Corrosive ammo and my 1949 Husqvarna?....
I finally got this pretty lil' gurl in my hands last week and am getting ready for a range trip soon. Which means I need ammo. The barrel is stamped '8mm'. I'm currently getting a crash course/sticker shock on newer ammunition prices for it----like just over a buck a round. But then it turns my LGS has some older surplus corrosive stuff, at less than forty cents a pop. So I picked the salesman's brain for a few minutes regarding the use of this stuff. From what he told me, it sounds like it's merely a matter of taking Windex to all of the metal parts/action/barrel, let it marinate for a while, swab everything lightly with water, then apply your gun oil/light grease/Rem wipes to it like usual. Is it really that simple? Or am I missing something?
Gracias,
El
Gracias,
El
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You have it right.
To remove residue from corrosive ammo, you just clean all surfaces that may have come into contact with the corrosive primer salt with an appropriate solvent. Make sure you swab out not just the bore, but also the bolt face and around the bolt area too.
Lots of people use Windex for this, but good old fashioned hot soapy water will work just as well. And there are other products that can work too (though none as safe, cheap, and easy as soapy water!).
Once you're done, you can clean/lubricate the gun as normal with your favorite gun oil.0 -
Thats one sweet lookin shark control surf gun! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by wpage
Thats one sweet lookin shark control surf gun!
Thanx, but unfortunately it's not mine, but a friends. And it's not your run-of-the-mill board either....it's the one that Andy Irons won a Triple Crown with about 9 years ago. Thing's worth at least $5k, believe it or not....[8D]0 -
It appears to be a sporterized military rifle to me. Because of this I wouldn't take the barrel marking at face value. IMHO it would be prudent to have a gunsmith do a chamber cast, headspace and test fire prior to use.
You don't know who rebarreled/rechambered it, their competentcy. When it was done, and the round count since then.
After the war it was quite common to rechamber sportized 8mm Mausers in 8mm X 06 because of a lack of 8mm commercial soft point hunting ammo. If your rifle is chambered for the 8mm X 06 cartridge and you fired 8mm Mauser AKA 7.92 X 57 in it, you would have excess headspace and a potential safety problem. My 2 cents.0 -
I have to disagree with that being "a sporterized military rifle", Husqvarna built some very nice sporters on F/N commercial actions just after the war. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by MIKE WISKEY
I have to disagree with that being "a sporterized military rifle", Husqvarna built some very nice sporters on F/N commercial actions just after the war.
Yup, this is basically a Model 640, sold in their catalogues right after WWII, and imported into the States by Tradewinds (I think)....0 -
quote:Originally posted by El Mariachi
quote:Originally posted by MIKE WISKEY
I have to disagree with that being "a sporterized military rifle", Husqvarna built some very nice sporters on F/N commercial actions just after the war.
Yup, this is basically a Model 640, sold in their catalogues right after WWII, and imported into the States by Tradewinds (I think)....
If your rifle does date to the late 40's? Not likely it was imported by Tradewinds, specially in 8mm Mauser. Tradewinds was in business up in Washington State, starting in the 60's.
It would be best to pin down the origins of your rifle if you could give us all the markings on it, i.e. proof marks and manufacturers markings. If it's a reworked military rifle many times the forward mount will obscure the markings over the chamber though.0 -
It sounds like it's a standard .323" bore 8x57S, but R-S has a good safety idea in this case that I agree with. IMO there's nuthin' wrong with having a cast done on a used gun with a non factory or an ambiguous caliber identifier when you buy it from a seller who hasn't shot it or provided ammo for it... especially since "8mm" means it could be a 8x57S,a .318" bore 8x57J, an 8mm-06 or 8mm-06 Imp, the fading 8mm Rem mag, on and on...
Just a bit of peace of mind when you pull the trigger for the first time, that's all. Nice gun, by the way!0 -
"Corrosive" primers are based on Potassium Chlorate- which burns to Potassium Chloride, a first cousin to table salt. Standard bore cleaners today are petrol based, and salt is WATER soluble, not petrol soluble.
You can use Windex, I use Dawn dish dtergent (just a drop or two) and HOT water thru the chamber and barrel, to flush out the salt.
After dry, lightly oiled patch. Wipe off bolt with a damp cloth, oil.
Have shot a ton (literally) of 8mm, .303 Brit, 30-06, and 7.62 (39 and 54R) that was corrosive. No harm, no foul, if you clean right.0 -
I doubt that the rifle will be shot very much. I wouldn't risk inadequate cleaning causing that fine rifle to rust. It looks like other commercial Husqvarna rifles I have seen, especially the schnable for end tip. If it was my rifle I would get the commercial ammo, after having the bore slugged to see if it was .318 or .323 and a chamber cast if the actual cartridge designation can't be found on the barrel. This may require removing it from the stock. 0
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