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Originally Posted by ODDJOB UNO
i heard somewheres while playing with british .303 enfields that they used to pull the bolt and run BOILING HOT WATER down barrel and swab it clean.
any truth to this when using corrosive ammo?
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Probably. All you need to break down the salts is water, Windex is a good alternative because it is mostly water, but the ammonia in it will work as a copper solvent (a mild one, there isn't that much ammonia in there compared to a real no-BS copper solvent like Sweets 7.62).
There is some good info here:
Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle - Cleaning After Shooting Corrosive Ammunition
In fact, the whole
Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) - Surplusrifle.com site is good, and an easy way to kill a few hours if you are not careful.
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what about mitchellsmausers.com i could of sworn they had ammo for sale.
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Yeah, Mitchell's sells Ammo, most likely under contract with either Seller and Belot or Privi Partisan. The only difference is the Mitchel's head stamp on the brass, and it costs more.
Mitchell's Mausers is pretty much the Motermiester of the K98. Never bought from them, but there are lots of allegations of business practices that can best be described as shady, and their advertising is misleading. Once Mitchell's gets a hold of a rifle, there is really no collector value left.
Look at it this way. Take a 1973 911S, then replace the engine with a 3.0, add some wide fiberglass flares and impact bumpers. Sure it is technically still an early S, but much of the collector value is gone. And if you think the Early 911 guys can be a little picky when it comes to originality, you should see the Mauser collectors.