Bronze brushes and bores

[hookedonblacktail]

Ok this could be a dumb question but I'm going to ask anyways. Is it at all possible that a bronze brush will scratch a bore on a microscopic level. Even though the steel is harder than bronze would the brush still haze the surface. I think what I'm most curious about is that if one were to stop using brushes and just mop the bore with a quality product like wipeout for example, would the bore become more "polished" over time and foul less or at least be easier to clean, would a polished bore make it more difficult for the jacket copper to "grab".

I realize a bazillion people are using bronze brushes with no problems, but curious if there is any truth to this theory.

I've never tried nylon brushes, do they work well?

thanks

 

[Jabol]

there are most likely tons of opinions on this but overuse of bonze brushes may be detrimental to the rifling. I use a brush once a year on my center fires but i would not use one on my rimfires. I don't want to damage the fine rifling buy scrubbing too much. In fact, I clean the bore on my 22s with nitro solvent and patches perhaps twice a year but clean the action and everything else properly. If you use broze brush, wrap it in a patch and then scrub gently.

 

[Gatehouse]

If you are using wipeout, you don't need a brush, anyway.

 

[BlackLabelBrad]

I sure hope not. I use a brush every time I clean.

 

[hamhock]

Lilja actually suggests it with butch's bore shine for barrel break in, for what its worth.