So, this comes up all the time. “I don’t use Sweets 7.62 because it says in the instructions it might corrode my barrel” Instructions also say only leave it in the barrel for about 15 minutes. Or along those lines. And it smells too.
Take my word for it the small will not hurt you, Just use it in a ventilated area to reduce the discomfort.
So today I carried out a basic corrosion test using Sweets 7.62 on mild steel.
The results I think speak for them selves. However it’s a short time frame test so leaving it in the barrel for a couple of weeks could give a very different result.
1 was left for 1 hour 2 was left for 3 hours. A picture tells a thousand words.
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I might do a longer one now, say over night.
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