Bore Brushes

dlmac

AH veteran
Joined
Mar 28, 2020
Messages
236
Reaction score
305
Location
MN
Member of
NRA,. Pheasant Forever and RMEF.
Hunted
Russia, Germany, USA (WA, ID,NM,NE,OK,TX,MO,NC,MN) Canada
Please educate me on the issue between metal and non metal bore brushes? What damage or harm to the bore is done and why...if any?
 
I can best describe this issue as the ".270 vs 30-06" equivalent of gun cleaning.

As for metal brushes damaging bores; I fail to see how that is possible when barrel steel is harder than bronze and Ed Shilen himself said that the plastic brushes were not abrasive enough and he specifically recommended using quality bronze brushes.

Although I'm sure someone will be along shortly to argue otherwise......
 
I can best describe this issue as the ".270 vs 30-06" equivalent of gun cleaning.

As for metal brushes damaging bores; I fail to see how that is possible when barrel steel is harder than bronze and Ed Shilen himself said that the plastic brushes were not abrasive enough and he specifically recommended using quality bronze brushes.

Although I'm sure someone will be along shortly to argue otherwise......

Ive used bronze brushes my entire life.. havent damaged a barrel yet.. to include the barrels of some very nice "precision" guns..

I use Dewey one piece rods, jags, brushes, etc.. they are (IMO) among the best cleaning tools you can buy.. I know MANY long range shooters, snipers, etc.. guys that really pay attention to how they treat the chambers and the bores of their guns.. that swear by Dewey..

Dewey brushes are bronze and all of their rod accessories like patch loops, jags, etc are brass...

If thats good enough for the proverbial boat load of snipers, F1 shooters, PRS shooters, etc.. thats good enough for me..
 
A few years ago I had quite a spirited debate on this subject with a well known gun editor on another forum. He maintained that one must use synthetic brushes + fancy collars on the muzzle to avoid damage from cleaning rods. So I can ram copper and lead bullets down the bore at extreme pressures without damaging it but somehow sliding a bronze brush and aluminum cleaning rod down the bore can be harmful. Really? His answer: it is so because he says so and I was stupid for thinking otherwise.

Synthetic brushes are something someone dreamed up to sell synthetic brushes.

I often use bore snake to clean my gun barrels simply because it packs up into convenient small package for transport.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
65,078
Messages
1,434,733
Members
134,203
Latest member
JeanettThi
 

 

 

Latest posts

Latest profile posts

RolandtheHeadless wrote on intj's profile.
Hi. Will you take $90 including shipping for the 28 Nosler brass?

Jim
Mauser3000 wrote on HBartley's profile.
Hello,

I saw your post selling left hand rifles. Do you have any additional pics of the .416 Rem mag?

Thank you.

-Nathan
Mauser3000 wrote on gbflyer's profile.
Hello, I saw your post selling left hand rifles. Do you have any other left hand rifles you may let go of? Also can you send a few additional pics of Borden rifle?

Thank you.

-Nathan
DaBill wrote on Fzj80's profile.
DaBill wrote on Dakota300's profile.
I have a question about your scope. Is the Innomount an SR-to-Picatinny mount?
Bill
 
Top