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Hoppes 9 and Corrosive Ammo in Milsurps?
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman" data-source="post: 3958102" data-attributes="member: 24956"><p>Is Hoppes 9 any good for corrosive ammo residue? I know it SHOULD be. But is it really?</p><p></p><p>I used to use Windex or soapy water at the range when I shot a lot of corrosive surplus ammo back when it was cheap. I followed up with hoppes 9 and oil when I got home. Sometimes I just went home and used that milky white army surplus bore cleaner. I never had any corrosion issues back then. </p><p></p><p>Nowadays when I shoot corrosive, I just scrub extra passes with my standard procedure of brush, hoppes 9 patches, and oil. I'd say I do 4 passes or so with the brush then up to about 10 passes of alternating wet and dry Hoppes solvent patches. Then a soaking wet patch with oil.</p><p></p><p>However, I think this is the fourth time I've pulled a gun out of the safe with rust spots in the bore that was recently (within a year) fired with corrosive ammo. The first time it happened I did the hoppes9 routine all over again, and some time later, more spots appeared. This has happened to rifles in the garage safe with good humidity control as well as rifles that were stored in the indoor safe.</p><p></p><p>So what's the deal? Do the steel jacketed bullets leave steel fouling that rusts? Does Hoppes just not get the salts out?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman, post: 3958102, member: 24956"] Is Hoppes 9 any good for corrosive ammo residue? I know it SHOULD be. But is it really? I used to use Windex or soapy water at the range when I shot a lot of corrosive surplus ammo back when it was cheap. I followed up with hoppes 9 and oil when I got home. Sometimes I just went home and used that milky white army surplus bore cleaner. I never had any corrosion issues back then. Nowadays when I shoot corrosive, I just scrub extra passes with my standard procedure of brush, hoppes 9 patches, and oil. I'd say I do 4 passes or so with the brush then up to about 10 passes of alternating wet and dry Hoppes solvent patches. Then a soaking wet patch with oil. However, I think this is the fourth time I've pulled a gun out of the safe with rust spots in the bore that was recently (within a year) fired with corrosive ammo. The first time it happened I did the hoppes9 routine all over again, and some time later, more spots appeared. This has happened to rifles in the garage safe with good humidity control as well as rifles that were stored in the indoor safe. So what's the deal? Do the steel jacketed bullets leave steel fouling that rusts? Does Hoppes just not get the salts out? [/QUOTE]
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