Bore Brushes

[dlmac]

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?

 

[deewayne2003]

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......

 

[mdwest]

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..

 

[Ontario Hunter]

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.

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

Synthetic brushes are good for rubbing solvents onto the bore to spread them to allow them to work before cleaning with a bronze brush before patching out
Gumpy