Bore Brush for the .44 Special?

Recoil Rob · Jan 8, 2011

The .44 special has a bore size of .429 and all the pistol bore brushes I find are for .44-.45 caliber.

What size brush do you use for the .44 Sp.?

thanks, Rob

500 Magnum Nut · Jan 8, 2011

Find a 44 mag "chamber" brush. for the cylinder. They make them in stainless or bronze. If you buy the stainless brush, they are very aggressive, so only pass the brush in each chamber 3-4 times.

Use any 44-45 cal brush for the barrel.

special44 · Jan 8, 2011

Bore Brush for the .44 Special

I would use a .45 pistol brush for routine cleaning. The little oversize does no harm
and the brush tends to last longer. I would never use a stainless steel brush in any bore as they are too aggressive and may do more damage than good.

Frank46 · Jan 8, 2011

Excellent question. Some of the so called 44 caliber brushes leave much to be desired. Me I use the 410 shotgun brush. Big enough to scrub chambers and bbls. Its also longer than your standard 44 brush. The ones I have seen has about twice the bristles, really does an excellent job. I always try to use an oversized brush to clean my bbls. 8mm for 30 cal, 35 for 8mm and even use the oversized chamber brushes for cleaning bbls like 45/70. Frank

Gun 4 Fun · Jan 8, 2011

Frank46 said:
Excellent question. Some of the so called 44 caliber brushes leave much to be desired. Me I use the 410 shotgun brush. Big enough to scrub chambers and bbls. Its also longer than your standard 44 brush. The ones I have seen has about twice the bristles, really does an excellent job. I always try to use an oversized brush to clean my bbls. 8mm for 30 cal, 35 for 8mm and even use the oversized chamber brushes for cleaning bbls like 45/70. Frank

I'm a bit confused here.

.410" is actually the true caliber of the 410 shotgun (unlike all other shotgun gauges), same as the .41 magnum. All 410 shotgun brushes I have seen have actually been smaller in diameter than the .44 brushes I have bought over the last 30 years. I have bought the 410 brushes for my .41's, and they do work great for them, but have always been less than stellar in my .44's, since after only a few passes thorugh the bore they are no longer large enough for that bore size in my experience.

The reason that handgun brushes are shorter in the bristle area is so that they can be used in a revolver, and can be pushed through the bore and into the cylinder window, then retracted without fear of getting a new brush jammed tightly in the bore while trying to reverse it when all or part of it is still in the bore and bent in the original direction of travel. If you ever have it happen, you won't soon repeat it.

Frank46 · Jan 9, 2011

Gun 4 Fun, I see your concern regarding extra long brushes hanging up and getting stuck in the cylinder and even though you didn't mention it possible damage to the firing pin hole bushing. Point well taken. I own about 5 revolvers and when in cleaning I keep my left thumb over the firing pin hole. I had some leading once in a revolver that the usual brushes would not take out. One pass with an oversized brush resulted in the chunk of leading exiting the bbl. I think Brownell's sells what they term a "double-tough" brush in various calibers. I shoot cast bullets in some of my mil-surp rifles. As you may know and copper fouling is detrimental to getting any accuracy with cast bullets. Sometimes even using Butch's Bore cleaning solvent won't cut it. Hence the scrubbing with an oversized brush. Might take a little longer, but the results are worth it. I've a 30-40 Krag and the more I cleaned the bbl I could have sworn the rifling was getting deeper as I cleaned it. Haven't shot it with anything else but cast bullets. I also have one 1891 argentine carbine with less than a stellar bore. Yep, you guessed it. 8mm bore brush to the rescue. Regards, Frank

Gun 4 Fun · Jan 9, 2011

I understand you Frank.

I just wondered what type of brushes you found for the 410 that worked better for a .44 than the 44-45 brushes, because as I said, all the ones I have used fit my .41's well, but were loose in short order in my .44's. I agree wholeheartedly on using oversized brushes. I do the same thing whenever possible, and a Lewis Lead Remover is an essential piece of cleaning equipment for anyone who shoots lead.

You're also right about getting all traces of copper out, or at least as much as is safely possible before shooting lead, for best accuracy.

Frank46 · Jan 10, 2011

Gun 4 Fun, Actually the 410 shotgun brush I use is an outer's. I picked it up when I bought a 410 single barrel shotgun to shoot snakes with. I have a bayou that runs at the foot of my property. And sometimes see big cotton mouths or water moccasins in that area. So sometimes when I'm down there with the tractor cutting grass I'll see one and pop him. Not all of the 410 bore brushes have the same amount of copper or bronze bristles. Actually got one big cotton mouth with the tractor. Sliced and diced him. Frank

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