AR 15 chamber brush question

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Doubletaptap

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I just got my custom Bushy .223 Ar and it has the chrome chamber and bore.
I went to a "tactical" type arms store today and they sold me a chamber brush with brass bristles in the front and a larger diameter metal brush in the rear. It also has a metal point sticking about 1/8" out the front of it!!
It's marked M16C
Military Spec. Brush
.223/5.56mm (chamber)
(#8-36)
The reason for the question is I have read folks clean the chrome chamber with cotton swabs on a long stick.
Should I use this metal brush in the chrome chamber?
Thanks,
George
 
Use the brush, use it well, use it often and with confidence.

That chamber brush is the same one used by the Armed Forces to clean their M16's and similar weapons.

The puffed out portion in the back is to ensure that the barrel extension (where the bolt locks) gets cleaned. Simply wet the brush in your solvent of choice, and let fly.

Afterward, make sure that you dry the extension area out completely. In a pinch, a can of compressed air used after the chamber brush will blow the loosened crud out in a hurry.
 
Thank you for your help.
I wasn't about to use it until I found out! These things are expensive enough without ruining a barrel myself!!!:eek:
George
 
I clean my chrome-lined AR-15 barrels no more often than every 500 rounds through it... I'll swab out & lube the chamber & lugs, respectively, perhaps every 250 rounds... The chromed barrel & chamber are amazingly tough. They don't need pampering and there is nearly nothing you can do via "cleaning" to hurt them (unless something really dumb)... I continue to be amazed at how long they run before needing any attention....

Cheers, Cryoman
 
500 rounds between cleanings?

Man I go 1-2k before it clean it out. Unless you use dirty powders (or WOLF ammo) the AR should go much longer between cleanings.

The situation WILL change that... but range use AR's are more likely to have barrels damaged during cleaning than from use.
 
chamber brush

Dear Sir:
Never, NEVER use any rifle brush unless the brush wrapings are bronze (or brass). Always use a brush made of bronze or brass alloy ENTIRELY!
Harry B.
 
Thanks everyone!!
And Harry, it's a military M-16 brush with brass bristles!!
Thanks for all the help!
That's why I like this site,no BS,and a lot of folks that want to help a noob!!!
 
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