Poll: How Do You Clean Your Mosin?

[Krozi]

Just wondering how people go about cleaning these rifles (mainly the barrel) after shooting corrosive ammo.

 

[Panzerschwein]

Um... none of the above?

I first begin by spraying liberally with Windex (or generic equivalent) down the bore, from the breech with the bolt removed. This will quickly and easily flush out the corrosive salts from surplus ammo. I also field strip the bolt and shoot it with Windex as well. Then I clean and lube everything as normal, with Hoppes #9 and Hoppes gun oil, or maybe some frog lube.

Anyone who chooses the last answer is not thinking with their thinking cap on, especially if they shoot the ammo from those big green sardine cans.

That's a sure-fire way to ruin a Mosin bore. Trust me, been there, done that!

 

[Jlr2267]

Hot water, windex, Hoppes or Ballistol down the bore and on the bolt then normal clean.

 

[Johnny_B_Goode]

You are essentially flushing salt out of your barrel. Dawn and warm water works are well as anything. In fact, an empty dish washing liquid bottle is great for getting most of the water in the barrel.

When you clean a new to you Mosin Nagant make sure to wash the barrel even if you never plan to shoot corrosive ammo in your rifle.

 

[Inebriated]

Water hose and compressed air followed by oil, if I clean it at all.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I bought my main Mosin 25 years ago and never heard of or thought of water washing until the internet. I simply cleaned using regular solvent. My bore is still shiny and bright.

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

I use a liberal dose of WD40 first and then my regular cleaning procedure of Hoppes #9 followed by CLP. I use the same procedure for my SKS's, AK47, Mausers, and anything else I shoot potentially corrosive ammo from. No rust or corrosion in any of them to date.

 

[19-3Ben]

I spray some Windex down the bore, and as long as the bolt is field stripped anyway, i give it a quick hit.
Then just clean as normal. The extra step probably costs me about 30 seconds.
If ever there is a time when i know I won't get to clean the rifle for a day or two after shooting, I just spray the bore and bolt with EEzox and I've found that I can come back days (And once, even weeks) later and there is no rust, no freckling, no nothing.

 

[gandog56]

Depends on what I'm shooting, my reloads or my milsurp ammo.

I have some old GI bore cleaner from like the 50's. Nasty smelling stuff, but made for corrosive primered stuff.

 

[Voodoochile]

When using surplus ammo, we just use either Windex or a little simple green & water mix sprayed down the chamber & swab with a dry patch or two to get the corrosive salts out then clean like normal when we get home.

Done it this way very similar to what I do with my Muzzleloaders since the mid 80's & so far I've yet to see an issue.

 

[carbine85]

Sometimes I spray Windex down the tube. Other than that I use normal cleaning procedures.

 

[fireman 9731]

I just run a Boresnake dipped in Hoppes #9 down the barrel a few times. No rust yet. And I wash my Boresnake in soapy water after a few uses.

 

[Robbins290]

5-6 patches of hot tap water. Followed by basic cleaning.

 

[herrwalther]

I picked up a "green" bottle of mineral spirits at Wal-Mart by Klean Strip. It is marketed as Odorless but not really. Just smells better than the other stuff and not as bad when used indoors. Did a great job cleaning out my Mosin. Spray brake cleaner cleaned out the barrel and bore.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Brake cleaner... G96.

Todd.

 

[Deus Machina]

Another Windex fan here.
The ammonia should technically helps neutralize salts, but they're probably washed out first anyway. It's just easy to apply from a spray bottle and breaks up the other dirt.
Dry, then clean as normal.

 

[d2wing]

I had some leftover Moosemilk from my black powder day. But I haven't shot mine since I used that stuff up.

 

[gojuice101]

Usually brush the bore with citrus solvent (we use it at work and I get it for free, so I use it). Then I clean normally with hoppe's and follow with an oiled patch. Do the same with the bolt.

 

[caribou]

While camping around or boating, I used a tinfoil funnel that layed out in the cleaning kit very well. Boiling water poured from my Thermos or campfire to dissolve the salts from the corrosive priming, let the bore dry (its pretty quick), dip my brush into my gas tank for a good solvent scrub and then a bit of lube oil to keep 'er in shape, out in the Ocean, or from condensation in the deep cold. A Mosin tool kit with patches and a brush, .32 cal and threaded to the Finn M-39 rod, or a boresnake to boot or a German pull through chain, came and went over the years, and the cleaning rod with brush has kept the chambers 'sticky' free, as well as the rod itself poke out the snow that finds its way into the barrel while riding the snowgo, or a boat.

Syenthetic snowmachine lube for 2 strokes dosent thickenin -50, it has "TCW-3" and you usually have a quart or two of lube when you ride a snowgo, well, as a lube at very cold temps, that works on a gun.

At home I had a dedicated funnel and cleaning kit from hell, Hoppes #9 and Rem oil. Marvels Mystrie oils on the bore have worked out well, to prevent rust in storage.

I also use high temp grease on the rifles action and barrel, beneath the wood, and the water that did managed to get spilled didnt rust the barrel, nor did salt air or spray or condensation.

 

[hamp sandwich]

This thread made me realize, I rarely shoot my Mosin... I can't remember cleaning it... It's been that long ago.

Now I'm a little ashamed...

 

[Normandy]

You had no option for me, so I didn't vote.
But here's what I do: Pour Windex down the bore, with muzzle down on a folded towel.
Repeat. Then swab the bore, then clean with Breakfree CLP, as usual.

 

[valnar]

Isn't a Mosin disposable? I don't clean it. I just buy a new one.

 

[wojownik]

Another Windex user here, but mainly Hoppes #9. Effective, and I like the smell a lot more than windex.

Still waiting for a Hoppes #9 cologne.

 

[The Kidd]

I've always used a lot of Hoppes'. As I was reading this thread I wondered what was the original plan to clean this gunk out? The USSR must have had somthing in mind, WHAT???

 

[rcmodel]

Same way Russian transcript solders did.
If they did?

Muddy frozen water sucked up and down the bore from a muddy shell hole.

Followed by a liberal application of old, black tank transmission grease from a blown-up tank.



rc