Cleaning up after using corrosive ammo

[RBruce]

What is the ratio of ammonia to water that should be used to rinse barrels after using corrosive ammo (LC 52, etc.)? --TIA

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[Emri]

......you can use soap, ammonia, or whatever you want to add. I don't know a ratio.

All you really need to dissolve the salts is boiling hot water. That will flush the salts and self dry very quickly. Then clean and oil as any other rifle used with NC ammo.

Make yourself a funnel like the one below and you will have it made!!

HTH,

Emri

[Pattern14]

Emri,
I'm tired of preaching to the crowd. A good flush of hot water does the trick and other additives may help the final cleaning out of copper fouling but the hot water does the job on corrosive primers. Thanks for the reinforcement!

[Calif-Steve]

Hot water with a little soap. The soap isn't necessary but it helps. Good luck.

[RBruce]

I like to clean the rifle at the range rather than wait the hour or more til I get home.

[jmoore]

Water, Hot! Other ingredients to flavor as desired.

Ammonia is for copper fouling.

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[Lancebear]

......you can use soap, ammonia, or whatever you want to add. I don't know a ratio.

All you really need to dissolve the salts is boiling hot water. That will flush the salts and self dry very quickly. Then clean and oil as any other rifle used with NC ammo.

Make yourself a funnel like the one below and you will have it made!!

HTH,

Emri

Hey Emri,

Did you make the funnel? If ya' did and could make more I'd like one. Cost prohibitive? A blued or parked rig would be cool. Maybe you could post instructions on how to make one? I'm handy and love a project.

I use hot water and a little soap, then the usual routine with Hoppe's. I have read a few times lately that Hoppe's alone is good, no hot water. In your opinion is that true?

Death to corrosion,

Lancebear

[Calif-Steve]

Hoppe's No 9 is no good alone. They changed their formula years ago. Same time when corrosive primers disappeared in the USA.

[Lancebear]

Hoppe's No 9 is no good alone. They changed their formula years ago. Same time when corrosive primers disappeared in the USA.

Thanks Steve, seems like they have changed their copper solvent formula recently. Looks thinner and seems to be a bit more aggressive? Patches are coming out blue sometimes. Don't remember that, remember green. Could just be me, haven't used it in a great while, just regular number nine, brand new bottle with safety cap.

LB

[Chuckindenver]

brake parts cleaner,,any autoarts store sells it,,,dont get it on your stock..