Guys, thanks for all the input and suggestions. We did go back and forth between water based solvent for black powder rifles (talk about corrosive!!) and hoppes until all we were getting was the...
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Forum: Military Rifles
Guys, thanks for all the input and suggestions. We did go back and forth between water based solvent for black powder rifles (talk about corrosive!!) and hoppes until all we were getting was the...
Forum: Military Rifles
Thanks for all the replies. Never have seen that much copper so we'll give copper solvents a try. I've also heard that ammonia does a good job with copper fouling. We'll keep after it, it does...
Forum: Military Rifles
I was fortunate to acquire an Enfield dating from 1942 that is complete and fully number matching (frame, bolt, magazine, etc) for my son. It was completely cleaned prior to heading to the range...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Pretty sure that means I'll be moving these on at some point to a collector or collectors. Given the condition of the two 7mm rifles that came as a lot of 4 at an auction, I'm not going thi chance...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Did I mention I hate auto complete!?!!! Sorry about the bizarre word choices, but I figure you all will get what I mean. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "Dohhhh!".
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Thanks Trails4u.... I'll do some checking and set what comes up. Everything soars completely original except the glue that held thre boxes together has failed. If I get anywhere in my research, ...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Thanks for all the replies so far....I figured it it's corrosive so hot soapy water and lots of scrubbing. I'm guessing it's like cleaning my black powder plains rifle. I certainly will be keeping...
Forum: Vintage Ammo
Hey all, a new member and poster here. I just bought 8 original boxes of 7x57 ammo made by Kynoch. All in original boxes although the boxes are falling apart. Each has 50 rds in 5 round stripper...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |