To brush or no to brush
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jrw1976
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Yes bronze. Nothing more nothing less.
RDM416
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I'm very curious what answers you will generate with this one! My answer on my lapped custom barrels....... no, never.
J E Custom
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I like to use a cotton swab on lightly fouled barrels to apply the bore solvent.
But on barrels with more fouling I use the bronze brushes and follow up with the swab
for a final cleaning.
On severely fouled barrels (Factory Mostly) I use bronze and a strong solvent like the
Sweets.
There are people that don't use bronze at all and that's fine but it sometimes takes a lot
longer to get it clean.
I would recommend what ever method best suits the condition of your rifle bore. Also, a
proper break in will reduce the amount of cleaning you will have to do.
J E CUSTOM
But on barrels with more fouling I use the bronze brushes and follow up with the swab
for a final cleaning.
On severely fouled barrels (Factory Mostly) I use bronze and a strong solvent like the
Sweets.
There are people that don't use bronze at all and that's fine but it sometimes takes a lot
longer to get it clean.
I would recommend what ever method best suits the condition of your rifle bore. Also, a
proper break in will reduce the amount of cleaning you will have to do.
J E CUSTOM
royinidaho
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Never a brush on any of my rifles. And one of them has a factory barrel. Did the Tubbs Final Finish process on the factory barrel when it was new and learned that the brush was not needed. The other barrels are Liljas.
justgoto
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I used to not use a bronze brush, while getting my barrel to a mirror-like finish... One day I tried a brush after I cleaning my barrel to see if I was really getting it clean. I then realized that dirt can be polished to a mirror-like finish.
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Cthemfly25
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Generally try not to. Might depend in part on the solvent you use. I would use a nylon brush for example with patch out to create a sudsing effect.
I went out with a bench rest buddy a bit ago.45 shots that morning. Soon as we got back he saturated patch and barrel, then let it soak a bit, barrel tilt down. Then came back to it and hit it with a nylon brush,may have to double check that. He has record breaking kreiger barrels. After lunch he said he would patch it out, this was a new barrel with about 250 down it.Said he cleans about at 50.
