POLL: Brush or no brush when cleaning bore?

[Hohn]

I will use both, but mainly use a nylon 90% of the time ... and for the record, all nylon brushes aren’t the same!

Boy howdy is that true. When I switched to Iosso it was like coming from no brush at all.

 

[DangerRanger]

I use a bronze brush to clean barrels and a nylon brush to clean brass necks.

I don’t know shit I just try to listen to those on here that seem to win.

 

[ACF]

I've never been able to get a barrel clean without a bronze brush and elbow grease.

Chris

 

[jelenko]

A couple times I have cleaned the bore using just patches - including letting the solvent [Boretech C4] soak overnight. After dry and wet patches come out clean, I brushed the bore with a bronze brush. Sure enough, the rod had carbon all over it and the next couple patches had lots of black on them. This was before I had a Teslong. Now, I can just look and see if there's any carbon left.

 

[wedgy]

I use the bronze more on factory chattered barrels more as they tend to fowl worse, mostly nylon on customs though unless they are really bad.

 

[urbanrifleman]

So, you guys using bronze brushes, how do you draw the cleaning rod back through the bore?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

As long as it exits the bore you pull it back thru in one pass into the bore guide then go right back down the bore. 15-20 strokes with a soaked brush and a soaked bore will get em cleaned right up. Dip your brush in water to neutralize it then patch out the mess. No abrasives needed just butchs bore shine, correct fitting patch and the right brush. Brunos sells them in bulk

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Oh, you need a good ball bearing rod too. Dewey and montana make nice ones if you dont have ivy or neil jones custom rods

 

[rwj]

So, you guys using bronze brushes, how do you draw the cleaning rod back through the bore?

With the brush removed from the rod... I considered the bore to be a one way street from the chamber to the muzzle...

 

[kimbergoldmatch]

Dewey Coated Cleaning Rod
Nylon Brush (push through and remove before pulling Cleaning Rod back)
Boretech C4 & Eliminator

 

[bcarico]

So, you guys using bronze brushes, how do you draw the cleaning rod back through the bore?

You just pull it back through. Anyone who thinks a bronze brush used properly will damage a barrel should go watch the guys clean their rifles at you local benchrest match.

 

[LarryDScott]

Spare the brush and spoil your bore. LDS

 

[JFrank]

IMO Pro shot makes good brushes and cleaning rods

 

[AckleymanII]

Issio and Montana Extreme make great plastic brushes, but if you notice the bristle dia, they are difficult to get into the corner of the lands. Coefficient of Friction of plastic on steel is greater than you would imagine, also.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

With the brush removed from the rod... I considered the bore to be a one way street from the chamber to the muzzle...

I also prefer to do it the long way and only push the brush down one way

 

[varget204]

I use a Nylon, then check w/ borescope, if needed in throat area, I use a brass brush w/ Boretech eliminator or Butches w/ kroil

 

[urbanrifleman]

You just pull it back through. Anyone who thinks a bronze brush used properly will damage a barrel should go watch the guys clean their rifles at you local benchrest match.

OK, full disclosure.

I DID see on my Brux 6bra barrel that pulling the brush back through was causing the shank of the brush to drop and realign upon return and did make a slight mark about 1/8" inside the bore. This does not happen on barrels with muzzle breaks because the brush self aligns.

Or, was the problem the brand of brush? Should I be using a "no harm brush"?

 

[PhilC]

Bronze, always.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

OK, full disclosure.

I DID see on my Brux 6bra barrel that pulling the brush back through was causing the shank of the brush to drop and realign upon return and did make a slight mark about 1/8" inside the bore. This does not happen on barrels with muzzle breaks because the brush self aligns.

Or, was the problem the brand of brush? Should I be using a "no harm brush"?

Sounds like a bad cleaning rod. There should be no felt transition from jag/brush to rod to do any scratching

 

[urbanrifleman]

Sounds like a bad cleaning rod. There should be no felt transition from jag/brush to rod to do any scratching

If you use a 22 rod in a 6mm bore the rod will drop after the brush disengages.