broken bore brush

[Steve Adams]

I know I read it some where on the forum but what is the best way to get a broken bore brush out of the barrel? Is using tubing an accepted way, hopefully getting it on to the brush and trapping the bristles ?

 

[badpenny]

hey i didn't think of that,i just went beside the brush with the cleaning rod and bent the bristles till it fell out.tubing sounds like a better idea.but i had a dirty bore and needed to get it out to clean it pretty quick.

 

That's the easiest way without doing any damage.
Mark

 

[Steve Adams]

Thats what i was hoping to hear. While shooting today and running the brush down the brush broke needless to say the rest of the afternoon was boring. So tommorrow with a better mind set I will try to get it out that way.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

I've already done it (removal) with a patch worm on a range rod and it works great!

 

[gordy]

I've used that method and a couple of others , also > I've had to do this a time or two , for myself and a few others ! The bigger the bore the easier it is. When it's a broken jag or rod tip with a patch , just work a few grains of powder in the flame channel , push the patch all the way to the squib charge and shoot it out ! The jag/tip and patch will usually come out with fair velosity , so make certain to have it pointed in a safe dirrection . I also remove dry-balls this way . :hmm: :thumbsup:

 

[nkbj]

Used a 3/8" brass tube. Beveled the bore on the tube end and hammered it over the wire bristles with a chunk of 2x4.

 

[Dave Rosenthal]

A friend of mine did that (powder under the nipple) with a broken jag. Worked really well. For a brush though, there might be just a little chance of the "push" going past the bristles due to increased air space around the brush. If the brush is solidly stuck (newer brush) there's a better chance of shooting it out, for the reason stated.

Dave

 

[Blizzard of '93]

the tubeing sounds like a good idea. I have had that happen (cheap brush) and took another that was worn and unwound the coils to make an extra long patch worm. this worked too. jammed the wires into the stuck brush and wound it a bit. came out OK.
buy good quality brushes!

 

[rafterob]

I made a corkscrew end on an unbent coat hanger. Srewed it around the brush and pulled it out. Ever since then I have been meaning to buy one of those corkscrew patch pullers. I discovered some brushes are pressed into a ferule, those tend to pull out of the ferule and get stuck in the barrel. The brushes to look for are twisted through the threaded attachment.

 

[Ken Rummer]

I used a coat hanger wire, bent it into a corkscrew on one end and twisted it onto the brush and it pulled out easily.

I got this idea from another forum user. Sorry I don't know who.

To prevent this in the future I don't buy brushes with a crimped connector between threaded fitting and the brush. Use the design with the brush wire wrapped through the fitting.

 

[Steve Adams]

it's good to hear the differant ways of geting one out. They all hopefully work but a list like we got going is good for a pecking order to try out when it happens.

 

[JackAubrey]

I had a bore brush pull free of its base near the breech of my Brown Bess musket. I got a long wire and bent a "shepherds crook" shape in the end. I pushed this through the bristles and when I pulled up it hooked and caught the brushes metal core and came straight up. Best regards, JA

 

[curator]

Don't buy those danged bristle brushs from China! They are made to push through from the breech only. Look for the ones made in the good ol' USA that have the wire threaded through the shank then twisted around the bristles. These will last nearly forever if you take good care of them and not come off in the breech of you muzzle loader