Corrosive 303 ammo

[emcon5]

Thanks for all the responses so far. I have learned a lot. One member said to stick the bayonet in the sand and pour water down the barrel. One member had the photo of the British water funnel that inserts from the breech forward. Neither bathe the bolt head in water. But aside from that, any other parts of the action that could be damaged from corrosive ammo?

I normally dip the bolt head in the water before I pour it down the bore, or simply wipe it off with a damp patch, and give it a quick shot with WD 40. Unless something is very wrong with your firearm or you have a case failures, the bolt should not be exposed much to the priming compound.

Gas guns are a different story, I would defer some someone who shoots corrosive in a self loader for that.

[FeuerFrei]

Years ago I bought 400 rounds of surplus Brittish .303 corrosive ammo from Midway USA. I've read of some techniques of shooting and cleaning Enfields after shooting corrosive ammo. But I would like to see if anyone here has input about their experiences and recommendations using corrosive ammo. Thanks in advance.

Just pick 1 of the methods smle-man mentioned and clean it up.
The bucket method works fast and I got great results when I still had corrosive 303 ammo from Pakistan. Nasty ammo.

*we are talking about bolt action rifles.

[knucklehead0202]

I only have a SKS that gets shot with corrosive yugo ammo, but I flush and clean with soapy water first since the salts are water soluble. Then wipe down and dry before liberally oiling/relubing with your favorite gun oil/preservative. Do final wipe down with a dry patches/cloth to remove excess oil before placing back into hibernation in the safe. I do pretty much the same with my black powder muzzleloaders and they're all rust free.

You'll probably get mixed feelings on whether the water needs to be hot or not. I've heard some say hot water will evaporate and cause flash rust. I've done both hot and cold and never had problems. Just be aware of water getting under the stock wood line.

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Good stuff buddy. My dad taught me the hydraulic method when i got my first couple milsurps and went out shooting. We filled the sink up with hot, soapy water and hydraulic'd the good stuff up into the barrel to clean it all up awesome. Great idea that bloody well works.

[Nasc50]

I use pro 7, squirt down barrel from chamber end and let drip out barrel. Wait a few minutes, clean bore normally with patches till clean patch appears. Run oil patch down barrel. I use break free. Next day repeat process and your done. But it is recommended you clean your firearm as soon as you get home. I've used this process for years, never had a hint of rust. Bonus pro 7 is non toxic. I use it on all my firearms.