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

Originally Posted by Old_School

Good point since I don't know the history of the barrel.
I my rifle rebarreled with this one I found at a gun show, the last one was absolutely toast.
The gunsmith described a special type of clean which he was supposed to do at the time but never did, can't remember what it was called.
I think I really need to get a gun vice too, as cleaning with such a long rod and holding the rifle is awkward to say the least.



I've heard about the vinegar trick before too, would do a good job at dissolving copper and rust, my main concern is it would also technically dissolve some of the steel too if left in the barrel long enough, it also will remove bluing, so need to be careful.

dissolve the steel In minutae if any -Id be more worried about corrosive ammo etc .hell i use vinegar on fish&chips -doesnt even soften the bloody soggy batter!
Ill give you another wee tip for free -got a paint brush with old hard enamel paint on -a good un .drop that in a cup of boiling vinegar and leave it .99%certain itll dissolve all the shit and you can clean up ya favourite brush .also bloody good for jock itch and athletes foot .tickles a little when applied liberally ,but stops the itch and the microbes up and ...k off elsewhere!