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Thread: HXP 303 ammo corrosive? found rust in my barrel

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry the hunter View Post
    much better of using a product that is labelled a nitro powder solvent - G96 if one had nothing else then run that thru barrel - but as soon as possible buy the right product - they are made for the purpose ahhh - when I go away for a few nights I use breakfree on a pull thru at night - dry rag in morning - just keeps rust at bay - the problem with the light petroleum products like G96 and CRC etc is they can get into places they should not be like like woodwork - a gunsmith friend well CRC is a dirty word around firearms for that reason - but a point about looking down barrels yes may look good but many put a bore scope down and holy shit can reveal the real story and sometimes it is not pretty -
    So none of these products including hoppes are a nitro powder solvent?
    I thought they all were designed to remove all this kind of stuff?
    Yes CRC I would stay away from and your right about G96 and the wood.
    Makes refinishing the wood difficult when it comes to varnishing it too.

 

 

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