A Quick And Easy Way To Deal With Corrosive Ammo: Ballistol Moose Milk 

Burglars Be Warned! BLOKE SHOWERS WITH HIS RIFLE!

I have 12,000 rounds of surplus 7.62x54R that I have been reluctant to shoot... You have helped solve my problem. Thanks mate.

When it comes to cleaning my AK from corrosive primers I just use the local pond. :)

First time uses, be aware that ballistol has a "unique" odor. Kind of like pine and fish, it is hard to pin down. Use it outside or in the garage. It is also good to soften leather. The smell does go away in a few days.

Best way to treat at the range is always bring non-corrosive ammo with you. When finished shooting corrosive ammo, then shoot a few rounds of non-corrosive. That blows out all the corrosive chemicals. I still run a rod when I am home, but no rush.

I love Ballistol. The stuff works great.

When moving out of my old place my flatmate told me hes gonna miss allmost everything about me...exept for the constant smell of Ballistol in my room...funny hof I felt about him and the smell of pot:D

this is actually nice to know. in the states people tend to use windex or simple green. Found 8mm rounds for about .40c/round so I may buy them and use this method.

I can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks mate.

Thanks for that. I have been offered old ammo before but everyone had given me the boiling water cleaning method which was just to much hassle. This looks much more sensible....

Just picked up my first surplus rifle, a beautiful 1940 steyr made K98, buying some ballistol now, thanks!

Nice recommendations- having bought surplus ammo for my M1, decided to buy bolt action 30.06 since easier to clean off salts and velocity is hotter than recommend.

Ballistol comes in a few flavors, in the USA it seems to have extra chemicals added. In Germany the red is what is found in gun stores. It has been used since prior to WWI and is derived from Coal oil. The red was also bought by physical therapist for their practice, and butcher’s for cleaning their tools. Blue was medical and available only in drug stores on request. Yellow had additives for treating your pets ears, paws, and small wounds. I use it on vintage arms, as hoppe’s contains petroleum and not good with black powder. I also use an old US mix of 1/3 hydrogen peroxide, 1/3 rubbing alcohol, and 1/3 Murphy oil soap on vintage arms before wiping down with Ballistol for storage.

Tried this. It actually works! Rigged up a cutaway jug w/plastic hose that fits in chamber and trickles a 75/25 mix of Ballistol (one gallon jug) and hot water, then clean bolt with same then regular cleaning. Know water temp is"not supposed to matter" but salts dissolve better in warm water. No worries about all the vintage ammo I have for my milsurps.

My question is when do soliders get the time in cleaning their firearm in middle of battle? How many corrosive rounds can be used during combat before we get the chance in cleaning our guns for machine gun, rifle and pistol?

You use the exact same method I have used for years. I used to use the old Young's Black powder solvent which was also quite good and mixed 50/50 with water; then it got rather hard to get and very pricey and I switched to ballistol. I don't know why some people don't like the smell of Ballistol. It kind of reminds me of Playdough. Young's and the old US Army issue solvent for corrosive ammunition was truly vile smelling in my opinion.

Good tip.Thanks!

best video - it works (not so surprisingly if it was intended by Ballistol) before that i used thick and sticky cranecable grease and just greased so thick over the cloride that the barrel was sealed against air inside i allways had to use a blank and 2 pads before feeling convenient to make a shot with live rounds... i still do that after cleaning when i know that im not going to use/inspect a gun for a season or longer

Old gun publications recommended hot soapy water to clean bore, then light oiling.

When using questionable ammo, its a good course of action to clean your bore and internals three times afterward.

Ballistol will never die. 😉

I user windex myself, works well for same reason as yours the water. The tiny amount of ammonia will work on copper but not much I think as it does not stay in very long! I clean at the bench then light oil and clean again at home (the light oil is so in case I do not get to do a full clean same day.)

Great tip. Thanks a lot. Never used Ballistol but have heard good things about it. The guy with the Sweet's 7.62 tip is right too, but i could never stand its strong ammonia smell.

Thanks bloke! Now I can shoot of that 7.62x54r surplus.

With the gun rested upside-down, I use pure water on wad of patches pushes several times trough the bore, dry with a boresnake, and finish with normal cleaning/oiling. Saves on the Ballistol. And checking the next day is still a must with this system.

An old blackpowder shooter I used to know (sadly no longer with us) used to swear by Formula 409.

Ballistol is a miracle product.

