jeremywills
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Hi everyone. This seemed the most appropiate place to put this thread.
I have a Mosin Nagant m44 and Im about to purchase a m38 if all goes well this weekend with some surplus 7.62x54R ammo. On my m44 with it being a rearsenaled gun, the bore is in excellent shape. I have not thrown any surplus ammo through it, just the modern day commercial Russian made Brown Bear stuff. Its non corrosive or so they say, but Im pretty anal about cleaning up my guns right after a range trip so if it is no harm done.
I'm planning to attend the THR gather of our fellow Austin members this weekend. I plan to hit the gunshow early in the morning, track down the fella that has the m38 and the surplus ammo, get that out of the way, then roam the show floor for a few hours, check out all the other stuff I shouldn't be looking at
and then get some lunch and head out to the shoot. Its supposed to be from 1 to 5 that afternoon.
Here is my concern. Like I stated, Im pretty anal about cleaning up anything I shoot right afterwards. For this shoot, its supposedly going to have several breaks in between firing, for meeting and greeting, swap meeting etc... amongst the other members attending. I have never shot known corrosive ammo before. Whats the maximum suggested timeframe between firing this stuff. If the meet lasts from 1 to 5, and we have a break or 2 in there, should I run some Windex or something down the bore while we wait? Or will it be ok to just go ahead throughout the entire session without any cleaning along the way. My other concern is, I live in San Antonio, so theres at least an hour drive back. Should I plan to somehow clean it out before that drive or will one hour make a big difference? I have no idea on the m38 Im planning to purchase on its bore condition, but from what I was told on the phone it should be to my liking. The m44 of mine is superb, I sure would hate to jack it up with this surplus stuff.
The reason Im going to try this stuff is its cheap, its a meet, so others may want to shoot the gun while we are out there, I want to have plenty of ammo on hand so all can shoot if they wish, and I just need to be prepared if needbe.
One thought I had was what about those premoistened Windex wipes, would that be a good alternative to wipe things down with at the range for a temporary measure until I could get home that night and clean out the guns properly? I may or may not head right back home that night, I have a friend in Austin and if she can make the time, I might be sticking around town for a while that night. All the more reason to be careful with my bores if Im planning to use Corrosive stuff.
Like I said, this will be my first time trying out this surplus stuff, so please bear with me, I do apprecite any advice on the matter.
Cheers
J
I have a Mosin Nagant m44 and Im about to purchase a m38 if all goes well this weekend with some surplus 7.62x54R ammo. On my m44 with it being a rearsenaled gun, the bore is in excellent shape. I have not thrown any surplus ammo through it, just the modern day commercial Russian made Brown Bear stuff. Its non corrosive or so they say, but Im pretty anal about cleaning up my guns right after a range trip so if it is no harm done.
I'm planning to attend the THR gather of our fellow Austin members this weekend. I plan to hit the gunshow early in the morning, track down the fella that has the m38 and the surplus ammo, get that out of the way, then roam the show floor for a few hours, check out all the other stuff I shouldn't be looking at
and then get some lunch and head out to the shoot. Its supposed to be from 1 to 5 that afternoon.Here is my concern. Like I stated, Im pretty anal about cleaning up anything I shoot right afterwards. For this shoot, its supposedly going to have several breaks in between firing, for meeting and greeting, swap meeting etc... amongst the other members attending. I have never shot known corrosive ammo before. Whats the maximum suggested timeframe between firing this stuff. If the meet lasts from 1 to 5, and we have a break or 2 in there, should I run some Windex or something down the bore while we wait? Or will it be ok to just go ahead throughout the entire session without any cleaning along the way. My other concern is, I live in San Antonio, so theres at least an hour drive back. Should I plan to somehow clean it out before that drive or will one hour make a big difference? I have no idea on the m38 Im planning to purchase on its bore condition, but from what I was told on the phone it should be to my liking. The m44 of mine is superb, I sure would hate to jack it up with this surplus stuff.
The reason Im going to try this stuff is its cheap, its a meet, so others may want to shoot the gun while we are out there, I want to have plenty of ammo on hand so all can shoot if they wish, and I just need to be prepared if needbe.
One thought I had was what about those premoistened Windex wipes, would that be a good alternative to wipe things down with at the range for a temporary measure until I could get home that night and clean out the guns properly? I may or may not head right back home that night, I have a friend in Austin and if she can make the time, I might be sticking around town for a while that night. All the more reason to be careful with my bores if Im planning to use Corrosive stuff.
Like I said, this will be my first time trying out this surplus stuff, so please bear with me, I do apprecite any advice on the matter.
Cheers
J
