|
 Century Arms has 5.45x39 Steel Core for $119.95 + $12.95 shipping until march 31. Listed at $149.00, shopping cart will discount it. Many individuls shoot surplus ammunition for target practice; or just to blast away. It's cheap, it's available, but its usually corrosive. In many cases the primer is the culprit, when fired it coats the inside of the firearm with corrosive salt residue. When the salts combine with moisture, damage starts to occur to the metal surfaces. Oils or petroleum based products will not break down the corrosive salts and therefore are ineffective in cleaning or neutralizing the salt compounds. Alkaline based solvents will break down the salts, as well as simple soap and water or just plain water. Ammonia will not break down the corrosive salts and can cause damage to the bore if left in too long. Ammonia will remove metal deposits such as copper from the bore. Here is what you should do. First shoot a few rounds (5-10) of non-corrosive ammunition first. Blast away with the corrosive stuff. When you are finished shooting, shoot another 5-10 rounds of non-corrosive ammunition. The non-corrosive ammunition will coat the firearm initially and the last rounds will help to burn off the resadue. Clean the firearm with a water and windex mix; don't forget to oil the gun.
 |
Subscribe to this comment's feed
