...since they have to be on permenantly, how hard is it to thoroughly clean one after firing corrosive?

Prop the gun muzzle down in a can of whatever and let it soak while you drink two beers.

Prop the gun muzzle down in a can of whatever and let it soak while you drink two beers.

 

I like that methodology

I drip windex onto the zig zag portion then let it soak, has been just fine.

why are you guys cleaning AKs? :shock:

why are you guys cleaning AKs? :shock:

 

Because salt will begin to rust the entire gas system and bolt face in hours if not cleaned properly.

 

We are talking about 5.45 Russian/Bulgarian Military ammo that, like all East Bloc military surplus ammo, has corrosive (salt) primers.

So basically a warm water flush and an oil douching and all will be well? never had any crud growing out of the threads or anything? As you can tell im pretty meticulous lol. When I clean my SAR-2 after corrosive takes me like 2-2.5 hours (but now its shiiiiny :shock: )

why are you guys cleaning AKs? :shock:

 

Because salt will begin to rust the entire gas system and bolt face in hours if not cleaned properly.

 

We are talking about 5.45 Russian/Bulgarian Military ammo that, like all East Bloc military surplus ammo, has corrosive (salt) primers.

 

 

OOOOOOOHHHH corrosive ammo.. yeah missed that sorry..

So basically a warm water flush and an oil douching and all will be well? never had any crud growing out of the threads or anything? As you can tell im pretty meticulous lol. When I clean my SAR-2 after corrosive takes me like 2-2.5 hours (but now its shiiiiny :shock: )

 

Yep, warm water flush and an oil douching. I like to go water, WD40, then oil when cleaning corrosive. WD40 is a water displacing agent which will help keep the water from damaging the gun as well.