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Shotgun chamber cleaning question.
- Thread starter bullseye
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Dave, I understand that you clean from the breach. I was looking for some advice on whether you clean the chamber by twisting the brush while cycling it in and out of the chamber or cycling the brush in and out without twisting. I'm refering to just the chamber here, not the entire barrel. There are special chamber brushes with short handles for this job. Just wanted to know how everyone uses them.
With brass brushes, I usually don't worry about reversing the direction in the chamber. The brass is a lot softer than the steel.
The oversized brushes for the chamber and forcing cones are great because this is where most of the plastic and gunk seems to collect. I dip the brush into a mild solvent and twist the brush in the chamber and cones and then put it back out. It makes cleaning the barrels much easier.
The oversized brushes for the chamber and forcing cones are great because this is where most of the plastic and gunk seems to collect. I dip the brush into a mild solvent and twist the brush in the chamber and cones and then put it back out. It makes cleaning the barrels much easier.
My understanding is that the advice about not reversing a bore brush is more to protect the brush, than the bore. The bristles on a bronze brush tend to break off when you do that. I can't see how the much softer bronze can damage a steel bore.
Still, I generally follow the advice, and don't reverse the brush.
I find that a nylon-bristle bottle brush works well on shotgun chambers. You can really scrub with no danger of damage to the chamber. True, nylon is not as aggressive as either a bronze bore brush or a proper chamber brush. But I find that with regular attention, the combination of cleaning the chamber and bore with the bronze bore brush, and a little scrubbing with the nylon bottle brush and solvent, keeps the chamber very clean.
Still, I generally follow the advice, and don't reverse the brush.
I find that a nylon-bristle bottle brush works well on shotgun chambers. You can really scrub with no danger of damage to the chamber. True, nylon is not as aggressive as either a bronze bore brush or a proper chamber brush. But I find that with regular attention, the combination of cleaning the chamber and bore with the bronze bore brush, and a little scrubbing with the nylon bottle brush and solvent, keeps the chamber very clean.
Bennett Richards
New member
Tyco Tool....
I have become a confirmed tyco-tool user. Insert the brush from either muxxel or chamber, run up the bore, twist 4-5 times and Voila! Clean enough. Every 10-20 outings I do a heavy clean with a wire brush... but no more than that.
Ben
I have become a confirmed tyco-tool user. Insert the brush from either muxxel or chamber, run up the bore, twist 4-5 times and Voila! Clean enough. Every 10-20 outings I do a heavy clean with a wire brush... but no more than that.
Ben