Corrosive ammo in an M1 Garand

[jefnvk]

OK, what do you guys do to clean corrosive ammo in a semi auto, the M1 Garand specifically? What all needs to be cleaned up?

 

[bogie]

You've got a good rifle, go ahead and spend a few bucks extra to feed it. I wouldn't shoot corrosive ammo in anything other than a bolt rifle which I could have _full_ access to the metal from the back of the action to the muzzle. Essentially, I'd take it in the shower with me, and use a funnel to flush it.

 

[GLOCKT]

Windex or any ammonia based cleaners for quick cleaners it stops the corrosive effects of corrosive ammo.
Bolt faces,chambers and throat area,point empty barrel towards the ground and squirt windex through the barrel and let excess run out,gas tube assembly also,remove cap and spray into gas tube and let acces run back out.
Then clean and lube like any other rifle you clean at home when you have some time for serious cleaning.

 

[444]

I shoot tons of corrosive ammo thorugh my M1s.
I don't do anything about it at all.
But, I live in the desert.

 

[ocabj]

While it is easy to clean corrosive salts, it will put extraneous wear on your gas cylinder. Constantly removing the gas cylinder to clean it will wear down the fit between the gas cylinder and the barrel.

 

[jefnvk]

444, wish I could follow that advice. But, it is a bit more humid here in the Great Lakes state, and corrosive ammo IS corrosive.

Probably will skip it, but just curious. I don't particularly like dissembling the gas system, and if t needs done, it is not for me.

 

[AZ Jeff]

You can clean an M1 gas system without removing the gas cylinder. Here's how:

1. field strip as usual
2. remove gas cylinder plug/screw, but do NOT turn/remove the gas cylinder lock
3. working from the back of the cylinder, flush cylinder with Windex, boiling water, whatever. Use small soft bottle brush as well, if desired.
4. DRY gas cylinder thoroughly
5. clean bore via your favorite method
6. reinstall gas cylinder plug