okay i'm kind of embarressed.. with my first cleaning kit i just used the "black" barrel brush that came in the Hoppes kit. I wanted another barrel brush so i ordered a 3 brush set off amazon. One brush is orange/brown (copper or brass?) the 2nd brush is nylon? and there is a cloth brush.

 

what are the uses/purposes of the two different brushes? (brown/orange vs the black). Is there an order to use them in? Is it for different ammo?

 

i'm confused

Brass brush is to scrub a really dirty barrel that is fouled with copper. The black brush and the nylon should be the same and can be used for a normal cleaning, cloth is to be used to help get solvent all through the barrel.