Good looking Rifle. Military Surplus Guns are Old World Cool

What I usually do when i have surplus for my mosin. I shoot all i want of it. Send 3-5patches through the barrel. Then shoot ab 10-20 rounds of non corrosive ammo after. Then send one patch through again. And every other time i do this(I usually always shoot non corrosive ammo like wolf ammo) ill send a patch with some bore cleaner. I havent had a problem with it since i bought it. And the bore looked terrible then but after good shootings and a bunch of patches and bore oil the rifling can clearly bee seen and shines perfectly

If boil water though you can make tea!

Have always used just boiling water and never an issue. When rechecked the day or week after never had any sweating out or residue.

Btw. Ballistol is a good, old german Brand. I love it

OMG... it's the water not the Balistol that washes the corrosive salts away... Same thing for those guys who insist ammonia or windex..

That's what's nice about Switzerland, heavy metals, ground contaminations, ... it's all OK.

Ballistol is the "cats meow".

Man I wish I could get Ballistol in gallon cans! I have never had a bad experience with 10:1 and 7n6.

I use Sweet's 7.62 Solvent.This stuff is really strong and gets that corrosive stuff and copper fouling out quick.I use it on my Mauser rifles because of the old 7mm and 7.92mm ammo ranging from pre-WWI to post WWII Turkish surplus ammo.My Smelly appreciates this solvent because i used to shoot it with British RDG and Pakistani surplus .303.I first run it through the bore with a wet patch of the Sweet's to get the powder junk out first and let it sit inside the bore wet for a minute or two and scrub the bore with a stainless steel brush.Never use a bronze or copper brush because the Sweet's will eat both metals real quick.After the bore has been run through with a stainless steel brush a couple dozen times then punch through with a wet patch again and it will turn to a bluish color meaning it ate majority of the copper and some black from the powder.Keep punching through with dry patches until it's clean.Once its clean i shoot the bore down with brake cleaner and patch it through then the bore is clean and put some oil down the shiny bore.Reminder also is never use the Sweet's with chrome lined bores because it also eats through chrome too.

thank you! now I can shoot surplus ammo in my garand.

Yeah buddy, love that Ballistol!! Have a sub. In winter I use it straight up (a little goes a long way) to lube and prevent corrosion in my guns gas tubes, but other wise I use it at 10% product and 90% water, it works awesome. Once the water evaporates it leaves a wonderful thin film behind and it makes my wood stocks beautiful as well. But it does kind of smell like a newborns puke, don't you think?

Could just use windex in the same way and no odd smell

After watching the inrange video on barrels and stuff is it possible to get replacement barrels for older rifles like mosin's enfields and that sort of thing or do you need to get them specially made up.

Use the hottest water as possible to promote rapid drying and leave in hot sun, also spray surfaces with a water dispersant such as WD40 to prevent rusting.

Is that your range?

Bloke, would Rem Oil be a usable substitute for Ballistol in that mix?

got any plans to do a video on the ross rifle?

Works for ARs too ? I have lot of corrosive ammo and my MK47 gets rusty, is it ok to spray it all ( bolt, bore, muzzle device ) ? I dont want to clean it after every use, I would just like to avoid corrosion. Thanks

i just shoot a few rounds of non corrosive ammo through the rifle it has never failed me

Awww... no wipey!

Everyone seems to have their way of doing this, so far I’ve heard; 1) Boiling water/ dish soap 2) Boiling water 3) Windex / water 4) just water Am I missing something ?

I think this way there will be over use/ consumption of ballistol. If gun is cleaned thoroughly with warm water or soapy water and then ballistol is applied properly, it will be good , IMO.

is surplus mosin ammo corrosive in the same way?

Or you can be like my friend and just never look down your bore, ever. Drives me nuts. I hate to think what most of his guns must look like if you took a peek down the bore.

How much of this old ammo still exists?

Why was corrosive Ammo used by militaries in the 20th century? Was the technology to make non corrosive just not available?

What I do... is just clean it and then oil it. Done. Mosin, awesome bore... Idk man, you're overcomplicating this imho

A German oil an a British gun that’s how Wars start lol

But what if I don't know what wiping out and oiling up a gun looks like? Britbong here. Edit: Britbong that still lives in Britain.

WTF is the deal with the plastic bag?

“A quick and easy way to deal with corrosive ammo”, informative video but a little misleading… I was actually looking for a way to clean 45 loose 9mm slightly corroded rounds before use. Wouldn’t dare run those through the chamber in the condition they’re in. 🤷🏻‍♂️ only killed 3 minutes though 😉

Windex is cheaper and works well.