flutch wrote:Ok i am going to setup an experiment, I will polish a piece of steel equivalent to gunmetal, then I will rig my power hacksaw with a boresnake and set it to seesaw across it. I will take measurements with a micrometer, I will work out how many strokes per minute it does, then I will let it run for approximately 2000 strokes, IF there is any difference in the thickness of the material I will concede that after using a boresnake 2000 times a gun MAY be affected. using a cleaning rod that has metal parts is a different scenario, I will also do the same experiment with some thick copper wire, run it for 2000 cycles or until it breaks whatever comes first... can almost guarantee the copper will be exponentially more detrimental...
Nevertheless, in the bizarre world of metalurgy,,,,,, a softer metal can and does under certain conditions wear away a harder metal.
I commend your "scientific" experiment however your "piece" of metal would not only have to match
all the qualities of a rifle barrel, and that would only begin the experiment.
You would also have to replicate heat, cycling, friction, abrasiveness, possible crystallization, etc etc to get a true comparison.
Interesting though,,
I do not fear death itself... Only its inopportune timing!
I've come to realize that,,,,, the two most loving, loyal, and trustworthy females in my entire life were both canines.