Recently I forgot to clean one of my test guns. “Forgot” is a nice way to say: procrastinated for an extended period until finally I couldn’t take any more guilt. Why the guilt?….the dreaded effects of corrosive ammo!
As of late, I have been using up some Bulgarian surplus we got at a great price and I assume it´s corrosive. I don´t know for sure because I can´t read the funny little lines all over the place. As I was cleaning the gun, I started to think about the actual effects of this ammo. I know several years ago I actually looked up what was recommended for cleaning after using corrosive ammo, and was shocked by the lengths people suggest. If you listen to the “internet”, the standard for cleaning is a 3-part soapy bath & rinse, and buy a $500 dollar sonic cleaner, etc, etc. The one thing I can tell you for sure is that behind the iron curtain, not one of these surplus guns has ever seen that treatment. Most were lucky to be cleaned (maybe the reason most have a chrome bore) and if they were cleaned, it was probably with diesel fuel from a broke down truck. The particular SKS I started talking about went two months and about 1000 rounds without being touched. I use, and always have used, Hoppe´s #9 solvent, followed with a little Hoppe´s lube. Besides the basics of bolt and bore, I also clean the gas tube/piston and piston extension. A quick swab with a brush and a little solvent does the trick. It has on all of them for about 25 years now. This isn´t meant to be a detailed cleaning regime, and if you have an heirloom piece that your uncle Ivan shot a Cossak with, then feel free to clean it as you see fit. Bottom line is…I don´t get turned off by corrosive ammo, and I don´t fuss about the cleaning. Matador Arms.
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