Oh NO, I ruined my barrel with a bronze bore brush....

It was so much simpler back in the 60's... Hoppes #9 and JB Bore Cleaning Paste, maybe Sweets 7.62 occasionally. Bore scopes? Well we heard there was such a thing.
 
kthomas said:
CLR is not friendly to surface finishes and coatings. It's fine on bare stainless.

But if your rifle barrel is blued, nitrided, etc. - it can and will damage the finish, if you let CLR soak on it (or if you are trying to remove carbon from a crown or muzzle device).
Click to expand...

I always only USE it on the inside of the barrel KT so I don,t have a problem at All ! :p Thxs RJ
 
remington jim said:
I always only USE it on the inside of the barrel KT so I don,t have a problem at All ! :p Thxs RJ
Click to expand...

I don't normally use it to clean inside my barrels, but I use it for stubborn carbon buildup on crowns.

It is something to keep in mind, in case you spill some or plan on cleaning suppressors, muzzle brakes or crowns.
 
guntech said:
It was so much simpler back in the 60's... Hoppes #9 and JB Bore Cleaning Paste, maybe Sweets 7.62 occasionally. Bore scopes? Well we heard there was such a thing.
Click to expand...
It’s probably all that’s needed. People are just trying to get away from the “abrasives” but I think it’s really the only thing that works to get the bad carbon out. And I bet you would have to do a lot of rubbing with it to get the bore dimensions to change a measurable amount.
 
joehunt said:
It’s probably all that’s needed. People are just trying to get away from the “abrasives” but I think it’s really the only thing that works to get the bad carbon out. And I bet you would have to do a lot of rubbing with it to get the bore dimensions to change a measurable amount.
Click to expand...

The are no steel abrasives in Hoppes #9, JB Bore Cleaning Paste or Sweets... even back in the 60's it was a myth that JB Bore Cleaning Paste was abrasive to the bore... you can't even remove bluing with it... Try it on a patch and rub on a blued barrel... for 5 or 10 minutes...
 
guntech said:
The are no steel abrasives in Hoppes #9, JB Bore Cleaning Paste or Sweets... even back in the 60's it was a myth that JB Bore Cleaning Paste was abrasive to the bore... you can't even remove bluing with it... Try it on a patch and rub on a blued barrel... for 5 or 10 minutes...
Click to expand...

Fair enough
 
I think what hurts barrels is pushing a dry brush trough a barrel , I've never ruined any barrel with a bronze brush I wouldn't use a stainless one though
 
Realistically a bronze brush shouldn’t damage a harder steel barrel.

Same with a softer stainless brush on a martensitic stainless barrel.
 
ShawnC6 said:
People with firearms are often worried about what they heard or think could happen… but the metallurgy speaks for itself.
Click to expand...

And how do you know if the stainless brush is 'soft'. I have never seen stainless steel brushes marked 'soft', 'medium', 'hard'... and I have seen damage after stainless brushes were used... so to eliminate a potential problem I will never use a stainless steel brush. There is no benefit to do so.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom