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Here is a little cleaning tip to help get the most out of your bronze cleaning b

Guys

I rinse mine in water and put them back in my cleaning box.
Is there any reason this does not work?

Terry
 
Lee, be very careful with acetone. It evaporates very quickly and it is highly flamable. I would vote for isopropl (rubbing) alcohol instead of the acetone. The alcohol works well, is cheaper, and is safer. Good shooting......James
 
good idea, think I will dip brushes in acetone, quick pat dry & store again. that way I don't have to separate 224 6mm, 6.5 mm & 30 cal. Thanx!!
 
Terry said:
Guys

I rinse mine in water and put them back in my cleaning box.
Is there any reason this does not work?

Terry

Terry,

The "stuff" in bore cleaner that kills the brush is the ammonia. It seems to dissolve the copper from the bronze/brass brush. It is in the mix to dissolve the copper fouling in your bore. Now, ammonia is water soluble so if you rinse your brush in water you will remove the ammonia and the brush won't dissolve. But copper isn't the only thing that is being cleaned by the bore cleaner.....powder fouling is the other "thing". And it isn't just charcoal dust. There are things in the powder residue that get very hard and are abrasive. Sure it isn't as hard as bore lapping or valve grinding compound but it still is death to the rifling and if you imbed it in a bullet that is going down the barrel....well, your first shot will always be a "fire lap" sorta thing. Not good for a precision barrel or even a stock $100 Remington. Water will get out the ammonia but a tiny bit of soap will also let the fouling be flushed away.

We get all the cleaning fluid from the bore by running dry patches till there is no green showing. Then we flush the bore with fresh preservative oil. In theory we run a oil patch thru before we next shoot and follow that with dry patches. No matter how well I cleaned the bore before putting the gun up, I almost always see some small amount of "dark" on the prefiring dry patch. Not on my precision rifled and lapped barrels, though.

Precision barrels are sooooo smooth that they don't foul up all that much. Kreiger recommends that a brush never ever be run thru one of their barrels. It just isn't needed and it might.... Kreiger is certainly not the only one that laps their bores. And, they aren't the only Maker that has a vested interest in your getting the max out of their barrels and spreading the word.

I clean and brush all my pistols except my Bench Mark equipped Savage Stalker. All of my military stuff gets brushed or I would be there a long time cleaning them. Maybe the answer here is "all depends".

HTH,

John
 
I use the same solution I use in my Ultrasonic Cleaner. I have a empty 1lb powder container, fill 2/3rd's with water and the UC solution. I put my brushes, mops, and anything else that needs cleaning in the container with the lid on, let it sit a few days, when I walk by the bottle, I shake it a few times and put it back down.

After several days, I wash with pretty warm water. Put out to dry!

Works great for me!

PS: I have thought about putting it in the UltraSonic Cleaner, but haven't done it yet!
 
You guys must recycle patches and primers. I just throw my brushes away when I feel they are worn out. I use carb cleaner, but not on brushes.
 
One issue to keep in mind about acetone is that it is a transdermal, it can enter the bloodstream with contact with the skin. I do not want to debate whether acetone is harmful, but it can transport harmful substances on your skin into the bloodstream.
 
Cleaning my brushes stopped the bristle shedding problem that I used to have. It was my concern that a loose bristle might end up in the bore that prompted me to start cleaning them. Extended brush life is a side benefit.
 
Yes Butch I do, and I have come a long way in my cleaning since then, but since all I am doing is pulling the rod and brush through a wadded up paper towel a couple of times, and I would be doing the rod anyway, I find that including the brush that is on the rod requires not extra time or effort. What I dislike is being right next to someone that is using spray brake cleaner to clean his brush. Once I was at a match when a fellow did that, and some of the spray floated onto my arm causing a burning sensation. I washed it off, but you can imagine what inhaling even a little of that crap does for your lungs.
 
I use Acetone on a daily basis, I wash my hands with it if I've been using chemicals that contains oil or solvents, like paint thinner, glue and stuff like that, I use Acetone to clean my kitchen tables (granite) when they get really dirty, wipe off with window cleaner after..

the Acetone does dry the skin when used excessively but that's about it.. it doesn't burn the skin or irritate, I do not use it as eyewash so I don't know how it feels to get it in the eyes.

and for my guns.. I use it to clean brushes, brass, bolts, barrels and just about anything.. it cleans well, it doesn't leave any residues and it dries very quickly.

as a firehazard.. it's not even close to being as dangerous as brakecleaner, paint thinner and stuff like that, it is flammable but if you spill some it will become vapours within a minute and disolve in the air.. and whatever solvent you use.. do NOT smoke or keep open flames in the same room....
 

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