[Rhodes22-list] Yes, It Was a Bushmaster

[Steve]

Ben
Yes it does damage the bore of the barrel.  That why
you don't clean the barrel on a regular basis. One to
three time a year tops.  And that only when use a lot
or if dirt and water get is there.   
Steve

--- Ben Schultz <BenS@ApproSystems.com> wrote:
> I'm no expert, but I have trouble with the notion
> that cleaning your rifle
> with a wire brush changes the ballistics of the
> firearm.  If the brush's
> metal were hard enough to scrape away the burrs &
> imperfections, then
> wouldn't it be hard enough to damage the grooves
> that you want in the
> barrel?
> 
> Ballistic evidence has convicted thousands -- if not
> tens of thousands -- of
> criminals.  That gives the science credibility in my
> mind.
> 
> I don't keep a firearm for myself, but I respect and
> defend anyone who wants
> to.  I have proper firearms training, and I feel
> that my home is safer
> without one (but don't tell the local criminals!  
> :-)  ).
> 
> Seriously, it's shameful that children get hold of
> them and kill themselves
> or their siblings.  People who keep guns without
> teaching their children
> about their serious nature, and who don't keep them
> locked securely are
> truely maddening.
> 
> One more note:  Michael Moore makes his money by
> picking an issue and
> stirring up the pot.  He then tends to fall into the
> background, chuckling
> at the mess that he stirred up.  (Finding a good
> argument to be fun, I
> happen to be a big fan of his.  It doesn't really
> matter that I might
> disagree.)  He is in the entertainment business, and
> he happens to have a
> new movie out with gun control as its topic.  So,
> just keep the source in
> mind when you read these types of one-sided tirades.
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> R22RumRunner@aol.com wrote on 10/29/02 17:42:
> 
> I guess that means that cleaning your rifle with a
> wire brush, as most gun 
> owners do, would change the ballistic
> fingerprinting. Doesn't really appear 
> to be a viable solution to the problem.
> I know from my military experience that regular
> cleaning with a wire brush 
> was required to remove powder deposits and any other
> corrosive materials
> that 
> might get into your barrel. I suppose any dirt would
> also mar the surface
> and 
> change the fingerprinting.
> 
> Rummy..........I'm always amazed when people, who
> know very well what they 
> are doing, post items to this list that really light
> people's fuses. We go 
> through this time after time and yet, we never learn
> what's really
> important.
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