esminbritt 16 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 My saiga .308 came with a plastic cleaning brush. If I switch to a brass brush, will it damage the chrome-lined bore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 You realize that chrome-lined bore stands up to bimetal-jacketed bullets being pushed down the bore at 2800 fps, right? Bronze brushes are fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KennyFSU 249 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah brass is a lot softer than chrome so it's fine and dandy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
esminbritt 16 Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah. that makes sense now. Why in the hell do they give you a plastic brush. As if, in combat or at the range, you're suddenly gonna need to brush your teeth. Cheap Russkies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bczrx 2 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Yeah. that makes sense now. Why in the hell do they give you a plastic brush. As if, in combat or at the range, you're suddenly gonna need to brush your teeth. Cheap Russkies. The only reason I can think of for the plastic bristles is to allow the scrubbing of the barrel with a solvent designed to remove copper deposits. For some reason it seems to me the use of a bronze brush [copper with tin and some other metal] would not be the wisest thing to use with a copper remover solution. I would think the solution could start to affect the brush and cause it to desolve, leaving more copper on the barrel to begin with. Just a thought. Anyone else able to clarify my thinking? I don't know the above: I am just guessing and love to learn from those who actually know [not guess, like myself]. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I was always told to eschew brass jags and bronze brushes when using an ammonia-heavy copper solvent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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