Is bore brushing just a waste of time?

[Obleo]

I understand the principle of lead fouling but if all I shoot is jacketed ammo is bore brushing really needed?  I’m starting to think military brainwashing is wasting my time.

Does someone here have experience with this?

[Condition 1]

Yes, waste of time IMO. All your barrel needs is break free and a few passes of boresnake.

[Lumspond]

Same here. Bore snake on long guns, and cotton patches on pistols.
Interesting topic! Looking forward to hearing opinions from those much more experienced than I.

[formerly known as frank]

It appears to me that some here are not getting their bores really clean. After cleaning, you can run a patch through my bore, and it comes out snow white, I use a bore brush. If I did not, the patch would come out dirty, not to mention copper build up. Try this, run a patch with solvent on it through your bore, let the solvent sit for 15 minutes or so. Then run a patch through, see the greenish blue, that is copper. brushing will help to remove that and powder residue just patches or a bore snake will not.

[JOET]

Frank: refer them to Chief P, he will get a laugh out of this.

[Obleo]

frank:   Since I’m cleaning my Ruger P95 tonight I will use bore cleaner second and let you know if I concur.  For what it’s worth, I think you’re right.  The lead issue may not be important but cleanliness is.

USMC policy (1972 – 1982) was to clean for 3 consecutive days after firing.  The rational was that the powder residue leaches from the barrel for three days.  I find it hard to believe this is still true with new tech steel and powder.

JOET:  Laughter is the best medicine!

[Condition 1]

You don't need to clean the barrel until all patches are clean, be careful with all the brushing as you may be doing more bad than good to your barrel.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/barrel-cleaning-debate/

[JOET]

Obleo: Laughter is the best medicine... I laugh at myself all the time.

http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/SMCT_CTT_Tasks/Skill_Level_1/0713112025-sl1-maintain-a.shtml

Hate to have a dirty weapon.

[formerly known as frank]

Using a brass brush, will not hurt your barrel, the real barrel wear comes from shooting. Over the last 50 or so years of watching some of our country's best  shooters meticously clean their guns until a clean patch comes out of the barrel, so do I.

[Obleo]

You don't need to clean the barrel until all patches are clean, be careful with all the brushing as you may be doing more bad than good to your barrel.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/barrel-cleaning-debate/

This may be the most informative article I read in years.  Thank you.

[Condition 1]

Found this interesting,

"My Personal Practice has become to never clean the bore of my barrels. I do use a brass rod to scrape the deposits out of the chamber. But, I've learned to leave the bore alone and it very slowly becomes shinier and cleaner all by itself. Years ago I occasionally scrubbed the bore with a brass bore brush. But, doing so always seemed to cause the bore to revert to a dirtier look with more shooting, so I eventually stopped ever putting anything down the bore except bullets... "

http://www.schuemann.com/Portals/0/Documentation/Webfile_Barrel_Cleaning.pdf