Do You Use A Star Chamber Brush?

[Abraham]

I bought some of those fabric (?) star cleaning things and find they're difficult to put in the star area of my AR's and a small pain to remove.

Plus, I find the results of their cleaning ability even loaded with Hoppe's No. 9 questionable...

So, would a GI star cleaning brush be a better alternative or ...?

Thoughts?

Thanks!!

[carlson1]

Are you placing the "star" on the end of a .22 brush using a rod? It makes it easier to use for me and I think they do a great job.

[TNacp99]

I also use a star for cleaning the chamber and secure it to a rod as well. Even better is a soft chamber brush from Brownells

[DocV]

The old school way was to use a worn bore brush. Still seems to work for me.

[MoJo]

Call me old fashioned, I prefer the GI style chamber brush (bronze chamber brush and SS skirt) for actually cleaning the chamber/locking lug recess. The soft chamber bush just won't clean the crud from the chamber and locking lugs well enough after an extended firing session. I use the felt stars to remove debris and dry the locking lug recess after scrubbing with the brush. Screw a worn bore brush into the felt star and clean away. I took an old section of a broken ElCheapo cleaning rod, bent a 90 on one end and use that as a chamber cleaning rod.