How to neutralize corrosive ammo fouling

[1Luv4SF]

What's the "bighead method"? Sounds cool.

[SideWinder11]

I always hear a good thing to do is to create mix of 90% water and 10% Ballistol. Ballistol emulsifies with the water so when the water dries up after cleaning, you have the Ballistol left over to protect the gun from rust.

FTW

[bighead]

Actualy, heat does cause salt to dissolve.It breaks down the bonds that make the salt solid and the water washes it away.

[paul0660]

The reason Hoppes is detrimental to chrome lined barrels is that it contains ammonia. Or at least it used to. They may have discontinued adding it.

I googled a little bit on this, and realized the rest of my afternoon would be shot. #9 may or may not have ammonia OR ammonium compounds in it, which may or may not affect chrome, but certainly affects nickel.

I am satisfied with my hot water/ hoppes routine on bolt guns. If I were shooting corrosive out of a semiauto, I think I would still be looking for an option.

[bighead]

From what Im told by a chem engineer, ammonia will nuetralize salt, but I dont know how it will effect the other materials of the rifle.