patriot 7,197 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 This stuff is GREAT! http://www.firehawktech.com/Ballistol/firearms.html I use it on everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Well.....how about cleaning the right-angle gas port that comes off the top of the barrrel...makes a right-hand ( or shallow-angle) turn...and ends up as the spigot that thr removable gas tube fits in. How do you clean THAT area out ???? The boiling water is sufficient. Once in a blue moon, you can use a special tool for cleaning the gas port. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IPSC45 8 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 What kind of special tool?..... the Saiga ( and I think later AK-74's) have this piece at a bit more of a right angle than earlier versions where the angle is a bit more shallow and you maybe can get a pipe cleaner in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 What kind of special tool?..... the Saiga ( and I think later AK-74's) have this piece at a bit more of a right angle than earlier versions where the angle is a bit more shallow and you maybe can get a pipe cleaner in it. I haven't yet tried it myself, but google: AK Gasport Cleaning Tool Part #TOOAKA01 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IPSC45 8 Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) I see the ad and the picture of this "tool". It is simply a right angle rod, like an allen key. No idea how you are supposed to use this. Seems like you can only "clean" one end-face of the right-angle gas port....doesn't seem ( seeing how it is built), that you can clean the entire passage-way. Edited May 6, 2012 by IPSC45 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbanzai 113 Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 pipe cleaners have always worked for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IPSC45 8 Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 I've tried noodling a pipe cleaner in there with no luck.....maybe my technique is wrong. I think I might just blast some carb cleaner ( with nozzle) down there with the muzzle "down".....so the "Stuff" doesn't drain back into the action, but instead,out of the muzzle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
themadhatter196 18 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Water, water, water, water, water, water. Rinse out the barrel with water and then start cleaning it as you would with water on the brushes, patches, etc. Then take a few dry patches until it is dry then clean as normal with choice of solvent. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmc235 1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 The smell of Hoppes #9 gives me a boner!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shootinsurveyor 2 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 In Travis Haley's AK DVD, he dumps his AK in a pond, swishes it around and calls it good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaananthes 3 Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Aerosol carburetor cleaner is my #1 solvent. Spray it down good, barrel and gas tube, rinse with water, scrub the barrel a little, patch dry and done. Carb cleaner is specially designed to remove carbon fouling and doesn't mess up paint finishes like brake cleaner does. Edited June 25, 2012 by talaananthes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
incognito485 26 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I used carb cleaner to degrease the thread protector on my S-12, as to repaint it. It literally melted the paint off right off. The paint liqufied and dripped onto the ground. I would not use carb cleaner on these finishes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
talaananthes 3 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I use carb cleaner all the time, doesn't damage my paint. Just baked on rustoleum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigChongus 765 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 In Travis Haley's AK DVD, he dumps his AK in a pond, swishes it around and calls it good Not something you want to do when dealing with corrosive ammo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 too many people freak out over corrosive ammo. i only use break free clp, and never had any problems with it in my AK, or neither of my 2 mosins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
U.S. Pratorean 1,234 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I am cheap so for me it is boiling water followed with Ballistol plus any of you guys that took basic chemistry already know this. As mentioned a salt, NaCl or mercuric based in this case is dissolved by the compound H2O. Atmospheric oxygen and water content is what causes the reaction with ferrous metals catalysed by the hygroscopic nature of a salt. Simple chemical reactions. Be glad the O2 content of the air is only 21%. Put your gun after shooting corrosive ammo in a environment high in O2, say 50-80% and see what happens to steel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
varsavarti 1 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 so i just bought my saiga rifle chambered 5.45 used and the guy i bought it from had been using wd40 putting the rifle butt up then spraying wd40 down the barrell and gas tube giving a quick rub with the brush then some more wd40 to flush anything loose out and let it drain...thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 WD40 is for displacing WATER. that's it. It's a LOUSY firearms cleaner/lubricant. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 wd40 blows as a cleaner/lube. period. unless theres nothing else you have to use. its better than nothing, but still sucks for guns IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 WD-40 is for spraying down a wet gun until you can get home and clean it. Boiling water will get rid of corrosive salts, but unless you are shooting a shit load of it Hoppe's #9 works fine. Clean the WD out with hot water and then clean with any good gun cleaner and oil it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 i can see that gob, but i wouldnt use it primarily for a cleaner/lube. hell for corrosive ammo, all i use is beak free clp. works just fine in all 4 of my guns that i feed it too. never a problem with rust in the humid south. but hell, i guess if it works, then fuck it. i try to coat all my guns' metal parts with tuff glide. but its expensive as fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
varsavarti 1 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 thanks guys upon further research i figured hot water to flush/rinse the barrel and gas tube possibly running a moist swab rerinse then then blow it all out with a air compressor to dry the water maybe a quick shot of wd40 to help get out any excess water blow that all out then giving it a gd amount of clp and spray again with air compressor to blow the lube down into all the lil hard to reach spots....would this be good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I use synthetic motor oil for lube, it is made to penetrate the metal and dissolve salts and acids into solution and displace water. The hot water I save for first cleanings of new to me guns, after that I mostly use Hoppe's #9 and re oil. I generally leave bores wet and run a dry patch thru when taking them out to shoot. With chrome bores, none of this is necessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NuJudge 1 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Pour a little boiling water in it, allow it to drain, towel the area to get it dry, blow it out with compressed air, and then WD40. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric D 0 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I flush the gas block, tube, barrel and bolt with H2o Clean and lube with CLP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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