Cleaning off the smell of cheap ammo

[danwdooley]

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Yesterday I spent some time at the range with my son where I was letting him try out my CZ 82.  We went through two boxes (total of 100 rounds) of a particular ammo which I won't name at the moment but the lingering smell is something I need to figure out how to get rid of.  I had heard that this particular ammo is dirty and smells (maybe partly as the result of the lacquered layer on the steel cases) and certainly compared to other stuff I've shot, it certainly is.

Upon returning home I broke it down, cleaned the bore, the feed ramp area, the inside of the slide and other areas.  I used Hoppes #9 and then wiped down and lightly oiled it.  This morning I started to put it in the IWB holster and the smell of the ammo was still strong.  Strong enough that I felt like if I wore it today people are going to be looking at me in a funny way.

So what's the best thing to do to clean off the surfaces and even inside or wherever the residue might be lingering?  I suspect a part of it may be on the magazines which I did not do anything to clean but rather reloaded with my regular rounds.  The smell on the surfaces of the magazines is noticeable.  So is the slide and other parts.  I don't believe it needs to be stripped down to the smallest part and boiled or any measure that drastic taken and am thinking wiping the surfaces with something should serve to get rid of the smell causing residue.

Any suggestions?

I know one brand of ammo I'm not going to buy again.   

[Hurryin Hoosier]

Some of that Russian crapola, no doubt.

I always give all of the internals a good blast with aerosol non-chlorinated brake parts cleaner, followed by a spritz of Rem-Oil.

[fteter]

Treat it a bit like a Mosin Nagant that's fired Russian milsurp.  Wipe it down with ammonia and water (I use ammonia-based Windex, killing two birds with one stone).  Dry it off and follow up with a spritz or two of RemOil.  That gets my CZ82 clean and loses the smell as well.

[danwdooley]

  Good ideas.  Well speaking of Mosins, I've got a couple of them.  Kinda CZ 82's.  You can't have just one.   

[DWARREN]

Try Balistol  (sp) . Used for many years for military/milsurp firearms. Can also mix it with water to flush bore.
Has a smell itself but cleans and lubes very well.
I have used it for quite a few years and am happy with its performance.

[bluesguy72]

I have another suggestion. Try using Froblube CLP.    http://froglube.com/  I love the stuff and use nothing but. Compared to petroleum based lubricants, it's completey biosafe and has a wonderful wintergreen smell. However, once used, you can't go back to petroleum stuff. Get some and try it on one firearm...