cleaning 17 hmr

[carl1575]

I posted this same question on the center fire whats the hot set up for cleaning one these little pups. I have a Dewey rod but the wrong threads for the bore brushes 3-48 I need 5-40 so I went to my 17 cal. bore snake seems to work OK. I am not one to reinvent the wheel,what should I be doing- thanks Carl

 

[stacy]

Sounds like you need a Tipton 17 rod you dont have to any adapters with theses

 

[cb1229]

Get a good rod and brushes and jag and get a good copper remover boresnake wont get it I have had a few 17s my mach2 was throwing shots after I cleaned it and the gun smith from 10x told me to clean it like a center fire cause of copper fouling took me two brushes and allot of patches but i finally got it clean shoots like a laser beam

 

[barkingsnake]

Make sure you get a rod guide for the Tipton as well... I've a Tipton and a Dewey rod. The latter is far too flexible for the 17 and mine's now bent. Tipton being carbon fibre is much more rigid.
I use KG12 for getting the copper out.
BTW you may need to trim the jag a bit as the standard one has not got enough reduced diameter length before getting to the threaded end, result is that the standard patches can jam in the bore.

 

[carl1575]

thanks guys,I knew there was some one out there that had allready done that Carl

 

[cdparker]

OOPS, I've been using WipeOut and a snake. Let the Wipeout work over night if it has been shot a lot between cleanings. Seems to work.

 

[moorepower]

I soak mine for a while with a patch loaded up with Shooters Choice, The patch it out after however long I piddle in the garage that day. That is all mine takes to clean up.

 

[mapshooter]

I always find a bore snake is effective on my .17hmr

 

[DaveWhite]

+1 on the Boresnake for routine cleaning, but I also like the Dewey SS rod with a couple of patches w/ Shooters Choice to test for copper buildup.

 

[CaptainMal]

Funny I was just dealing with that issue this past Monday. For a decade I never figured out an easy way to clean that darn thing. Frankly, it's too small. Patches must be cut or bought just for it. Those patches have to be soaked and stuck in front of the chamber, while dripping all over the action, and then caught by the rod tip and pushed through. The brushes are so tiny I find I lose them down cracks in benches and tables.

Two wet, couple brush strokes and one dry is all I can ever do with my rod. Must be all it needs because a decade plus and thousands of rounds later my 17HMR just shot another 5/8" group at 100 yards.