Corrosive Ammo ----- Adequate Cleaning w/o Water?

[smoothshooter]

Ed's Red Bore Cleaner (ERBC).
WWII G.I. Bore Cleaner has gotten hard to find ... and it smells funky .
I clean my O3-A3 the same day as shooting the corrosive military ammo. And just to make sure I will clean it a second time the next day.
Use brass brush , mop & patches , all soaked in ERBC ... be liberal with the application . Mop and patch until they come clean.
To date no corrosion in the old war horse ...
Buy it from Brownell's or search Ed's Red Bore Cleaner Recipe and make it your self.
Gary

70% isopropyl alcohol should work good also for salts removal only, and evaporates well after 30 seconds or so, but I have not used it for this application, though.
Works great on black powder guns.

 

[Igiveup]

The newer GI bore cleaner is not designed for primer salts. Go to the dollar store and buy a funnel, comes in a set of four or so, use the one that fits the best and gift your wife the rest of the funnels for the kitchen. Just not a big deal to pour water down the barrel, hotter the better it dries. Follow with your favorite oil, and recheck again the next day. Keep it simple.

 

[mike from st pete]

Boil water in a large deep pan. Place the muzzle in the water. Push a tight patch thru the barrel and pull it back up to the breach. This will suck water up the barrel and when the vacuum breaks the water will flow back down the barrel. You can alternate using a bronze brush and a tight patch, but a few passes with the tight patch and water will remove all the salts from corrosive primers.
Hot water evaporates quickly.
If you are the kind of guy that cleans firearms obsessively continue with your usual routine.

 

[walnutred]

I have to think anyone worried about water and gun metal never had a DS make them shower with an M16A1.

 

[AJ]

I have to think anyone worried about water and gun metal never had a DS make them shower with an M16A1.

Been there and done that!

 

[cmj8591]

I have to think anyone worried about water and gun metal never had a DS make them shower with an M16A1.

Try it with an M60!

 

[diyj98]

As the others have said, "water". I've shot a ton of corrosive ammo over the years and never had any rust issues. I'd wipe the bore and bolt face good with several patches soaked with water at the range, then dry it out. At home I'd just clean and oil the bore as I would after shooting any other ammo.