on cleaning shotguns

goalstop · December 21, 2009, 09:08 AM

My gun cleaning kit tells me I need to push the bristled bore brush in only one direction down the barrel. The barrel isn't rifled. Is this true? Its a real pain to unscrew the wire brush each passthrough.
Thanks for the help.

hogdogs · December 21, 2009, 09:18 AM

I think the risk is in changing direction mid bore.

I always passed it all the way then drug it back and never a damaged bore.

Brent

oneounceload · December 21, 2009, 09:19 AM

I use a brush in a rod that I use with my hand-held drill and, after spraying the barrel with some carb/brake cleaner, run the brush down and back several times to get it clean, then follow with patches. What they don't want you doing, like with rifles, is reversing the stroke while still inside the barrel. Brushes are cheap and they wear out. Push it all the way through, then pull it back. If you need more than that, do it again. I've even wrapped a patch around the brush and soaked it with Shooter's Choice and run it after the initial passes. No issues.

That being said, if you have a gas gun, then you want to make sure you gently clean out your gas ports so you don't pull some gunk back into them and clog them.

December 21, 2009, 09:08 AM	#1
goalstop Junior Member Join Date: December 19, 2009 Location: SC Posts: 9	on cleaning shotguns My gun cleaning kit tells me I need to push the bristled bore brush in only one direction down the barrel. The barrel isn't rifled. Is this true? Its a real pain to unscrew the wire brush each passthrough. Thanks for the help. __________________ If words were our only weapons, we'd be English.

December 21, 2009, 09:18 AM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I think the risk is in changing direction mid bore. I always passed it all the way then drug it back and never a damaged bore. Brent

December 21, 2009, 09:19 AM	#3
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	I use a brush in a rod that I use with my hand-held drill and, after spraying the barrel with some carb/brake cleaner, run the brush down and back several times to get it clean, then follow with patches. What they don't want you doing, like with rifles, is reversing the stroke while still inside the barrel. Brushes are cheap and they wear out. Push it all the way through, then pull it back. If you need more than that, do it again. I've even wrapped a patch around the brush and soaked it with Shooter's Choice and run it after the initial passes. No issues. That being said, if you have a gas gun, then you want to make sure you gently clean out your gas ports so you don't pull some gunk back into them and clog them.