A"Tip" about cleaning 1911 chambers
 

I don't know if any of you have ever tried this, but I use a 3/4 inch square piece of yellow scotchbrite pad to scrub the chambers on my 1911's and other 45 caliber chambers. The yellow schotchbriite pad I use is a medium type scrubber. It Will NOT scratch the stainless! Some CLP and a little in and out and twisting scrubbing and a clean patch and you have a New Looking chamber! :)
I just soak the pad with CLP and put a.40 cal plastic jag on it and go to town!
It works very well!
Anyone else done this?
If not, I hope this is helpful to somebody

I have a Wilson bore brush I use

Same here. I use a Dewey bore brush combo for my AR.

I just use a boresnake & some CLP (Eezox, in my case). Both the bore and chamber come out nice & shiny.

I have one of those, made for chamber cleaning, but it DOES scratch the metal. Very effective brush, but I don't like metal brushes unless absolutely necessary. Just Me.
The CLP is use is G96

I use ultrasound. But I need to find a new way since the baby doctor is tired of me cloggin up their machine.

You do mean Ultrasonic, Right?

I.......guess......bought it for my wife's jewelery.....heck with that, cleans guns perfectly.

I have one of those:
http://www.harborfreight.com/25-lite...ner-95563.html

When they're actually dirty enough to clean, I run a bronze brush through the bore a few times, followed by a brass jag with a dry patch. I follow that with the jag and a patch wet with Eezox, then "dry" the chamber with a dry Q-tip.

It also makes subsequent bore cleanings almost unnecessary.

I only clean my range guns once a month, and that takes less than 10 minutes.

I'm a Marine. I clean my weapons after use. If I don't, Ssgt Rasponi will track me down and pull my lungs through my nose :p

I've never been in the military but I also clean any of my guns after I've used them. I don't care if it's a .22LR pistol or rifle, my AR, 1911's or shotguns. If I've put five rounds or five hundred through them, they will be cleaned.

To each their own, but, I clean my weapons after each use, they're never put away dirty, ...... just the way I was taught / raised.

Range guns stay dirty and packed away till the next range visit or until they puke. Carry guns are always cleaned and lubed before they get duty.

Used to be anal about cleaning, that ended 20+ years ago.

I just started letting my range guns slide a few months ago.

The carry guns are cleaned every time they're shot.

That said, my cleaning standards have slipped somewhat from what they were for many years. The guns don't have to be "white glove" (actually cleaning patch) clean any more. Where I used to spend over an hour per gun, I now spend 10-15 minutes, including disassembly/reassembly.

Where I used to spend over an hour per gun, I now spend 10-15 minutes, including disassembly/reassembly.

I went the same route decades ago now. No white glove anality for me either lol

I left a 1911 "shooter" filthy for 5 years when I stopped shooting in matches. When I cleaned it, you couldn't tell it had been left that way for any length of time, let alone 5 years. :eek:

It doesn't hurt them to stay dirty for some time. If it's not a carry gun, I don't get too worked up about cleaning them. Range and training guns can go quite some time dirty, then there's the notion of learning each guns puke point. It's nice to know how long the gun can run without being douched and fussed over.

Me too. I just can not put a gun away Dirty

in answer to the original post.... no, I've never used yellow scotchbrite on my chambers. And in answer to what I do with my chambers.... I use nylon brushes whenever possible and a product called Gunzilla for my CLP. Oh, and I clean after every shoot, so build up of crud isn't a real issue.
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