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November 3, 2002, 09:24 PM | #1 |
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Pay less for brass wire brushes and acid brushes
Go into a gunstore and look at the price of a brass wire brush. Close to $1. Look at the price of an acid brush (25 cents?) at any hardware store. Just went to a woodworkers' show in San Mateo (CA) and saw brass wire brushes at one dozen for $5.95. That's 50 cents each. Acid brushes (great for applying solvent and washing down parts) were packs of 72 for $5.
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November 4, 2002, 02:30 PM | #2 |
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Are they sized by calibre?
My .243 benchrest brushes cost me about $10/dozen, and last a weekend worth of shooting. Then they become .22 brushes, and last another weekend.
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November 4, 2002, 10:11 PM | #3 |
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Sorry about the misunderstanding. The wire brushes I mentioned above are like toothbrushes. They good for scrubbing the frame or action or large parts. As for bores, maybe 75 mm or bigger if you have a skinny arm.
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November 5, 2002, 03:30 PM | #4 |
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Oh... I bought a couple of those things about 5-6 years ago...
Still have 'em.
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November 10, 2002, 07:35 AM | #5 |
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Brownells
I get my acid brushes from them a gross at a time, real cheap, in several sizes. Also they have bulk bore brushes at a good price.
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