dfariswheel
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Apparently Hoppe's has gone metric on their cleaning gear and brushes will no longer fit American SAE threaded rods.
I recently bought a Hoppe's Tornado shotgun brush and two 9mm pistol brushes.
The packages specifically state that the shotgun brush is the standard 5/16x27 threads, and the pistol brushes are standard 8/32.
I was rather surprised that the shotgun brush would not screw into my standard shotgun rod, and the pistol brushes were a very loose fit in my pistol and rifle rods.
In fact, the shotgun brush is a metric M8x10 and the pistol brushes appear to be a M4.
On another site we've been discussing this and one member has written a letter to the company boss.
Attempts to contact Hoppe's lead to the Bushnell company who now own it.
These attempts have not gotten any useful info, other then to write them a letter or call.
So, if you buy new cleaning gear, be aware that it's now metric and will not interchange with your American SAE gear.
I recently bought a Hoppe's Tornado shotgun brush and two 9mm pistol brushes.
The packages specifically state that the shotgun brush is the standard 5/16x27 threads, and the pistol brushes are standard 8/32.
I was rather surprised that the shotgun brush would not screw into my standard shotgun rod, and the pistol brushes were a very loose fit in my pistol and rifle rods.
In fact, the shotgun brush is a metric M8x10 and the pistol brushes appear to be a M4.
On another site we've been discussing this and one member has written a letter to the company boss.
Attempts to contact Hoppe's lead to the Bushnell company who now own it.
These attempts have not gotten any useful info, other then to write them a letter or call.
So, if you buy new cleaning gear, be aware that it's now metric and will not interchange with your American SAE gear.
