Quoted: Stick with me here, I'm a new guy. When you use a chamber brush, do you use an in/out motion or do you twist it. |
Both, you push/pull it in/out several times; then once it is in good, you turn it 90 degrees or so and pull it back out. Repeat several times, the wait for the solvent to do its thing, and (say 1 hour later) finish with a patch wrapped around the chamber brush (or an old one).
You can also get a 223 chamber brush (like for bolt actions) that does not have the steel bristles for the locking lugs. {Brownells}
I have a 6.5mm brush for getting the crud out at the end of the throat (used about every 500 rounds or so).
Seems to me like the steel part that cleans the star area needs to be twisted. On the other hand, I'm concerned that twisting the brass brush in the chamber could score it or do other damage. I'd appreciate the benefit of your experience. |
You are going to find it mightly hard to scratch the chrome lined chamber with a puny bronze brush.