Bore brush question

[EJN]

Can I use a 45 caliber bore brush to clean a 44 Magnum Revolver barrel?? I am new at shooting, so cut me some slack.

 

[woolieworm]

Welcome from south Texas. Why not just get a 44 brush.

 

[jdh]

Yes, BUT it will be next to useless in a 45 afterwards.

 

[S&W Oldtimer]

Welcome from Va.

 

[mrsig]

Welcome from Tampa

 

[JH1951]

Welcome from Pennsylvania!
What jdh said......

 

[MCorps0311]

From KY.welcome to S&W Forum!

 

[snubbyfan]

Welcome from the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

 

[MSG Glenn]

Welcome from Wisconsin!

Brushes aren't expensive so one that's dedicated to the caliber you want to use it in is always best & probably more efficient, too

 

[coachray]

Welcome from Cincinnati and don't ever be afraid to ask questions.

 

[OLDSTER]

Welcome from North Dakota

 

[bigwheelzip]

Can I use a 45 caliber bore brush to clean a 44 Magnum Revolver barrel?? I am new at shooting, so cut me some slack.

Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.

A quick search over at Hoppe's web site at their bore brushes shows the .44 and .45 to be the same brush, part number 1308P for pistols and 1315P for rifles.

Hoppe's 9 - The Gun Care People

I'm not that new to shooting, but I don't shoot those calibers, and didn't know the answer. Now I do, thanks to you and this forum. No need for slack, keep the questions coming, how else can we become know-it-all's.

 

[Amp]

I have. They all get mixed together in a plastic box for me and when too dirty or loose they get replaced.

 

[Mark IV]

Call me crazy, but I often use 9mm brushes in .38's !!

 

[Rustyt1953]

Welcome from Cincy.

I cut the tips off 9mm brushes to use on my .380's.

 

[Big Cholla]

How?

Welcome from Cincy.

I cut the tips off 9mm brushes to use on my .380's.

Uh, How? One little snip at a time with a set of diagonal cutting tool? ...

 

[tekarra]

Welcome aboard.

 

[FlyFish]

Welcome from Cincy.

I cut the tips off 9mm brushes to use on my .380's.

I see what you did there.

 

[FifthWheel]

Welcome from Ohio

 

[Bill In Texas]

Welcome to the Neighborhood!

 

[C Islander]

Welcome from Ohio!!

 

[islamoradamark]

welcome from South Florida

 

[Peak53]

Yes. And I use the next size larger brush in the charge holes of the cylinder.

 

[lrrifleman]

Welcome from the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey.

Yes.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Welcome from the bootheel of Missouri . . .

 

[Mickey D]

Welcome to the forum. Buy a mallet.

 

[pawncop]

Welcome from Texas EJN. Great forum for all things S&W, have fun, learn lots, share what you know.

The brush is OK, but now only for the 44.

 

[rwt1405]

Welcome from Delaware!

 

[Targets Guy]

Yes you can.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Frank46]

Welcome aboard from New Iberia La. Save the old brushes and when they get too dirty get a cheap can of break cleaner and spray them till clean. If too worn for lets say 44 cal, then clean and use for 40 cal. I save my old 30 cal brushes when they get dirty and worn then clean them and use them for 7mm mauser and 6.5Swede. Saves you money. Frank