Do you use a cleaning brush for your CENTREFIRE rifle?

johngalway

Just wondering (hope I get this poll thing right).

Centrefires only please, no rimfires or shotguns.

It's only meant to be a friendly survey now, don't be getting too serious about it

jaycee

Absolutely , and i buy plenty at a time , good bronze ones and nylon ones.
Tipton fiberglass rod and there ain't nothing gos down that bore thats harder than the steel in the lands and grooves .

I do aim (No pun intended ) to get the barrel back to bare metal or as close as i can , every time i shoot it . I will keep brushing and patching alternating between carbon removal and copper removal until the patch comes out clean.

Then i run some carb cleaner through it on patches , a couple of dry patches, followed up by some kroil .

I will dry patch again before i shoot it .

Manic Moran

The answer is a definite 'sortof'

Was shooting the FAL this weekend. Barrel was generally handily dealt with with the boresnake, which has a bit of a brass brush component. The piston chamber received a .45 cal brush. Chamber area on an M-16 almost always gets a brush, as it's far better at getting into those corners on the locking lugs than a cloth is.

NTM

bunny shooter

I do defo, I think you have to

marlyman

pooh, i need a proper clamp rest to clean my rifle. sniffle sniffle.

Traumadoc

The debris is being forced into the barrel at 40-60000 pounds/Sq inch when shooting so using a brush is relatively minor force on the barrel.

Marlyman I found Black and decker type workmate is just as effective and it doubles as a reloading table.

dbar

I dont use a brush anymore on advice from a gunsmith. I just use patches and solvent for cleaning, and when clean, dry out with a patch then use a good gunoil on a patch to finish up.

Hezz700

what are you on about? what are these strange thing of which you talk? Solvent??? bronze brushes??????? Patches?????????
:D:D:D:D:D

jaycee

Yeah ... exactly !!

Where's "BARRY SCOTT" when you really need him ??? eh ? eh ? eh ?

jimmyzx

Sure do! It doesn't seem like I cleaned it without a few strokes of a brush!:)

meathstevie

Boresnake and silicone oil on the hornet. Has anyone ever used brake cleaner ( as in car brakes ) or is that too abresive even when patched out straightaway ?

pestshooter7

Its kinda necessary Imo!!
It gets the vast majority of the fouling!!
Impossible to get all of it out once the rifle is fired but i sure try!!

.243

i just use the last bullet in the mag:D:D