Please identify P08 by Mauser for newbie.

Sgt Art · 11-13-2005, 08:06 PM

Kolos, with respect to your question regarding cleaning, I would suggest plain kerosene mixed with automatic transmission fluid if nothing else is available. The kerosene is excellent for cutting through grease and carbon fouling and the auto transmission fluid is high in detergeant. Neither will harm the bluing however I would not get it on the wood grips. Both should be easy to find almost anywhere. I would not recommend using gasoline (petrol) because it is too dangerous. If you are shooting ammunition that has corrosive primers, clean the bore and breech area with just plain water. That's right, water will neutralize the corrosive salts from the primers. Then clean as you normally would.

It's always nice to hear from collectors from other parts of the world. Thanks for sharing your gun with us.

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11-13-2005, 08:06 PM	#16
Sgt Art User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SC Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Kolos, with respect to your question regarding cleaning, I would suggest plain kerosene mixed with automatic transmission fluid if nothing else is available. The kerosene is excellent for cutting through grease and carbon fouling and the auto transmission fluid is high in detergeant. Neither will harm the bluing however I would not get it on the wood grips. Both should be easy to find almost anywhere. I would not recommend using gasoline (petrol) because it is too dangerous. If you are shooting ammunition that has corrosive primers, clean the bore and breech area with just plain water. That's right, water will neutralize the corrosive salts from the primers. Then clean as you normally would. It's always nice to hear from collectors from other parts of the world. Thanks for sharing your gun with us.