Anyone not use Bore Brushes for cleaning their Firearms?

Only when patches fail!

I’ve gotten lazy and tend to run an oily bore snake and be done.

If you use QMAXX Blu or Black Diamond, (https://www.qmaxxproducts.com/) no scrubbing or brushing necessary. It is not a solvent. It breaks the molecular bond of the fouling with the barrel steel and the fouling comes out on a patch on a jag. Heavier than water, it displaces and moisture present. The protectant is carried by a solvent that flashes off and deposits a hard, wear resistant micro coating that repels water and resists wear. You have to try it to believe it.

A little over three years ago, I treated the blades and micro screen of my Remington electric shaver that I use daily. About every 2-3 months I re-treat it. I am still using the original blades and screen that came with the shaver and haven't used up the 1 oz. sample bottle I was given.
Crazy stuff.

The use of the correct brush is essential if a gun owner wants to really clean his bore. IMO the ‘correct’ brush has bronze bristles and core wire and is of the correct diameter for a tight fit. If you are on the fence do this: clean your bore with patches (or snake if you dare) until you are satisfied. Now take a clean, brand new brush, add the same solvent you used on the patches, then run it through the bore five in-out cycles; make sure the brush completely exits the muzzle on each stroke. Now use your patches for a few passes and see how clean they are. Maybe they will be clean enough for you, in that case eschew use of the brush....


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I use a bore brush every time I clean my guns.

Bronze bore brushes ALL the time followed by patches.

total recoil said:

Bronze bore brushes ALL the time followed by patches.

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Ditto!

I mostly just use bore snakes. For muzzleloaders I use soapy hot water and a patched jag.

Only for the rifle-musket. The other muzzle-loaders, no.

Quit using a bore brush when in an infantry unit, where we shot almost every week.

The armorers were sticklers, and never kicked my rifle back when I just went to CLP
and patches.

Been doing same on my own pistols and rifles, for past 25 or so years. There's just
nothing in the bore that will come out with a brush, if patches don't do it.

Blackpowder guns might be different, or if you found rust in the bore.

Very rarely, mostly just a bore snake. If I could find a bore snake without a brush I would use those. I have a brushless bore snake for 22 cal. but the rest have brushes.

I haven't used a commercial cleaning brush or rod or anything that can't be bought at Wal-Mart or home depot for a decade. I just use off the shelf stuff, copper chore boy, qtips, tooth picks, cut up t shirts and blue jeans - stuff like that. Bet no one could tell the difference.

To tell the truth I haven't given the subject much thought. Mostly these days I schpritz some gun cleaner or carb cleaner in the barrel and then run a snake through it. Is there some controversy over using brushes?

F1 said:

To tell the truth I haven't given the subject much thought. Mostly these days I schpritz some gun cleaner or carb cleaner in the barrel and then run a snake through it. Is there some controversy over using brushes?

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There's controversy on how you're supposed to put your toilet paper roll.
Of course people argue about this

Bfh_auto said:

There's controversy on how you're supposed to put your toilet paper roll.
Of course people argue about this

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Ha ha people like to argue about everything!

No brushes or patches just boresnake and a bit of rem-oil, in handguns only jacketed bullets.

Always use the brushes until the patches are clean.

I use brushes because I think I need to; I am not at all sure that the bore needs a bore brush to function properly. The only rational that I have for using bore brushes is because “that’s the way my Mama did it.” Don’t cloud the issue with the facts, I’ve already made up my mind.

I do use brushes for some, but for a couple rifles with custom barrels (Bartlein & Kreiger) I don't. The hand lapped barrels just get patches on tight fitting jags and usually they come clean with just wet patches. Even for the majority of my rifle barrels I've gone to nylon brushes and a strong copper solvent. The only ones getting the full bronze brush treatment are those that foul badly.

The only guns I boresnake are a couple ARs that I use for matches and carbine classes and those also get a thorough cleaning periodically using brushes, patches and copper solvent.

To some gun cleaning is just a small chore we do with a variety of tools, bore brushes are one of them. To a few gun cleaning is a ritual governed by deeply held unfounded beliefs.

I'm pretty obsessive when it comes to the cleanliness of my guns, but honestly I just throw a movie in and take my time.

I usually run 2-3 patches with Hoppe's through, let sit, then use a bore brush for a few passes, then run 2-3 dry patches through. Then I use a bore snake. Then I run an oiled patch through and let the oil penetrate the grooves. Then I run 4-5 patches through to remove the last bits of grime and excess oil.

I know I'm excessive. My range sessions are usually 350-500 rounds spread between two guns. So 150 to 250 rounds get shot, and then the cleaning gear comes out.