December 2, 2015, 12:49 PM | #1 |
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clean with what brushes?
clean guns like their barrel with what kind of brushes? can some brushes harm the guns?
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December 2, 2015, 01:14 PM | #2 |
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Bronze brushes are fine for cleaning bores and will not harm them.
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December 2, 2015, 02:26 PM | #3 |
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Agreed... use bronze brushes. Because Bronze is a softer metal than what lines a barrel, so it won't scratch it! There are some nylon brushes too, but they won't really clean that well.
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December 2, 2015, 02:54 PM | #4 |
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what about brass?
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December 2, 2015, 02:56 PM | #5 |
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I don't know if they're still available, but the blue "plastic (Nylon?)" ones sold by Midway under the "Frankford Arsenal" brand were the best I ever found. Every bit as scrubby as bronze but didn't give false positives from copper solvents.
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