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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="CNY Yote Hunter" data-source="post: 2774540" data-attributes="member: 109650"><p>I've always used brushes when cleaning and never had an issue. Theory is the brush is softer than the steel barrel so it will not damage the barrel. You would also need a lot more force than a cleaning rod and hand power to damage that barrel. Micro scratches…. I think I understand what you are referring to but if you've ever seen a button rifled barrel I think a micro scratch would come off your mind pretty quickly. Any imperfections in the machining or micro scratches will be covered after the first shot out of a clean barrel. The copper from the projectile leaves it's trace in the rifling/ hence the phrase fouling shot. When shooting competition you would most definitely see a bore snake or 2 in use but I've never seen someone shoot one shot then clean there rifle and repeat. What I'm getting at is look down that same barrel after 5 shots and see what it looks like, your micro scratches will be non existent and if the gun shot prior it will still shoot. I would not worry about a brush made of nylon or bronze hurting the rifle, as said above they are softer than steel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CNY Yote Hunter, post: 2774540, member: 109650"] I’ve always used brushes when cleaning and never had an issue. Theory is the brush is softer than the steel barrel so it will not damage the barrel. You would also need a lot more force than a cleaning rod and hand power to damage that barrel. Micro scratches…. I think I understand what you are referring to but if you’ve ever seen a button rifled barrel I think a micro scratch would come off your mind pretty quickly. Any imperfections in the machining or micro scratches will be covered after the first shot out of a clean barrel. The copper from the projectile leaves it’s trace in the rifling/ hence the phrase fouling shot. When shooting competition you would most definitely see a bore snake or 2 in use but I’ve never seen someone shoot one shot then clean there rifle and repeat. What I’m getting at is look down that same barrel after 5 shots and see what it looks like, your micro scratches will be non existent and if the gun shot prior it will still shoot. I would not worry about a brush made of nylon or bronze hurting the rifle, as said above they are softer than steel. [/QUOTE]
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