Quote Originally Posted by PJHIZZLE View Post
I used it once on my Steyr after trying the pull-through and the cleaning pellets. I bought the rifle secondhand and it was already 2 yrs old. The groups I was getting were not what I expected from a steyr and after stripping and cleaning, the brass brush was my last resort. I was even thinking of buying a new barrel for it, so I went ahead and used the brush. It did make a noticeable difference to my groups so perhaps I had some serious build-up in there. i was very careful not to push too hard with it and i covered the transfer port. It has been much better overall since using the brush.

I was just wondering wether or not I could do this regularly without damaging the barrel. I usually clean mine with the pull-through every 1-2 tins of pellets which is roughly when my groups start to shotgun a bit.

Atb

Peter
What sort of groups are you getting now at what ranges and when was the last time you cleaned the barrel. I have a steyer so am trying to determine if there is anything else that may be contributing to the problem also are you changing pellets? Please bear in mind the barrel should be cleaned from breach to muzzle end and allow the cleaner to rotate freely along the rifling. This is why I use a bit of string and cleaning cloth as it allows the cloth to follow the rifling down the barrel. Also by not pushing from the muzzle end you wont push any crap into the port where the air comes from thus putting unwanted crap anywhere near the internals. I adopt this procedure even when I do occasionally clean my rimfires and they are a lot more dirty and have lesser tolerances than any of my pcp's/springers. Just another question when you bought second hand did the previous user use it on a regular basis. Also was it clean and tidy, ie no rust visible anywhere.