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Bore cleaning felt

Ya, I soak the felts in bore cleaner. Way better fit than patches. I scrub the bore with them like they were a brush. Then I wipe them clean. Go in with a brush and then the felts again. They are made for jb or iosso, and are great for that but I am using them rather than a patch and love it.
 
I dont think there will be a review, sorry. If I get time for more there are some other topics that Id cover first.
 
I've always been a little apprehensive about trying them. Fifty plus years ago I remember the felt buffing wheels in high school metals class. Abrasive for sure. Its just stuck in my mind.
 
Iowa Fox said:
I've always been a little apprehensive about trying them. Fifty plus years ago I remember the felt buffing wheels in high school metals class. Abrasive for sure. Its just stuck in my mind.
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Felt has been used that way for years . My guess if you done the same with felt it would be a good as a patch one time use only . Larry
 
Must have been at least 40 years back we were introduced to the French equivalent of these around the Aussie smallbore circuit. Back then we would usually use them in one direction only, unscrew at the muzzle & reinsert from the chamber, although as the spike carries a locknut with this system, they could be used back & forth. Only the leading felt was prepped with solvent; the back one was to pick up the loosened crud.

They're still around but I've never seen other than a .22 sized setup until now.
 
Alex Wheeler said:
These are nothing new, I finally just got around to using them. These kick ass. No more patches for me...http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleani...ts/weapons-care-system-pellets-prod13839.aspx
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Just a couple considerations to the above.
I've been using them for so many years now, so I feel to be an experienced user.

First, don't use a brass jag, but an aluminum instead. That brand of felts do have a jag for your rods.
The reason for it is that the brass jag sends wrong information regarding copper removal -also with patches- as it shows signals coming from the jag itself.

Secondly, if you wand a more efficient contact, insert the rod until you feel it is in the grooves. Then screw the rod according to your taste. This will make the pellet to get into a closer contact with the bore. The thread in the jag helps for that. If you feel it is too tight, you can unscrew the rod a little, until you feel the desired contact.
 
I am using the regular felts, but still use a brush as well. Jose, good advise about and alum jag. The ones You use must have a tapered thread on the jag so when you screw them on they expand more. These dont. You just screw them on and they are what they are, which is about perfect to me. I have used the 6mm and 7mm so far. Others, I am not worried about felt being abrasive, I have to load my felt wheels with rouge to produce a mirror finish, the felt alone with not do anything...
 
I bought a 500 pc bag of these about 1 year ago. I use them constantly and religiously. Decided that snakes were a thing of the past and needed something else. These were designed for air guns originally.
 
These felts work well albeit a bit pricey. Note: I have found the 6.5 mm work quite well in 6mm bores, (the 6mm version being a bit of a loose fit, at least the last ones I bought).
 
Bugs said:
These felts work well albeit a bit pricey. Note: I have found the 6.5 mm work quite well in 6mm bores, (the 6mm version being a bit of a loose fit, at least the last ones I bought).
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I agree. When you put them in wet they compress even more.
 
Been using these for years. Greatest invention since sliced bread. Does an outstanding job. Threw all my patches away. Get a Dewey rod and the adapter.
 
Bugs said:
These felts work well albeit a bit pricey. Note: I have found the 6.5 mm work quite well in 6mm bores, (the 6mm version being a bit of a loose fit, at least the last ones I bought).
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I thought they were pricey too, so I started using a Parker Hale jag. I buy 3" shotgun patches and cut them in half and wrap them around the jag. For my 260AI I cut a 1/4 off the length to reduce the pressure. For cleaning it is a quantum leap over traditional jags.

I even use it for polishing the bore with Iosso. Highly recommended.

Joe
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I like the Parker-Hale also. I use felt pads on a short rod for cleaning the lug recesses but have never used felt for the barrel. I never 'felt' the need:p.
 
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