Hoppes Bore Brush Bronze Rifle .38 Cal Overview

The Hoppes Bore Brush Bronze Rifle .38 Cal (Model: HP1316P) is a premium gun maintenance accessory engineered for precision cleaning of rifle barrels. This manual, non-powered mechanical brush utilizes high-quality phosphor bronze bristles wrapped around a durable, twisted steel wire core. Designed to break up and remove stubborn fouling, the brush is equipped with a looped end to prevent scratching the crown or the delicate rifling of your firearm during use. It serves as an essential tool for maintaining optimal barrel accuracy and longevity by thoroughly scrubbing away lead deposits, copper fouling, carbon ring build-up, and burnt gunpowder residue.

Key Features

• Effective Fouling Removal: Stiff phosphor bronze bristles deliver multi-directional scrubbing action to loosen and drag out heavy carbon and copper residue from deep within the rifling.
• Bore Protection: Phosphor bronze is chemically harder than lead or copper fouling but softer than gun steel, allowing vigorous cleaning without wearing down the sharp edges of the lands and grooves.
• Memory Retention: The bristles are engineered with memory properties that allow them to spring back to their original straight profile, extending the service life of the brush.
• Standard Thread Connection: Built with a standard 8-32 male thread interface, allowing it to screw directly into standard rifle and handgun cleaning rods featuring an 8-32 female receptacle.
• Safe Looped End: The twisted steel wire core is finished with a looped end, eliminating sharp points that could scratch the bore or muzzle crown.

Product Specifications

• Model Number: HP1316P (also catalogued as 1316P)
• Brush Material: Phosphor bronze bristles
• Core Material: Twisted steel wire with a looped end
• Thread Interface: Standard 8-32 male thread
• Primary Calibre Compatibility: .375 and .38 calibre rifle bores
• Cross-Compatibility: Sized to fit .35 Cal, .350 Legend, and 9mm rifle applications
• Power Requirement: Manual, non-powered mechanical operation

Who is the Hoppes Bore Brush Bronze Rifle .38 Cal for?

• Reloaders and target shooters — requires a dedicated phosphor bronze rifle bore brush designed specifically to clean .375 and .38 calibre rifle bores, ensuring that carbon build-up is scrubbed clean without damaging the barrel's rifling.
• 9mm and .350 Legend rifle owners — provides a precise friction fit inside .350 Legend and 9mm rifle bores to scrape away lead deposits and powder residue using resilient phosphor bronze bristles.

Less suitable for: cleaning smaller firearms such as .30 cal or .22 cal barrels where the brush will bind and jam, or larger chambers like .44 cal, .45 cal, and shotgun bores where the bristles will not make contact with the rifling; a dedicated smaller calibre brush or a larger calibre bore brush should be used instead. Additionally, it cannot connect directly to standard shotgun cleaning rods without an 8-32 female to 5/16"-27 male thread adapter.