Special cleaning for Montan Gold bullets?

[Mike in CT]

Hello all,

I have been using Montana Gold pistol bullets for the my pistols for the last year.

I was talking to a friend that reloads .223 for his AR and he was saying that since the Montana Gold bullets are brass jacketed instead of copper there is a special process to clean the barrel.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Fact or fiction?

Thanks

Mike

(getting ready to reload rifle for the first time)

[Nuke8401]

I've gone through about 3500 of them in my Glock 34.

I may have cleaned the barrel with a brush 1-2 times but never had any brass buildup.

I guess if you have had copper deposits in the past you might have something to worry about.

Barrel cleaning, at least for a Glock using jacketed bullets, is overrated.

David E.

[mpeltier]

Fiction.

Brass is a copper alloy. Copper used in other jacketed bullets is also, and technically is brass. It is the quantity of zinc used in the alloying process that gives one or the other their unique color.

[Classic_jon]

Out of curiosity, what is this "special process" that he says you need to use?

[Mike in CT]

Good info.

My friend had just said something to the effect of "with brass bullets comes special cleaning needs"

I have never had any problems in my pistols and after reading the replies do not expect anything special with my rifle,

Mike