Overview

The Hoppes Bore Brush Bronze Rifle .22 Cal (Model 1303P) is a precision gun cleaning tool designed to maintain the performance and accuracy of .22 caliber rifle barrels. Built with high-grade phosphor bronze bristles wound tightly around a twisted steel wire core, this manual cleaning brush provides the physical scraping action required to break down stubborn lead, carbon, powder, and copper fouling. The stiff phosphor bronze construction ensures thorough cleaning of the barrel's lands and grooves while remaining softer than gun barrel steel to prevent any scratching or damage to the delicate rifling.

Key Features

• Phosphor Bronze Bristles: High-density, chemical-resistant bristles provide multi-directional scraping action to lift heavy copper and carbon deposits.
• Twisted Steel Core: Provides a rigid backbone that resists bending and breaking when pushed or pulled through tight rifle bores.
• Standard 8-32 Thread: Features a standard male 8-32 thread interface, allowing it to screw directly into standard rifle cleaning rods.
• Washable and Reusable: The bronze and steel components withstand standard gun cleaning solvents, allowing the brush to be washed, dried, and reused over multiple maintenance cycles.

Product Specifications

• Calibre Compatibility: .22 Caliber (including .22 LR, .223, and 5.56mm)
• Thread Size: 8-32 male thread
• Bristle Material: Phosphor bronze
• Core Material: Twisted steel wire
• Product Dimensions: Retail packaging card is approximately 1.75 inches wide by 5.0 inches deep

Who is the Hoppes Bore Brush Bronze Rifle .22 Cal for?

• Rimfire target shooters — maintaining .22 LR precision rifles require this .22 caliber bore brush to clear soft lead deposits and powder fouling from the lands and grooves of the barrel.
• Centerfire shooters — operating .223/5.56mm rifles can attach this brush directly to any cleaning rod featuring a standard 8-32 thread to effectively scrub away baked-on carbon and copper fouling.

Less suitable for: Smaller bores such as .17 HMR, where forcing a .22 caliber brush will ruin the bristles or jam the cleaning rod, or larger calibres like .243 or .30 cal, where the brush will fail to make physical contact with the bore walls. For these applications, a dedicated bore brush sized precisely to those larger or smaller calibres is required. Additionally, if you are using European or shotgun cleaning rods with different outer-diameter thread standards, this 8-32 threaded brush will require a thread adapter to connect properly.