Sometimes I hear about people having trouble with accessory brushes not easily fitting cleaning rods. Well …

• Try lubing the brush threads. Magic. Less resistance. Good to go.
• Look carefully to make sure the threading isn’t mashed. That is a problem.

If the brush or more likely a loaded patch holder isn’t moving thru easy at all.

• Don’t force it if its not going. First try realigning the folds of the cotton, or better yet, cut off any extra material in case your patch size is too much.
• If you use brute strength you will only break something, including causing rod warping. It’s not a game changer but you don’t want bore surface to rub up against the side of rod metal.

A bore cleaning rope that is a big too tight to fit down the bore on the first pass.

• Soak the Bore Boa in gun cleaner. You’re probably gonna do that anyway. It will help compress the material.
• Before you know it after a few uses you will wish you had that tighter fit. That’s the whole point of bore rop.

If oil is bleeding out of a grease tube instead of the solid stuff. Think of it as natural peanut butter. There is always a little oil on the surface. It’s the consistent commercialized peanut butter that should be suspect.

• Don’t waste it. It’s still valuable for parts that need oil instead.
• Kneed the tube and hopefully only that little bit of oil evacuates before the grease.
• This is about gravity. Store the tube nose down. Oil will work its way to the crimped end.

When you are at the bottom of a lube or Triple Action oil bottle and there is mostly particle left on the bottom.

• You didn’t shake enough along the way aka addressing gravity.
• Don’t waste what you see, that’s the good stuff and it will serve you well.

If you notice the Tetra Gun nylon brushes are white. That way you can see the carbon fouling that it picked up.

• Wash out the brush and get in the game with a cleaner brush.
• The purpose of cleaning isn’t to recontaminate the gunmetal.
• Use a sink or better year, gun cleaning liquid to flush it out.

For aerosol junkies when you lose your straw.

• Many aerosols use universal orifice sizing.
• Maybe you have another household spray around the house with a straw you can use for your gun spray.
• Of course, point the first blast away from your guns in case that residue creates an issue.

The busy gunsmith doesn’t want to change out different caliber brushes so much.

• If you can afford it, have a different rod and brush set up for .22, .308 and other calibers.
• Its a different story for those who unscrew the brush off every time it comes out the breech end.

How to save bronze brushes from dissolving after using Copper Solvent.

• You can stop that chemical reaction by thoroughly spraying the brush with gun spray.
• The same goes for following Liquid Blue with gun spray but you want to make sure it doesn’t impact the cosmetics of your work which is a non-issue if you have gone all the way to full black.

When using wood stock oil, it’s not working and just dripping off.

• Not trying to be funny but you need to sand off a stock finish before you get results.
• Just like the lube needing to make contact with the metal, you need to set it up so the oil can directly penetrate the wood finish.
• Of course, an oiled finish is an alternative choice to a glossed stock finish.

If you have extra lube on a rag after a gun cleaning session, you can find something else to clean and lube, like knives and other tools, or even something in the home like door hinges to get the squeek out. It works.

When using gun care products or chemicals in general, work in a well ventilated room and wear nitrile gloves or alike if you are concerned about dermal reactions. And, of course, it’s smart to wear some kind of glasses. Lastly, dispose of used patches, wipes and rags after a session and tie em up in a bag if you don’t want anyone complaining about an odor.

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