I have a question about chamber brushes. They are larger in diameter then bore brushes are,but when you clean the chamber of the pistol or revolver cylinder you cannot extract the brush and you end up pushing through the barrel or cylinder so you can get it out. Please give me your thoughts on this.
Chamber Brush
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Big Cholla
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dd968: Chamber brushes are not meant to be pushed thru the barrel. They should be pushed into the chamber, rotated and pulled out of the chamber. If your brush can't be pulled back out, it is too big for your chamber. ....... Big Cholla
thedogfather
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Separate "chamber" brush? I generally used the same brush in the revolver barrel and the cylinder chambers when I need too, but usually just running the swab through the chambers is sufficient.
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Nothing cleans a chamber as well as a good bronze chamber brush.
These are made of an extra-stiff bronze bristle and do a better job than any over-caliber bore brush. Bore brushes have softer, more flexible bristles.
NEVER use a chamber brush in a bore and never use stainless chamber brushes.
To use in a revolver chamber, "screw" the brush into the chamber, rotate a couple of turns, push the rest of the way through then pull back.
For an auto "screw" it in, rotate a few turns, then "screw" it back out by rotating clockwise and pulling at the same time.
These are made of an extra-stiff bronze bristle and do a better job than any over-caliber bore brush. Bore brushes have softer, more flexible bristles.
NEVER use a chamber brush in a bore and never use stainless chamber brushes.
To use in a revolver chamber, "screw" the brush into the chamber, rotate a couple of turns, push the rest of the way through then pull back.
For an auto "screw" it in, rotate a few turns, then "screw" it back out by rotating clockwise and pulling at the same time.
tomcatt51
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Same here for revolvers. .243 rifle brush for my 617. .40 brush for 38/357. .475/.480 brush for .45. If your practice sessions are 50 rds pushing the brush by hand will work but if you're cleaning after 500+ rds you run the brush in a drill motor.
500 Magnum Nut
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I use stainless chamber brushes and never damaged a chamber yet. Use with common sense.
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I also use the Brownell chamber brushes in my revolver cylinders. They work very well, however I find that they only last about 2 usages and then they start to shed bristles very quickly. If you shoot wad cutters out of your .38 spl's. then the chamber brushes are a must! The only thing that I find that works better is the Lewis Lead Remover which I use when leading gets to be "heavy duty", but that is a bit more of a p.i.t.a. to use. Since they do not last anywhere near as long as the standard bore brushes do, I buy them from Brownell's by the dozen to keep the cost down.
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m1gunner
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My chamber cleaning is done by wrapping some "Chore Boy" copper scrub pad material around some worn out bore brushes. A couple passes in each chamber and the crud and lead is gone.
If you need to find some Chore Boy, just ask a local crack head, it is the stuff they use as a filter in their crack-pipes.
If you need to find some Chore Boy, just ask a local crack head, it is the stuff they use as a filter in their crack-pipes.
frankw
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I use the stainless chamber brushes to clean my 686 chambers several times during a match.
It gets rid of the crud and lets all the rounds seat from the speedloader without any problems.
Never in a barrel.
It gets rid of the crud and lets all the rounds seat from the speedloader without any problems.
Never in a barrel.
