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Posted: 11/5/2005 6:00:34 PM EDT
| I broke the bore brush in my sks that originally came with my wasr.. I havent been able to find a replacement of just a bore brush without buying some kind of elaborate cleaning kit that comes in a briefcase. Anyone know where I can find just a bore brush for a couple bucks? The guy at gander mountain said a 30 caliber rifle brush would fit. God was he wrong. Sure it went in with little resistance... But getting it out... that was a fucking nightmare. After about 15 minutes and the help of a pair of pliers and spraying rem oil down the bore it finally came lose and pulled out. Needless to say, I threw that in the garbage. IT was only like 1.50 but man was it a pain in the ass to get that thing out. |
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Ok let me be a little nicer....I don't like bore brushed in the first place...Theorectically, you shouldn't pull anything backthrough the barrel. I typically, on the guns I clean, use Jags with patches. I brush should not be required. Run a patch wet with solvent. Let it sit for a minute. Run a dry patch. Repeat this until you stop getting powder/copper. On a WASR or most any AK I would just shoot some breakfree down the bore after shooting and forgetr about it. |
No I didnt push it all the way thru, there was to much resistance so I thought that wouldnt be a good idea. |
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There's supposed to be resistance...it's a tight fit to get all the grooves clean. If you reverse directions while the brush is in the bore, you'll have a hell of a time getting it out, fubar the brush, and fubar your bore. Push it all the way through before reversing directions! There's nothing wrong your 30 cal brush for a 7.62 AK, just DON'T reverse it in the bore! MBR |
+1 Go all the way through! If anything, a 7.62 brush will be slightly smaller than the SKS bore. IIRC, it is .308 vs. .311. In any case, don't go hog wild with the brush. Wet the bore with solvent/patch. Let it soak. Go through a few times with the brush all the way out past the muzzle. Go through with some clean patches. Voila! Definitely pick up a few brushes since it's good to have some extras. Post more questions if you need to. That's what this place is for. 
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