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

Originally Posted by Old_School

It's 1940s so not quite 100 years old! But yes, it's bound to have had tons of corrosive ammo go through it.
Anyway when I had the barrel installed, I gave it a good scrub up and down with the brush and hoppes no9 cleaner, then put patches through until they came out clean. It's a good barrel with 1 inch groupings, so I hope it hasn't done any damage.
Should I be cleaning with hot water after every use, even if it's not corrosive primed?




I had put a light bulb in my safe which has helped with dampness immensely.
Anyway, I never realised that powder residue attracts moisture.
So is a cleaning patch not enough after each use? How often are you supposed go clean/oil the barrel?

FFS have a look on forum at different threads...Trout started on in last week or two about pull through cleaning..... at very LEAST you need to put through a couple or 4 oily patches..then couple of clean patches..then an oily patch to coat bore while its in storage
if you put a heavy oil..or car motor oil through on last patch,you need to put a clean rag through BEFORE the next usage to remove said oil.
this isnt new thing..this information has been around for a hundred years and more..... use rifle,must clean rifle..... hells bells Batman even the knights of Crusades knew after running through a musselman to whipe blade of sword off properly before putting back in scabbard.