A short post with over 50 years experience with phosphor bronze cleaning brushes

I've been ordering stuff from Brownell's since the 1970s and always been satisfied. The problem I have with Brownell's and many other gun places these days is they are "out of stock" on so many things.
Yes - I have to order from Midway USA once in a while because Brownell's is out of stock of certain items. Midway is a good company but think Bownell's has a slightly higher line of house branded products.
 
A helpful post, thanks. I stopped using nylon brushes years ago when I learned that they didn't work well as barrel brushes. I do use them for cleaning magazines, which never seem to get grimy enough to need something stiffer.
 
I use nylon brushes only to clear unburnt powder residue from chambers and cylinders while at the range. They're pretty much useless for actual cleaning.
 
I really like Southern Bloomer cotton cleaning patches ( although I will give Brownells a try )
Southern Bloomer cotton cleaning patches are made about 45 minutes from my house in Bristol, Tennessee
 
Thanks Chief, I will look into the Brownell's brushes. As brushes go, I have never been really satisfied with shotgun brushes. As a former trap shooter shooting 25K rounds a year, I found that standard brushes did not work for cleaning chambers and forcing cones. There was a great guy ( Roger F ) that used to show up at the larger trap shoots and State shoots that had his own chamber cleaning brush that he sold. Hard bronze about 4" long on a handle. Man, did that ever remove the plastic in the barrels. Roger passed way too young, but I think the 3 packs of Marlboros a day had something to do with it. I have one, and guard it with my life. It is just a better mouse trap.
Brownell's also sells "Chamber Brushes" which are s slightly larger diameter and stiffer brush for cleaning Chambers. I have a dozen or so in stock in 38/357 as well as in 45. These get used on the occasion that a revolver's Chamber or forcing cone area needs a little extra cleaning power. If these slightly larger diameter brushes are used in the bore they will get out leading better that a bore sized brush however the bristles don't last very long before falling out as they were not meant to be used in bores which are tighter.
 

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