brush to clean bore? - Page 2

Mackie244Bud · March 12, 2018, 12:48 AM

I use a Hoppe's 9 Viper Boresnake with Hoppe's 9 Gun Bore Cleaner.

JoeSixpack · March 12, 2018, 01:45 AM

I just swab the barrel out with a wet patch of eezox, usually that does it, sometimes it rolls over to a 2nd patch, YMMV if you shoot a lot of lead, I generally don't so I don't have lead fouling to deal with.

I ignore copper streaks completely.

Unless the bore is dripping (usually not the case) I just leave it wet.

hemiram · March 12, 2018, 04:52 AM

I don't really use a brush much anymore, but I don't clean my guns nearly as aggressively as I used to. I don't shoot cast bullets at all anymore. I have a couple of boxes of .357 with cast bullets, but I never seem to want to mess with them, I just shoot the jacketed ones. When I first started shooting, with revolvers, I was over the top and really cleaned them to the point I took them apart to do it. Now, unless I've been shooting a lot of dirty ammo through a gun, it just gets wiped off and a patch run through the bore with Break Free most of the time.

March 12, 2018, 01:45 AM	#27
JoeSixpack Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2017 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,048	I just swab the barrel out with a wet patch of eezox, usually that does it, sometimes it rolls over to a 2nd patch, YMMV if you shoot a lot of lead, I generally don't so I don't have lead fouling to deal with. I ignore copper streaks completely. Unless the bore is dripping (usually not the case) I just leave it wet. __________________ NRA sold us out This is America!, You have the right to be stupid.

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March 12, 2018, 12:48 AM	#26
Mackie244Bud Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2017 Location: South Florida Posts: 252	I use a Hoppe's 9 Viper Boresnake with Hoppe's 9 Gun Bore Cleaner.

March 12, 2018, 04:52 AM	#28
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	I don't really use a brush much anymore, but I don't clean my guns nearly as aggressively as I used to. I don't shoot cast bullets at all anymore. I have a couple of boxes of .357 with cast bullets, but I never seem to want to mess with them, I just shoot the jacketed ones. When I first started shooting, with revolvers, I was over the top and really cleaned them to the point I took them apart to do it. Now, unless I've been shooting a lot of dirty ammo through a gun, it just gets wiped off and a patch run through the bore with Break Free most of the time.