Wow! You certainly sweat the small details. Certainly not anything like I have heard of before, but obviously well thought out and can't argue with success. Might have to give it a try.

Hey Loony, I agree with tx. Your dry brushing process is a new one on me. Might give it a try myself just for grins. What could it hurt? I wish someone would make a .50 caliber nylon bore brush that also had forward facing bristles (like a tiny stiff paint brush)that would hit the face of the breech plug.

Semisane....

There's your million bucks....that brush. Make 'em and sell 'em. I'll buy one.....

If you are going to try dry brushing, a slightly worn bronze brush is gonna work best. Short stroke back and forth from the muzzle down to the breech and be careful when you get close to where the powder charge was seated. Itwill get tighter there and there's a potential for sticking things tight. It might be from having more fouling where the charged started burning, or because all the fouling from the muzzle down has fallen down there, or in some cases you'll have that crud ring many fear. I learned the hard way the first timenot to just jam the brush all the way to the breech. If you short stroke it with a worn brushyou won't have any problems.

I also do not use my rifles ramrod for any of this, though it would work in a pinch. I have a longer aluminum cleaning rod (range rod) with a large handle that makes the range work much easier. Give it shot, it can't hurt a thing......