Glock bore brush?

[emilianoksa]

This is a question about the nylon bore brush that comes with a Glock.

I always clean my brushes carefully with solvent or alcohol after use.

All my other brushes are fine, but the core of the Glock brush has deteriorated rapidly. It has some sort of deposit on it that may be rust, but is a very light colour in places. It looks a lot like the kind of deposit that sometimes forms on the connectors to the terminal of a car battery, if they aren't greased properly - a kind of calcium like deposit.

Does anyone know what the core of the brush is made of?

The cleaner I use is Hoppes Elite, which I understand is a kind of soap.

Is there any reason why the Glock barrel should not be cleaned with a bronze brush?

 

[solvability]

I have not used the Glock brush and I do use a bronze brush - you actually do not need to clean the Glock barrel very often unless you shoot lead bullets or corrosive ammo. You should run a patch through with some oil from time to time.

 

[falcon195]

Lead ammo in a Glock will void the warranty.
Do not use non jacketed ammo in a Glock.

 

[rcmodel]

Oh?
Well, I guess I better stop shooting lead bullet reloads in my Model 23.

Been doing it for 15 years now.
There is no problem if you know what you are doing with lead bullet hardness, and clean the dang thing occasionally!

rc

 

[solvability]

Been doing it for 15 years now.
There is no problem if you know what you are doing with lead bullet hardness, and clean the dang thing occasionally!

+1 - 17 and 21

 

[danez71]

Oh?
Well, I guess I better stop shooting lead bullet reloads in my Model 23.

Been doing it for 15 years now.
There is no problem if you know what you are doing with lead bullet hardness, and clean the dang thing occasionally!

rc

Nahh... why stop now? You already voided the warranty. The only thing you have to worry about now is a KB.



To the OP, I cant see any reason why you couldnt use a bronze brush

 

[Skoob]

Glock has told me that a bronze brush is fine. They just include a nylon brush in there in case the owner doesn't have a brush.

 

[beatcop]

Nylon brushes are fine if you are shooting a box a year, otherwise break out the bronze brushes....don't worry about it, dragging a brush through the bore will have far less affects than actually firing a round.

 

[rcmodel]

It might be worth noting that many bore cleaning solvents contain some degree of copper removal property.

Cleaning the bore brush in copper solvent is not doing them any good at all as it attacks them just the same as bullet jacket fouling.

I use a pint can of alcohol to swish the brushes around in when they get dirty enough to need cleaning.

It won't harm a bronze bore brush and evaporates quickly.

rc

 

[Spector]

People keep stating that the use of lead bullets in a Glock will void the warranty, but I think it actually says that the use of reloaded ammunition voids the warranty, regardless of lead or jacketed bullets.

I've been shooting lead in my Glock 21 since 1991 with no problems and very little leading. Over 13,000 rounds. I normally clean the barrel at the range by twisting up a piece of 6 1/2''x11'' printer paper and use that paper ram rod to clean with. It pulls out carbon and a few lead flakes from the bore and I really twist it tight in the chamber. I use it to polish the feed ramp clean too.

The 9mm and 40 S&W run at much higher pressures than the 45 ACP that I shoot, though I have friends who shoot lead in both 9 and 40.

I have never been good at shooting a pistol off a bench, but have twice fired 1 1/2'' nine shot groups at 25 yards using an isosceles stance. I could never get then 10th round to stay in the group though because I'd get too excited. ha ha It was however using the factory barrel. I'm still using the origional captured recoil spring that came in the pistol. I keep reading you can't shoot lead accurately in a Glock factory polygonal rifled barrel without installing an aftermarket barrel, but I believe that to be completely untrue........at least in the case of the Glock 21.

My bullets are water dropped wheel weights from Lee molds that have ranged in weight from 200 grains at 850 fps to 255 grains at 980 fps. I use only WWC brass. Currently I shoot the Lee 230 grain truncated bullet at 845 fps. My best accuracy has been with the Lee 200 grain SWC. I pretty much stick with WIN 231 now, but used HS-7 for the higher velocity loadings in 255 grain. I made some 61 grain epoxy/copper jacketed bullets that I fired at over 1900 fps using Clays.

My Glock seems to like the 850+/- fps velocity for maximum accuracy with both the 200 and 230 grain lead bullets. I use LLA and TL bullets, but I am thinking of switching to Carnuba Red with conventional lube groove bullets..........Mike

 

[LiveLife]

We shoot copper jacketed bullets at extreme velocities through Glock barrels - I use bronze, copper, even stainless steel brush to clean my Glock barrels.

If you shoot reloads in your Glock barrels, mild/moderate loads also minimize bulged cases.

 

[navyretired 1]

If you read the instructions in most weapons boxes it say's the warranty is voided if lead bullets/reloads are fired in weapon. I have One of the first Glock 17s to hit The People's Republic of California and it's had very few rounds of jacketed bullets through it. I've only recently been reading on net about case bulges but I've never seen. I don't beleave I've every had any problem but neck splits on worn out brass. Never had a FTFeed or FTFire. BTW I sometimes clean my Glocks in the dishwasher but not on the pots and pans setting (too Hot).

 

[Bad Penny 03]

The nylon brushes suck.
Throw it out and buy a real brush.