Cleaning a chrome lined barrel

[KMK1862]

I did a search and didn't find anything, so hopefully this is a new question.

I have 2 rifles with chrome lined barrels. A Romanian AES-10B RPK and a PSL/ROMAK3. I've been cleaning them with hoppes 9 and Windex if I've shot corrosive ammo with a Dewey coated rod, muzzle guide/protector and patches.

After hearing the praises of Wipe-Out foam discussed here, I purchased a few cans and have been using it on my handguns and non-chromed barrels. It's working great and really getting my firearms cleaned up nicely.

I want to make sure my chrome lined barrels are just as clean. Does anyone have any advice/tips/products on a good cleaning regimen for them and is Wipe-Out safe to use on the chrome lined barrels? I know the can says it should be safe, but I'd like some real world input before I use it.

 

[rob-cubed]

Safe. Chrome is very stable and won't react to anything in Wipe-Out.

The key to getting the corrosive salts removed before cleaning is plain old water. It dissolves them; cleaning fluids will not. I like to get a nice steaming mug full and pour it through the bore and gas system. The hotter the better so it evaporates quickly. If you want, mix a little Ballistol in which will leave a film of oil after the water evaporates.

 

[4g64loser]

when the belt feds (boss's not mine) get ragged with corrosive ammo, WD40 or pb blaster at the mountain keeps em stable til we get em to the shop......then hoppes9/liquid wd40 mix in large amounts.

never used wipeout on corrosives.....i have used it on handguns.

its safe on chrome. pretty much anything is.

I used sweets on a chrome bore, and like an idiot forgot about it for a couple days......normally that would be very bad......didn't hurt the chrome one bit.

 

[GunnerGunz]

I use a turkey baster to inject the boiling water down the bore to remove the salts. Works great and not a drop goes on the counter. Then wipe out to clean and a lil oil afterwards.

 

[clandestine]

Ballistol/water mix for the whole gun and bore first, then wipeout in the bore

 

[Mdtom]

Ballistol is my choice

 

[machman1967]

Safe. Chrome is very stable and won't react to anything in Wipe-Out.

The key to getting the corrosive salts removed before cleaning is plain old water. It dissolves them; cleaning fluids will not. I like to get a nice steaming mug full and pour it through the bore and gas system. The hotter the better so it evaporates quickly. If you want, mix a little Ballistol in which will leave a film of oil after the water evaporates.

Interesting you should say that cause, (don't laugh now) my wife just read a passage out of one of her "Little house on the prairie" books to me, and it explained how her father (Pa, that is) cleaned his rifle barrel with boiling water, (hotter the better to evaporate it quick), of course followed it up with some oil (maybe even lard?)

 

[Jimbob2.0]

I just hose em with windex or soapy water and then run a couple patches of CLP down.

 

[Russ D]

Ballistol/water mix for the whole gun and bore first, then wipeout in the bore

This then I finish with Hoppes for the corrosive stuff. It might be overkill but I did see a pretty good test that showed how well Hoppes worked on corrosive ammo.

 

[KMK1862]

Thanks for all the responses everyone. Looks like I should be fine using Wipe-Out on them after using some Windex or water.

 

[ericoak]

Just picked up some wipe out and accelerator from Scotts. Wow this so much easier and faster it isn't even funny. And some guns I considered clean enough before still had plenty blue in them.

 

[rick3d]

Guys, Windex has ammonia and is corrosive, don't use on guns.

 

[TheWhiteBuffalo]

Guys, Windex has ammonia and is corrosive, don't use on guns.

The concentration of ammonia in windex is so diluted, it doesn't do any harm. It is just enough ammonia to help it evaporate.

That being said, I would never advise to use straight ammonia or any substantial concentrations of it.