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January 11, 2005, 03:21 AM | #1 |
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Nylon vs. Bronze bore brushes.
Do you think that a Bronze bore brush is necessary to get good results?
How about the possibility of scratches and resulting damage to the bore? I've been using "Shooter's Choice Bore Cleaner" and it ruins the bronze brushes so I switched to some very stiff Nylon bore brushes with good results. What's your thinking? |
January 11, 2005, 03:35 AM | #2 |
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I use bronze brush
"How about the possibility of scratches and resulting damage to the bore? " it could happen on some cheapie guns, but not in my USP barrel |
January 11, 2005, 03:58 AM | #3 |
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A bronze brush will not hurt todays modern barrels...the steel is MUCH harder than the bronze and will not scratch. Nylon brushes are junk in my opinion and are no better than a good patch. I dont use brushes unless i have too...their just not nessesary...except for removing lead fouling. Powder fouling will come out easily with a good solvent and patches...so will copper. Hoppes 9 for the powder fouling, sweets 7.62 for the copper fouling.
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January 12, 2005, 07:57 AM | #5 |
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I now use only bore snakes on all of my guns.They work,period.
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January 12, 2005, 08:47 AM | #6 |
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Hi All,
I'm kinda in the SmokinTom camp on this one, except I run a wet patch through the bore first soaked with Breakfree CLP, or I use bore foam if really dirty. I use the Otis kit so I don't have the worry about damaging the bore with rod use. After the cleaner and patch I use a Bore-snake and FP-10 for a couple of passes and the bore is clean like new. I also use a Q-tip or brush to clean around bolts and cylinders, then wipe down with breakfree wipes or a cloth. It works for me so I don't need to complicate the job any further. The Bore-snake is a great tool and really gets all the dirt out. I've tried every kind of cleaner/cleaning tool, and the results speak for themselves. My average daily shooting use is a few hundred rounds at a time, so maybe that accounts for this method working for me. If you shoot a thousand rounds or more it may not work, but I'm sure not many people shoot that much in a day....... |
January 12, 2005, 03:35 PM | #7 |
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Bronze - Bristle ???
I have used bronze brushes for many years but I also use 3:1 Shooter's Choice MC7 and Kroil. (This is an OLD bench rest combo). I have NEVER noticed the bronze brushes deteriorating from the solvent but they will wear out. Perhaps the Kroil helps in this aspect.
In ANY of the S&W titanium cylinders you MUST use a bristle brush if you do not want to damage the cylinder. With the SC-Kroil combo a bristle brush works very well on my S&W 646 cylinder. It also gets a toothbrush scrubbing on its' face instead of the stainless brush used on the cylinders of my stainless guns. The SC-Kroil combo works very well in removing lead, powder and copper fouling, expecially if a wet patch is run through the bore and cylinders and allowed to stand overnight. The Kroil allows the SC to 'creep' under the fouling and thereby loosen it. JNT |
January 13, 2005, 09:35 PM | #8 |
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Think about it...which would likely do more harm. A bullet that is swaged into the rifling at very high pressure, or a pliable bronze brush. I just don't see how a brush could scratch a steel barrel.
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January 13, 2005, 09:49 PM | #9 |
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Use them both:
Bronze: Use it all you want but you have to clean it right after you finish using it to keep it from being eating away. To clean it do one of the following A. Dip it in plain water after you finish using it. That will clean it of solvents. B. Go to Wal-Mart or Parts America and get a can or Disk Brake cleaner or Carb cleaner and spray it clean after you finish using it. With this method you can keep a brush for eons. Plastic Brush: They are good for stroking the bore with copper remover and not having to worry about using up the brush. Anything past that, they are less than good for. |
January 14, 2005, 09:43 AM | #10 |
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I dip my bronze brushes in Mineral Spirits to remove amonia based solvents from them and retard the damage to the brushes. It extends the life of the brushes a great deal. A bronze brush costs around a dollar give or take. I'm not sweating two or three brushes a year. Considering the cost of quality firearms, that is not a large cost in helping to maintain them.
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