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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
brass or nylon bore brushes
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<blockquote data-quote="justgoto" data-source="post: 390921" data-attributes="member: 17125"><p>I use both.</p><p></p><p>I used to use only brass and didn't know much about copper fouling. When I started reading this site I switched to copper solvent and a nylon brush and was getting a lot of copper out so I figured I was also getting carbon.</p><p></p><p>Then I decided to use one of my brass brushes from a new rifle cleaning kit I had purchased and was surprised on how much carbon I had missed with my previous cleanings.</p><p></p><p>Now I use 4 swipes of a brass brush with rubbing alcohol, then a patch.</p><p>Next I use 4 swipes of a nylon brush to apply the solvent, then a patch.</p><p>Then I use the alcohol on the nylon brush to get the solvent off, (2 swipes,) then 4 swipes with the brass brush and alcohol, then a patch.</p><p>Then I use oil on the brass brush to get the rest of the carbon, (which really gets a lot more carbon than anything I've tried yet.) </p><p>I finish off with an oiled patch.</p><p></p><p>That is with my new rifle and it seems to be getting all the fouling and carbon. I have broken the barrel in that rifle, with my older rifles I will use more swipes since they foul a lot more... Except my Winchester 30-30, which doesn't really copper foul all that much; I use only oil on the brass brush, then every 10 outings I'll use copper solvent.</p><p></p><p>I leave my barrels and chambers oiled just in case I failed to remove all the solvent, I run a dry patch down my barrel and in the chamber to remove the oil before shooting.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if alcohol is the best thing to use, I just started using it in place of a carbon solvent when i ran out and it seems to work as well as anything I had used previously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justgoto, post: 390921, member: 17125"] I use both. I used to use only brass and didn't know much about copper fouling. When I started reading this site I switched to copper solvent and a nylon brush and was getting a lot of copper out so I figured I was also getting carbon. Then I decided to use one of my brass brushes from a new rifle cleaning kit I had purchased and was surprised on how much carbon I had missed with my previous cleanings. Now I use 4 swipes of a brass brush with rubbing alcohol, then a patch. Next I use 4 swipes of a nylon brush to apply the solvent, then a patch. Then I use the alcohol on the nylon brush to get the solvent off, (2 swipes,) then 4 swipes with the brass brush and alcohol, then a patch. Then I use oil on the brass brush to get the rest of the carbon, (which really gets a lot more carbon than anything I've tried yet.) I finish off with an oiled patch. That is with my new rifle and it seems to be getting all the fouling and carbon. I have broken the barrel in that rifle, with my older rifles I will use more swipes since they foul a lot more... Except my Winchester 30-30, which doesn't really copper foul all that much; I use only oil on the brass brush, then every 10 outings I'll use copper solvent. I leave my barrels and chambers oiled just in case I failed to remove all the solvent, I run a dry patch down my barrel and in the chamber to remove the oil before shooting. I don't know if alcohol is the best thing to use, I just started using it in place of a carbon solvent when i ran out and it seems to work as well as anything I had used previously. [/QUOTE]
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