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The sets I get have polymer, steel, and copper(? Brass?) heads. Break free and polymer works most of the time, but some carbon is stubborn. Yes, I don't use the steel ones much, but I use the copper ones all the time. What are your bore brushes made of?
TBF, some of the chemical products these days, I've been tempted more than once to just hose the barrel down with lead and carbon dissolvers, rinse the whole thing off with break free, give it a wipe and call it good.
All the metal bits like bore brushes, barrel snake brush bits, and metal picks are all brass for me. I would rather leave a microscopic speck of carbon that dig up the whole area with steel dental picks.
For cleaning the barrel just a bit of oil and a few runs with a bore snake are usually enough. The only time I go further is the special ritual when shooting Soviet surplus ammunition, where boiling water is first run through and then lots of barrel snaking to get everything dry.