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Bronze-Brass-Plastic

s.guns.gun Member Posts: 3,245
edited November 2001 in Ask the Experts
What do you think of those plastic barrel brushes that look like the real thing?Yes;maybe nobody has noticed,but some are made of plastic.[This message has been edited by s.gun (edited 11-25-2001).]
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Well, I have mixed feelings. They are fine for cleaning up a .22, but if you have a really filthy antique, nothing works like a bronze or brass brush; however, if you use a copper solvent, your brush will be eroded. In this case I use a stainless steel brush. Some say metal brushes wear the bore; I can't see this, as shooting the gun surely puts infinitely more stress on the gun than a bore brush, but perhaps it does cause more wear.
    "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • cpermdcpermd Member Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Use brass or bronze only.Realize they do get used up are a maintenance item.Plastic won't get out metal deposits.Stainless will scratch a chrome moly barrel.Always use a guide.cpermd
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Yeah, what the Doc said.
    When it absolutely, positively,has to be destroyed overnight.....U.S. MARINES. will270win@aol.com ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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