Quality,Strong Nylon Bore Brushes.

[Milton]

I have been using bronze bore brushes for a l-o-n-g time to clean my revolver bores and have noticed lately the brushes I am using are quicly coming apart as I use them;they do not last long at all.
I am looking for a quality nylon bore brush that will actually clean the bore,any suggestions?

 

[rockquarry]

Never found a nylon brush that will work as well as a good quality bronze brush, but try Brownells. Their brushes, nylon or bronze, don't come apart.

 

[Milton]

Thank you! I was also told that Otis brand bronze brushes were excellent.

 

[Dobie406]

I have been using Montana Xtreme brand nylon brushes, they hold up well

 

[Ballistic147]

I've been using Kleen Bore bronze brushes for a long time and they seem to last. All the LGS's carry them around here. About a year ago I purchased a J Dewey cleaning rod and a handful of their brushes in both bronze and nylon. So far both have held up very well but the bronze definitely works better than the nylon for cleaning. The cleaning rod is excellent and reasonably priced for a higher end coated cleaning rod and the brushes were IMO pretty cheap too.

 

[rockquarry]

I'd stay away from anything Otis makes. I tried several different caliber Otis brushes some time ago and all were undersize.

 

[Milton]

Thanks everybody,I will keep looking around and see what is out there.Too bad about the Otis brushes,in fact too bad about a lot of tools today,they just don't seem to last like they did some 40 years ago!

 

[Hoov]

Before we go down the "remember when" trail, a lot of cleaning equipment is now fabrique en Chine. I was buying Hoppe's AR chamber brushes for the store and they started coming in with a big fat Made In China sticker on the back. I buy Pro Shot for the store now.

 

[Arm]

Dewey makes great cleaning brushes....made in the USA.

Brushes | J Dewey Rods

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I use Montana X-treme nylon brushes. Let the solvents do their job first and the brush will perform well.

 

[rockquarry]

Yes, all Dewey products are as good as you can get and probably cost only a little more than inferior stuff.

 

[Milton]

Thanks! I will try some Dewey brushes!

 

[chief38]

Brownell's Nylon brushes are well made however like other stated above, I've never found that they clean very well.

The Brownell's Bronze brushes of today are not as well made as just a few years ago (and I have let them know) but they are about the best I can find now. I buy them in the dozen packs and even though I toss them when they start shedding, they are still relatively inexpensive.

The key for bronze bore brush longevity is to NOT reverse direction with them while in the chambers or barrel.

 

[chief38]

Dewey makes great cleaning brushes....made in the USA.

Brushes | J Dewey Rods

They look as though they are made by the same machine and Company as the Brownell Special Line Bronze Bore Brushes. That said - I will try them next time I need some. I am a BIG Dewey Aficionado like their products and their customer service!

 

[Hoov]

Try Pro Shot. Made in America. The way they make and polish their rods is impressive and the brushes last a loooong time. And the threads are standard. Dewey makes great stuff too, but sometimes they do some weird **** with their threads. i quit buying Hoppe's brushes for the store when the big Fabrique en Chine appeared.

 

[scooterfiend]

I'll second what Hoov says, the couple of sizes of Pro- Shot brushes that I've been using the last year or so have held up well. I've used a .40 cal. size for the chambers in my S&W revolvers turned with a very slow turning drill/driver. Most other brushes won't take much of that, Pro-Shot hangs in there. Made in U.S.A. to boot. (also has a brass core as opposed to the steel (?) wire in some of the other brushes I see)

 

[Fishslayer]

Thank you! I was also told that Otis brand bronze brushes were excellent.

I buy the package of 10 and pay about 1/2-ish the price of buying one at a time.