XDm Cleaning

[Hunter125]

I just got an XDm 3.8" .40 S&W yesterday. It came with a nylon bore brush, but I also have a universal pistol kit that has brass brushes in it.
My question is this, will it hurt the barrel to use brass brushes on it? I didn't think it would, but my dad has a Glock and he said it came with a nylon brush too. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to mess up my match grade barrel.

 

[CoRoMo]

Nope. Tools made of softer materials, be it brass, bronze, aluminum, polymer, cotton or nylon, are always preferred for cleaning steel.

 

[Inspiribomb]

Either one will be fine, they are both softer than the steel barrel. I rarely find that I need to use anything more aggressive than the nylon brush and Hoppes 9.

By the way, congrats on a terrific gun.

 

[metalman8600]

Id use the brash brush, just remember go through the chamber side.


But I don't use rods/brushes anymore. Go spend $20 on a Hoppe's Boresnake. Just spray some powder blast down the barrel and run the boresnake through. If you have a gun that is difficult or tedious to disassemble, you can just open the bolt and run the Boresnake through.

Hoppe's Boresnake is the best cleaning tool I have ever purchased.