Demonic69 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Morning all I'm having a tinker, making myself something once the cogs get turning. I've not got much spare brass rod knocking around, and it aint cheap to buy, but a fair bit of aluminium. Does anyone know why the general preference is to use brass for cleaning rods etc? Alu is softer and not too difficult to machine, generally easier to get hold of and pretty cheap. So why Brass? Also, why not copper or bronze? If I make my thingamijig out of alu, do I risk damage to the barrels? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Demonic69 said: Morning all I'm having a tinker, making myself something once the cogs get turning. I've not got much spare brass rod knocking around, and it aint cheap to buy, but a fair bit of aluminium. Does anyone know why the general preference is to use brass for cleaning rods etc? Alu is softer and not too difficult to machine, generally easier to get hold of and pretty cheap. So why Brass? Also, why not copper or bronze? If I make my thingamijig out of alu, do I risk damage to the barrels? Cheers No! All the metals you mention are softer than the steel barrels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Brass, steel, aluminium and wood have all been used. It is down to the users preference and care in using the rod and brush. I use nylon brushes for cleaning the shotgun barrels, last a lot longer than brass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 As above, certainly in my 17 calibres a brass or ally rod wouldn't last one push through, so it is steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 Brilliant, cheers guys. The part I'm making needs to be strong-ish, but shouldn't interact with the barrel aide from glancing as it's pushed/pulled though. I'll go with Alu for now as I have it on hand, it's only to hold a screw-in mop/brush like a normal pull-through. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I've use a 1/2" length of ally rod for years with no probs, cheaper than proper rods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, vmaxphil said: I've use a 1/2" length of ally rod for years with no probs, cheaper than proper rods Cheers Phil, I'll get to making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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