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Avoid using steel brushes as they can damage the metal in your gun. Use nothing stronger than brass.
Most solvents need to be applied and given time to work & then cleaned out. It does not have to be a labour intensive task.
 
Call me crazy but I'm not that fussy and unless there's a lot of lead or something in the barrel and it needs a thorough cleaning and I'd rather just use a BoreSnake.
 
If I feel I need to use a brush, I use either bronze or nylon.

But really my barrel cleaning regimen is:

Clean with Wipeout
Shoot the rifle until it pukes or I start to feel guilty
Clean with Wipeout
Repeat.

I never go hunting with a clean barrel.
 
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catnthehatt said:
IF I use a brush, it's a nylon one.
I hardly ever need to however, I use jags and patches.
Cat
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Good point, when I use abrush, I actulaly use nylon most often these days, too. Especially with a copper solvent.

I use case neck brushes, easy to find.
 
Generally how often do you guys clean. I'm not talking about benchrest precision here, just average hunting.

I ahve a 223 wssm, I shot a box out of it and gave it a run with a little sovent and a few patches and it was nice and clean.
Then I had some guy tell me that with these guns, or any fast burners, you need to use a good steel brush constantly. Never fire more than 3 rounds with out doing it!

I have never been that regimental, and feel that would defeat the purpose that I bought my rifle for.
 
cleaning

I shoot a 204, 222, 6mm 300 and 6.5-303 and do NOT clean any of them very often. 204 and 222 have seen over 100 shots and not cleaned. Same for the 6.5. I may run a brass brushthrough, but more likely just use a jag.
 
sealhunter said:
Then I had some guy tell me that with these guns, or any fast burners, you need to use a good steel brush constantly. Never fire more than 3 rounds with out doing it!
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:runaway: :runaway:

Was this person perchance a barrel salesman? You're asking for trouble running a steel brush through your barrel anytime, much less after every three rounds...
 
sealhunter said:
Generally how often do you guys clean. I'm not talking about benchrest precision here, just average hunting.

I ahve a 223 wssm, I shot a box out of it and gave it a run with a little sovent and a few patches and it was nice and clean.
Then I had some guy tell me that with these guns, or any fast burners, you need to use a good steel brush constantly. Never fire more than 3 rounds with out doing it!

I have never been that regimental, and feel that would defeat the purpose that I bought my rifle for.
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The guy that told you that is a complete f&cktard.
 
With a steel brush? NEVER.

I use a good copper solvent and a nylon brush OCCASIONALLY, otherwise just patches, and I use a bore snake at the range.
 
stubblejumper said:
Actually the biggest problem is improper cleaning methods and materials.
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Perfect answer!

I use bronze bore brushes with a good solvent and never had a problem with accuracy or bore damage, use of a bore guide and proper brush diameter along with a quality stainless or coated rod will keep your barrel happy:D
bigbull
 
I was given the same kind of info when I bought my new 30-06 stainless but only as breakin procedure. The story went as follows-3 rounds then run a brush and copper cleaner then patch, 3more same deal, then to 5 rounds eventually to 10 so that there were about 30-40 rounds through it. After that, clean and use as usual. Shoots real good. I was told the brass/bronze brush had something to do with easing tool marks in the barrel. Never a steel brush though and I never see them in the shops anyways-always brass. My
$0.02.
 
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