velocette
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Cleaning a rifle bore that is.
My two AR rifles, both .223, both stainless steel barrels. One Rock River 24" heavy barrel varmint, the other a 20" Shilen match barrel in a lighter profile.
Cleaned both with Kroil & Hoppes #9, or Shooters Choice, used a nylon bristle brush & patches till they came out almost perfectly clean.
One week later, I ran a brass bristle brush & SC through, about 6 passes.
Oh brother the black that came out! Then re-applied the brass brush & SC, let it sit for 1/2 hour then four more passes with the brass brush & a bit MORE black comes out. Then patches to really clean. Looking down the bores, they are bright & shiny.
It would appear to me that the nylon bristle brushes are not very effective in cleaning out carbon fouling, seeing how much blackie carbon came out when I applied the brass brush.
Any opinions here about your experience?
Roger
My two AR rifles, both .223, both stainless steel barrels. One Rock River 24" heavy barrel varmint, the other a 20" Shilen match barrel in a lighter profile.
Cleaned both with Kroil & Hoppes #9, or Shooters Choice, used a nylon bristle brush & patches till they came out almost perfectly clean.
One week later, I ran a brass bristle brush & SC through, about 6 passes.
Oh brother the black that came out! Then re-applied the brass brush & SC, let it sit for 1/2 hour then four more passes with the brass brush & a bit MORE black comes out. Then patches to really clean. Looking down the bores, they are bright & shiny.
It would appear to me that the nylon bristle brushes are not very effective in cleaning out carbon fouling, seeing how much blackie carbon came out when I applied the brass brush.
Any opinions here about your experience?
Roger