho

[browningautorifle]

If I'm in doubt, I just used freshly primed cases and be done with it.

[enfield303t]

Firing old surplus ammo is like owning a British sports car. Endless work once used.

[WarPig1976]

few inches of water in the bottom of a bucket and, with a cleaning rod, pull wet patches up to the chamber a few times with the tip of barrel dipped in the water. Fast and neat.

And all this time,,,,. Now I can chuck the funnel with fuel line shoved on it.

[Vincent]

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I thought you do them with the dishes.

[browningautorifle]

Like the guy that put his M14 in the dishwasher...?

[Vincent]

browningautorifle
Like the guy that put his M14 in the dishwasher...?

I bet it flash rusted when he opened the door........... I am not saying how I know that's what happens.


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Windex?

[Bruce_in_Oz]

When I was shooting a lot of Black Powder revolver, the routine was to use spray "lube" at the range and head for home.

There, the guns would be stripped (usually one at a time) and immersed in HOT soapy water in the stainless-steel kitchen sink. (This was a bachelor pad at the time, as you may have guessed).

A good work-over with bore brushes and a toothbrush ensued, followed by a boiling water rinse.

Then a quick shake to remove most of the water and a blast with the hot-air gun (paint-stripper grade).

Thoroughly sprayed with one of the "Teflon" lubes, reassembled and put away, usually still warm. There was a Beatles song about that, as I recall.......

And these were STAINLESS BP revolvers.

"Blued" guns could be done in a similar fashion, but you had to be a bit quicker in the "rinse, dry, oil" phase or rust was a real possibility, especially here in a soggy, steamy Queensland summer .

I used to then simply "de-oil" (Carby cleaner), the cylinder / nipple assembly interiors before firing, to avoid contamination of the caps or powder.

[MGMike]

If you have a laundry tub at home, with a threaded spigot: Use an old washing machine hose. Cut the fitting off one end and attach with a clamp a 4" length of copper line that can be bent at a right angle. Thread the uncut end of the hose onto the spigot and turn on the hot water until it's really hot. Turn it off. Run a soapy patch through the bore. Then stick the spigot through the ejection port into the chamber of the rifle, with the muzzle in the tub. Turn the water back on, and let it run until the muzzle is too hot to touch. Turn off the water, run a dry patch through the bore, and oil immediately.

It's worked for me.

M

[Richard Hare]

Re. cleaning BP revolvers;

When I suggested water for removing fouling from his BP revolver, (it had gone rusty as put away dirty, ) this bloke immediately got up, filled the sink with water,.........and chucked it in! wood grips and all.
"Um,..Not Exactly like that" I said. :-)

MG Mike,

The copper pipe is a good idea!