CLP damages brass?

[Buck13]

I was just shopping for a CLP on Amazon, and in the reviews for Gunzilla, someone mentioned that as a weak copper solvent, it would not be so good for ammo left in gun.

I'm planning to start reloading soon for a revolver caliber that I won't shoot huge amounts of, so I might not be in a big rush to reload the brass and would probably let it sit around for weeks or a few months. If I was using a CLP on the gun, the first cylinder or two of empties would presumably have some residue on them. Does anyone who uses CLP and doesn't immediately clean their brass notice any corrosion?

 

[Kyle M.]

I've never noticed any clp is the only thing I use, and I sometimes don't get around to reloading my fired brass for a month or longer. If you were to soak your brass in clp maybe you'd notice some tarnish but I can't say for sure either way.

 

[GLOOB]

Nope. I use CLP on everything. I use it with bronze bore brushes and fine grade bronze wool, and I don't rinse them after use. Something with a copper solvent slowly eats away such things if it isn't rinsed off.

 

[joecil]

I use CLP all the time on any firearm that shoots smokeless powder and never had it do anything to the ammo. This includes my daily carry gun which is carried loaded with one in the pipe at all times.

 

[fguffey]

The Internet and Internet reloading: I clean my cases in ground tumbling media and nothing, I do not drag stuff into reloading from the outside, same for auto engine cat’s milk, I have used Rislone (good stuff) because they promised me if their stuff did not help they guaranteed it would not hurt 40+ years ago.

I have used vinegar for the worst of cases for a maximum of 15 minutes, after using the vinegar I cleaned the cases with water over and over, from the 50’s back h2so3 was used with a warning, maximum concentration was 3% FOR A MAXIMUM OF 3 minutes!!!! followed by boiling twice in water water (with a time factor, and they did not forget to change the water), and that is as slow as I can type, a reloader should should not take all the advise received on the Internet seriously when it comes to advise followed by “I use etc., etc..” I use tumbling media and nothing,

And when I want to show off I use a home made case spinner, others use Lee’s Zip drive, the difference in appearance is very obvious, and I spend less time, then there is the neck, while spinning I test the neck for bullet hold and its ability to resist splitting. I can spin to clean 20 cases in less time than it takes to tumble clean. .

F. Guffey

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then there is Marvel Mystery Oil

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then there is ATF

and believe brake cleaner is a bad habit.

 

[Buck13]

OK, thanks. I will avoid deliberately pouring the stuff on my ammo, and otherwise not worry about it.

 

[Slamfire]

I was just shopping for a CLP on Amazon, and in the reviews for Gunzilla, someone mentioned that as a weak copper solvent, it would not be so good for ammo left in gun.

I looked at the MSDS for CLP, http://www.tompkins-co.org/msds/m2291.pdf, I don't see anything listed that does not look like an oil.

CLP is not tested for copper removal in the military spec, it is tested for removing powder residue and for rust resistance. I do not consider it a copper solvent.

 

[blarby]

I too, do not see anything listed that would lead me to believe it was a solvent.

Any compound that would actually be considered a solvent, if left in your firearms in sufficient quantity and of sufficient duration to cause damage to your cartridge brass, would cause a large number of problems.

Brass damage would be the least expensive of these permanent problems.

 

[Mike 27]

Been using it for 18 years on uncle sams stuff. It works ok, and I have never seen or heard of any issues with it weakening anything.